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or the Northern CA folks; two rogue bad cops: Sacramento County Deputy
Sheriff officer Padgett. Officer Padgett is assigned to the Rancho
Cordova PD, but is really a Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff. Padgett
has been writing bogus tickets. Lately writing helmet tickets on store
bought DOT Certified helmets. He states
the clasp is not DOT Approved...no such thing. When challenged, he
generally backs down. We believe he is writing so many bogus tickets to
get time and a half. When a cop goes to court, they automatically gets
6 hours at time and a half pay. Padgett just walks in and says he is
dismissing charges and walks out.
Next one is CHP officer
Dimiceli. He works I 80 in the Sacramento area. Extremely
confrontational. Has written two bogus tickets on Mark Temple. Latest
one, he handcuffed a motorcycle rider who was wearing a helmet that the
officer didn't like. He held the motorcycle rider in the back of his
patrol car for 45 minutes until the riders wife showed up with another
helmet. If anyone has received a ticket for any reason, even if you
chose not to fight, we need information. Fortunately the motorcycle
riding community has started to listen and learn. All stops have been
recorded. Without that, it would be extremely difficult to fight.
One last item, last night on CBS Channel 13, local news, they did a
little report on how to handle police stops. They stated you MUST get
permission to record cops. That is extremely incorrect. State court
cases and federal courts have stated no expectation of privacy. I have
contacted channel 13 to see who gave them that info...probably the CHP.
