Sergeant Armando Castillo of the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) has won his termination appeal and is to be immediately reinstated to his position as sergeant of police with the district. The findings came after four days of hearing and presentation of more than 16 witnesses before Arbitrator Philip […]
On January 20, 2003, Santa Ana Police Officer Christopher Nicely assisted on what he thought would be a routine domestic violence call. Almost a year later, he was acquitted of criminal charges stemming from this anything-but-routine call. Chris Nicely had been a police officer for two years with the Santa […]
Posted by Elizabeth A. Barker, Esq. Sr. Officer Charles Wright joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1967. He will be retiring in January 2004 after years of dedicated service to his country while serving on active and reserve duty. He is a former teacher/coach and has been with the Huntington […]
Tulare County Deputy Sheriff Travis Shaw was charged in Tulare County courts with misdemeanor excessive force by a custodial officer (P.C. 149). Jury trial in the matter started on Monday, January 13, 2003. On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, defense attorney E. Marshall Hodgkins, who represented Shaw, made a motion after […]
Thanks to the persistence of paralegal/investigator Sandi Harbottle and the efforts of LDF attorney Barry Bennett, from the Fresno firm of Bennett & Sharpe, Kings County Probation Officer Tracy Kaufman is back to work, cleared of all charges. Contrary to the old saying, “A good deed went unpunished,” finally. A […]