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SF's top cops differ on local control
05.06.11 - 1:43 pm | Steven T. Jones |
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/05/06 ... ment-31744
Our April 26 cover story detailed the subservient stance Gascon has taken to the FBI.

The announcement by Sheriff Michael Hennessey that he won't honor federal deportation holds for undocumented prisoners accused of low-level crimes is a great illustration of local control – which is the reason why we elect our sheriff and district attorney – but it is a concept that District Attorney George Gascon doesn't seem to understand.

As the Guardian recently reported in a cover story by Sarah Phelan, Gascon ignored local control, civilian police oversight, and even standing police general orders as police chief by taking a highly deferential stance with the FBI and its domestic spying operations. Then, in a Chronicle op-ed on the death penalty last weekend, Gascon went even further in declaring himself to be merely a minion of higher government authorities.

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Sheriff's cadet held on $1M bail in fatal hit-run

Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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\Ex-Maine police officer charged in child sex case
The Associated Press
Posted May 14, 2011, at 12:47 p.m.


FARMINGTON, Maine — A former Maine police officer is facing 10 felony charges that he had sexual contact with a Franklin County girl under age 12.

Thirty-nine-year-old Steve Goozey of Coplin Planation was indicted Thursday on the charges that stem from the alleged contact with the girl that occurred between June of 2006, and May of last year.

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May 20, 2011
Gay LAPD officer wins $1 million in retaliation lawsuit
Sgt. Ronald Crump sued the city alleging supervisor made derogatory remarks about his homosexuality

Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES - A jury on Thursday awarded $1.1 million to a Los Angeles police sergeant and media relations spokesman who said he had been harassed and suffered retaliation after complaining that a supervisor mistreated him because he is gay.

Sgt. Ronald Crump sued the city last year, alleging that his direct supervisor at the Los Angeles Police Department Media Relations Section - Lt. John Romero - made derogatory remarks about his homosexuality. Romero, who has since been promoted to captain, allegedly described him as "the new Ruby minus the heels," in reference to the woman he replaced in the unit.
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On another occasion, Romero allegedly told him, "I was a religion major at Liberty University. Jerry Falwell would roll over in his grave if he knew I had hired you."

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Ex-sheriff's deputy guilty of child endangerment

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

(05-23) 16:51 PDT MARTINEZ --

A former Alameda County sheriff's deputy who had been accused of child molestation pleaded guilty Monday to child endangerment as part of a deal with prosecutors, authorities said.

Michael Bareno, 43, of San Ramon was sentenced by Judge Brian Haynes of Contra Costa County Superior Court to a year in jail and five years of probation. With credit for time served, Bareno could be released in about a month, said his attorney, Patrick Clancy.

San Ramon police arrested Bareno in November on suspicion of molesting three children. Prosecutors originally charged him with 10 counts of molestation, alleging that he abused a girl and two boys between 2005 and 2009 while off duty.

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Video: DC Metro police take down man in wheelchair

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New LAPD Patrol Car To Sport Infrared Night Vision, License Plate Scanner

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/05/ ... e-scanner/

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May 26, 2011
Calif. officer dead, another critical after funeral crash

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LULAC Asks FBI to Investigate Arlington Police
By Susy Solis
| Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | Updated 8:03 PM CDT


A Hispanic civil rights organization is asking the FBI to investigate the Arlington Police Department's handing of the slaying of a woman who was allegedly threatened by a police officer.

Evelia Villa Valencia, a mother of four, had filed a complaint against an Arlington police officer who she said threatened her last year.

Cassandra Gandra, who spoke on behalf of Valencia's attorney, Domingo Garcia, said the officer asked her disrobe in front of another officer in August 2010 and then threatened to retaliate if she told anyone about it.

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Rialto police fatally shoot man wielding brick
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June 3, 2011 | 8:21 am

Rialto A Rialto police officer fatally shot a man charging at officers with a brick, a department spokesman said Friday.

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May 30, 2011

Man who gave trooper the finger has charge dropped

http://www.policeone.com/traffic-patrol ... e-dropped/

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June 02, 2011
Police officer deaths: What does the increase in attacks on cops mean?

http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety ... cops-mean/

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DEA Task Force Cop and Attorney Indicted on Bribery Charges
By Allan Lengel
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A California cop assigned to a DEA task force was indicted for taking a $2,500 bribe from a defense attorney, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced Monday.

Rialto, Calif. Police Officer Aaron Scott Vigil, 41, of Highland, Calif., along with criminal defense attorney Lawrence Anthony Witsoe, 67, of Mission Viejo, Calif. were named in a three count federal bribery indictment unsealed Monday morning.

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June 06, 2011
K-9 left in hot cruiser dies
Dutch shepherd left in a car for more than two hours as temperatures reached the mid-80s

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June 06, 2011
Surveillance video leads to Seattle cop's assault charge
James J. Lee, seen on video kicking a teenage suspect, has pleaded not guilty

By PoliceOne Staff

SEATTLE — According to an article from the Seattle Times, Officer James J. Lee has pleaded not guilty to charges of fourth-degree assault stemming from a skirmish with a teenage suspect inside a convenience store.