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Legislative Update – August 15, 2024
The Legislature reconvened from Summer Recess on August 5 and today the fate of hundreds of bills were taken up by the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees, respectively. Now, the Legislature will hear the bills still remaining prior to the end of session deadline on August 31.
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Working For You News
CSLEA Meets with EDD Investigators in Sacramento
In-Service Training Provides Opportunity to Connect with Members Statewide SACRAMENTO – On August 28, 2024, CSLEA Chief Counsel Kasey Clark and Field Representative Marco Castro met with the statewide staff of Employment Development Department investigators at their Headquarters Office in Sacramento. Clark gave a detailed presentation on the history and status of AB 2872, the […]
CARII Meeting with BBC Inspectors
By Tom Ineichen, CARII President, CSLEA Unit B Vice President On August 8, 2024, Tom Ineichen, president of the California Association of Regulatory Investigators and Inspectors (CARII), along with California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Legal Counsel Jim Vitko, held an important and long overdue meeting with the inspectors of the Board of Barbering […]
CSLEA Welcomes New Union Members Training at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento
WEST SACRAMENTO – The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate the CHP-Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) extend a very warm membership welcome to six CHP dispatchers currently training at the CHP academy in West Sacramento. The dispatchers visited with two union representatives on August 12, 2024 and recognized the value and importance […]
CSLEA and COLRE Representatives visit CDTC in Rancho San Diego
EL CAJON – On August 8, 2024, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Senior Counsel Jim Vitko and Enrique Razo, president of the California Organization of Licensing Registration Examiners (COLRE) visited the Department of Motor Vehicles Rancho San Diego CDTC office in El Cajon. “There to welcome us were commercial drive test examiners Eddie Garibay […]
CSLEA and HPAC Speak with Cadets at HPO Academy
SAN LUIS OBISPO – On August 1, 2024, representatives from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Hospital Police Association of California (HPAC) met with 18 hospital police cadets in the academy at San Luis Obispo Army Base Camp SLO. Speaking to the cadets were HPAC Directors Ezra Cosby, Jennifer Chance and Michael […]
ACWO President Attends CDFW Officer Academy Graduation
Largest academy graduating class CDFW history, 54 new wildlife officers pinned “I was honored to attend the CDFW academy graduation and see our 54 new officers be badged in front of their family and friends. I want to congratulate each and every graduate and especially thank all of the new CSLEA members. I had the […]
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California DOJ Assists Solano County in Identifying John Doe from 2001
“Mysteries and crimes are being solved due to the dedication and work of investigators and forensic scientists. We appreciate the time and energy spent on cold cases to help provide families and investigators with vital information.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SOLANO COUNTY – On august 28, 2024, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office announced the […]
Mastermind of $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Accomplices Sentenced to Prison
California Employment Development Department Investigative Division assisted with investigation “We applaud the continued investigative efforts to identify and charge those unscrupulous individuals who thought taxpayer money was theirs for the taking during unprecedented times and hardship that we were all dealing with. These individuals may think they have gotten away with this, but investigations on […]
Two People with Warrants Arrested During Shoulder Tap Operation in Sutter County
“California ABC agents encounter all kinds of law enforcement situations in their work combatting underage drinking and enforcing ABC laws. They work undercover in bars and restaurants and conduct routine decoy and shoulder tap operations. All of this works to keep our communities safe.” –CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SUTTER COUNTY – On August 19, 2024, […]
Woman Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder in Shasta County
California DOJ criminalists confirmed gun in then-suspect’s possession was the murder weapon “California DOJ criminalists evaluate evidence, including firearms and ballistics to assist law enforcement departments with their investigations and district attorneys’ offices with prosecutions. They provide an invaluable service to law enforcement, public safety and criminal justice in our state.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona […]
ABC Agents and Redding Police Officers Cite Clerk for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
REDDING – On August 23rd, 2024, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and Redding Police Department officers conducted a Minor Decoy operation, in which a decoy under the age of 21 attempted to purchase alcohol at 16 different businesses. One clerk at a market on Parkview Avenue was the only clerk who failed to check […]
Man Charged for Allegedly Performing Surgery Without a License in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -On August 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Cristian Perez Latorre has been charged with assault and battery after allegedly impersonating a doctor and performing cosmetic surgery without the proper license on a woman in Los Angeles in July 2021. The case was investigated by the California Department […]