Jared Tuia filed suit in 2019 over claims the police department discriminated against him after he was passed over for promotions three separate times.
Then-Anchorage police Lt. Jared Tuia speaks about vehicle thefts during a press conference at APD Headquarters on Feb. 5, 2019. agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former Anchorage police officer who sued the department and municipality for racial discrimination in 2019.
During his time at the department, Tuia served as coordinator and instructor at the academy, patrol officer supervisor and lieutenant, and commander of numerous units including the domestic violence, K9, emergency operations, traffic, inspections, and property crimes units.recognized within the department for excelling in assignments and obtained further education related to his work, the complaint said.
The case began when Tuia filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission in 2018. He received a “right to sue letter” in 2019 after the municipality and police department refused to mediate the dispute, the lawsuit said. When he asked why he was not promoted in 2015, Tuia “was told he could accomplish great things, ‘somewhere other than the APD,’” the complaint said. When he was passed over again in 2018, he was told the decision had already been made before applications were accepted, according to the complaint.
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