LAPD Officers Sold Guns Out of Armory to Civilians, Dealers, Lawsuit Alleges
Cop claims retaliation when he wouldn't go along with the illegal activities
Los Angeles police officers bought and sold guns from the police armory for profit, and told the lieutenant in charge of the armory to "watch his back" after he reported it, the 25-year LAPD veteran in court.
Armando Perez sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department in Superior Court.
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You WOULD think that after 25 years, the guy understood better how the system was supposed to work...