Posted by Rocky Lucia The last thing Mary Sansen and I expected when we arrived at the retirement dinner for Sgt. Bob Canchola of the Pittsburg Police Department was that the evening would be interrupted by an officer-involved shooting and the aftermath of an officer being shot and killed in […]
Posted by Ken Yuwiler Deputy Tom Mathews is a member of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. He was given a two-day suspension as a result of his alleged conduct during a briefing. Mathews appealed the suspension. Mathews has a reputation of being a dedicated and hard working deputy who […]
Posted by David E. Mastagni A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has issued a writ of mandate dismissing a dishonesty charge alleged against a Sacramento police officer and suppressing the illegal interrogation that led to the charge. Judge Gail D. Ohanesian issued the order after finding a lieutenant who questioned […]
Posted by LDF Panel Attorney Bill Rapoport On August 21, 2004, Officer Edward Rivers, Jr., by invitation, attended a 21st birthday party for the sister of an East Palo Alto Police Department Explorer Scout Eddi Tapia-Torres in East Palo Alto. Prior to that night, Rivers had been an East Palo […]
On Friday, January 7, 2005, Janon Mirabella, a Yolo County deputy sheriff, received a Notice of Proposed Termination via certified mail. Although Mirabella was off work with a doctor’s note, the Notice proposed to terminate Mirabella for unauthorized absences from work. The Notice instructed Mirabella that her only opportunity to […]