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Commission revokes POST certification of former CHP officer Elliot Lopez after domestic violence finding
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The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training voted to revoke the POST certification of former California Highway Patrol officer Elliot Lopez after the division presented findings that he committed domestic violence in Las Vegas on March 24, 2024; the advisory board had recommended decertification 5–1.
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training voted to revoke the certification of former California Highway Patrol officer Elliot Lopez after the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division presented findings that Lopez committed domestic violence in Las Vegas on March 24, 2024.
Rob Guyton, bureau chief for the division, told commissioners that CHP investigators sustained allegations following Lopez’s arrest in Las Vegas and that the Clark County District Attorney amended criminal charges to a felony battery resulting in substantial bodily injury before Lopez later pled to a misdemeanor domestic battery. Guyton said…
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