Posted by Rains, Lucia & Wilkinson LLP A chance encounter and exchange of small talk resulted in a three-year battle to overturn a termination. Thanks to the support of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund and the persistence of LDF panel attorney Alison Berry Wilkinson, the San Mateo County Superior Court […]
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Posted by Russell J. Cole Lavon Dwyer was on duty as a patrol officer for the city of San Bernardino on April 2002. He ran the license plate of a Toyota that caught his attention. Nothing of interest turned up, and Dwyer forgot what was only one of many insignificant […]
In the waning days of 2001, Pomona Detective Danny Kono found himself with a little too much time on his hands. Having been issued a copy of then-Police Chief Fred Sanchez’s year-end message to the troops, Kono decided he would create some holiday cheer for his colleagues in the Detective […]
Agent Juan Serna is a Senior Patrol Agent with the United States Border Patrol assigned to the El Centro, California Border Patrol Sector. On June 3, 2002, Serna was working the midnight shift and was serving as an acting supervisory Border Patrol agent for the shift. As an acting supervisor, […]
The suspension of a veteran Riverside police officer has been overturned by an arbitrator. The officer was represented at all stages of the proceedings by Bill Hadden of Silver, Hadden & Silver. Rick Prince was a highly respected Riverside officer for 13 years. He had numerous commendations, excellent personnel evaluations […]