Stanton Police Department

Ridge vs. Stanton, a $20-million wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Stanton and a former policeman who accidentally shot and killed a 5-year-old boy, will go to trial March 17. An Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday delayed the trial, which had been set to begin Feb. 20, in part because former Officer Anthony Sperl said that his attorney had resigned.

John Barker is the new kid on the block--so to speak. As the first deputy working in the 6-month-old Neighborhood Policing program in Stanton, Barker works exclusively in the Tina/Pacific Project area along Magnolia and Cerritos avenues. Tina/Pacific was selected by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for the pilot program because of its incidence of crime and gang activity.

John Barker is the new kid on the block--so to speak. As the first deputy working in the 6-month-old Neighborhood Policing program in Stanton, Barker works exclusively in the Tina/Pacific Project area along Magnolia and Cerritos avenues. Tina/Pacific was selected by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for the pilot program because of its incidence of crime and gang activity.

Most members of the Stanton City Council said Saturday that they are leaning--in some cases reluctantly--toward a plan to disband the city's Police Department and contract instead with the Sheriff's Department. In its proposal to the city, to be considered by the five-member council Monday night, the Sheriff's Department has said it could provide law enforcement services to the city of 29,000 for less than the $2.9 million annual cost of the Police Department.

A Stanton police sergeant chosen in 1984 as Officer of the Year apparently hanged himself in his girlfriend's apartment, where her two daughters found him, police and neighbors said Saturday. Sgt. Michael Caballero, 36, died Friday sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at a Garden Grove apartment on Bailey Street. Garden Grove police said they found no suicide note.

Most members of the Stanton City Council said Saturday that they are leaning--in some cases reluctantly--toward a plan to disband the city's Police Department and contract instead with the Sheriff's Department. In its proposal to the city, to be considered by the five-member council Monday night, the Sheriff's Department has said it could provide law enforcement services to the city of 29,000 for less than the $2.9 million annual cost of the Police Department.

A plan to disband Stanton's Police Department will be heard at Tuesday's meeting of the City Council. The Sheriff's Department has said it can provide law enforcement service to the city for between $2.2 million and $2.6 million annually--less than the $2.9 million Stanton now spends each year to maintain its own Police Department. Earlier this month, voters in the city turned down a property tax increase to help maintain the department.

Car Hits House: A high-speed police chase ended early Wednesday morning, police said, when Dirk Rippelmeyer, 20, of Seal Beach drove his car through the living room wall of a home at 6563 Cerritos Ave., Buena Park. Rippelmeyer was booked at the Stanton Police Department on suspicion of evading a police officer and drunk driving. He was released on his own recognizance after the 2 a.m. incident. Police said the suspect failed to stop at a red light and continued to speed at an estimated 80 m.p.h.

Enforcement of the city's new anti-prostitution ordinance should begin in two weeks, according to Stanton Police Chief Robert Eason. Unanimously approved by the Stanton City Council Tuesday, the emergency ordinance--which took effect Wednesday--restricts the number of times in a 24-hour period that a person may rent a motel room.

Orange County sheriff's investigators said Wednesday that they have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in a fatal shooting in Stanton 23 years ago. Clemente Sanchez, now 44, is being sought in the 1980 death of fellow laborer Felipe Raymundo, then 24, whose body was found near Pacific and Fern streets, according to a statement released by the sheriff's office. "Forensic and other evidence links the suspect to the victim's murder," the statement says.

A Stanton police sergeant chosen in 1984 as Officer of the Year apparently hanged himself in his girlfriend's apartment, where her two daughters found him, police and neighbors said Saturday. Sgt. Michael Caballero, 36, died Friday sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at a Garden Grove apartment on Bailey Street. Garden Grove police said they found no suicide note.

Ridge vs. Stanton, a $20-million wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Stanton and a former policeman who accidentally shot and killed a 5-year-old boy, will go to trial March 17. An Orange County Superior Court judge on Friday delayed the trial, which had been set to begin Feb. 20, in part because former Officer Anthony Sperl said that his attorney had resigned.

A man who claims two Stanton police officers beat him up and broke his elbow filed a $15-million federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against Stanton, its Police Department, the police chief and two officers. Juan Manuel Cornejo, a resident of the Moreno Valley, said he was visiting relatives in Stanton on Oct. 12, 1986, when two officers entered the home, beat him as his family watched and dragged him out to a waiting police car. Cornejo's attorney, H.

As Latinos assume new roles of authority in the community, they must shed their own prejudices against women, the disabled and gays, an ethnic studies professor Tuesday told members of a new Latino leadership program. Richard Santillan, a professor at Cal State Pomona, said that while Latinos can easily identify discrimination, they forget that they also have biases against other groups.