Posted by Andy Schlenker Over this past year, the Fund has continued its long and well-established history of providing our members with excellent legal representation in the face of unprecedented economic challenges. I, along with the Board of Trustees, continue to focus our efforts to ensure that the highest level […]
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Posted by TERRY BOWMAN Most exceptions to the warrant requirement are ingrained into every peace officer’s brain. For example, you understand and recognize that no warrant is required when there is consent, when items are in plain view or when there are exigent circumstances. Additionally, the crime of homicide will […]
Posted by KATHLEEN N. MASTAGNI STORM, ESQ. After grueling and contentious negotiations, on December 9, 2010, the Placer County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (PCDSA) and the County of Placer settled an unfair labor practice charge arising from the County’s failure to meet and confer in good faith during negotiations for a […]
Posted by Peter Horton, ESQ. I met Officer Francisco (Paco) Avila in April 2010 regarding a routine administrative investigation alleging that Avila had made a clerical error on a subpoena he issued to a juvenile by writing the victim’s information on the citation issued to the suspect. Avila admitted to […]
Posted by Steven W. Welty In this case, the Department originally proposed a 20-day suspension without pay for excessive force. The discipline was reduced to five days based on arguments presented at Teague’s Skelly hearing, but any discipline was unacceptable. Some may consider disciplinary cases involving only a five-day suspension without pay […]