## [Citizen Report No. 1701819345 - 337383993](/citizen-report-no-1701819345-337383993) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2023-12/VARGAS%20ANTONIO%20-%20%2336521.jpg?itok=jWqbt3ux)](/individual/antonio-%20vargas)Antonio Vargas **[Los Angeles Police Department \[LAPD\]](/california/los-angeles-police-department-lapd)** 100 West 1st Street Los Angeles, California 90012 [(877) 275-5273](tel:%28877%29275-5273) [http://lapdonline.o…](http://lapdonline.org) [![Los Angeles Police Department [LAPD]](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2021-11/download%20-%202021-11-29T142641.170.jpg?itok=DsDGcY0i "Los Angeles Police Department [LAPD]")](/california/los-angeles-police-department-lapd) ## Date of Offense March 5, 2008 ## Offense(s) [Abuse of Authority](/duty/abuse-authority) [Deprivation of Rights](/duty/deprivation-rights) [Use of Force](/duty/use-force) ## Supporting Document(s) [GAPkr0BbMAAh1zr.jpeg](/sites/default/files/2023-12/GAPkr0BbMAAh1zr.jpeg) [GAPkrqjaYAAflH\_.jpeg](/sites/default/files/2023-12/GAPkrqjaYAAflH_.jpeg) [GAPkrgza4AAUF8Z.jpeg](/sites/default/files/2023-12/GAPkrgza4AAUF8Z.jpeg) [GAPkrXyawAADRGs.jpeg](/sites/default/files/2023-12/GAPkrXyawAADRGs.jpeg) ## Statement > In 2008, LAPD Officer Antonio Vargas, serial number 36521, punched a suspect 5-10 times in the head while holding a flashlight. Vargas & his partner claimed the suspect went for their guns and opened Vargas' ammo pouch. DNA tests did not confirm their story. --- [![United States Citizen Reporters](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-08/1186px-Scales_of_Justice_and_Wreath.svg_.png?itok=QQ8wLoSk "United States Citizen Reporters")](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters) The US Citizen Reporters are a group of public and private defense advocates that scour the internet for documented incidents of police misconduct that have eluded accountability. [Learn more >>>](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters)