Pasadena Police Officer Taisyn Crutchfield Files Suit Against Pasadena Police Department
December 7, 2023
African American police officer Taisyn Crutchfield has filed a lawsuit against the Pasadena Police Department claiming she was subjected to racial discrimination, harassment and retaliated against for doing what many say was “the right thing.” The rookie officer also claims that she has been denied access to her personnel files and has not been given the opportunity to respond to charges that have placed the 28-year-old officer on administrative leave since February 20, 2023. The incident in question, which as reported by the Sentinel on June 22, 2023, involved Pasadena police detaining and handcuffing Carlos Towns, his mother Barsha