A former Redondo Beach Police Department sergeant last week pleaded guilty to embezzling from the police union and the department itself.Gene Tomatani, a 14-year-RBPD veteran, was the head of the Redondo Beach Police Officers Association. He admitted to taking $72,388 from the association and another $3,000 from an RBPD fund. The embezzlement, which occurred over the course of four years, was discovered in late 2008.Tomatani formerly held two of the most trusted positions within the RBPD
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Kevin Cody
March 4, 2026
Another day in the south bay finds another person in blue committing a crime. Like his compadres in Manhattan Beach PD who drove drunk and crashed his car into someone else then left the scene & the other 4 MBPD cops that covered it up and falsified police reports, this Redondo Beach cop needs to see the inside of a prison cell for a while. Once a thief always a thief. How many people has he stolen from when he’s stopped or arrested them, or searched their house and cars? Notice how hypocritical the RB cops comments are when it comes to one of their own. If it was a normal Joe who did this, they’d come for his head! Disgraceful!