Santa Ana’s Police Officer Association, which often spends heavily on local elections, is alleging harassment against an elected official and a reporter as questions increase about the police response to recent protests and overall accountability.

The association – the union for the police department – is demanding reporter Ben Camacho stop reaching out to its members to ask them questions or face legal actions.

Separately, City Councilman Johnathan Hernandez – a staunch critic of the police union – could be censured this Fall after three police officers filed harassment complaints against him earlier this year.

It’s unclear exactly what the specific allegations are against Hernandez because city staff have refused to release the complaints, but it comes after the councilman publicly cr

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