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California police chief probed for sleeping at station while living 600 miles away
A Bay Area police chief set up a bed in his local station where he reportedly slept during the week before returning to his home more than 600 miles away in Idaho on the weekends — prompting calls for his removal.
Eamonn Allen, chief of police in Millbrae, about 15 miles south of San Francisco, is the subject of a formal complaint filed by the city manager to the county attorney.
The complaint was triggered by a bombshell KGO-TV report that included photographs of two bedrooms that had been added to the Millbrae police station since Allen became chief of police sometime before summer of 2024.
An examination of property records found that Allen bought a home just outside Boise, Idaho in June of last year, according to the local outlet.
When asked whether he was living in Idaho, Allen declined to respond to KGO-TV.
The formal complaint filed against Allen states that the police chief used the police station “as bedroom facilities” since he “now resides in the Boise, Idaho area.”
According to Millbrae’s Code of Ethics, “[n]o public employee shall use…city owned property for personal need, convenience or profit.”
“If someone is living out of county or out of state, they have to pay for their own lodging, meaning San Mateo County is not a Holiday Inn,” San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President David Canepa told local ABC affiliate.
“We need to see was someone living in there permanently?” Canepa said.
“These are taxpayer dollars and so we need to make sure that what’s taking place in those facilities really is for the good of the taxpayer. That means people aren’t living there.”
Police officers who work a night shift and need to appear in court the next day are given beds, but those are exceptions to the rule, according to Canepa.
Law enforcement experts also said that the fact that Allen lives so far away is problematic, given that police heads need to be able to respond at a moment’s notice in case of an emergency.
Richard Corriea, a former commander in the San Francisco Police Department, told KGO-TV that “not [to be] able to return to work on short notice in the event of an emergency is ridiculous.”
A chief of police must be available to respond immediately in case of a high-profile crime, earthquake or some other disaster.
“You’d want a police chief that’s a stakeholder in the community and able to experience the community at a granular level to really understand it and know what’s going on, and also to be present on short notice,” Corriea said.
The KGO-TV investigation also discovered that at least six sergeants in the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office lived out of state — in Idaho, Nevada, Texas and Tennessee.
Two of those sergeants work on the bomb squad, where deputies are paid nearly $600,000 a year, including benefits.
The Post has sought comment from the Millbrae Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
We’re lucky to live in a place as safe as the Treasure Valley. Despite our growth, one of the things that makes our area so special is the way that we look out for one another–for our neighbors! That’s a principle that seems to have held on as Boise has boomed.
Despite low crime rates, there seems to always be one incident or so that makes us scratch our heads.
A recent string of fraud incidents in the Treasure Valley area is one of those.
Nampa Police initially warned the public of this because cases of fraud began to ‘mushroom’. Then, it took an interesting turn–people that HAD their credit cards were being ‘taken to the bank’, so to speak.
In a statement originally released on April 30th by the Nampa Police Department, officials advised the following:
We are not sure how the suspects are gaining access to the victim’s credit cards. There is a growing fraud scheme, “ghost tapping”, that scammers are using to access victims’ credit cards. This is possibly occurring in these instances. “Ghost tapping” uses stolen credit card details in Apple Pay or Google Pay, then remotely relays the tap signal over the internet to a ‘mule’ at a store, allowing them to make high-value purchases that appear completely legitimate. (We’ll share more information on ghost tapping in a later public service announcement that will also suggest ways to protect yourself.) The app used by these criminals obscures the actual credit card number, making it harder for investigators to link a victim to a particular crime. Keep in mind that victims still have their physical credit cards while suspects use the stolen card information to make purchases, which also affects how victims are alerted. So far, local investigators have not been able to identify a common theme among the victims (e.g., a specific bank, a website they visited, a gas pump they used, etc.) in the fraud cases we are investigating.
The investigation spans far and wide.
Authorities say that some suspects are in custody, others are being contacted, and others are still at large.
Now, a week later, the police are back to reaching out to the public–this time, urging people to check their bank accounts.
Nampa Police say that they have caught onto a pattern– there are fraudulent charges at Albertson’s to purchase gift cards, at Costco to purchase Apple products, and at Best Buy, also for Apple products.
Check those bank statements!
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The USDA has issued a public health alert for various meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated dairy that may have been contaminated with salmonella. The recall was originally issued on April 30th, but the contaminated product list could continue to grow as more products are identified.
The Food Safety and Inspection arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the public health alert and there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the products listed below, consumers are still advised to dispose of the items or return them to the place of purchase. Great Value and Pork King Good products sold at Idaho Walmart stores are included in the alert and recall.
Public Health Alert and Food Recall Issued For Pizza and Pork Rinds Sold in Idaho
As of right now, the food list includes pork rinds, breakfast pizzas, and chicken bacon ranch pizzas. The list could grow and the USDA advises consumers to check the list frequently. We will also update the list here when possible. The contaminated products carry a variety of ‘Best By’ and ‘Produced On’ dates, so check the lists carefully to make sure you don’t consume a contaminated product.
The nationwide brands to look for are Mama Cozzi’s from Aldi stores, Pork King Good, and Great Value at Walmart Stores.
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You can also look through these label photos to see if you have the product in your freezer.
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If you feel sick and have consumed a contaminated product, the USDA advise you to contact your health care provider.
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