LAPD Chief Charlie Beck testifies Monday in a lawsuit filed by Officers George Diego and Allan Corrales. The officers allege they faced discrimination based on race after the shooting of an unarmed man in 2010.
During the trial, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the officers were given desk jobs after the fatal shooting because they were unfit to work in the field and not because of their race. The officers, he said, made serious tactical errors during their encounter with Washington.
LAPD officer wins more than $1 million in disability discrimination lawsuit. The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. Copy Link URL Copied! A Los Angeles police officer who alleged he was discriminated against because of a work-related injury was awarded nearly $1 million by a jury in the fourth trial of his case.
A Los Angeles police officer who alleged he was discriminated against because of a work-related injury was awarded nearly $1 million by a jury in the fourth trial of his case. The Los Angeles Superior Court panel began deliberating Thursday afternoon and reached its verdict on Tuesday, finding in favor of Officer Malcolm Thomas, ...
Thomas is still a member of the LAPD, said Anthony Nguyen, one of the officer’s current lawyers.