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I tell officers at the scene that they should not take the mandated police report. (Officer Gil was eventually <br /> 2 <br /> rewarded with a transfer to MET.) <br /> 3 <br /> 4 19. Thus, in violation of federal law, state law and CITY policy, no police report was taken. <br /> 5 However, as several 911 calls had been made, an incident number (200805316) - and a related Incident <br /> 6 Detail Report - had been generated. A review of the Incident Detail Report evidences some obvious <br /> 7 <br /> irregularities: <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Although Culichi Town is in the"Southcoast areas",Watch 3(graveyard)officers responded <br /> from three different areas(Southcoast, Westend and Southeast) evidencing that this was a <br /> 10 significant incident, requiring multiple units to respond; and <br /> 11 Despite this(and despite the fact that then-probationary Sergeant Rich Riberio who,contrary <br /> 12 to typical CITY practice,was thereafter promoted shortly afterpassing probation,was shown <br /> as"available"and should have been at the call),not a single patrol supervisor was on scene. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 20. Many at CITY are informed and believe that the only reasonable conclusion to be drawn from <br /> 15 the above is that one or more of the involved MET officers contacted the supervisor/s and told them not to <br /> 16 respond. <br /> 17 <br /> D. Let's Skip Ahead and Look at Commander Moreno's Recent Complaint. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 21. Almost immediately, numerous officers reported the Culichi Town Incident to CITY. As <br /> 20 such, the Culichi Town Incident has been an "open secret" at CITY since August of 2020. <br /> 21 22. Despite this,on May 9,2022, Chief Valentin released a video in which he described how"a <br /> 22 <br /> blog" [written by the above-referenced investigative journalist Camacho] that had been"shared on social <br /> 23 <br /> 24 media" contained "serious misinformation" and "baseless attacks on the integrity of some of the most <br /> 25 dedicated members of our police department." <br /> 26 23. In the video, Chief Valentin also stated that he wished to "assure the community my <br /> 27 <br /> command staff and I hold our officers to the highest standards"and that"we investigate any allegations of <br /> 28 <br /> wrongdoing and hold officers accountable to our department policies and the law." <br /> 6 <br /> KACAIRISKY v. CFFY OF SANTA ANA CASE No. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />