“We have taken since September to this date to investigate what Perez has said he has done as an officer and he has given us information about what others have done.”
“We need the federal government because of a couple of issues, ... We believe that there may be issues that are within their jurisdiction solely. They bring added resources and expertise because of their prosecution in prior cases.”
“We file thousands of cases a year as a police agency, ... We know what the criteria is to file a case. We have seen, in this instance, a tremendous reluctance to deal with issues because there are police officers that are being accused and there are gang members who are victims.”
“The results in this department reflects a high level of officer enthusiasm to do their job, and that leadership comes from the management of this department, which includes myself,”
