‘Good ole boys’ Pasadena police gang attacked, demeaned nonwhite officers, suits claim
LA TimesRetired Pasadena Police Lt. Carolyn Gordon is among a group of current and former officers who allege discrimination and assault within the department. Several current and former Pasadena police officers and supervisors — all of them people of color — suffered assaults, discrimination and retaliation by a pair of department cliques, one of which is dubbed the Good Ole Boys Club, according to a series of lawsuits filed against the department. Former Pasadena police officers Carolyn Gordon and Omar Elhosseiny, right, recount their experiences with assault and discrimination during a news conference with attorney Brad Gage, left, at police headquarters Thursday. “I was told to park my car facing Mecca.” The series of lawsuits against the Pasadena Police Department began last year and garnered public attention when Officer Taisyn Crutchfield alleged that she was wrongfully punished for trying to de-escalate a situation with another officer and a woman being detained.
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