I was an acting task force commander for the state of California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement in Lake County in 1998.

Under state guidelines local jurisdictions were at the least notified when the task force was conducting a law enforcement action.

You could forgo telling the agency the actual address and give the area of operation. This at least would save you a lot of heartache.

An operation plan was mandatory and required to be given to the dispatcher in the jurisdiction.

Could you imagine if you shot another cop – someone's husband, father or son? Such a terrible event that could have been avoided would end up being litigated.

Shame on the sheriff for such selfish thinking in not notifying the Clearlake Police Department of an undercover drug operation in its jurisdiction. No ounce of dope is worth that.

Keith Krampitz is retired from the Department of Justice. He lives in Oroville, Calif.