Posted by Helen L. Schwab David Llanes is a police officer with the Pasadena Police Department. The department terminated Llanes after he was accused of willfully mistreating a prisoner. The department claimed Llanes encouraged the prisoner to fight and even wagered with the prisoner regarding the outcome of a fight […]
Yearly Archives: 2006
Posted by Harry Stern In January’s edition of PORAC News I reported about Shasta County Marshal’s Sergeant Dan Neville. As you will recall, a jury acquitted Neville of using excessive force when he pepper-sprayed a deranged inmate. However, the jury deadlocked on a charge that Neville had authored a false […]
Posted by Lance Davis, Esq. University of California, San Francisco, Police Officer Lance Martin recently was awarded back pay in binding arbitration after successfully grieving a 20-hour suspension for using his patrol car’s lights and sirens and being involved in a vehicle accident. Arbitrator Luella Nelson’s award included rescinding the […]
Posted by Todd Simonson Arbitrator Barbara Kong-Brown recently reinstated Richmond Police Officer Jeff Tyner to work nearly two years after he was unjustly terminated for a traffic accident. Thanks to former Acting Richmond Police Chief Charles Bennett, Jeff was forced to fight for his job back. Thanks to support from […]
Posted by Michael Schwartz For Vince Thomas, the four-year nightmare is over. From the beginning he had proclaimed his innocence. From the first accusation he denied any misconduct. The internal affairs sergeant didn’t think the case was provable. His administration was supportive, but tentative. Yet after two trials resulting in […]