A complete rundown can be found here . New Police Chief Scheidecker Ousted. In an unusually decisive move, the City of Claremont rejected new police chief appointee Thomas Scheidecker. Scheidecker's background as a member of the LAPD's notorious spook unit, the Public Disorder Intelligence Department, was disclosed in an effective series of articles written by LA Times writer's Joe Mozinga and Selicia Kennedy-Ross . At issue now is the how this information eluded the city's formal background check.
Newspaper reports stall police chief's debut.
City Manager Glen Southard announced that new police chief Scheidecker would not assume his post on Valentine's Day. City Manager's Office Embarrassed Again . The First Council meeting of the Millennium Gets Off to a Rocky Start. Audio Available Online . City Holds Private Meetings with Landrum Protesters.