8/17/2023 0 Comments Compton fire chief arrested![]() ![]() On another occasion current Montebello Fire Department leadership ordered a fire engine while on duty to go out of the city limits and into East Los Angeles to attend a birthday parade, Creswell wrote. Now, it’s time for the Montebello City Council or the state Attorney General’s office to look into an alleged pattern of discrimination and retaliation, and other misconduct within the Montebello Fire Department that is perpetuated by the department leadership, Creswell wrote.įor example, current Montebello Fire Department leadership ordered an employee to take a city vehicle out of the city to pick up expensive watches (for leaders’ personal use while on duty, he alleged. ![]() “Some of the department leadership made remarks such as ‘If promoted to battalion chief, I would destroy the organization’ and ‘minorities always cheat on exams,’ indicating that they would never give me a fair chance at the promotion because of my prior complaints of race discrimination, harassment and retaliation,” he said The DMV “traditionally allowed Montebello Fire Department staff to conduct personal and/or fire department-related business in an expedited manner,” Ellis said.Ĭity Manager Rene Bobadilla didn’t return two phone calls on Tuesday seeking comment.Įllis accused city officials of trying to force Creswell to resign or take early retirement as a result of his whistleblower complaint he filed in September 2020. The city alleged “numerous acts of misconduct, including abuse of his position with the City Fire Department and acting in an unprofessional manner” but his attorney, Lincoln Ellis said the alleged wrongdoing was for showing another Fire Department employee which line to use at the Montebello DMV. 3, he was notified the city was going to fire him. The lawsuit by Vernon Creswell, 51, who is African American, was filed four and a half months after he was placed on administrative leave. 28, filed a third lawsuit for his whistleblower complaints of race discrimination and related issues. A Montebello fire captain, who was awarded about $2.6 million in a lawsuit alleging racial harassment and retaliation in July 2015, and has a second lawsuit for retaliation awaiting trial in the courts, on Monday, Dec. ![]()
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