Broadmoor, California: Ex SFPD deputy chief Michael Connolly accused of turning small-town police force into personal fiefdom

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‘Reign of Terror’: Former SFPD deputy chief accused of turning small-town police force into personal fiefdom
Investigation is underway as accusations fly regarding spending, nepotism and retaliation

9 April 2021

After 16 years with the Broadmoor Police Department, former chief Dave Parenti never predicted he’d be unceremoniously dumped. The police force, which employs less than a dozen full-time officers and patrols the unincorporated San Mateo County community three miles south of San Francisco, wedged between Skyline Boulevard and I-280, was like a “family” to him, he said in a recent interview. On Christmas mornings, he would show up at 6 a.m. to cover his officers’ shifts so they could spend time with their families. When he was an officer short, the septuagenarian hopped into a car to work patrol himself ...

'Reign of Terror': Former SFPD deputy chief accused of turning small-town police force into personal fiefdom

After 16 years with the Broadmoor Police Department, former chief Dave Parenti never predicted he’d be unceremoniously dumped. The police force, which

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Former Broadmoor Police Chief Michael Connolly Charged With Conflict Of Interest

22 June 2021

Former Broadmoor Police Chief Michael Connolly has been charged with alleged violations of the state’s conflict of interest laws. According to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, Connolly was charged with three misdemeanors last week following a lengthy investigation and a complaint to the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in a statement that Connolly faces two charges of violating section 1090 of the state’s government code, which says public officials “shall not be financially interested in any contract made by them in their official capacity, or by any body or board of which they ...

Former Broadmoor Police Chief Michael Connolly Charged With Conflict Of Interest

Former Broadmoor Police Chief Michael Connolly has been charged with alleged violations of the state's conflict of interest laws.

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'Outrageous' pension double-dipping triggers criminal investigation into California cops

24 December 2021

A California Public Employees' Retirement System audit says three police chiefs and a police commander in a small community just outside of San Francisco defrauded the giant pension system for a decade, collecting retirement benefits while working full-time jobs. The alleged fraud detailed by CalPERS includes two chiefs working in the Broadmoor police district after receiving disability payouts, covering-up full-time work in order to collect retirement benefits and in one of the chief's cases, returning to active duty, then becoming an annuitant again, to enhance benefits. CalPERS said one pensioner, identified as former Police Chief David Parenti, increased his yearly ...

'Outrageous' pensions trigger criminal probe into Bay Area cops

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California Public Employees' Retirement System audit says three...

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