Eureka – On January 26, 2017, California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents posted a 20-day Notice of Suspension at Shooters Off Broadway in Eureka following an investigation into a stabbing inside the bar on November 12, 2016. The stabbing took place at 1:48 a.m. Eureka Police responded to a call involving an assault […]
Archives for January 2017
COLD CASE: Two Cousins Sentenced in the 1973 Murders of Two Olivehurst Girls
On January 26, 2017, two cousins who killed two young girls back in 1973 were sentenced to prison, more than 40 years after their cold-blooded crimes. DNA work by criminalists at several California Department of Justice labs led to the arrests of the two 65-year-old suspects, now convicted of killing Valerie Lane, 12
CSLEA and RPPOA Seek Legislative Oversight of State Parks Transformation
The focus of the meeting was on the Parks Transformation Team which was created in 2013-14 to analyze the State Parks system, including organization and structure, budget and payment for service. One of the major changes that was implemented in 2015 was to change law enforcement management positions which had been previously filled by […]
DOJ Special Agents Assist Sacramento Police with “Operation Challenger
SACRAMENTO – On January 24, 2017 the Sacramento Police Department announced the conclusion of an operation with the California Department of Justice, the California Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office to bring an end to the violence between two rival gang feuding in North […]
Special Agents Investigate Illegal Gun Sales in Contra Costa County
PITTSBURG – On January 24, 2017, the Contra Costa County Anti-Violence Support Effort (CASE) team, arrested a couple at their home on Kirker Pass Road in Pittsburg following an investigation into alleged illegal gun sales. Upon executing a search warrant at the home, CASE team members recovered a .416 Barrett rifle, .308 rifle, and a […]
In The News – Number of California alcohol cops drops as industry grows
Excerpt – “From restaurants and bars to craft breweries and mini-marts, Californians had plenty of ways to buy and drink alcohol during the just-concluded holiday season. But as consumer options have expanded, the number of sworn agents who enforce state liquor laws is lower than it was a decade ago. Agents, charged with preventing underage […]
Criminalists Share Their Forensics Careers with 8th Grade Girls in Riverside County
RIVERSIDE – When you have a career that is often portrayed on television shows, you tend to have a captive audience when talking about what it is you do for a living. To make it even more interesting for hundreds of eighth grade girls learning about careers in forensics in Riverside County on January 12, […]
Humboldt County Jury Convicts Devin Schmidt of Arson
EUREKA – On January 19, 2017, a Humboldt County jury convicted Devin Lee James Schmidt, 24, of arson, following a trial that included testimony by California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and Association of Criminalists-DOJ (AC-DOJ) Member Lynn Melgoza. Melgoza is criminalist supervisor at California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services. Schmidt started a […]
CALFIRE Communications Operator Revised Examination Announcement
The CALFIRE Communications Operator exam is open for applications until February 3, 2017. For more information please visit CALFIRE’s webpage regarding the announcement.
DOJ Criminalists’ Assistance in Shasta County Murder Investigation Leads to Suspect’s Arrest
BURNEY- On January 19, 2017, Shasta County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Juan Manuel Venegas, 39, for the murder of David Wicks, a Johnson Park gas station attendant who died after being sprayed with a flammable liquid and set on fire. The arrest followed a month-long investigation which included pieces of evidence that were sent to the […]
