SAN FRANCISCO –On June 8, 2015, Casey E. Meyering, the operator of a cyber exploitation website which posted explicit images of unsuspecting victims without their consent, was sentenced to three years in jail. In May, Meyering pled no contest to one count of extortion, three counts of attempted extortion, and one count of conspiracy. “It infuriates […]
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ABC Agents Tackle Underage Drinking at Concerts in Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA – On June 6-7, 2015, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and Chula Vista police officers conducted enforcement operations during the Brad Paisley and 91X-Fest concerts held at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. During the Brad Paisley concert, agents and officers cited/arrested 91 people for charges involving minor in possession of alcohol or furnishing […]
FTB Investigators Arrest Laguna Hills Couple for Tax Evasion
SANTA ANA – On June 4, 2015, California Franchise Tax Board investigators arrested a married couple in their Laguna Hills home on charges of failing to report more than $16 million in tax returns on personal and corporate income. Charles Edward Dotson, 52, and Paulette Lyn Dotson, 50, were each charged with four felony counts […]
MADD Awards ABC Agent Michelle Ott
Congratulations to CSLEA Member and ABC Agent Michelle Ott who earned a Hero Award by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for her efforts to save lives by enforcing alcoholic beverage control and driving under the influence (DUI) laws. Agent Ott is assigned to the Bay Area Field Enforcement Office, covering Alameda, Contra Costa, San […]
CCC Crew Assists with Santa Barbara County Oil Spill Cleanup
SANTA BARBARA- When tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean, contaminating the water and saturating the sand and soil in Santa Barbara County, some of the first responders called to the clean-up site were members of a hazmat certified California Conservation Corps crew based in Camarillo lead by California […]
Firefighters Conduct Large Control Burn At Camp Roberts
It takes a careful and concentrated effort to set fire to 8,000 acres of grassland and keep every flame and flicker under control. That was the scene at Camp Roberts May 19, 2015 as firefighters from Camp Roberts and Hearst Castle joined CalFire and four local fire departments for a large control burn. “This was […]
CSLEA Visits Criminalists at Santa Barbara Regional Lab
SANTA BARBARA – On May 20, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate, Association of Criminalists for The Department of Justice (AC-DOJ), held a site visit and lunch for criminalists at the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Santa Barbara Regional Lab. “Sending a CSLEA team of representatives out […]
CSLEA Proud Sponsors of “The California Roast”
On May 26, 2015, The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) co-sponsored and attended The California Roast honoring Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins. The roast is an annual event dating back to 1984 and benefits Capitol Focus and the California Center for Civic Participation non-partisan youth programs on state and local government. “This event was an […]
CSLEA and RPPOA Involved in State Parks Transformation
SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, May 21st, representatives of the Resources Protection Peace Officers Association (RPPOA) made the most of their day in Sacramento as the voice of the rank and file in changes coming to the Department of Parks and Recreation. RPPOA President Matt Yarbrough, Vice-President Geno Lucich, and Sr. Advisor Paul Mills collaborated […]
CSLEA PAC Attends 2015 California Democrats Convention
ANAHEIM – On May 15-17, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Political Action Committee (PAC) attended the 2015 California Democrats Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County. “This is where the California Democratic Party puts in the groundwork for what it wants to make happen in 2016,” said CSLEA President Alan […]