In June 2008, Juvenile Institutional Officer Jachu Richardson and another officer conducted a pat-down and cell search of a juvenile inmate suspected of possessing contraband. During the cell search, the inmate violated a lawful order to remain seated, began cussing at Officer Richardson and approached the officer with fists clenched. […]
Category: Chairman’s Message
Posted by Andy Schlenker While many of us have received LDF coverage to handle administrative matters — and perhaps even the occasional civil case — the most critical need for LDF coverage occurs when you are the subject of criminal prosecution. While most are comforted by the thought: “It will […]
Posted by Andy Schlenker There are many sayings which are appropriate for the subject of this article. The old and familiar adage: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” comes to mind. Over these last dozen years serving as a trustee, myself as well as the other […]
Posted by Barry J. Bennett, Esq. You would think after 15 years with no discipline that a sheriff’s sergeant in Tulare County would have been forgiven a minor error in judgment, but that is not the way things work. A Superior Court recently overturned the findings of a county panel […]