Legal Issues
Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
Refugio Jimenez Jr. will serve one year for causing the El Dorado Fire that killed Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton
Chief Paul Labbadia left work to go play golf, drank during the day and was seen smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel
The box is a newborn incubator that would give mothers in crisis a way to surrender their children safely and anonymously
They set a mobile home on fire, ran away and returned to help extinguish the blaze
Each company is an independent corporation, so it’s not clear if the association has the legal authority to close stations
The judge thought Gloria Lee, 36, was using her pregnancy to try to get him to hand down a lesser sentence
Joseph Dlabik allegedly asked the teenage girl to remove a piece of her clothing every time she answered a training question incorrectly
James Carroll Gay was arrested in connection to the calls; he’s being held in jail on $100,000 bail
Some hope the scandal will spur changes aimed at squashing the sexism that keeps many women feeling unwelcome
The nearly 400 requests issued was due to a defect, conflict, inconsistency or omission in contract documents
The department knew about his criminal history of theft, burglary and careless driving; they let him join as he’d kept out of trouble for seven years
The fire chief was not charged in connection to his wife’s alleged stealing from police evidence room
They are among 16 employees who faced discipline from the investigation
He stole raffle items from weekly fundraisers and cash from the fire department’s vending machines
The fire department has come under fire recently for poor morale as firefighters quit
The suit says the city violated Cochran’s constitutional rights by firing him because of his beliefs concerning same-sex marriage
The court initially ruled that the city had illegally passed them over for promotions because of their race
Two fire captains violated city and department policies when they punched and cursed at a patient during a medical call
This is a reminder to always keep your head on a swivel, secure the station and be vigilant in theft protection
It took firefighters 10 minutes to arrive at the fire, while another crew was closer but were not sent
The 25-year-old former volunteer firefighter is charged with one count of arson
U.S. Attorney says this indictment is one of an ongoing investigation across multiple law enforcement agencies.
Someone broke the car window outside his house and stole his $5,000 bagpipes
The lawsuit says other firefighters would spy on her in the shower, hid sex toys in her bunk, stole her underwear and made sexual jokes
The “Merit Matters” shirt he was wearing opposes alteration of the department’s admissions test to accommodate minority recruits
Two jackets and two hats were stolen; the chief warned the public not to open the door for anyone suspicious wearing them
The battle started after the court sided with the municipality in a two-year battle over control of volunteer fire assets and personnel
Mayor Tom Coyne said “politics can go to hell” after voters supported the firefighting ordinance
Firefighting gear, a dispatch radio and laptop holding lesson plans and other documents related to the department are missing
The city needs $27 million to keep the department operating, which is $18 million more than the city can currently afford
The ordinance will reopen a fire station and also calls for five firefighters per shift at another firehouse