US EditionPolice Chief Warns of Misidentifying Local Law Enforcement with ICE Agents
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA AND TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUN 19 – Fontana and Tehama law enforcement stress that recent operations were criminal investigations unrelated to immigration enforcement amid social media misinformation causing officer safety concerns
- Fontana Police Chief Michael Dorsey held a news conference on Thursday addressing misinformation confusing local officers with ICE agents during narcotics investigations in Fontana, California.
- The confusion arose from social media posts falsely claiming officers were conducting immigration enforcement, distracting them from serving court-authorized search warrants in drug-related cases.
- Dorsey clarified the department’s mission to protect all community members, noting unmarked police vehicles vary in color and model but are not immigration-related and that officers do not ask about immigration status.
- The sheriff's department reported two incidents where personnel in unmarked units were targeted, including one case of being run off the road, raising officer safety concerns amid the misidentifications.
- Dorsey urged the community to avoid misinformation so officers can safely focus on criminal investigations, while the California Values Act prohibits local enforcement from immigration duties, ensuring public trust and safety.
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Police chief warns of misidentifying local law enforcement with ICE agents
By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL) — The chief of the Fontana Police Department said officer safety is at risk as department officers are being confused for ICE or federal agents involved in immigration enforcement, mostly as misinformation spreads through social media, he said. Chief Michael Dorsey said at a Thursday news conference that these misunderstandings have led to people disrupting active police d…
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