
Twenty California Police Officers Face Possible Decertification Amid Misconduct Allegations - The Police Tribune
Sacramento, CA – The California Commission of Peace Officer Standards (POST) has released a list of 20 law enforcement officers across the state who are currently facing possible decertification. “POST has a duty to report these officers and we’re upholding the law,” POST spokeswoman Meagan...

Twenty California Police Officers Face Possible Decertification Amid Misconduct Allegations
Alligations? Yathink???? Half of these "officers" are currently in prison!
Among those currently on the list are Joseph Huffaker and Brendon “Jacy” Tatum, two former Rohnert Park police officers who allegedly posed as federal agents during traffic stops in order to illegally seize cash and marijuana, KTVU reported.
Two San Francisco police officers, Kevin Sien and Kevin Lyons, have been accused of destroying evidence after they responded to a hotel last year for a report that security had found methamphetamine and stolen credit cards.
Lyons allegedly flushed the suspected drugs down the toilet instead of booking them into evidence.
Shawn Patrick Nimau, a former Redwood City police officer, was placed on the list after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Former Kern County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Michael Lawrence landed on the list after he was convicted of having sex with jail inmates, KTVU reported.
Lawrence was sentenced to six months in jail in December of 2021 for that offense.
Nicholas Bloed, a Stockton police officer, was arrested on dozens of sexual assault charges in November of 2022.
Other officers who were placed on the list due to criminal charges are Harjinder Singh Heer, who worked for the Livingston Police Department, and J. Deshawn Torrence, who worked for the Sanger Police Department, KTVU reported.
In San Bernardino, Officer Fidel Ocampo Rodarte was arrested for allegedly shooting his duty weapon into the air outside a tavern, according to the Los Angeles Times.