LAPD Captain Sues City After Co-Workers Call Her `Yapping Chihuahua'

LAPD Captain Sues City After Co-Workers Call Her `Yapping Chihuahua'

A Los Angeles police captain is suing the city, alleging she has been denied promotions and compared to a “yapping Chihuahua” for speaking out about gender discrimination as well as other misconduct by male officers. Silvia Sanchez’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges discrimination, retaliation and failure to prevent both. Sanchez seeks unspecified damages. “The department’s retaliatory and discriminatory actions as set forth above have…

LAPD Captain Sues City, Alleges ‘Yapping Chihuahua’ Insult for Speaking Out

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles police captain is suing the city, alleging she has been denied promotions and compared to a "yapping Chihuahua" for speaking out about gender discrimination as well as other misconduct by male officers.