Posted by TERRY LEONI On December 29, 2011, the parties to this case learned that Arbitrator James Margolin determined that the City of Livermore had absolutely no cause to terminate Detective Anthony Batrez of the Livermore Police Department and ordered his immediate reinstatement with full back pay and benefits. On […]
Posted by Sean D. Howell A second career for Lake County Correctional Officer Melissa Wallahan is safe after the Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proposed decision, reversing her termination. Wallahan was reinstated by the Lake County Board of Supervisors on March 6, 2012, with back pay and an […]
Posted by Mike Rains **Part one of this article appeared in the April issue of the PORAC News Magazine The Flawed and Dishonest Internal Investigation As I waded through mounds of investigative reports and supporting documents, it became clear to me that the Department’s initial IA investigation, as well as […]
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 […]