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1 44. A review of the Incident Detail Report evidences some obvious irregularities: <br /> 2 <br /> • Although Culichi Town is in the"Southcoast areas",Watch 3(graveyard)officers responded <br /> 3 from three different areas (Southcoast, Westend and Southeast) evidencing that this was a <br /> 4 significant incident, requiring multiple units to respond; and <br /> 5 Despite this(and despite the fact that then-probationaiy Sergeant Rich Riberio who,contrary <br /> to typical CITY practice,was thereafter promoted shortly after passing probation,was shown <br /> 6 as"available"and should have been at the call),not a single patrol supervisor-was on scene. <br /> 7 <br /> 45. MENENDEZ(and many others at CITY) are informed and believe that the only reasonable <br /> 8 <br /> 9 conclusion to be drawn from the above is that one or more of the involved MET officers contacted the <br /> 10 supervisor/s and told them not to respond. <br /> 11 H. Almost Immediately, MENENDEZ Reported the Culichi Town Incident to <br /> 12 <br /> CITY. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 46. When MENENDEZ discovered that no police report had been filed,MENENDEZ reported <br /> 15 the Culichi Town Incident to Watch Commander Manny Moreno. <br /> 16 47. MENENDEZ is informed and believes and thereon alleges that Commander Moreno then <br /> 17 <br /> reported the Culichi Town Incident to then-Commander(and current Assistant Chief)Robert Rodriguez of <br /> 18 <br /> 19 professional Standards Bureau: Internal Affairs who then reported the Culichi Town Incident to Chief <br /> 20 Valentin. <br /> 21 48. [Commander Moreno's unredacted complaint was subsequently released by an unknown <br /> 22 <br /> person and became the subject of a June 21, 2023 article by investigative journalist Ben Camacho entitled <br /> 23 <br /> 24 "Santa Ana Police Department Delays Investigation of a Child Sexual Assault by an Off-Duty Officer by <br /> 25 More than Half a Year, Commander Alleges." (See Section"I"below.)] <br /> 26 49. Within a few months, CITY removed Commander Moreno from his Watch Commander <br /> 27 <br /> position and placed him in"police records"with a closet-sized office where he would have no further direct <br /> 28 <br /> daily contact with patrol officers. <br /> 9 <br /> MENENDEZ V. CITY OF SANTA ANA CASENO. <br /> COMPLAINT <br />