The family of a bicyclist who died after an October crash is taking the Long Beach Police Department to court, accusing investigators of stonewalling them on critical records about the wreck and its aftermath. In their lawsuit, relatives of Raul Augustin Gallopa say the department wrongfully refused to release reports and documents they need to understand what happened, how the case was handled, and whether anyone dropped the ball. They also say they learned from news coverage, not from police, that the same driver tied to Gallopa’s collision was later re-arrested in a separate January crash that killed two people, a revelation that has only intensified scrutiny over how Long Beach police balance investigative secrecy with grieving families’ right to know.
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