Tag: Matthew Dages

Judge Rules Against Ex-La Mesa Police Officer Challenging His Firing

SAN DIEGO—A judge has again ruled against former La Mesa police officer Matthew Dages in his bid to overturn the city of La Mesa’s decision to uphold his firing. In a ruling issued on April 12, San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal confirmed her earlier tentative ruling that the city’s Personnel Appeals Board’s decision…


Acquitted Cop Charged in Wake of 2020 Protests Fights to Get Job Back

A San Diego-area police officer acquitted on charges of falsifying a police report in La Mesa, Calif., in May of 2020 is now fighting to get his job back. The case is expected to go before a California Superior Court judge on April 1. Matthew Dages, 31, was fired from the La Mesa Police Department…