ALTADENA POLICE MISCONDUCT ATTORNEY JERRY L. STEERING Altadena Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984. Mr. Steering specializes in suing state and local police officers for false arrests, police brutality * excessive force, malicious prosecution and police caused wrongful deaths from shootings and smotherings. Mr. Steering’s law practice includes deputy sheriffs in Altadena, California, and throughout. THE CITY OF ALTADENA CONTRACTS WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOR ITS POLICE SERVICES THE LOCAL POLICE IN ALTADENA ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS, AND THEY ARE NOT THERE TO HELP YOU; ONLY THEM Because the City Altadena contracts its police services with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department the deputy sheriffs that Altadena residents have to deal with are Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, many of which belong to Deputy Gangs within that agency. This is no joke. The California Legislature passed laws to prohibit Gangs of Police Officers within police agencies. That legislation prohibits any “law force gangs” that are defined as: “a group of peace officers within a law enforcement agency who may identify themselves by a name and may be associated with an identifying symbol, including, but not limited to, matching tattoos, and who engage in a pattern of on-duty behavior that intentionally violates the law or fundamental principles of professional policing, including, but not limited to, excluding, harassing, or discriminating against any individual based on a protected category under federal or state antidiscrimination laws, engaging in or promoting conduct that violates the rights of other employees or members of the public, violating agency policy, the persistent practice of unlawful detention or use of excessive force in circumstances where it is known to be unjustified, falsifying police reports, fabricating or destroying evidence, targeting persons for enforcement based solely on protected characteristics of those persons, theft, unauthorized use of alcohol or drugs on duty, unlawful or unauthorized protection of other members from disciplinary actions, and retaliation against other officers who threaten or interfere with the activities of the group.” Cal. Penal Code Section 13670(a)(2). Unfortunately, this description of a law enforcement gang is an accurate description for a large percentage of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. If you are reading this website page, you probably agree with that statement even though you would not have done so before the event that caused you to find this page. Moreover, the California statute mandates that a law enforcement agency terminate any member of any such deputy gangs: “(b) Each law enforcement agency shall maintain a policy that prohibits participation in a law enforcement gang and that makes violation of that policy grounds for termination. A law enforcement agency shall cooperate in any investigation into these gangs by an inspector general, the Attorney General, or any other authorized agency. Notwithstanding any other law, local agencies may impose greater restrictions on membership and participation in law enforcement gangs, including for discipline and termination purposes.” Cal. Penal Code Section 13670(b). Also unfortunately, the last two elected Sheriffs of Los Angeles County have done nothing to remove, discipline or even investigate the longstanding deputy gangs that run that agency at the station level. Accordingly, if you are mistreated by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy sheriff in Altadena, don’t be surprised. If you are the victim of police brutality * excessive force, a false arrest, a malicious criminal prosecution or a loved one is the victim of a police shooting, Jerry L. Steering with his wide experience can help you. “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge” Call Jerry L. Steering at (949) 474-1849 or email him at jerry@steeringlaw.com Police Misconduct Specialties: Excessive Force Concealing Evidence Destroying Evidence False Arrest K-9 Maulings Malicious Prosecution Police Beatings Police Brutality Police Shootings Whistle Blower Retaliation Wrongful Death FREE CASE EVALUATION
