The reckoning, part 1: How a violent arrest forced out two veteran Palo Alto cops

On Sept. 1, 2021, former Palo Alto Police Agent Thomas DeStefano received a strongly worded letter from then-Police Chief Robert Jonsen informing him that he was being fired. This is the story of how that decision came about.

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