August 31, 2012, 12:05 AM
The California attorney general’s office filed criminal charges this week against two former officials at the state developmental centers’ in-house police force for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 in overtime pay. The charges stem from more than 2,500 overtime hours...
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June 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
The in-house police force at California’s developmental centers is investigating one of its patrol officers for large overtime paychecks and an admission that he has slept on the job. Thomas Lopez, an officer at the Porterville Developmental Center, has doubled and tripled his base...
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May 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
Police officers at the Office of Protective Services, the in-house force at California's five board-and-care institutions, are among the state government's most proficient users of overtime. The data below documents every sworn peace officer employed by the Office of Protective Services from 2006...
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May 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
An unusually high number of officers at the state’s board-and-care facilities for the developmentally disabled have doubled their salaries by working extra hours.
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May 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
To examine overtime at the Office of Protective Services, the in-house police force at California’s five developmental centers, California Watch performed a computer-assisted analysis of state and local finance data.
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May 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
There are many agencies and individuals involved in the daily operations of California’s developmental centers and its police force, the Office of Protective Services. Here we list them – as well as organizations focused on protecting residents – by category.
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