Laserfiche WebLink
Middleton, Samuel <br /> From: Victor D Mendez <vicdmendez@gmail.com> <br /> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 4:16 PM <br /> To: Amezcua, Valerie <br /> Cc: Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Hernandez, Johnathan; <br /> Vazquez, Benjamin; eComment; Ridge, Kristine; Valentin, David <br /> Subject: Internal Affairs Investigation of Officer Delgadillo <br /> Attachments: PSU2023-0017 - Receipt of Complaint Letter - Victor Mendez.pdf <br /> I filed a complaint against the subject officer and Internal Affairs has contacted me to <br /> initiate the investigation. <br /> I thank the Department for their timely response. <br /> The Officer posted derogatory remarks about me during a post he wrote on the Orange <br /> Juice against the Recall. <br /> The remarks were alleged that I never held a job and I am a "failed politician". While I <br /> have acknowledged my defeat in 2020, I have moved on and engaged in other ways. <br /> I wish others would as well. <br /> I am now looking for more engagement with the County and becoming a <br /> substitute school teacher in SAUSD this coming fall. <br /> I realize that the rhetoric can sometimes get heated and during this recall process there <br /> may be further instances of unthoughtful comments; however, Office Delgadillo is a law <br /> enforcement officer and there are rightful standards of behavior that he is expected to <br /> follow. <br /> There are also many factual problems with the Officer's post plus whether or not the <br /> post violated other standards of a Santa Ana Police Officer. <br /> Additionally, Officer Delgadillo's apparent excessive overtime pay over the years and the <br /> allegations of sleeping on the job are well known. These concerns are not part of the <br /> investigation nor will I request that the scope be broadened to include them or anything <br /> else. <br /> It does concern me that if the Officer does in fact sleep on the job, as in doing so, he <br /> poses a danger to himself and to the community that he is hired to protect. <br /> I realize the Council cannot engage directly in this matter nor should they. I do feel you <br /> should be informed about the problems in the Department and the need for corrective <br /> 1 <br />