Jurors award $11.5 million to former LAPD K9 handler who claimed discrimination over Samoan heritage
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — A jury this week awarded $11.5 million to a former Los Angeles police K-9 handler who sued the city alleging that his supervisors retaliated and discriminated against him









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