Read more on that here<\/a>]<\/p>\nThe Sheriff\u2019s Department was cooperating fully with the DOJ, said law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re giving them absolutely everything we have,\u201d said Lt. David Oliva of the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station. \u201cWe have dedicated people assigned for all the requests that they have, which are numerous and ever changing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Future town hall meeting set<\/strong>. On November 21, 2011, there will be a joint Town Hall and Human Relations Commission Meeting, Parker said. Guest speaker Diana Teran, from the County of Los Angeles Office of Independent Review, will field questions from the community. The meeting will also discuss the status of the DOJ investigation and community reaction to the recent deputy-involved shooting in Palmdale. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at 1030 W. Ave. L-8, Lancaster.<\/p>\n\u2018I Hate Section 8\u2019 Facebook Page, being investigated<\/strong>. Parker said the Commission is seeking information on the now shut down \u2018I Hate Section 8\u2019 Facebook page. He said several agencies are investigating and would like anyone with information that was copied from the page when it was up, to send the information to the Commission so it can forward it on to the Office of Independent Review for investigation.<\/p>\nCalls to the Hate Crime Hotline. <\/strong>Hotline Chair Andy Giest reported on calls reported to the Hate Crime Hotline since the last meeting on July 18, 2011. He said a call came in from a disabled lady in Palmdale claiming she and her son were harassed by Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s deputies for taking a shopping cart belonging to a local store. She claimed she had an agreement with the manager of the store to take the shopping cart. She said deputies stopped her son, and when she complained, deputies pulled her arms behind her back and accused her of obstructing justice. She said she ended up having a seizure. Her case has since been referred to the Justice Department. Monday, Lt. Cory Kennedy of the Palmdale Station said the woman\u2019s information was inaccurate. He said the son was wanted in San Bernardino on a $50,000 warrant, was in possession of narcotics, and was arrested for theft. He said the investigating officer called the store where the shopping cart came from and the manager said they didn\u2019t give permission to anyone to take carts home. Lt. Kennedy said the lady was not arrested.<\/p>\nCitizen Complaint.<\/strong> Lancaster resident, David Abber, told the Human Relations Commission that he was seeking its help in obtaining justice. He said Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris had attacked him in front of witnesses at a 24-hour Fitness Center.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve never heard of an elected official attacking a citizen like this and getting away with it,\u201d said Abber. \u201cThe man [Parris] walked up to me in the gym, said f-you and shoved me on the glass at the gym. There\u2019s video footage, but for some reason it doesn\u2019t want to surface.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abber claimed he had met with Captain Robert Jonsen of the Lancaster Station in June, and Jonsen confirmed to him that battery had been committed against him when the mayor attacked him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of us prompting the DA to step forward, and if this body can help get that done I would be very appreciative,\u201d Abber said. \u201cWhen the mayor talks about making the streets safer, and he\u2019s attacking citizens\u2026 well, let\u2019s clean up our own backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abber said the District Attorney had rejected his case, and he was hoping that the Human Relations Commission could help him obtain justice.<\/p>\n
Parker asked Abber to put his testimony in writing so that the Commission could forward the complaint to the appropriate agency and track the complaint as it went through the channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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