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Officer in surreptitious recordings case says he thought ‘LAPD would have been proud of me'
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Eric Leonard , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· August 26, 2026
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The LAPD officer who made surreptitious recordings of other officers he said in a lawsuit were making racist, homophobic, and sexist remarks while working in a recruiting office, said this week he believed he was “doing the right thing” by collecting evidence of misconduct and presenting it to in...
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