After nine years as one of the few African-American deputies in Ventura County, Adolph Finley had had his share of ups and downs. Yet, once he was assigned to the Transportation Division, the job became fun once again. Things were going well until October 2002, when Finley found himself fired […]
More than four years after the shooting of Tyisha Miller, a Riverside County Superior Court judge has ordered the reinstatement of one of the involved officers. Miller, as you may recall, appeared to be in the throes of a drug overdose in her locked car with a gun on her […]
In everyday life, people remember things inaccurately. Sometimes they forget them altogether. Usually, no one is branded as a liar. Unless, of course, you’re a police officer. In that case, at least according to most police departments, your memory can’t be wrong. There’s no room for mistakes, and don’t think […]
After 21 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Merced, city of Merced police officer John Fister recently endured his first negative employment interaction with his employer, the Merced Police Department. After two years as a detective in the police department’s investigation division, Fister was summarily removed from the […]
Posted by Tim Talbot Hearing officer Gary Axon from Ashland, OR recently recommended to the Colusa County Board of Supervisors that the termination of Colusa County Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) Harold “Bucky” Burner be revoked. In a 78—page decision, the hearing officer found that the county violated Burner’s rights as […]