The Pasadena Police Department faces a lawsuit after one of its officers filed a racial discrimination lawsuit alleging systemic racism.
The lawsuit stems from an incident earlier in the year where Officer Taisyn Crutchfield stepped in to de-escalate a tense situation between a fellow officer and suspect.
Crutchfield, the claim said, has faced serious negative repercussions within the department following her intervention during the incident.
She was placed on administrative leave, allegedly in retaliation for breaking the department’s code of silence and intervening in the incident involving Officer Palacios.
She has since been returned to active duty.
