Another DUI crash by RPD, and another case of the offender getting treated with kid gloves by his co-workers. The P-E has video up that has a little bit more detail than the text of the article, so we encourage our readers and supporters to go the website and watch it:
This is a story that broke a while back--sheriffs deputies were falsifying documents indicating they had received certain training courses, which made them eligible for raises and promotions to which they were not entitled or qualified. Even one of the training coordinators was in on it. Well, the case has finally gone to trial, and guess what: two of the seven accused had all charges dismissed, while the one guy who ended up taking the fall for everyone else, David Pichotta, plead down to one count misdemeanor grand theft.
Another traffic accident. From the way the story is told on the sheriff's website, they make it sound like it was all the 8-year-old boy's fault. I wonder what the truth is?
CopWatch IE has lately been receiving reports of police abuse in the city of Ontario. We are in the process of documenting these incidents and following up with the survivors, but we can give you an idea of what we have been able to find out so far.
They are accusing this brother of using his car to hurt the officer who fired the weapon, and that he was driving drunk. I guess we'll see what the courts say. Here are some reports:
