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OCEANSIDE POLICE OFFICER SECRETLY RECORDS INVESTIGATIONS FOR UP TO 8 YEARS, AND HIDES TAPES FROM SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

STORY BROKE BY NORTH COUNTY TIMES ON MAY 18. 2009 BY TERRI FIGUEROA

NO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR ACTION TAKEN AGAINST POLICE OFFICER BY POLICE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS OF 9-2-09.  LACK OF INVESTIGATION IS TO AVOID IDENTIFYING OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THAT KNEW ABOUT SECRETS AUDIO TAPES.  IDENTIFYING OTHER OFFICERS WOULD DOUBLE AND TRIPLE NUMBER OF CONTAMINATED CRIMINAL POSECUTION CASES, WHICH WOULD ALSO DOUBLE AND TRIPLE THE CIVIL LIABILITY EXPOSURE.  THIS COVER UP WAS TO ALSO TRY AND MITIGATE CIVIL LIABILITY THAT COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT POLICE UNION ASSETS, AND FUTURE UNION BARGAINING FOR PAY RAISES AND BENEFIT INCREASES.

POLICE DEPARTMENT COVER UP OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT WAS ALSO TO PROJECT PUBLIC IMAGE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FUTURE RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE CITY COUNCILMEMBER THAT PROPOSED PRIVATIZING POLICE UNION JOBS TO SAVE CITIZENS TAX DOLLARS.

More to come, investigation underway