On April 1, 2015, the Association of Motor Carrier Operation Specialists (AMCOS) Board of Directors came closer to completing its goal  to reach out and touch motor carrier specialists and school pupil transportation safety coordinators throughout the state by conducting an outreach meeting in the Golden Gate Division.  

Investigators, hospital police officers, firefighters and communications operators gather for lunch 

COALINGA - It wasn't exactly Spring break, but on a work day, it may have been the next best thing for investigators, hospital police officers, firefighters and communications at Coalinga State Hospital, April 2, 2015.  That's when the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Membership Services team invited  CSLEA members to lunch, outdoors.  

SACRAMENTO - On March 25, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and its affiliate, Association of Criminalists for The Department of Justice (AC-DOJ), held a site visit and lunch for criminalists at the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Sacramento Regional Lab. 

On Friday, March 27, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Unit A Vice President Kenny Ehrman joined Assemblymember Mark Stone at a town hall meeting in Santa Cruz County  that focused  on helping senior citizens to protect themselves from becoming victims of fraud. 

FRESNO- When State Employed Fire Fighters Association (SEFFA) President and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Board Member Steve Bradley heard the need for blood to be donated in support of Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern, he notified his fellow firefighters at Camp Roberts and then made the 90-minute drive from his home to participate in a blood drive in Fresno, April 3, 2015. 

NAPA - Congratulations to California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member and former State Employed Fire Fighters Association (SEFFA) Board Member Trent Schager on his promotion to Fire Chief at Napa State Hospital.

"Napa State Hospital's gain is the SEFFA Board's loss,"  said CSLEA Senior Attorney Ryan Navarre.  "Trent Schager dedicated himself to improving the benefits for all CSLEA firefighters, not just those at his worksite."

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OCEANO - The California Department of Parks and Recreation held its annual requalification and new hire swim at Oceano Dunes near Pismo Beach on March 14, 2015.   The swim was one of many held throughout the State as candidates for summer lifeguard positions at State beaches put their strength and endurance to the test.

"Fifty-six citations within a five-hour period at  railroad crossings, gives you a pretty clear picture of the violations that are taking place and that are endangering lives,"CSLEA Member & DMV Investigator Christine Ehrman 

OXNARD - One month after a fatal crash between a Metrolink commuter train and a pickup truck at a railroad crossing in Oxnard, a team of law enforcement officers returned to the site and began cracking down on those who violate the law.

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LOS ANGELES - Detectives from the California Department of Insurance arrested a Pomona man and his ex-wife on multiple felony counts of workers' compensation fraud including making a false claim to obtain compensation and attempted perjury. 

Gonzalo Sandoval, 51, and his ex-wife Socorro Lopez, 65, of Paramount, face five years in prison if convicted of the crimes.

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On March 10 and 11, 2015, investigators from the Contractors State License Board's (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) partnered with local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to conduct undercover stings targeting those contracting without a license. 

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