Tag: Police Misconduct

  • San Diego Police Chief to Present Progress on Federal Audit Recommendations

    By Megan Burks San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman is scheduled this week to update the city on progress she’s made since federal auditors found gaps in supervision and accountability for police officers. In a report to the city’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee, Zimmerman said she has implemented, or is in the process…

  • When Police Can Enter Your Home

    It’s not altogether clear what words were exchanged between police officers and two brothers one night in City Heights last July before Luis and Diego Lobaton, as well as their mother, Hedy Julca, ended up in handcuffs. READ MORE: Their Crime: Walking Into Their Own Home Police reports after the incident emphasized that one of…

  • That Big Investigation of SDPD Isn’t Actually an Investigation

    By Liam Dillon Expectations are high for the Justice Department’s review of the San Diego Police Department. Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman and other have billed it as an “independent audit,” a deep dive to get to the bottom of officer misconduct problems that have plagued the department the past three years. Except…

  • Event: The Questions Facing the Police Department

    By Liam Dillon We have a great panel lined up Tuesday night to discuss the future of the San Diego Police Department. It starts at 6 p.m. at Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights. Here are four of the biggest questions that we’ll tackle: Does SDPD have a bunch of rotten apples or a rotten…

  • What We Know About the Federal Probe of SDPD

    By Liam Dillon Monday morning, three U.S. Department of Justice officials announced the department would be reviewing the San Diego Police Department in response to a rash of officer misconduct allegations. This is what we know so far. The city asked for this, but the feds say the review will be independent. Over the next…