San Bernardino's "ice" case unfolding, part II
Here is another snippet of the unauthorized biography of Sgt. Bradley Lawrence that we're working on ...
Lawrence was hired by the department in the early 1980s, according to police sources.
He came on brash and sharp, veteran officers remember, with the persistent facial ruddiness of a teen and a tendency to grow his hair to a length that tested regulations.
After years of relatively uneventful police work, Lawrence found himself embroiled in controversy in 1989.
It was that year, department sources say, when Lawrence allegedly threatened to tie an uncooperative suspect to his patrol car during a field interrogation. A school police officer on duty reported him, and Lawrence was prosecuted by the District Attorney. Lawrence was fired, sources say.
At the time, Wayne Harp, who now serves as interim code enforcement director, was serving as assistant chief. Harp could not be reached for comment Friday. But the trial ended in a hung jury, and Lawrence was hired back on ...
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