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Report: Police Officers Convicted Of Criminal Offenses Still On The Job In California

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, John Carroll / General Assignment Reporter & Anchor

Published November 12, 2019 at 10:56 AM PST

This story was published more than 4 years ago.

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A new report from more than 30 news organizations finds hundreds of police officers and deputies convicted of crimes are still on the job in California, including several in San Diego.

Dozens of law enforcement officers across California have been convicted of crimes ranging from animal cruelty to manslaughter and are still on the job.

Those are among the findings of a new series of reports from more than 30 news organizations, including Voice of San Diego.

The report finds that at least six officers are still on the job in San Diego County and at least one in Imperial County.

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Voice of San Diego reporter Jesse Marx joined Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss the findings of the landmark report.

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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John Carroll is a general assignment reporter and anchor at KPBS. He loves coming up with story ideas that are not being covered elsewhere, but he’s also ready to cover the breaking news of the day.

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