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A one-time confidant of L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva has decided to challenge him in next year’s election. Eliezer Vera, who was promoted by Villanueva to the position of chief, said his boss’s failure to get along with people has damaged the department.
“Unfortunately, at the present time, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has developed a reputation for contributing to contention during trying times,” Vera said in a statement. Vera said he wants to “restore confidence in the Office of the Sheriff” by partnering with the Board of Supervisors and collaborating with oversight agencies.
Since taking office in December of 2018, Villanueva has clashed with the board, the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission, and the Inspector General. Vera played an important role in one dispute over the re-hiring of Carl Mandoyan, who had been fired by then-Sheriff Jim McDonnell over allegations of domestic abuse and lying.
Filming of gardaí poses threat to their safety
Call by garda representatives to stop footage being used online to target members comes as a bill that would allow gardaí to wear body cameras is introduced to Cabinet
Gardaí have raised concerns about the public turning the camera on them.
Tue, 27 Apr, 2021 - 08:48
Liz Dunphy
The public s filming of gardaí is leading to serious threats to officers safety as their images and home addresses are being shared online alongside calls for people to attack them.
The call by garda representatives to stop the footage being used to target their members comes at the same time as it has been claimed that plans to allow gardaí to wear cameras while policing could change the relationship between the individual and the State and erode civil liberties.
richardApril 18, 2021
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Philadelphia police officer faces perjury, falsification charges, DA says
By FOX 29 staff article
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer is facing perjury and falsification charges after allegedly lying under oath about observing two men engaged in an attempted illegal drug transaction in Kensington, prosecutors said.
Officer James Saxton, 35, is alleged to have arrested one of the individuals without legal justification, and to have falsified official reports in April 2019. In order to earn the trust and cooperation of the public, we need police offers to tell the truth just like we need prosecutors to tell the truth, District Attorney Larry Krasner said. Official corruption and abuse of power impact whole communities, which in this case included witnesses who provided cell phone and surveillance camera footage that disproved Officer Saxton’s initial reports. Official lying undermines all law enforcement. This case illustrates the importance of Body Worn Cameras, a
Police Athletic League (PAL)
The department says plain-clothed officers including VICE/Narcotics Detective and persons and property detectives will not be issued BWCs due to the nature of their work.
There is also a small pool of BWCs that officers may utilize while working privately off-duty if their daily uniform does not include a BWC.
TPD says the BWCs cost about $700 each, taken out of the department’s budget. The department also pays for unlimited storage for the footage which is an additional $280,000 per year.
“BWC footage has proven to be beneficial to both residents and police departments across the country; the cameras improve public confidence in officers and increase transparency. This has been a long-term goal of mine and I am proud to say today, every uniformed TPD officer that interacts with residents has a Body-Worn Camera,” said TPD Chief George Kral.