In order to have a better understanding of the chain of events one must go back to the evening of July 31, 2009 where it all began.
The Wild Goose, a local strip club located on the outskirts of Hawthorne, in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, was a favorite hangout for two city officials.
On this particular evening those two city officials, later identified as City Manager Jag Pathirana & Finance Director Louis Escobar were inside the establishment partaking of alcoholic beverages and lap dances.
The Wild Goose, a local strip club located on the outskirts of Hawthorne, in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, was a favorite hangout for two city officials.
On this particular evening those two city officials, later identified as City Manager Jag Pathirana & Finance Director Louis Escobar were inside the establishment partaking of alcoholic beverages and lap dances.
Through reliable sources both at city hall and the club, these two were known regulars and were thought to be “police officers”. Why were they thought to be police officers? Apparently one or both individuals had flashed a badge that appeared similar to that of a Hawthorne police officer’s badge.
On the evening in question, records indicated that Mr. Escobar did in fact become intoxicated, refused to pay for a lap dance and at one point became argumentative with the entertainer. It was then that the entertainer notified security and Mr. Escobar was escorted out of the building shortly thereafter. During the encounter with security, Mr. Escobar became upset and apparently the manager decided it was necessary to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and request their response for the disturbance.
Documents show that the caller notified the Lennox Sheriff’s department that there were two Hawthorne police officers creating a disturbance inside the establishment. Deputies were dispatched to the location and upon arrival they encountered Mr. Escobar, who was intoxicated and belligerent. Mr. Escobar was detained by deputies, while they continued their investigation, which included notifying the Hawthorne Police Department Watch Commander, Lt. Steve Cruicshank of the disturbance.
According to records, Lt. Cruicshank sent a supervisor, Sgt. Jimmy Conner, to handle what appeared to be a disturbance involving two Hawthorne police officers at the Wild Goose. When Sgt. Conner arrived, he met with Sheriff’s deputies and identified the two individuals as City Manager Jag Pathirana & Finance Director Louis Escobar.
Records show that Lt. Cruicshank immediately contacted a police captain who in turn contacted Chief Heffner and then Sgt. Conner was given instructions to “make sure they got home safely”.
Calls to the Captain Dendo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lennox Station went unanswered and the response by Sheriff's Deputies was even denied by high ranking officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Media Relations and including staff directly below Sheriff Lee Bacca.
Calls to the Captain Dendo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lennox Station went unanswered and the response by Sheriff's Deputies was even denied by high ranking officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Media Relations and including staff directly below Sheriff Lee Bacca.
It is true that there were never any charges filed on either individual and the event was never mentioned again.
Until Fox 11 aired the following:
Until Fox 11 aired the following:
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