By Robert J. Hansen Trial is set for the civil lawsuit against the Woodland Police Department and five po ...
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Five Years Later, Barrera Case Set to Go to Trial as Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
Five Years Later, Barrera Case Set to Go to Trial as Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
By Robert J. Hansen Trial is set for the civil lawsuit against the Woodland Police Department and five police officers for the wrongful death of Michael Barrera in 2017 after a judge denied the defens ...
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Case Against Woodland Police Set for Late April, but Could Be Dismissed Due to Qualified Immunity in Barrera Death
Case Against Woodland Police Set for Late April, but Could Be Dismissed Due to Qualified Immunity in Barrera Death
By Robert J. Hansen A civil lawsuit filed against Woodland police officers by the family of Michael Barre ...
By Robert J. Hansen A civil lawsuit filed against Woodland police officers by the family of Michael Barrera who was killed by police in 2017 is set for trial in late April according to Marissa Barrera ...
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Woodland PD and Yolo DA Covered Up Killing Michael Barrera in 2017, Recordings Reveal
Woodland PD and Yolo DA Covered Up Killing Michael Barrera in 2017, Recordings Reveal
By Robert J Hansen Michael Barrera was killed by Woodland police officers in February 2017 while handcuff ...
By Robert J Hansen Michael Barrera was killed by Woodland police officers in February 2017 while handcuffed, having never been a threat, but the police told a false narrative that the media ran with. ...
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 123: Voices of Victims of Police Violence
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 123: Voices of Victims of Police Violence
This week on Everyday Injustice featured women across the country whose loved ones were killed by police ...
This week on Everyday Injustice featured women across the country whose loved ones were killed by police - whether it be sons, brothers, or partners. Marissa Barrera in 2017 lost her brother Michael i ...
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Killed My Brother and I Will Not Be Silenced
Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Killed My Brother and I Will Not Be Silenced
Michael Barrera was in handcuffs when he was brutally assaulted, tased, suffocated, and killed by Woodlan ...
Michael Barrera was in handcuffs when he was brutally assaulted, tased, suffocated, and killed by Woodland police officers. by Marissa Barrera February 8, 2017 is the day that forever changed my life, ...
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here
Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here
Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reis ...
Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig of Jim Provenza. The response was interesting – a lot of pushback. A lot of claims that thi ...
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Rally at U.S. Court in Sacramento Difficult for Family of Man Who Died after Woodland Police Tasered, Beat Him
Rally at U.S. Court in Sacramento Difficult for Family of Man Who Died after Woodland Police Tasered, Beat Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Only days before the announcement late last ...
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Only days before the announcement late last week that Sacramento City police did nothing wrong by shooting and killing unarmed Stephon Cla ...
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Marches and Speeches in Woodland against Police Violence and Prosecutorial Overreach
Marches and Speeches in Woodland against Police Violence and Prosecutorial Overreach
More than 50 people came to a rally and protest on Saturday in support of the family of Michael Barrera w ...
More than 50 people came to a rally and protest on Saturday in support of the family of Michael Barrera who died after being Tasered this past February in Woodland. In addition the family was joined ...
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Commentary: Death of Michael Barrera Needs to Be Independently Assessed
Commentary: Death of Michael Barrera Needs to Be Independently Assessed
Last summer the district attorney concluded that there was “insufficient evidence to conclude that the us ...
Last summer the district attorney concluded that there was “insufficient evidence to conclude that the use of force by the officers was unreasonable or had proximately caused or contributed to the unf ...
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DA Clears Woodland Police in February Death of Barrera
DA Clears Woodland Police in February Death of Barrera
The Yolo County DA’s Office on Wednesday issued a 28-page report on the February death of Michael Barrera ...
The Yolo County DA’s Office on Wednesday issued a 28-page report on the February death of Michael Barrera after he died following a confrontation with Woodland police. The report concludes that “our ...
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Commentary: Local Incidents Punctuate the Need for Police Oversight and Reform
Commentary: Local Incidents Punctuate the Need for Police Oversight and Reform
In 2006, Davis was ahead of the curve as it debated police oversight and ultimately calmed tensions throu ...
In 2006, Davis was ahead of the curve as it debated police oversight and ultimately calmed tensions through the hiring of a police ombudsman, now a police auditor. Bob Aaronson, along with a change o ...
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Family Files Government Claim against Woodland and Yolo County in the Taser Death of Michael Barrera
Family Files Government Claim against Woodland and Yolo County in the Taser Death of Michael Barrera
Earlier this month, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office released their autopsy report which concluded that t ...
Earlier this month, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office released their autopsy report which concluded that the cause of 30-year-old Michael Barrera’s death, following being Tased by Woodland Police offic ...
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Attorney for Family of Taser Victim Says He Plans to File a Federal Civil Rights Suit
Attorney for Family of Taser Victim Says He Plans to File a Federal Civil Rights Suit
Earlier this week, the Yolo County Coroner released an autopsy report that found the cause of the death o ...
Earlier this week, the Yolo County Coroner released an autopsy report that found the cause of the death of 30-year-old Michael Barrera, who died February 8 following a confrontation with Woodland poli ...
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Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering
Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering
On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had Mr ...
On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had Mr. Barrera carrying a large knife, a golf club and a pair of scissors when he was hit with a Tas ...
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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame
Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame
I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion ov ...
I want to start by thanking Supervisor Matt Rexroad for being willing to engage in a public discussion over an important issue. While there are issues where Mr. Rexroad and I do not agree, I always a ...
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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion
Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion
By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – ...
By Matt Rexroad Yolo County Supervisor It is a tragedy when someone dies in an altercation with police – not only for the victim and his family, but also for the police officers involved whose lives w ...