Ex-LAPD commander fired over alcohol-related incident wins nearly $6M in wrongful termination lawsuit

A Los Angeles County jury has awarded a former LAPD commander $5.7 million on Wednesday, finding her in favor in a lawsuit against the department that claimed she was wrongfully fired over an alcohol-related incident in April 2018. Nicole Mehringer and her subordinate, Sgt. James Kelly, were reportedly found inside of an unmarked LAPD Dodge [...]