Explorer sues Santa Maria officer's widow

[police brutality]

By PoliceOne Staff SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A police Explorer in a relationship with an officer who was shot and killed by police says he was a sexual predator and has filed a lawsuit against the city and the officer's widow. Albert Covarrubias Jr. was killed Jan. 29 during his attempted arrest by other Santa Maria officers, including his best friend on the force, who fired the fatal shot. He ...

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[Nicky2013]

Yikes. A sticky situation indeed. You don't hear much about Santa Maria California in the news. But when you do, it's normally not good or strange. This one, falls into the strange category. And sex predators making cop? Hmmm....somebody needs to do a better job of vetting and screening potential officers.

[Police Abuse]

HOLY SMOKES....that is some bad stuff right there. I know a officer that worked with the explorers, I know he would not do any crap like that.