Chief Jim McDonnell Tuesday called details of a whistleblower's complaint alleging racism and discrimination by officers in the Los Angeles Police Department's Recruitment and Employment Division a "major setback" and pledged that appropriate action will be taken.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department have been accused of making racist and derogatory remarks on secretly recorded audio.

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has placed a group of officers assigned to its recruitment office on administrative leave,