Small city of Redlands pays out millions over shenanigans within the police dept

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https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/07/08/ex-redlands-deputy-police-chief-was-californias-highest-city-earner-in-2025-but-didnt-work-a-day/

A former deputy chief for the Redlands Police Department was the highest paid city employee in California in 2025, yet never worked a day that year and retired four months into it.

State Controller’s Office records released on June 30 show Travis Martinez received $1.2 million in total wages in 2025, including $890,467 in “other pay” and $231,099 in lump-sum compensation, in addition to $81,804 in regular salary. The city also contributed $55,864 toward his retirement and health benefits, bringing his total compensation package to roughly $1.26 million.

Martinez had been on paid leave for 18 months prior to this retirement in April 2025 — after he signed a settlement agreement to retire within 10 days and collect roughly $872,000 from Redlands in exchange for dropping a claim he filed against the city in June 2023.

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Reiss retired on March 4, 2023, amid allegations he preyed upon, groomed and sexually harassed several department employees over several years. Two days before he retired, then-Police Chief Chris Catren abruptly retired, citing a work-related back injury. He denied his retirement was in any way connected to the sexual misconduct scandal.

The city has paid out more than $3.3 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits against Reiss filed by four current and former employees in the past three years, the latest being a $475,000 settlement approved by the City Council on June 2 to settle a lawsuit filed by former forensic specialist Geneva Holzer. The settlement was contingent upon Holzer agreeing to resign and withdraw her lawsuit.

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1. NO ACCOUNTABILTY! FRAUD, EMBEZZLEMENT

Arrest, sue recover and file liens. Council on down.
If not the city, then the county.
If not the county then the state.
C'mon people, it's an election year!
DO YOUR JOB!