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MyspaceAfter Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin said last week he was carrying out disciplinary action against several department personnel involved in the fatally botched handling of the arrest of Officer Albert Covarrubias, DA Joyce Dudley said she has finished her investigation into the incident and found there were no underlying criminal violations committed by the department. Covarrubias was alerted to the fact he was going to be arrested on allegations of inappropriate behavior with a teenager and retaliated once officers moved in. He was subsequently shot and killed by his colleagues.
SM Police to Be Disciplined for Fatal Officer Shooting
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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It would be interesting to find out more details about this case. This is a very serious situation.
805bailbonds (anonymous profile)
March 13, 2013 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The former SMPD lieutenant who couldn't keep his mouth shut and thus tipped the suspect off to the investigation should have been disciplined. The tragic events that followed turned on this individual's unprofessional lack of good judgment. If I was the Chief of Police looking to discipline someone this is who I would have started with, but I understand the individual retired a few months ago. Good riddance.
LegendaryYeti (anonymous profile)
March 13, 2013 at 4:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Disciplined for doing your job? What a crock.
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
March 13, 2013 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have have a feeling that Dudley believes that criminal violations by police officers are in the same category as the Easter Bunny, with the exception of inadequate creative writing in police reports. She seems to share SBCO and SBPD's opinion that law enforcement is farce.
14noscams (anonymous profile)
March 13, 2013 at 8:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What's that smell? Politics?
Adonis_Tate (anonymous profile)
March 13, 2013 at 11:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The arresting Officers, should have waited until the Officer disarmed at the end of his shift and then moved on him at the Office where the odds were at the Departments advantage, very bad execution of handling a very touchy situation.
dou4now (anonymous profile)
March 14, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)