So the new Riverside County Sheriff is doing a good job so far, with all that's been going on at Soboba lately, this does nothing but bring a HUGE smile to my face. Morongo's next!!
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[SIZE=+2]Shutter Soboba Casino, sheriff says
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[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]12:15 PM PDT on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The Press-Enterprise[/SIZE] When the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians signed an agreement a few weeks ago, the sheriff and tribal chairman posed for photos side-by-side as they talked about their cooperative relationship.
But it was clear, as soon as the photo ops ended, that the two parties had different opinions on how much access deputies should have to the reservation. Tribal Chairman Robert Salgado said the deputies needed tribal permission to enter the reservation for anything other than 911 calls and hot pursuits; Sheriff Stanley Sniff said his deputies needed no such permission.
That difference of opinion has reached a breaking point, with Sniff announcing this morning that he is requesting the federal government shut down the casino. Sniff said he sent a letter Monday to the National Indian Gaming Commission, formally requesting the federal regulatory agency close Soboba Casino near San Jacinto.
Sniff announced the letter this morning at the Riverside County Board of Supervisors' meeting.
Sniff also has asked the FBI to review two officer-involved shootings that left three tribal members dead on the reservation in May.
County Supervisor Jeff Stone called for Soboba to replace Salgado as chairman and for residents to avoid the tribe's casino as unsafe.
"Unfortunately, tribal members at least from this tribe believe they are above the law," said Supervisor John Tavaglione. "I hope that Mr. Salgado will either show some leadership or step down."
C in later today to the county Web site to catch those and other strong criticisms of Salgado by Stone and others: http://209.128.123.171/ppportal/agenda/webcast.aspx
-- Michelle DeArmond
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