ATASCADERO – Do firefighters save lives? You bet they do. As you look at the picture above, imagine the rescue taking place around back. When Atascadero State Hospital (ASH) firefighters arrived at this scene to assist Atascadero City Fire, firefighters were placing a ladder to a second story window to rescue a man trapped inside […]
Archives for September 2016
The Three R’s For a Ranger on Vacation – Rest, Relaxation and RESCUE!
SACRAMENTO- A man drowning in Hawaii is alive today thanks to the quick, heroic, life-saving action of California State Park Ranger Jennifer Wilson. Wilson, a member of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and Resource Protection Peace Officers Association (RPPOA), was vacationing in Maui with her husband September 16, 2016, when suddenly there was […]
State Parks Peace Officer Lifeguards Detain Suspected Arsonist in Ventura
VENTURA – When Ventura City firefighters, police officers, and California State Parks Peace Officers responded to a fire near the Ventura River Bottom September 24, 2016, witnesses quickly reported seeing a man lighting small near the entrance to a group camp area. The suspect was seen leaving the area on foot and walking onto the […]
2016 Yolo County Senior Resource & Crime Prevention Fair
SACRAMENTO- In an effort to help senior citizens in Yolo County to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) will join Woodland Police, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, the California Department of Insurance, the Department of Managed Health Care, as well as others, at the 2016 Yolo […]
CSLEA and CHP-PSDA Greet Dispatchers at Los Angeles Communications Center
LOS ANGELES – On September 27, 2016, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Legal Counsel Danielle Hash, CSLEA Member Services Representative Shelley Bishop and CHP-Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) Treasurer Steve Fulton met with CHP dispatchers at the Los Angeles Communications Center for a lunchtime meet and greet. “Our thanks to the CHP-PSDA […]
The Things That Make Us Nervous
LOS ANGELES – There are a lot of life-threatening things that could make California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Cynthia McKinney extremely nervous in her job as a CHP dispatcher, so it brought a smile to our faces when she explained the high anxiety that screamed through her veins the day she was escorted […]
Governor signs bill to expand list of non-roster firearms exemption
SACRAMENTO – State law makes it illegal to possess a firearm deemed to be unsafe. The Attorney General is responsible for identifying which weapons will be identified and placed on a roster of firearms which have been certified as safe. Weapons which have not been certified are referred to as non-roster. And though the non-roster weapons […]
CSLEA Releases Third Video in Support of Tom Lackey for Re-election to State Assembly
SACRAMENTO- On behalf of the 7,000 law enforcement, public safety and consumer protection professionals it represents, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) endorses Assemblymember Tom Lackey for re-election to State Assembly District 36. Below is the most recent video endorsement for view. “State Assemblymember Tom Lackey is a retired CHP officer who devoted 28 […]
Fraud Prevention with CSLEA’s Kenny Ehrman and Assemblymember Bill Dodd
SONOMA – With the goal of meeting face to face with seniors in Sonoma and to share with them the many ways that dishonest people try to scam them, Assemblymember Bill Dodd hosted a Sonoma Valley Fraud Prevention Town Hall on September 21, 2016. “I will never stop accepting invitations to speak to seniors at […]
In The News – Identity theft, fraud and elder abuse discussed at Sonoma town hall
Excerpt – “‘You know what we call those red flags on the mailbox you put up when you leave mail in them?’ asked Kenneth Ehrman, of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, at a Sept. 21 meeting in Sonoma. “ ‘Steal me’ flags.” He was on a panel of six state and local officials presenting […]
