LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is coming under fire for reports of racial profiling.
The allegations stem from a watchdog investigation into the sheriff's Domestic Highway Enforcement Team.
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Eyewitness News did a ridealong with the team last year.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the special assignment team stopped thousands of innocent Latinos on Los Angeles County roadways.
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The sheriff's department issued a statement denying it engages in racial profiling. The statement reads in part: "We do not racially profile. We make stops based on behaviors and vehicle code violations, not ethnicity..."