Posted by David E. Mastagni In a decision rebuking the Sacramento PD and Chief Venegas for withholding from a Sacramento POA member the personnel complaint index maintained by Internal Affairs, the Third District Court of Appeal has given to California police officers the right to review and respond to internal […]
Posted by Paul Q. Goyette At the time of his termination, Tranquilla had served for almost 20 years and was serving as a detective and training officer when the department terminated him. The department terminated Tranquilla for numerous charges including dishonesty in four cases that are described as: the Rogers […]
Posted by Bob Krause Background: The incident prompting this termination occurred on April 19, 2000, following an all-day narcotics surveillance action. Deputy [A] and Carrasco exchanged unprofessional comments over the radio towards the end of the shift. At the end of the shift, all of the deputies reported to a […]
Posted by William R. Rapoport Heated negotiations continued through the summer of 2001 which, in addition to the controversy between the POA negotiating team and the city, created controversy between Roberts and other POA members. Certain POA members scheduled a vote of “No Confidence” regarding Roberts as president of their […]
As many of you are aware, the District Attorney’s offices in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, among others, have implemented formal policies to fulfill their perceived obligation under Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83. Brady requires the prosecution to disclose evidence favorable to the defense, which is […]