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Hall, Jennifer From: Lopez, Jessie Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 9:20 AM To: eComment Subject: FW: The truth is right there -----Original Message ----- From: Manny < Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2023 5:09 PM To: Lopez, Jessie <JessieLopez@santa-ana.org> Subject: The truth is right there Chief David Valentin was appointed Chief of Santa Ana Police in 2017, Then Just 2 years in as Chief, January 2019, Chief Valentin submitted a request to the Santa Ana City Council to give him (SAPD) permission to destroy eight boxes of police records. These records fall directly under what SIB 1421 disclosed to the public.The records include use of force, in -custody injuries, in -custody deaths, officer involved shootings and alleged employee misconduct. The public has a right to know how police departments handle incidents with officer shootings, beatings, sexual assault and other forms of misconduct and violence by police officers. SAPID, one of the deadliest police departments in the county, has an excessive amount of controversial cases that need answers. SAPID has the highest number of fatal shootings in Orange County, with twenty-seven shootings per 324,568 residents.It is time the public knows how the SAPID holds itself accountable behind closed doors. In the last election year, Chispa highlighted the Santa Ana Police Officers Associations (POA) campaign fund through an independent expenditure. The POA spent at least $450,000 in the 2018 midterm election, resulting in a pro -police union City Council. When our council voted to delete these records, reveals to the people who the council is truly accountable to. Chief Paul Walters had to wait until Chief Carlos Rojas was gone because Walters knew Chief Rojas would not go along with him, as you know Rojas was pushed out because he was cracking down on officers misbehavior and disciplining police officers who violated the law while at work, and he reported a number of alleged illegal activity by Mayor Miguel Pulido, which the city nor Orange County Distric Attorney officals did anything about his complaints, Rojas claims Serrano met with city council members and candidates before the November 2016 election and offered them political support in exchange for signing an agreement that they would terminate the city then -city manager David Cavazos and Rojas.Rojas resigned in April 2017, What a shame that the city of Santa Ana let Chief Rojas go, Now Chief David Valentin seems to be doing his friend, Ex -Chief Paul Walters diry work, Why else would he be asking the City Council permission to destroy eight boxes of police records of alleged illegal activities by Mayor Miguel Pulido, which the city nor Orange County District Attorney officials did anything about his complaints, Rojas claims Serrano met with city council members and candidates before the November 2016 election and offered them political support in exchange for signing an agreement that they would terminate then -city manager David Cavazos and Rojas. Rojas resigned in April 2017 What a shame that the city of Santa Ana let Chief Rojas go, Now Chief David Valentin seems to be doing his friend, Ex -Chief Paul Walters diry work, Why else would he be asking the City Council permission to destroy eight boxes of police records of alleged employee misconduct.