SACRAMENTO — California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) investigators in Vallejo assisted federal agents in an identity theft case that concluded with a 12 year prison sentence for a Mexican national. Eliecer Reyes Huerta, 31, was sentenced on April 10, 2015 for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, unlawfully possessing a firearm, and aggravated identity […]
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CSLEA Site Rep Annette Medina – A DMV Veteran
To say California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Site Representative Annette Medina has seen a lot of changes in the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) over the years, just might be an understatement. Medina has worked at DMV for more than two decades, first as a representative, then as an examiner and now as […]
DMV – Department of Motor Vehicles or Do More Volunteering?
When California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Investigator Sandy Fiore’s daughter announced to her that she wanted to hand out lunches and care packages to those in need, the acronym DMV suddenly took on a whole new meaning, “Do More Volunteering.” “My daughter, Valerie, is very much a […]
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 […]
CSLEA Visits Montebello DMV Office
On Thursday, October 30, 2014, member services representatives from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) invited California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) licensing registration examiners (LREs) to lunch at the Montebello DMV office . LRE’s belong to one of CSLEA’s 18 affiliates, the California Organization of Licensing Registration Examiners (COLRE) and have the nerve […]
Why National Teen Driver Safety Week Is So Important
“We see the dangers of inexperienced driving every day, add to that distraction and a teen’s feeling of being invincible, and you have a very dangerous, and as we know, deadly combination.” – COLRE President Francine Toth As destructive as it sounds, in the United States, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death […]
DMV Investigators on the Forefront of Electronic Odometer Tampering Investigations
When California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators received information of a possible odometer rollback scheme involving a car salesman at a dealership in Los Angeles, they teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation (NHTSA) to find out exactly what was taking place. As a result of their […]
DMV Investigators Conduct Statewide Undercover Sting
In an effort to protect unsuspecting consumers from falling victim to unlicensed car dealers who often sell vehicles that are not what they seem, California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigators conducted a statewide undercover sting on Saturday, April 12, 2014. “These unlicensed car dealers prey on consumers who struggle financially,” said Kenny Ehrman, president […]
Test Taker Crashes At DMV Office, Hits Motorcycle, Gas Meter, and Building
“It’s hard sometimes not to feel like some kind of crash test dummy when conducting licensing exams.” -COLRE Vice President Bernadette Gonzalez Some people snicker when they read about cars crashing into California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) buildings where motorists take driving tests to obtain or renew a driver license, but DMV licensing registration […]
Calculating The Mileage All The Way To County Jail
When California Department of Motor Vehicles investigators learned a vehicle being registered with the DMV appeared to have a tampered odometer, they went to work to identify who did it. What they uncovered led to the arrest of Alberto Navarro Zapata, 27, and the discovery of at least six vehicles with altered odometers. “This is […]
