A Fox Hills woman, Danine Dean, is suing the LAPD for a mistaken home raid where she was awoken, held at gunpoint, and handcuffed by a SWAT team. The incident occurred on November 13 when Dean, home alone, was confronted by officers claiming they were investigating local robberies. Dean's last name coincidentally matched that of a robbery suspect, leading to her being wrongly targeted. This suit is part of a troubling trend of similar lawsuits against LAPD, which has already settled multiple civil rights violation claims totaling over $2 million since 2018.
The LAPD has faced numerous lawsuits alleging civil rights violations during home raids, paying out over $2 million in settlements since 2018.
Dean claims she was held at gunpoint and handcuffed by the SWAT team due to a mistaken identity in a case of coincidence regarding her last name.
In her lawsuit, Danine Dean describes being woken in the early morning and detained in her pajamas for more than an hour while her home was searched.
Dean highlights the confusion of detectives' questions about the connection between her and a person linked to local robberies, indicating poor investigative methods.
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