Richter Case reopened
Pasadena PD may have an embarassing scandal on its hands in the wake of an article that appeared in Thursday's Pasadena Weekly.
Andre Coleman reexamines the investigation into the death of former police Lt. David Richter and turns up some interesting tidbits.
Here's the lede:
Homicide investigators with the LA County Sheriff's Department are taking a second look into the death of retired Pasadena police Officer David Richter -- a case that, although initially thought to be suicide, has already been at the center of an internal affairs investigation in Pasadena and caused at least one person to lash out anonymously against Pasadena police leadership.
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As authorities were searching for the 30-year veteran Pasadena officer, Richter's girlfriend -- Noah Beltran, who works as an assistant to acting Pasadena Police Chief Chris Vicino -- was placed on paid administrative leave from the department in January for allegedly giving false information to police in Arcadia, where Richter lived.
Vicino, who would not comment on the case this week, has said Beltran was not considered a suspect in Richter's disappearance. Beltran, who remains on leave, could not be reached for comment.
More recently, Beltran's name resurfaced in an anonymous letter mailed to several newspapers on July 2 in which Vicino is accused of eliminating minorities from the department -- and being "out to get" Beltran and manufacturing the internal investigation against her.
BTW, The Star-News didnt' receive that letter... But I did receive another one that I'll post after 10 a.m.
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I should feel good the police are FINALLY looking away from suicide...but yet I fell sickened by the lack of respect he has received during this investigation.
I miss my uncle so much
Lisa Lee
My Dad went to school with David, I worked with him at the PD. Our prayers are with him and his family. So sad the PD did not post anything on their webiste in honor of him...he did dedicate his life to that department...at least his HS John Muir gave him som respect. He was a good man.
Same thing happened with Jim Ciriacks at Monrovia PD when he took his own life. Not one person spoke at the PD or any council meeting of his career accomplishments and there were plenty. Not Johnson, Miglia, the council, the city manager or anyone spoke up for the guy who put more bad guys in jail than most of the rest of the department combined during his years there.
He's still thought of and missed.
I agree about the comment for Ciriacks, I made a report to this officer when he was alive. Shortly after his death my home was searched. I made a court order violation report to Ciriacks on 10/08/06, Monrovia pd searched my home {only a half a block away from monrovia pd} on 10/01/07, officer Verna also here that day. I have had continuing problems with monrovia pd from them stopping and ticketing me unjustly, to them calling children services. The list goes on with this police force who is here "to protect and serve". They don't!I hope someone up in the top of the county of LA is able to see something needs to be done to this independantly run pd Monrovia pd. They are not affilliated with LAPD or sheriffs they are paid for by the city of monrovia, and backed by them too. try to file a complaint and be directed to chief johnson who is also mentioned in the verna scandals. I have even tried calling federal buero of investigations on their force but no one wants to acknowledge there's a serious problem with monrovia pd and civil rights violations. What do you do when people in high places turn the other cheek? pray I'm not the next to commit "suicide"? My brakes have already gone out once two days after the pd searched my home.
I agree about the comment for Ciriacks, I made a report to this officer when he was alive. Shortly after his death my home was searched. I made a court order violation report to Ciriacks on 10/08/06, Monrovia pd searched my home {only a half a block away from monrovia pd} on 10/01/07, officer Verna also here that day. I have had continuing problems with monrovia pd from them stopping and ticketing me unjustly, to them calling children services. The list goes on with this police force who is here "to protect and serve". They don't!I hope someone up in the top of the county of LA is able to see something needs to be done to this independantly run pd Monrovia pd. They are not affilliated with LAPD or sheriffs they are paid for by the city of monrovia, and backed by them too. try to file a complaint and be directed to chief johnson who is also mentioned in the verna scandals. I have even tried calling federal buero of investigations on their force but no one wants to acknowledge there's a serious problem with monrovia pd and civil rights violations. What do you do when people in high places turn the other cheek? pray I'm not the next to commit "suicide"? My brakes have already gone out once two days after the pd searched my home.