OCEANSIDE POLICE OFFICER DAMON SMITH TAPE RECORDS INVESTIGATIONS FOR 8 YEARS WITH INTENT TO HIDE THE AUDIO TAPES FROM THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND THE CRIMINAL
COURTS.
STORY BROKE BY NORTH COUNTY TIMES ON
MAY 18. 2009 BY TERRI FIGUEROA. TITLE "OCEANSIDE COP'S CACHE OF TAPES UNDER INVESTIGATION". T
DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, INCLUDING THE PROSECUTION OF A COP KILLER HAVE BEEN JEPRODIZED, AND ARE UNDER REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE. HOWEVER, NO ONE CONTACTED IS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF AUDIO TAPES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOVERD, OR HOW MANY CRIMINAL CASES OFFICER DAMON SMITH WAS INVOLVED IN OVER THE 8 YEAR PERIOD, OR IF ALL DEFENCE ATTORNEYS ARE BEING NOTIFIED.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY INVESTIGATION TO DETERMING THE IDENTITY OF OTHER OFFICERS IN THE OCEANSIDE PD THAT KNEW ABOUT OR PARTICIPATED IN THE EVIDENCE TAMPERING AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE OVER THE 8 YEAR PERIOD.
THIS TYPE OF VIOLATIONS WOULD NORMALLY RESULT IN ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN FOR MULTIPLE VOLATIONS OF EVIDENCE TAMPERING, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, AND PURGERY.
AS OF AUGUST 2009 OFFICER DAMON SMITH HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED, MUCH LESS PROSECUTED, AND HE IS STILL WORKING AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE OCEANSIDE PD.
THE POLICE AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL IT IS THAT OFFICER DAMON SMITH KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHUT ABOUT OTHER POLICE OFFICER THAT KNEW ABOUT THE EVIDENCE TAMPERING OVER THE 8 YEAR PERIOD. THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT GO FORWARD WITH THIS COVER UP UNLESS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AGREED NOT TO PROSECUTE. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME IF THIS SECRET AGREEMENT IS WRITTEN OR ONLY VERBAL.
THERE IS AN ACTIVE POLICE AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROGRAM UNDERWAY TO BLOCK ALL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF DAMON SMITH AND THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY SIMPLY SAYING THAT CRIMINAL CONDUCT IS NOT CRIMINAL. THIS COVER UP HAS BEEN SO PUBLIC BY POLICE CHIEF McCOY AND MAYOR WOOD, IF OFFICER SMITH IS ARRESTED AND STARTS TALKING TO REDUCE JAIL TIME, IT COULD RESULT IN CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE MOTIVIES ARE WIDE RANGING FROM AVOIDIND EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF CORRUPTED CRIMINAL CASES AND EXPANDING THE ASSOCIATED CIVIL LIABILITY FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO PROTECTION OF THE POLICE AND DA PUBLIC IMAGE WHICH IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO PROTECTING UNION ASSETS AND FUTURE NEGOTIATING POSSITIONS, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE OCEANSIDE PD OR ANY POLICE OFFICER BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS OF 9-2-09. DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUMANIS HAS NOT CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AS IS NORMAL, WHEN POLICE OFFICERS CRIMINAL CONDUCT JEPRODIZES MULTIPLE CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS OVER AN 8 YEAR PERIOD.
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