Rafael Pérez (police officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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former Los Angeles Police officer and convicted criminal
Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1967
Place of Birth: Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States
Profession: police officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Rafael Pérez (police officer)
- Ray Lopez (born Rafael Antonio Pérez; August 22, 1967) is a Puerto Rican former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the central figure in the LAPD Rampart scandal.
- An officer with the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) task force, Pérez was involved in numerous crimes and corruption, notably the shooting and framing of Javier Ovando, in addition to the theft and resale of at least $800,000 of cocaine from LAPD evidence lockers.Pérez is accused of being a member of the Bloods, a notorious Los Angeles gang, and murdering rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
- at the behest of producer Suge Knight of Death Row Records. When Pérez was finally arrested, he implicated 70 other Rampart Division officers in various forms of misconduct, ranging from bad shootings to consuming alcohol while on duty.
- Over 100 convictions were overturned based on Pérez's testimony.
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