#  City to Settle Lawsuit after Testimony Confirms LAPD Officers Stole Money from Charity

     Details    Jasmyne Cannick   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         February 04 2016      [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2016/011u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/10444-city-to-settle-lawsuit-after-testimony-confirms-lapd-officers-stole-money-from-charity)

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> **EDITOR’S PICK--*We’re not against the police. We’re not against the police department, but we are against police who commit misconduct (and those who help cover it up).***
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> Last week we had one Los Angeles Police Department detective arrested for intimidating a witness and for false imprisonment after she claimed her boyfriend had sexually assaulted her. That was followed with the news that another LAPD officer was going to jail and this time for attempting to commit a lewd act with a 12-year-old girl and indecently exposing himself to five female victims in Huntington Beach.
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> And while I can always depend on the news media to bring you those types of LAPD shenanigans, today we’re going to discuss crimes committed by LAPD officers that the news media *isn’t* telling you about but are happening just the same.
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> So gather around folks for the latest installment of **Newtongate** and it’s a doozy.
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> When last we spoke about Newtongate I described in great detail how then **Captain Ed Prokop** (photo: standing right above) replaced then **Captain Jorge Rodriguez** who was demoted and shipped off to Foothill for his alleged participation in **Hoopesgate**. Still with me? *([Read the rest.](http://www.jasmyneacannick.com/blog/city-to-settle-lawsuit-after-testimony-confirms-lapd-officers-stole-money-from-charity/))*
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