DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth Police Lieutenant David Drozdowski has filed a 43-page lawsuit against the city of Duluth.
His lawsuit claims, “After Mike Ceynowa was named Police Chief and Mayor Roger Reinert was elected to lead the City of Duluth, Lt. Drozdowski saw a shift in the department’s culture and officer misconduct. He became aware of an increase in troubling behavior, including blatant discrimination, missing use-of-force records, apparent data manipulation, and other wrongdoing.”
It continues to claim, “When he blew the whistle on these issues, the City retaliated… City leaders shared Lt. Drozdowski’s confidential reports with the police chiefs, who were the very people engaging in the misconduct.” He continues to claim that the sharing of his concerns led to Drozdowski’s being reassigned “to a lesser position”. He then claimed “without warning or explanation” he was placed on administrative leave and ordered “to undergo an intrusive, humiliating psychological fitness-for-duty exam, an evaluation rarely utilized, even when officers were involved in traumatic, deadly force events”.
He says, “In the fall of 2022, Mike Ceynowa was named the new Duluth Police Chief. Around this time, DPD’s culture shifted. Lt. Drozdowski became aware of more concerning behaviors, cover-ups, and misconduct within the department.”
FOX 21 asked the City of Duluth for a response to the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the city said, “The City of Duluth does not comment on active litigation....
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