Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In People v. Ovieda,[1] the California Supreme Court held that the community caretaking exception does not apply in the absence of exigency. In reaching …
By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. The controversial use of force legislation carried by Assembly members Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) has been set for a special-order hearing …
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the case of United States v. California, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112055 (E.D. Cal. July 5, 2018), a motion by the United States of …
Read More »Seth Cimino, Special Investigations Narcotics Detective Citrus Heights Police Department assigned to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Cal-MMET CPOA Instructor & Member Well, it’s here California….full blown “commercial for-profit” marijuana activities. …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On June 27, 2018, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 4028 (U.S. June 27, 2018), the Supreme Court …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Existence of probable cause does not preclude a plaintiff’s First Amendment retaliation claim where city council arrests outspoken critic. Lozman v. City of Riviera …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On June 19, 2018, in the case of Hipsher v. Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 561, the California Court …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the course of executing its various functions, a cell phone continually searches for the best signal and typically connects to the nearest site …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. Does the existence of probable cause defeat a First Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for retaliatory arrest? On June 18, 2018, in …
Read More »3 IMPACTS OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) ON POLICING Lieutenant Brian Ellis; Sacramento Police Department It’s a Saturday night on the outskirts of the city limits when police receive a …
Read More »POLICE BODY WORN CAMERAS: IS TRANSPARENCY ACHIEVABLE? Jarod Primicerio California State University Dominguez Hills Introduction When any type of emergency occurs; a car accident, an intruder enters your home, a …
Read More »Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. of Jones & Mayer On June 29, 2017, the federal District Court for the Southern District of California, in the case entitled Duncan v. Becerra, …
Read More »Brian Ellis, Sacramento Police Department Anthony H. Normore and Mitch Javidi, International Academy of Public Safety Hanging on the wall in every lobby of police organizations is a vision …
Read More »The Call for Board Nominations is now open. CPOA is accepting nominations for: 2nd Vice President, 3rd Vice President, Treasurer, and three at-large Directors. CPOA is looking for individuals that …
Read More »In response to the avalanche of complaints and protests surrounding police shootings over the past two years, the United States Department of Justice has conducted numerous inquiries into departments around …
Read More »Paul Curry was honored today with the presentation of the Bud Hawkins Award at the 25th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day. The award, presented annually, applauds an individual who has …
Read More »In November 2016, the California Supreme Court granted review of Marin Association of Public Employees v. Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association, 2 Cal. App. 5th 674 (1st Dist. 2016) (“Marin …
Read More »On March 3, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal held, in the cases of Hayes v. Idaho Corr. Ctr., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 3851 and Mangiaracina v. Penzone, 2017 …
Read More »On March 2, 2017, the California Supreme Court, in City of San Jose v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (Smith),[1] held that “when a city employee uses a personal …
Read More »On February 14, 2017, the California Second District Court of Appeal held, in the case of Atkins et al. v. City of Los Angeles, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 115, that …
Read More »By Shaun Rundle, Legislative & Region Affairs Representative. To build upon the Legislature’s desire for more law enforcement transparency, Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) recently introduced SB 21. This bill …
Read More »Authored by: Sergeant Angela Voorhees, Sierra Madre Police Department & Chief Michael Salvador, Coalinga Police Department contributing The legislative year is slowly coming to an end and I, like many others …
Read More »By Bill Rams and Joe Vargas A narcotics officer transferring to patrol cuts his waist-length blond locks for the first time in five years. A meth addict thanks the cop …
Read More »Provided by Martin J. Mayer and Brittany E. Roberto of Jones & Mayer CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Officers had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant based on reliable tip and defendant’s behavior; subsequent …
Read More »By: Michael Fernandez Are you a new sergeant? Or are you thinking of promoting to sergeant? Use this advice. Some is passed from generation to generation and other pieces were …
Read More »By: Lt. Brian Ellis, MS, Sacramento PD and Terry D. Anderson, PhD, Chief Leadership Officer, International Academy of Public Safety Abraham Maslow once said that, “if the only tool you have is a …
Read More »On August 31, 2016, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal in Wilson v. Lynch affirmed the dismissal of a complaint alleging that federal statutes, …
Read More »By: Sergeant Angela Voorhees, CSU Northridge Police Department, CPOA Region X Membership & Communications Officer In October 2015, the Pink Patch Project was launched at the Irwindale Police Department. What started …
Read More »Sitting around a conference table I remember vividly pitching story ideas to my boss who headed up the television station. Each afternoon, my stomach would turn as I pitched “THE …
Read More »As the Legislature winds down the 2015-2016 session, they sent another handful of public safety bills to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk last week. CPOA has lobbied and supported a number …
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