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LAPD Sgt. Jessica Bell has sued the department, claiming she faced retaliation for alleging misconduct by an assistant chief.

Bell and others who have sued the LAPD claim testimony that was supposed to remain confidential was later used against them.

Critics of the LAPD’s disciplinary system argue officers are using it to settle grievances or seek a big payout from a lawsuit.

When she was called last year to testify against a top Los Angeles police official, Sgt. Jessica Bell assumed she would be asked about the AirTag.

Bell found the Apple tracking device under her friend’s car while on a weekend getaway in Palm Springs in 2023. The friend suspected her former domestic partner,

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