UKIAH — Lake County Sheriff Frank Rivero and the city of Lakeport are set to meet Friday at the Mendocino County Superior Court for the case involving information access to Lakeport police officers.
A judge is set to determine whether the sheriff will have to continue restored access to the Lakeport Police Department (LPD) to the Record Information Management System (RiMS), which is managed by the Lake County Sheriff”s Office (LCSO) and provides computer-aided dispatch records and local criminal offender record information to authorized LPD personnel.
Sheriff Rivero blocked LPD access to RiMS on April 22 on allegations that officers were misusing the system. Among Rivero”s accusations was LPD officers” use of RiMS to access information on friends and family.
The Lake County District Attorney”s Office issued a statement in May claiming it had not found any violations by the LPD regarding RiMS.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Cindy Mayfield ordered Rivero and the LCSO to restore RiMS access to the LPD on July 1, pending findings during Friday”s trial. The burden on Friday will be on Rivero, who must show cause for denying RiMS access to the LPD if he wants to restore the information block.
The trial is set for 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Ukiah County Courthouse, located at 100 North State St.
Isaac Brambila is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636 ext. 37 or at ibrambila@record-bee.com.
