With California’s tinderbox conditions this summer, it is hard to believe anyone would spark a flame in areas prone to wildland fires, but people do, and that is when California State Parks peace officers march in. “Stopping illegal and dangerous activity that can cause wildland fires is a regular duty for State Parks peace […]
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Marijuana Eradication Nets 28,000 Plants
Four marijuana eradication operations in six days resulted in the discovery of 10 large grow sites in Santa Barbara County and the arrests of two men. “This was a large Campaign Against Marijuana Planting(CAMP) effort that involved a number of agencies including California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, […]
Don’t Fall Victim To Misinformation
Many of you are receiving information from the groups Peace Officers of California (POC) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) regarding a campaign to decertify the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) as your exclusive bargaining agent. Some of that information is misinformation that may mislead you in your decision-making. For […]
State Park Rangers Welcome Opportunity To Lead The Way For RPPOA
In an effort to renew the Resource Protection Peace Officers Association(RPPOA) affiliate within the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), an interim board of directors is being formed. On July 16, 2013, State Parks Peace Officer Rangers Lee Hawkins (Malibu), Robert Pickett (Hungry Valley), and Matthew Yarbrough (Tahoe) met at CSLEA headquarters in Sacramento […]
Do You Want These People In Your Home?
They call it “California Blitz,” a statewide undercover sting operation conducted simultaneously at seven locations by investigators in the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and the Department of Insurance (CDI). The target? Unlicensed contractors who want you to put them to work, inside your home. “These are not the kind of people you want working […]
DHCS Investigators At Work: Suspected Fraud At Drug Treatment Centers
When the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) received complaints about abuse and fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) program, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members in DHCS’s Audits & Investigations Division went to work. Their investigations uncovered suspected fraud and as a result, the state suspended Medi-Cal payments to 16 alcohol […]
Food Stored In Outdoor Storage Sheds – Then Delivered To Restaurants
When California Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigators saw a whistleblower’s account about Sysco Food storing meat, milk and produce in outdoor San Francisco Bay Area storage units that are meant for household items like furniture and garage items, they immediately stepped in. “We immediately dispatched investigators to all the sheds,” said George Tiongson. Tiongson […]
CSLB Investigators Warn Consumers About Illegal Electrician
In an ongoing effort to protect Californians from falling prey to unlicensed contractors who perform substandard work and put the safety of others at risk, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) are warning consumers about an unlicensed contractor who faces multiple felony charges […]
ABC and DOJ Agents Take Part In Shasta County Drug Bust
A joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies has resulted in a multi-count federal grand jury indictment charging a Shasta County couple with manufacturing and distributing giant quantities of marijuana. Included in that investigations were California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents. A federal grand jury […]
Undercover At The 2013 Lightning In A Bottle Music Festival
When California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents went undercover at last weekend’s (July 12-14) 2013 Lightning in a Bottle music festival at Lake Skinner, they found it very easy to get their hands on illegal drugs, including: cocaine, LSD, ketamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana, PCP and prescription meds. The ABC agents, along with Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies […]
