Sanzone loses his certification to be a peace officer

Glenn County Observer

It’s official.

The former Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy who, according to the Glenn County District Attorney’s Office, stole $3,500 from a homeless man he had arrested and booked into jail, voluntarily surrendered his peace officer certification.

This, according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST.

POST keeps records of every law enforcement officer in the state whose peace officer certification has been revoked – voluntarily or involuntarily, temporarily or permanently.

A list of former law enforcement officers who have been decertified is found on the POST website (see https://post.ca.gov/Peace-Officer-Certification-Actions).

As of Friday, May 30, Sanzone’s name was still not on the list. However, the list was updated on Monday, June 2, and Sanzone’s name finally showed up.

As a result, Sanzone cannot ever serve as a peace officer in the State of California.

The charges he was facing have also gone away, meaning that he faces no jail or prison time – a fact that has many Glenn County residents upset.