Illegal Beaners Claim the St. John Indiana Police Department is Targeting them in a "Mexican Hunt"

An officer in St. John, Ind., who is accused of racial profiling is off the streets pending the outcome of an investigation.

On Friday, protesters descended on the St. John Indiana Police Department, accusing cops there of racial profiling.

"They're saying to stop them before they get to work. Stop them for what? To detain them, to arrest them, to be asking for their documents," said Emma Lozano, Lincoln United Methodist Church.

Some Latinos like David Delgado who live in the area say it's been going on for years.

"It is a pretty well-known fact that in St. John, people of color are pulled over," said David Delgado, a St. John resident.

Friday's demonstration comes after Latino leaders say they received a complaint alleging that a St. John police officer was racially profiling Hispanics. They say a town police message log given to them by an anonymous source documents an officer telling a dispatcher he was conducting a "Mexican hunt."

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