After a long struggle involving multiple legal defense cases, police officer Jeffrey Stine is extremely pleased that he was reinstated to the El Cajon Police Department. Stine’s saga began last year when a call for service was broadcast while he was meeting with fellow officers in the field. The call […]
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Deputy Sheriff, Kevin Mooney, of Contra Costa Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, recently received a second decision in his favor from Arbitrator John Kagel. Mooney had been terminated by Contra Costa County, but, following a 1999 arbitration, he was reinstated with full back pay, less a suspension. Mooney’s representatives, Ron Yank and […]
Posted by Rocky Lucia A police officer was recently charged with insubordination arising out of an alleged order concerning restrictions on communications with his estranged spouse. The spouse had filed a complaint with the department concerning off-duty conduct. The department conducted an investigation of the underlying allegations, which were not […]
Posted by Christopher W. Miller, Esq. An officer-involved shooting in Rohnert Park last May has led to recent, pro-officer changes to the critical incident and administrative investigation procedures used by the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety and the Rohnert Park Public Safety Officers’ Association. In the early morning hours […]
Posted by Devonne Midson Elizabeth Silver On October 10, 2000, Gil Garcetti, then district attorney for the County of Los Angeles, issued Special Directive 00—01. The special directive established the official policy regarding the prosecution’s obligations under the Supreme Court’s decision in Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83, 83 […]