'How many people died because she brought that stuff into our community?' Laurie Valdez said.
Activist gathered outside San Jose City Hall Wednesday to demand accountability after San Jose POA exec Joanne Segovia's drug trafficking bust.Police accountability groups and human rights advocates are raising questions about a yearslong drug trafficking case.
The San Jose Police Officers' Association said they had no knowledge of what their 20-year employee was doing. They've launched an internal investigation.SJPOA executive turns herself in, appears in court after being charged in drug distribution scheme "We need to not have the POA just say, 'we're going to do an internal investigation.' That doesn't work," Laurie Valdez said.
"If the allegations are substantiated, who else was a part of this international network? Were local agencies involved in the activity? Aware of the activity? Or in positions to know about the activity," Armaline said.Drug smuggling allegations against police union exec hurts trust of SJPD, former police auditor says
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