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 […]
Last month’s PORAC Law Enforcement News cover story featured an exposé of the political corruption that has been rampant in this southeastern blue-collar community of 100,000 residents and highlighted the efforts of the South Gate Police Officers’ Association (SGPOA), which led to the successful recall of four politicians. On January […]
Posted by Leo Tamisiea Santa Clara County Corrections Officer Randy Robinson was returned to work at the main jail in San Jose last month ending a 27-month ordeal. The officer was reinstated by order of Arbitrator Alexander Cohn, who overturned a termination decision by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and […]
Posted by Kasey Christopher Clark David E. Mastagni The alleged bases of Farnsworth’s termination were a failure to properly report an on-duty vehicle accident, commingling of evidence, permitting an informant to drive without a license, alleged insubordination in Internal Affairs (IA), and dishonesty in the preparation of a number of […]
Agent Ricardo Salazar is an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol assigned to the San Diego Sector. The first eight years of Salazar’s career with the Border Patrol was unremarkable from a discipline standpoint, and he was consistently rated by his supervisors as either “outstanding” or “fully successful” on […]