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A veteran Santa Monica Police Department captain has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the City of Santa Monica and his department superiors, claiming he was retaliated against for disclosing alleged misconduct by a superior officer.

In the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, July 15th, Santa Monica police Capt. Mark Smiley, who has served with the department for 26 years, alleges that Police Chief Timothy Jackman and Deputy Chief Phil Sanchez have falsely accused him of misappropriating $58,000 in department funds and lying about the number of hours he worked.Read more

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A VICTORIAN police officer has alleged that some colleagues have corruptly used old readings from laser and radar devices to issue speeding tickets against unsuspecting motorists.

Senior constable Afrain Asaf claimed yesterday in court she had seen other police officers retain previous readings and show them to new ''offenders'' who queried their speed. She said she had been working with colleagues when she saw the practice, described as ''retained readings'', happen a ''few times''.

She told her barrister, Serge Petrovich, some colleagues had issued notices based on an estimation of the speed and had used a correct reading kept from the previous person intercepted.

She appeared in Ringwood Magistrates Court to plead not guilty to a charge of exceeding the speed limit after she was detected by a colleague from the traffic management unit (TMU).

Senior Constable Brett Shenton told the court he did not issue an infringement notice after detecting her speed at 79 km/h in a 60 zone in Burwood at 9.05am on August 16 last year. But he was directed to five days later by acting Inspector James Cooke after a verbal direction by Senior Sergeant Kim Pluim.

Mr Petrovich said she alleged this decision was partly motivated by a history of complaints about her alleged treatment she had made against the TMU office.

This included her claims that while on sick leave, a dead rat with a note that read ''If you f---ing come back we will kill you'' was left at her front door.

The Iranian-born officer said she had been bullied, ostracised and suffered derogatory remarks about her race, weight and sex life. Mr Petrovich said there had been continuing conflict at the TMU - made up of Whitehorse, Boroondara and Monash units - that ''manifested'' itself against his client.

Senior Constable Shenton told Mr Petrovich he knew one senior officer felt there was a political agenda to remove non-Whitehorse members from the TMU. He agreed he had heard ''retained readings'' being discussed among some colleagues, but said it was ''just banter and joking'' and was not something ''anyone seriously considered''.

Senior Constable Asaf, who estimated her speed at between 60 and 65 km/h, said she had mentioned retained readings at work, but was told to ''pretty much mind my own business''.

She said she was also scared of being further bullied or ostracised, but was now prepared to co-operate with the Office of Police Integrity and the police ethical standards department.

In finding the charge proved and fining her $200, with $42 costs, without conviction, magistrate Lionel Winston-Smith said serious allegations had been raised, but he accepted the evidence of Senior Constable Shenton. Senior Constable Asaf is expected to appeal.
 

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