It is not always the degree of penalty, but the nature of the charges that damage one’s career. Too often departments feel that they can impose a relatively light penalty with relatively serious charges and it is no big deal. Officers who take their career seriously should be vigilant in […]
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After an 11-day hearing and a lengthy briefing process, retired Superior Court Judge Richard J. Beacom has recommended to Irvine city manager Allison Hart that terminated police Sergeant Brian Clifton be reinstated without discipline. Bill Hadden, of Silver, Hadden & Silver, represented Clifton was represented at all stages of the […]
It is known as Studio Road, a rocky dirt pathway leading to the site of “Zorro’s Cabin”, where the old Disney TV series was filmed. But for Ventura County Deputy Rene Machado on routine patrol on a hot August afternoon in 1999, it might as well have been called the […]
Yuba County Sheriff’s Deputy Sharon Sager has been reinstated as a deputy sheriff with full back pay, benefits and interest by order of the Yuba County Superior Court. The decision was rendered after the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department separated Sager from her employment, alleging she had resigned. Sager has been […]
The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six, has recently affirmed the decision of the Ventura County Superior Court to reinstate former Santa Maria Officer Tom Radzyminski. For those of you recently tuning in, here is a recap of events. Tom Radzyminski, a former White House marine and highly […]