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CA bill introduced to keep police officers and any dogs they encounter safe

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Editor Posted in California, Democratic Party, Pets, Police, Police Brutality 1 Comment

Social Compassion In Legislation (SCIL), a leading California-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to finding solutions for the welfare, protection, and rights of animals, has sponsored a new bill AB 1199, referred to as the “Police-Canine Encounters Protection Act” authored by California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, 46th District.

Tragically, it is estimated that every ninety-eight minutes a dog is shot by law enforcement in the United States. This is a devastating situation for both the family and for the police officer involved. Continue reading→

Former police officer convicted of committing insurance fraud against the City of Costa Mesa

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Editor Posted in Costa Mesa, OCDA Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 15CF1637

Date: February 16, 2025

FORMER COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER CONVICTED OF COMMITTING INSURANCE FRAUD AGAINST CITY OF COSTA MESA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) officer was convicted today of committing insurance fraud by presenting a false insurance claim and making false material statements related to the claim. Ryan Patrick Natividad, 32, Corona, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count of insurance fraud and one felony count of making a fraudulent statement. Natividad faces a maximum sentence of six years in county jail at his sentencing on April 7, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-47, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

On Sept. 23, 2014, Natividad, who was employed as a CMPD officer at the time of the crime, reported a work-related injury to CMPD. Natividad falsely claimed that earlier in the day, he struck his hand against a brick wall near the CMPD jail while transporting an arrestee for booking. The defendant claimed that the arrestee stumbled into the wall, prompting him to use his hand to prevent the arrestee from striking the wall. Natividad filed a fraudulent workers’ compensation insurance claim and was subsequently directed by CMPD to seek immediate medical attention. Continue reading→

Sanchez endorsed for the Senate by the Westminster Police Officers’ Association PAC

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Loretta Sanchez, Westminster Leave a comment

Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2025

CONTACT: Press Office, 714-774-0236

Westminster Police Officers’ Association Political Action Committee Endorses Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate

March 2, 2025 – Today, the Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate Campaign announced the endorsement of the Westminster Police Officers’ Association Political Action Committee in her bid to replace retiring Senator Barbara Boxer.

“It is a pleasure to announce our strong support and endorsement for Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate,” said Michael Ogawa, President of the Westminster Police Officers’ Association Political Action Committee. “Loretta’s strong support for labor, law enforcement, and her proven record of involvement in our city, county and state has led us to endorse her for U.S. Senate.” Continue reading→

Correa endorsed for Congress by the Anaheim police union

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Anaheim, Democratic Party, Labor, Lou Correa, Police Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2025

Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348, Shallman Communications

CORREA CAPTURES ENDORSEMENT FROM ANAHEIM POLICE OFFICERS ASSN.

Lou Correa Gets Another Prestigious Law Enforcement Endorsement

SANTA ANA, CA— On the heels of winning crucial support from the Orange County Deputy District Attorneys and the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), today former State Senator Lou Correa landed the backing of the Anaheim Police Officers’ Association Political Action Committee in his campaign for California’s 46th Congressional District seat.

In a letter sent to Correa’s campaign for Congress, Kerry Condon, Chairman of the Anaheim Police Officers’ PAC and President of Anaheim Police Officers’ Association wrote: Continue reading→

Why has no one at the OC Central Men’s Jail been disciplined over the recent escape?

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Editor Posted in Andrew Do, Crime, OC Sheriff, Orange County, Sandra Hutchens, Santa Ana 11 Comments

January was a bad month for O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. Not only did three inmates escape from the O.C. Central Men’s Jail - a Deputy Sheriff also left an AR-15 rifle on the trunk of his car and drove off. That weapon has still not been recovered.

Hutchens has not had much to say about the jailbreak. Here is the one-paragraph statement she released yesterday: Continue reading→

New State database reveals 180 dead cops since 1980 vs. 6,837 deaths in custody

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Editor Posted in California, Crime, Kamala Harris, Police, Police Brutality, Prisons, Public Safety Leave a comment

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Launches First of-its-Kind Criminal Justice Open Data Initiative

Wednesday, September 2, 2024

Contact: (415) 703-5837, [email protected]

LOS ANGELES — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the launch of OpenJustice, a first-of-its-kind criminal justice open data initiative that will release unprecedented data while being interactive and easy to use. The tool consists of two components: a Dashboard that spotlights key criminal justice indicators with user-friendly visualization tools and an Open Data Portal that publishes raw data from the California Department of Justice’s statewide repository of criminal justice datasets.

The Attorney General was joined at the announcement by Congresswoman Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, and University of California Berkeley Professor Steven Raphael. Continue reading→