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By PORAC | September 1, 2009 | Posted in PORAC LDF News

Domestic Violence

Posted by William J. Hadden For several years, LAPD black and whites were emblazoned with bumper stickers proclaiming, “There Is No Excuse For Domestic Violence.” When it comes to law enforcement officers involved in domestic violence incidents, this phrase takes on an enhanced and ironic legal twist, as the decisions […]

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By PORAC | August 1, 2009 | Posted in PORAC LDF News

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

Posted by Michael P. Stone March 2, 2005. Another day of work for Senior Correctional Deputy Mike Vernal and his fellow deputies assigned to Robert Presley Detention Center (RPDC). An inmate named Daniel Leonard was apparently angry because he did not have any toilet paper. He yelled threats to the […]

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By PORAC | August 1, 2009 | Posted in PORAC LDF News

Ldf Chair’s Msg.

Posted by Andy Schenker During these unprecedented and difficult financial times, many of us are understandably troubled by the lack of financial reliability in what previously seemed to be strong, stable institutions. More than a year ago, we began to see bank closures, the crumbling of financial institutions, and the […]

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By PORAC | August 1, 2009 | Posted in PORAC LDF News

Jury Acquits Sheriff’s Captain

A Jury of five men and seven women took less than one hour to acquit retired Captain Raul DeLeon on five counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to a federal investigator. Mr. DeLeon’s trial was in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, before Judge Oliver Wanger. […]

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