As allegations mount, LAPD chief and cadets defend embattled youth program at graduation ceremony
(LA Times Latin America)

Astrid Saenz has always wanted to be a police officer and is among the most decorated cadets in the Los Angeles Police Department´s signature youth program. Saenz, 18, has been an LAPD cadet for the last three years, rising to the rank of cadet commander while volunteering her time at the Devonshire...