At the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), we know the professionals we represent have some pretty amazing jobs and at the Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensics Crime Labs, those professionals play a vital role in criminal justice. “Without the very important, very sophisticated, very scientific work that our criminalists do, many criminal cases […]
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CSLEA Board of Directors Holds Final 2014 Quarterly Meeting
On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) board members and officers met at CSLEA Headquarters in Sacramento to conduct elections, discuss and receive updates on issues impacting CSLEA, CSLEA affiliates and CSLEA membership, and to discuss member concerns with California Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez. “I thank Assemblymember Rodriguez for taking time […]
CSLEA Member Services Visits Members in Rocklin and Grass Valley
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services representatives routinely visit CSLEA members throughout California , making stops in the workplace to assist members who may have questions or concerns. On Thursday, December 4, 2014, CSLEA Member Services Representative Bernadette Gonzalez visited the Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Grass Valley and Rocklin. “We spoke […]
ABC Agents Post Notice of Suspension At Oceanside Restaurant
On December 8, 2014, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agents posted a 20-day Notice of Suspension at Davina’s Cabo Grill and Cantina in Oceanside. The suspension is the result of an investigation in which, according to ABC, an employee sold methamphetamine and bath salts to an undercover agent. “ABC agents routinely go into establishments that […]
CSLB Investigation Leads To Long Prison Sentence For Scammer
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) do not take kindly to unscrupulous workers who take advantage of unsuspecting consumers in need of home repairs. Want proof? CSLB Investigators and staff spent six years and thousands of hours to see that one man, who spent years scamming […]
Atascadero State Hospital Police Officer Injured in Attack by Patient
On Monday, November 17, 2014, the officer responded to an incident that began at 10:05 p.m. in which a patient violently attacked another patient in their dorm room. The attacker then assaulted the police officer, striking him several times in the face. The officer was treated at a local hospital and monitored for other possible […]
CDPH & DCA Investigators Assist With Operation ‘Cat Eyes’
When investigators from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) teamed up with federal law enforcement partners to uncover the sale of cosmetic contact lenses without a prescription, they found plenty of illegal activity. In the first week of November, their Los Angeles area investigation, dubbed Operation Cat […]
EDD Assists in Investigating $1.5 Million Disability Benefits Fraud Case
Three former Oakland residents, accused of using stolen identities to defraud the State of California of disability insurance benefits are facing decades in prison if convicted. Jermila McCoy, 32, Zeffrey Cain, 38, and Timnesha Wilson, 21, have pleaded not guilty to the charges they defrauded EDD in excess of $1.5 million. “This has to anger […]
CSLEA Hosts Membership Lunch at Napa State Hospital
The California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) held a membership lunch on Napa State Hospital grounds on November 13, 2014 in which hospital police officers, communications operators, firefighters and conservationists were invited. The lunch was held in an effort to bring CSLEA members together during their lunch breaks to converse with CSLEA member services representatives […]
CDI Detectives Conduct Statewide Auto Insurance Fraud Sweep
Call it a dramatic sweep that gets the point across, if you’re committing insurance fraud in the State of California, California Department of Insurance detectives will come knocking. During the first week of November, detectives slapped handcuffs on nearly 200 suspects accused of auto insurance fraud. The detectives teamed up with local district attorneys and […]
