Huntington Beach K-9 Officer Jeff Huss received a two-day suspension and was removed from the K-9 program for allegedly leaving work 15 minutes early without obtaining permission from a supervisor. The hearing was held before arbitrator Louis Zigman. Officer Huss was represented by LDF panel attorney James E. Trott. What […]
Yearly Archives: 1998
When San Rafael Corporal Daniel Hanlon returned the keys to a city car after attending a training class, little did he know that a chance encounter with the city manager would nearly jeopardize a spotless 24-year career. Thankfully, Legal Defense Fund panel attorney Alison Berry-Wilkinson, of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, […]
An El Dorado County jury deliberated for just three hours before it found Placerville Police Officer John Jacobs, age 48, not guilty of violating a mandatory requirement to report child abuse. Jacobs, a 17—year veteran of Placerville PD, was represented by LDF panel attorney Paul Q. Goyette of Goyette & […]
City of Oroville Police Department dispatcher and past-POA treasurer, Laura Smith, was reinstated by Arbitrator Ronald Hoh after the Department terminated her for “creating strife, discord, and discontent throughout the Department”. Ms. Smith was represented by LDF panel attorney, Paul Q. Goyette of Goyette & Adams. The department terminated Smith […]
A Solano County deputy sheriff facing termination for his handling of a possible child molest complaint instead has walked away from the case with nothing more than a letter of reprimand. Deputy Thomas Gilson and another deputy were dispatched last May to interview a woman reporting “something funny” in the […]