Posted by Corey Glave Hawthorne Police Officer Robert Shay is one of those hard-working, no-nonsense officers that has never been in trouble. That is until a newly promoted sergeant did not think he responded to a call for service in a timely manner. In June 2011, Shay was assigned to […]
Posted by PETER J. HORTON Shafter Police Officer Matthew Shelton was working routine patrol the night of January 30, 2009. In the early morning hours, Shelton responded to an alarm call at a local elementary school. He was the first officer to arrive. While investigating the call, Shelton came into […]
Posted by Mike Rains I write this article with the satisfaction that Derwin Longmire proudly wears the uniform of an Oakland Police Sergeant. But it wasn’t that long ago that he came close to going from exalted and legendary Homicide Investigator to disgraced and unemployed ex-cop. This is a saga […]
Posted by SEAN D. HOWELL An Imperial County personnel board has revoked a disciplinary suspension imposed on Deputy Probation Officer Jaime Duron over the shooting of a dog during a multijurisdictional task force operation. The Employment Appeals Board dismissed the 10-day suspension after Duron demonstrated the employer’s case-in-chief was so […]
By: Bob Krause Law Office of Castle & Krause Temecula, CA Riverside Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn D. Thomason recently granted a writ of mandate ordering the removal of Internal Affairs materials from multiple officers’ personnel files at the Blythe Police Department. In Timothy Wade, et al v. City of Blythe […]