Sgt. Noriega speaks about UPD investigation
Kevin Rand
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: News
He said that he is afraid that somebody in the CSU with "an axe to grind" with the UPD is involved in this most recent investigation.
A former San Diego State University police chief investigated the same case in the fall, Noriega said.
Ex-chief John Carpenter from SDSU, according to Noriega, unlawfully put adverse information into a police officer's files.
The Statewide University Police Association, or SUPA, sued the university and Carpenter and won and the files were removed, according to the SUPA Web site.
Noriega said that if there is any investigation, it should be handled by the UPD, not the CSU or any investigators that might be partial.
Two phone calls were made to the UPD public information officer, Sgt. John Laws' office on Wednesday but he was unable to be reached.
Noriega said he believes the university is continuing to investigate and he has not heard from President Kassing.
"My e-mails and phone calls to President Kassing were ignored," he said. "So I could never confirm that."
"The people involved in this investigation are wondering why. Why is the president's office being silent? Why won't he meet with me as a SUPA director representative?"
Noriega said he feels like many of the UPD's questions are being left unanswered.
As far as identifying who leaked Noriega's e-mail to Vic Lee, nobody has stepped forward, Noriega said.
In a telephone interview, Lee said that it is his ethical duty as a journalist to protect such sources, so he is not at liberty to disclose his source.
A former San Diego State University police chief investigated the same case in the fall, Noriega said.
Ex-chief John Carpenter from SDSU, according to Noriega, unlawfully put adverse information into a police officer's files.
The Statewide University Police Association, or SUPA, sued the university and Carpenter and won and the files were removed, according to the SUPA Web site.
Noriega said that if there is any investigation, it should be handled by the UPD, not the CSU or any investigators that might be partial.
Two phone calls were made to the UPD public information officer, Sgt. John Laws' office on Wednesday but he was unable to be reached.
Noriega said he believes the university is continuing to investigate and he has not heard from President Kassing.
"My e-mails and phone calls to President Kassing were ignored," he said. "So I could never confirm that."
"The people involved in this investigation are wondering why. Why is the president's office being silent? Why won't he meet with me as a SUPA director representative?"
Noriega said he feels like many of the UPD's questions are being left unanswered.
As far as identifying who leaked Noriega's e-mail to Vic Lee, nobody has stepped forward, Noriega said.
In a telephone interview, Lee said that it is his ethical duty as a journalist to protect such sources, so he is not at liberty to disclose his source.
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