When California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents were called upon to help rid the city of Oakland of gang violence, they did not disappoint. They worked for months to track down, keep tabs on and ultimately arrest dozens of suspected gang members accused of crimes ranging from pimping to attempted murder. The special agents, […]
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Disarming Felons & The Mentally Ill – Senate Committee Unanimously Passes SB 140
SACRAMENTO- Senate Bill 140, which calls for more California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents to take on the enormous and growing backlog of armed prohibited people in California, unanimously passed the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee yesterday. “The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) fully supports SB 140. I am encouraged by the […]
Special Agents: Operation “Red Bandits”
SACRAMENTO – California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents, teamed with CHP and local law enforcement officers, busted 13 gang members suspected in a three-month crime spree in the Sacramento region. “Eighty home burglaries, 51 vehicle burglaries, that’s like a home burglary every day and a vehicle burglary every other day,” said Alan Barcelona, president […]
Spotlight On Special Agents And The Effort To Seize Illegally Owned Guns
In newspaper headlines, reported on the radio, featured in television newscasts – congratulations to our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are special agents in the Department of Justice (DOJ) Firearms Bureau for showing the nation how taking guns from the hands of convicted felons and the mentally ill can help to save […]
Special Agents At Work: This Was A “Particularly Heinous Crime”
When people began to suspect a nurse was medicating patients in a skilled nursing facility in order to control their behavior and for her own convenience and the convenience of her staff, special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) stepped in. What they uncovered sent Gwen Hughes, 59, the director of a Kern […]
