Standing outside of the council chambers on Wednesday, Balderrama, who has been police chief for a little more than three years, told reporters he could not speak about the investigation. I do ask for a little bit of forgiveness. The city previously announced that it had launched an investigation into the allegation and that Balderrama would continue to serve as the police chief. But that changed this week after the San Joaquin Valley Sun revealed that the investigation centered on a two-year affair the chief had with the wife of an officer.
The officer, who was not identified, said in a statement to the newspaper that the affair had started in August and, upon discovery, had ended during the holidays in late The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
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