A veteran LAPD narcotics detective is suing the city of L.A., claiming he faced retaliation from supervisors and fellow officers after he refused to stop investigating a young woman’s suspicious death.
Alexander Tan alleged in his lawsuit, filed July 7 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, that his unwillingness to go along with a “coordinated cover-up” of the death of 18-year-old Amelia Salehpour led the department to derail a “distinguished” career that included numerous awards and commendations.
In early 2024, Tan and his then-police partner, Det. Jose Verdin, had been conducting an investigation of what police described as a known “flop house” in Van Nuys when they learned of Salehpour’s death there…