Posted by PETER J. HORTON Shafter Police Officer Matthew Shelton was working routine patrol the night of January 30, 2009. In the early morning hours, Shelton responded to an alarm call at a local elementary school. He was the first officer to arrive. While investigating the call, Shelton came into […]
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Posted by Mike Rains I write this article with the satisfaction that Derwin Longmire proudly wears the uniform of an Oakland Police Sergeant. But it wasn’t that long ago that he came close to going from exalted and legendary Homicide Investigator to disgraced and unemployed ex-cop. This is a saga […]
Posted by SEAN D. HOWELL An Imperial County personnel board has revoked a disciplinary suspension imposed on Deputy Probation Officer Jaime Duron over the shooting of a dog during a multijurisdictional task force operation. The Employment Appeals Board dismissed the 10-day suspension after Duron demonstrated the employer’s case-in-chief was so […]
By: Bob Krause Law Office of Castle & Krause Temecula, CA Riverside Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn D. Thomason recently granted a writ of mandate ordering the removal of Internal Affairs materials from multiple officers’ personnel files at the Blythe Police Department. In Timothy Wade, et al v. City of Blythe […]
The LDF has defended Nevada peace officers for over a decade. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that discipline is often meted out in an inconsistent and arbitrary manner. Elko Police Officer David Turnbull and the Elko POA asked the LDF board of trustees to provide affirmative relief coverage to assist […]