iePolitics Commentary: Sheriff Hoops, Part 2

Sheriff Rod Hoops let’s continue from my last posting.
I do not want our readers to think that misconduct such as the credentials falsification issue with Sheriff’s Captain Bart Gray is nothing but an aberration.
It is actually the opposite. In other words it happens quite frequently.
Not only are special accommodations made for [...]

San Bernardino council votes to send ultimatum to church after receiving sex offender memo

SAN BERNARDINO – The San Bernardino City Council voted late Monday night to send an ultimatum to a local church that hosts an Operation Phoenix youth center after council members received a leaked memo reporting that a registered sex offender had performed work on the premises.The council voted 5-0, following [...]

Operation Phoenix and ACORN, sitting in a tree

Earlier this week, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was caught on video trying to help set up a brothel for underage immigrant girls (thirteen 13-15 year olds) in San Bernardino where the profits would go to support the political career of an aspiring politician. In [...]

Operation Terrorization: Coming To A Neighborhood Near You!

A program started by San Bernardino City Mayor, Patrick J. Morris, supposedly developed to stop gang activity is being considered in Washington. The program, dubbed “Operation Phoenix,” was supposed to be a collaboration between law enforcement, social services, code enforcement and many others to “reach the community” through community [...]

SanBernardinoCity: Sheriff Hoops Fouls San Bernardino

It was requested of this reporter to pay a visit to the Arden Guthrie area of San Bernardino by some concerned residents on August 7th of 2009. There were reports that S.M.A.S.H. team was gearing up at a local Target parking lot and the residents were concerned that, due to complaints [...]

San Bernardino anti-government protest moves due to red tape

Follow-up.
Matt Munson’s post at IE Politics says it all:
I recently let our readers know about a special event to protest against government abuse and waste in San Bernardino, but due to city red tape it got moved to Rancho Cuccamonga.
Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Time: 5pm-7pm
Place: Rancho Cucamonga, [...]

SB police captain files claim against city

San Bernardino: A police captain filed a claim this week, accusing two city leaders of trying to sabotage his promotion because he supports the embattled police chief.Capt. Brian Boom also claims the officials – City Councilwoman Wendy McCammack and City Attorney James F. Penman – copied and destroyed his personnel [...]

Ex-SoCal officer pleads guilty in violence case

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—A former police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of hitting his girlfriend and putting a gun to her head.
Gregory White Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to corporal injury charges and will serve 60 days in jail and participate in domestic violence court. An assault with a firearm charge [...]

Michael Steven Miller, Formerly of Operation Phoenix, in Court Today

Mike Miller, the Operation Phoenix community center manager charged with child molestation, appeared Wednesday before Judge John Martin in San Bernardino Superior Court.
Michael Steven Miller’s Case Report
Arrest of Phoenix Center Manager: Full Report
Glenn Baude reflects on Operation Phoenix events

Former director of San Bernardino’s Operation Phoenix retires
Ex-director of San Bernardino’s Operation [...]

Glenn Baude reflects on Operation Phoenix events

Here’s a follow-up to our story on former Operation Phoenix director Glenn Baude’s decision to retire. This is an extended version of the article that will appear in The Sun.
Baude was under a gag order for much of the time that Phoenix-related developments and controversies dominated the news during the summer.  He’s now able to [...]