Major discipline · 2022[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- Detective
- Sustained charge(s)
- , Incomplete or Failure to perform duties, , Failure to comply with lawful orders, directive or regulation.
- Separated while IA pending
- not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Anthony Valvidia of the Union City Police Department was suspended for 10 days for conduct unbecoming, failure to perform duties, misuse of public property and failure to comply with lawful orders. The record states that Valvidia engaged in a personal text conversation with a female suspect of an investigation, then used a department vehicle without authorization to pick her up and drive outside the jurisdiction of Union City. He failed to activate his body worn camera during the interaction and failed to document his actions.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Valdivia was suspended 10 days for engaging in a personal conversation via text messages with a female suspect of an investigation. Thereafter he used a dept. vehicle without authorization, picked up the female and drove outside the jurisdiction of Union City. Officer Valdivia failed to activate his body worn camera while interacting with the female and failed to document such actions.