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Lawsuit Alleges LAPD 'SWAT Mafia' Glamorizes, Encourages Use of Deadly Force
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July 30, 2020

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A former Los Angeles Police Department SWAT sergeant is suing the department, claiming the unit is run by what he calls a “SWAT Mafia” that encourages the use of deadly force.
Tim Colomey filed the whistleblower lawsuit this week in Los Angeles Superior Court.
He spent more than a decade with the unit.
He’s accusing the leadership of the SWAT unit of retaliation against him after he revealed how a group of veteran officers controlled operations and glamorized the use of lethal force.
The LAPD says it has not yet been served the lawsuit and cannot comment on pending litigation.
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