by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, workplace
March 13, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver This is the story about how a lawyer, prosecutor, and judge worked together to teach a volatile woman respect for authority, and also, of an employer who saw great promise in an employee who very likely would have lost her job if she...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Sergeant David Lostaunau of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office can easily describe how the use of any weapon — from a .22 pistol to a .50 caliber machine gun — will bring a quick resolution to many issues facing...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 18, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In November 2006 while shopping at her local Target, Amanda “got a nasty impulse to steal some make-up.” She placed the items into her purse and walked out. She had no idea that her shoplifting was...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, malpractice, medicine
August 24, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver I am a physician in Northern California and read your column in the Eureka Times-Standard. My father is a surgeon and last year lost a patient even before the operation began because the anesthesiologist gave the patient...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, malpractice, medicine
April 21, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Your phone rings. It is a police officer requesting that you come down to the station to be interviewed about a case in which you could be either a witness or possible suspect. Should you? If you know anyone...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, traffic ticket
December 21, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Suddenly, in the rearview mirror the red flashing lights of a police car appear. “What did I do? Am I going to get a ticket? Please, No!” The speedometer reveals a speed significantly over the limit, or maybe not, you’re just...
