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POST commissioners decline to advance revocation for Riverside sergeant over 'rat' flyers
Summary
The Commission reviewed POST case 230-3451 involving Sergeant James Matuku of the Riverside Police Department. The division recommended revocation for dishonesty; after debate and public comment the commission voted 3–8 to not move the matter forward to an evidentiary hearing.
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training reviewed POST case 230-3451 on Nov. 17, 2024, considering a division recommendation to revoke Sergeant James Matuku's peace officer certification for alleged dishonesty during internal affairs interviews.
The division presented its investigative summary, saying surveillance and IT records showed a flyer was downloaded and printed from a station computer minutes after Matuku was recorded walking toward the station and that fingerprint examiners identified Matuku's left and right thumbprints on a flyer kept inside a vinyl sleeve. David Paletta, law enforcement…
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