Corporal Aguiar Case Study
FINDINGS OFFICER RUTH FLORES:
ALLEGATION #1: 340.5.1 (c) Laws, Rules and Orders: Violation of federal, state, local or administrative laws, rules or regulations. (Unlawful Arrest) On March 30th, 2016, Corporal Aguiar brought a situation to light by writing a memorandum to his supervisor, Sergeant O’Malley. The memorandum documented Officer Flores's recent contact with Martha Vazquez during a call for service on 3-29-16. Corporal Aguiar was concerned with the behavior that Flores had displayed while handling the call for service. In his memo Corporal Aguiar stated that he believed Officer Ruth Flores had falsely arrested Witness Martha Vazquez during an incident on 3-29-16.
The investigation revealed that Officer Ruth Flores had handcuffed …show more content…
ALLEGATION #2: 340.5.9 (f) Conduct: Discourteous, disrespectful or discriminatory treatment of any member of this department or the City.
On March 30th, 2016, Corporal Aguiar brought a situation to light by writing a memorandum to his supervisor, Sergeant O’Malley. The memorandum documented Officer Flores's recent contact with Martha Vazquez during a call for service on 3-29-16. Corporal Aguiar was concerned with the behavior that Flores had displayed while handling the call for service. In his memo Corporal Aguiar stated that he believed Officer Ruth Flores had been discourteous, disrespectful or discriminatory to a member of this department during an incident on 3-29-16.
Both, Corporal Aguiar and Officer Flores have their interpretations of the communications that take place between them at 1393 S. Palomares. The lack of any clear overt act on behalf of Officer Flores directed towards Corporal Aguiar during this call for service did not take place. Once Corporal Aguiar ordered Officer Flores to do something she complied. The lack of an audio recording of the event to determine tone or other indicators to gauge discourtesy, disrespectfulness or discriminatory treatment make this investigation rely two different accounts of the
ALLEGATION #1: 340.5.1 (c) Laws, Rules and Orders: Violation of federal, state, local or administrative laws, rules or regulations. (Unlawful Arrest) On March 30th, 2016, Corporal Aguiar brought a situation to light by writing a memorandum to his supervisor, Sergeant O’Malley. The memorandum documented Officer Flores's recent contact with Martha Vazquez during a call for service on 3-29-16. Corporal Aguiar was concerned with the behavior that Flores had displayed while handling the call for service. In his memo Corporal Aguiar stated that he believed Officer Ruth Flores had falsely arrested Witness Martha Vazquez during an incident on 3-29-16.
The investigation revealed that Officer Ruth Flores had handcuffed …show more content…
ALLEGATION #2: 340.5.9 (f) Conduct: Discourteous, disrespectful or discriminatory treatment of any member of this department or the City.
On March 30th, 2016, Corporal Aguiar brought a situation to light by writing a memorandum to his supervisor, Sergeant O’Malley. The memorandum documented Officer Flores's recent contact with Martha Vazquez during a call for service on 3-29-16. Corporal Aguiar was concerned with the behavior that Flores had displayed while handling the call for service. In his memo Corporal Aguiar stated that he believed Officer Ruth Flores had been discourteous, disrespectful or discriminatory to a member of this department during an incident on 3-29-16.
Both, Corporal Aguiar and Officer Flores have their interpretations of the communications that take place between them at 1393 S. Palomares. The lack of any clear overt act on behalf of Officer Flores directed towards Corporal Aguiar during this call for service did not take place. Once Corporal Aguiar ordered Officer Flores to do something she complied. The lack of an audio recording of the event to determine tone or other indicators to gauge discourtesy, disrespectfulness or discriminatory treatment make this investigation rely two different accounts of the