Two former Rohnert Park Police Officers Indicted on Extortion ksro.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksro.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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In St. Louis, a former St. Louis police officer was arrested November 2 (but the charges remained unpublicized until this week) with illegally searching a man, accusing him of dealing drugs, and stealing more than $200 in cash from his backpack all while off duty. Kevin Baroni, 35, is charged with theft and misdemeanor kidnapping for chasing the victim down, cornering him in an alley, and then taking his money. The criminal charges only came to light after the victim filed a civil lawsuit last month.
Former Rohnert Park police officers accused of extorting cash, pot from drivers napavalleyregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from napavalleyregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SAN FRANCISCO The United States Attorney s Office for the Northern District of California unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging former Rohnert Park police officers Brendon Jacy Tatum and Joseph Huffaker with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of California Stephanie M. Hinds, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Daniels, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. Tatum also is charged with falsification of records in a federal investigation and tax evasion.
According to the complaint, Tatum, from Santa Rosa, and Huffaker, from Rohnert Park, were employed as officers by the City of Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Police Services Patrol Division (RPDPS). Tatum was employed with RPDPS between 2003 and 2018, and Huffaker was employed with RPDPS between 2012 and 2019. RPDPS operated an interdiction team between 20