When Davis Police found the bodies of an elderly couple killed in their home Sunday, April 14, 2013, they called in our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are specialized crime scene investigators for the California Department of Justice (DOJ). Fresno Police also requested the expertise of DOJ criminalists on Tuesday, April 16, […]
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17-Plus Years – One Of The Largest Marijuana Traffickers In Northern California Sentenced
On Monday, April 15, 2013, a Fresno man was sentenced to 17 and a-half years in prison for running a massive marijuana operation. Uriel Ochoa-Espindola, 44, and his ring of managers grew tens of thousands of marijuana plants in El Dorado, Tehama and Placer counties and then used commercial truckers to ship hundreds of pounds […]
Enforcing Gun Laws, It’s What DOJ Special Agents Do
For years, and now most recently following numerous mass killings in the United States, special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Firearms Bureau have been showing the nation how taking guns from the hands of convicted felons and the mentally ill can save lives. “DOJ special agents have a program that works, the […]
Gaming Machines, Money Seized in Hesperia
Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents, along with local investigators, swept through four “internet cafes” in Hesperia on Tuesday, March 19. It was a simultaneous sweep in which search warrants were served following a four-month undercover investigation into illegal gaming operations. “Often these gaming operations are brought to law enforcement’s attention by community members who […]
DOJ Criminalists Solve Oakland Museum Artifact Theft
It is an intriguing story of “who done it?” and our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are criminalists in the Department of Justice (DOJ) get overwhelming kudos for solving an Oakland Museum mystery. “Our criminalists in the lab are like officers with handcuffs out in the field,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. […]
Agents Shut Down Multi-State Operation
It is an impressive list: Six arrested 44 firearms (handguns, shotguns, assault rifles, rifles) 15 high-capacity magazines $74,000 in cash 2,896 marijuana plants 400 pounds of processed marijuana cocaine, mushrooms That is the result of a California Department of Justice(DOJ) investigation that started back in 2010 with a tip to special agents and ended with […]
Special Agents Target Bay Area Gang Violence
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, […]
Case Investigated By Special Agent: Former Nurse Ordered To Stand Trial
A former nurse accused of sexual assaulting patients who were bedridden has been ordered by a judge to stand trial. On Thursday, March 7, 2013, a Superior Court judge ruled there is enough evidence to warrant a trial in the case against Paul Robert Simon, 53. Simon worked as a nurse at Rancho Springs Medical […]
Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty to Drug & Firearms Crimes
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are special agents in the California Department of Justice (DOJ) assisted with a drug and firearms bust that has now resulted in eight convictions. The United States Attorney’s Office announced Manuel Vasquez, 30, a Fresno bail bondsman, pleaded guilty Monday, March 4, 2013, to his role […]
Senate Votes For Additional Special Agents To Tackle Armed And Prohibited Persons Backlog
SACRAMENTO – Senate Bill 140, which calls for more California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents to tackle the enormous backlog of armed prohibited people in California, passed the Senate on a 31 to 0 vote, today. “This is great news for our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are special agents in […]
