Michael Schmidt was hired in November 2002 by the Department of General Services of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to serve as a patrol officer with the Capitol Police. The Department investigated Schmidt on charges that he failed to report to his assigned post, had disobeyed work orders, and had shown disrespect and insubordination to his…
Luis Santiago is the president of the City of Bridgetown, New Jersey Police Benevolent Association (PBA). Santiago initiated a grievance and presented it to Police Chief Mark Ott. The grievance alleged that there was questionable conduct within the internal affairs bureau. Ott then ordered Santiago to provide a special report that included the names of…
Sherman George began his employment in 1967 with the St. Louis Fire Department, and in 1999 became the first African-American to serve as the City’s fire chief. The Department is under the Department of Public Safety. The fire chief is appointed by and reports directly to the director of public safety, who is appointed by…
Stephan Jones was a firefighter with the Pineville, Louisiana Fire Department. On July 23, 2003, Jones, who was operating a fire rig, was involved in a minor accident with a United Stated Postal Service truck. Jones was driving without a valid driver’s license in his possession when the accident occurred. Before leaving the accident scene,…
Jessica Rademakers was a detective with the Lee County, Florida Sheriff’s Department. In May 2006, Rademakers attended a retirement party for a lieutenant. A captain complained that Rademakers had rubbed her breasts against another captain and had engaged in other “inappropriate physical contact” with the captain and a lieutenant. An internal investigation ensued. The investigation…
In October 2006, Michael Bryant was suspended by the Hamilton, Ohio Police Department for unbecoming conduct, untruthfulness, and insubordination. The internal affairs investigation which led to this sanction was conducted by Captain Joseph Murray, Lieutenant Scott Scrimizzi, and Sergeant Michael Waldeck. In early 2007, Murray received an unsolicited subscription to Cosmopolitan magazine along with a…
Robert Martin has been employed for over 34 years by the Fire and Rescue Department of the City of St. Petersburg, Florida. For the past 21 years, he has held the rank of lieutenant. The collective bargaining agreement between the City and Martin’s labor organization, Local 747 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, requires…
Tatiana Cabrera-Renne was a police officer with the City of Paterson, New Jersey. Cabrera-Renne brought a discrimination lawsuit against the City. She and the City eventually reached a settlement agreement of the lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlement, Carera-Renne would return to work until the City paid her a lump sum of $215,000. Thereafter,…
