California
Incidents
- Gonzalo Aceituno Jr. (2022)
- Ruby Aguirre
- Alameda County California Sheriff's Office Psychological Evaluations (2016-2022)
- Ajmal Amani (2021)
- Robert Anderson (2021)
- Antioch and Pittsburg California Police Departments' College Fraud (2019-2021)
- Antioch and Pittsburg California Police Departments' Obstruction of Justice and Bribery
- Antioch California Police Department Racist Texts (2019-2022)
- Antioch California Police Department Rights Violations (2019-2022)
- Nathaniel Arias
- LeRonne Armstrong
- Samuel Arredondo (2023)
- Christopher Awad
- Jason Bemowski
- Edward Bronstein (2020)
- Jimmy Brooks (2015)
- George Brown
- Steve Bryant
- Mario Bustillos (2023)
- Matthew Calleros
- Alejandro Castillo
- Ricardo Castro
- Michael Chung
- Davin Cole
- Roberto Corchado (2023)
- David Couch (2023)
- Evan Dahl
- Gregory Davis
- Christopher Dearman (2023)
- Thomas Degenstein
- Matthew Dominguez
- Adam Eatia
- Sean Essex
- Alon Foster (2023)
- Brian Fowell
- Tommy Franks Jr. (2019)
- Samuel Fuller
- Luis García (2021)
- Manuel Garcia
- Lorena Gonzalez
- Gregory Gross (2020)
- Jamaica Hampton (2019)
- Daniel Harris
- Austin Heiselman (2023)
- Brett Hernandez
- Steve Hortz
- Zach Jacobsen
- Dana James (2022)
- Alfred Labrada
- Brady Lamas
- Brandon Lopez (2021)
- Carlos Lopez
- Julio Lopez (2022)
- Miguel Lopez (2023)
- Elmer Lopez-Castaneda (2023)
- Anthony Lowe Jr. (2023)
- Humberto Martinez (2017)
- Armando Montalvo
- Sean Monterrosa (2020)
- Bradley Mouser
- Spencer Muniz-Bottomley
- Guadalupe Ortiz
- Martin Palma-Castorena
- Dalvin Price (2020)
- Justin Ramirez
- Gabriel Ramos
- Dedier Reyes
- Cory Richey
- Adam Rios
- Blake Runge
- David Salcedo
- Christopher Samayoa
- San Diego County California Sheriff's Department Illegal Firearm Sales (2013-2019)
- Kyle Smit
- Terrance Stangel
- Rickie Starks (2019)
- Trevor Sterling
- Trever Strand
- Kiley Swaine (2020)
- Konrad Thieme
- Mark Thompson
- Randolph Torres
- Christian Torrez (2023)
- Charles Towns (2023)
- Jesus Veleta (2021)
- Joel Villegas (2023)
- James Walker
- Devon Wenger
- Allen Wereski
- Devin Williams, Jr.
- Timothy Williams
- Tahmon Wilson (2023)
- Michael Yeun
- Guadalupe Zavala (2021)
Officer Outcomes
For more information on these categories and officers outside of California, see the main Officer Outcomes page.
Administrative
- Cleared (4)
- Suspended (1)
- Terminated (10)
- Depensioned (0)
- Decertified (8)
Criminal
Civil
Departments
- Alameda County California Sheriff's Office
- Anaheim California Police Department
- Antioch California Police Department
- Bakersfield California Police Department
- Brentwood California Police Department
- California Highway Patrol
- Chino California Police Department
- Contra Costa County California Sheriff's Office
- Culver City California Police Department
- Del Norte County California Sheriff's Office
- Elk Grove California Police Department
- Fort Bragg California Police Department
- Foster City California Police Department
- Fremont California Police Department
- Fresno California Police Department
- Fullerton California Police Department
- Galt California Police Department
- Huntington Park California Police Department
- Long Beach California Police Department
- Los Angeles California Police Department
- Los Angeles County California Sheriff's Department
- Newark California Police Department
- Oakland California Housing Authority Police Department
- Oakland California Police Department
- Orange County California Sheriff's Department
- Oroville California Police Department
- Oxnard California Police Department
- Pittsburg California Police Department
- Sacramento County California Sheriff's Office
- San Bernardino County California Sheriff's Department
- San Diego California Police Department
- San Diego County California Sheriff's Department
- San Francisco California Police Department
- San Francisco California Sheriff's Department
- San Jose California Police Department
- San Leandro California Police Department
- San Rafael California Police Department
- Santa Ana California Police Department
- Santa Clara California Police Department
- Sonoma County California Sheriff's Office
- Stockton California Police Department
- Torrance California Police Department
- Tulare California Police Department
- Tustin California Police Department
- Vallejo California Police Department
- Yuba City California Police Department
Legislative Activity
2018
On September 30, 2018, California passed SB-1421 into law, which makes police records relating to officer use-of-force incidents, sexual assault, and acts of dishonesty accessible under the California Public Records Act.[1]
2020
On September 30, 2020, California passed AB-1506, which requires that a state prosecutor investigate incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian.[2]
2021
On September 30, 2021, California passed SB-2 into law.[3]. Among other things, the bill would eliminate certain immunity provisions, prevent felons from eligibility for peace officer employment, and would allow the state to suspend or revoke an officer's certificate on specified grounds. Law enforcement associations feared the definition of serious misconduct was vague and the advisory board would have too much sway.[4][5]
The state enacted SB-16, which allows for the release of peace officer misconduct records in event of unreasonable or excessive use of force, discriminatory or prejudiced behavior, failure to intervene when witnessing excessive use of force by a peace officer, or participation in unlawful searches and arrests.[5]
The Governor also signed[5]:
- AB 26 which creates guidelines for police officers to intercede and immediately report if another officer is using excessive force
- AB 89 which raises the minimum age to become a police officer to 21 and will enhance education requirements
- AB 490 which bans technique and transport methods that involve risk of positional asphyxia.
2022
The state enacted SB 960, which removes the requirement that police officers need to be U.S. citizens. Anyone who is legally allowed to work in the U.S. would now qualify.[6]
2023
The state enacted AB 2773, which requires officers to state the reason when they make a pedestrian or traffic stop. The requirement starts January 1, 2024.[7]
References
- ↑ California Senate Bill 1421 (2018), wikipedia
- ↑ Assembly Bill No. 1506, California Legislative Information website, 2020-10-02
- ↑ SB-2 Peace officers: certification: civil rights, California Legislative Information, 2021-09-08
- ↑ Robert Lewis, Bill to decertify police for serious misconduct clears Legislature, Cal Matters, 2021-09-09
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Governor Newsom Signs Policing Reform Legislation, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, 2021-09-30
- ↑ SB-960 Public employment: peace officers: citizenship, California Legislative Information
- ↑ Assembly Bill No. 2773, California Legislative Information
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