Police Sgt. Raul Ramirez, a 19-year veteran who has been a sergeant for about 10 years, was demoted to patrol officer last week after an Internal Affairs investigation of a November complaint led to an excessive force finding.

“It’s not related to the Darren Hunt incident,” Sambrano said. “It’s related to an incident in November that’s just finished up. The chief over that region recommended a demotion, so he was demoted.

“The issue involved improper tactics. It was a use of force issue and improper tactics used by Sgt. Ramirez.”