Friday, January 22, 2010

Dumb superintendent tricks: FORMER L.A. SCHOOLS CHIEF FINED IN BADGE INCIDENT

by Jason Song | LATimes/LA Now blog

January 21, 2010 |  8:38 pm -- A former Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent pleaded no contest Thursday to unlawfully displaying a badge while allegedly trying to pull a woman's car over in Pomona.

Ruben Zacarias waved a school district police badge at a woman driving on the 57 Freeway in July and said he was a “cop,” according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Zacarias, who was superintendent for 2 1/2 years before being bought out of his contract by the school board in late 1999, was fined $250 and must pay a $100 restitution fee.

Also, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Brougham ordered that the badge -- which was seized by the California Highway Patrol -- be returned to the Los Angeles Unified School District, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Richard Ceballos.

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