In July 1994, 14—year veteran Huntington Beach Patrol Officer Tom Lovin observed a red Ferrari with a license plate which read “L84AD8″. Upon running the plates the vehicle came back registered to Nicole Brown Simpson. Unbeknownst to Lovin, CLETS had issued a statewide bulletin advising local agencies to stop running […]
Tehama County Sheriff’s Captain Clay Parker was reinstated to the Sheriff’s Department following the decision of Arbitrator Donald Wollett that just cause did not exist for Parker’s termination. Parker was represented by Paul Q. Goyette of Olson, Goyette & Adams. Parker was terminated from the Sheriff’s Department on August 23, […]
In a disciplinary arbitration involving Emeryville Police Officers’ Association (EPOA) President Sergeant Randy Horton, Arbitrator Norman Brand ruled that there was no “just cause” for Horton’s two-day suspension for insubordination and rudeness. The arbitrator’s decision and award vindicated Sergeant Horton and served notice on Emeryville Police Chief Joseph Colletti and […]
Saying the constitutional rights of two veteran police officers were probably violated, a judge has barred the City of Riverside from gaining access to the results of drug tests taken from the officers after a death in custody incident. In an Order issued on March 10, 1997, Superior Court Judge […]
In a decision which brings a rational approach to a very emotional issue, a Northern California Arbitrator, David Nevins, reinstated an East Bay Regional Parks Police Officer following his dismissal from the Department for alleged sexual harassment. The Department contended that the officer violated the Department’s sexual harassment policy by […]