Former Baldwin Park cop gets more ink

David Gunderson, a former Baldwin Park patrol cop who moved on to Adelanto then Blue Lake, where he became chief, is the subject of an LA Times story that paints an interesting picture of his ongoing legal troubles:

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The Blue Lake police force was armed on a par with a big-city SWAT team. And no Blue Lakers knew until Police Chief David Gundersen’s life began to very publicly unravel.

In February, Humboldt County sheriff’s deputies arrested Gundersen on suspicion of crimes in his own bedroom.

Prosecutors have charged him with 33 counts, alleging that the chief repeatedly drugged his wife, a Blue Lake police sergeant, and forced her to have sex.

As investigators dug deeper into his private life, they discovered Gundersen’s guns.

At home, he had a weapons cache that included a machine gun and a James Bond-style pistol with a silencer, both unregistered.

At police headquarters, he had enough weaponry to arm a small platoon.

Gundersen, 53, advertised his love of guns on a MySpace page for “Gundy Bros,” with a photo of a machine gun, the words “LIVE, LAUGH . . . LOVE” and the offer of “Weapon Systems/Sales and Services.” In all, investigators seized 111 weapons — nearly a quarter of them from his home.

Crime Scene made a short mention of Gundersen back in March. Up in Eureka, the Times-Standard (where this picture originally appeared) has kept on top of the story. meanwhile, I’m still trying to find Baldwin Park officers who remember Gundersen…

 

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3 thoughts on “Former Baldwin Park cop gets more ink

  1. Joe Friday here. I met Gunderson at a class back in the old days. He was way out there even back then and seemed to be just a bit on the shady side. I would equate him with a Vic Lupu type personality. Always seemed to have a very high opinion of himself that didn’t seemed deserved.

    Joe Friday with the fcats.

  2. I thought he looked familiar when I read the Times’ article this morning. Why haven’t the Feds gone after this guy before? He’s obviously a loose cannon. Some poor schmoes are going to hire this guy after he gets out of jail, hopefully in another state.
    By the way Joe Friday, Jack Webb would say, “All we know are the facts, ma’am” or, “All we want are the facts, ma’am. Not “With the facts” or “Just the facts”.
    Get the facts right, ma’am.

  3. Joe Friday here. When you channel a dead celebrity you get what you get.

    Joe Friday with the facts.

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