Slain Officer Leaves Behind Young Children and Family
It was a sad irony to note the confluence of events. In November of 2005 a CHP…
Pizza Fundraiser on behalf of Injured Davis Police Officer
Steve’s Pizza of Woodland is hosting a fundraiser Thursday (today) to benefit a Davis police officer who…
Complaint Sustained for Rude Conduct by Davis Police Officer
On the night of December 26, 2006, Lasonja Porter, an African-American and a longtime Davis resident was…
2007 Year in Review–10 Biggest Vanguard Stories of 2007
As the first full year of the People’s Vanguard of Davis comes to completion, we will countdown…
DA Office’s Does Not Seek Charges After Assault on DPD Officers
The Vanguard has learned that on August 1, 2007, a 43 year-old homeless man was involved in…
Commentary: A One-Year Review of Police Oversight in Davis
One year ago from August 24, 2006 to August 30, 2006, the fledgling Vanguard in the wake…
Interview with Davis Police Ombudsman Bob Aaronson
Last year around this time, the City of Davis hired its first Police Ombudsman Bob Aaronson. Aaronson…
Commentary: Why I believe We Need More Officers
On Tuesday night, it was late into the evening, rapidly approaching the midnight hour. I stepped up…
Commentary: Report Demonstrates Need for Public Safety Priority in City
It has become commonplace within this community to assume that I am against law enforcement because of…
Police Oversight Legislation Held Up by Assembly Committee
In August 2006 California Supreme Court decision in Copley Press v. Superior Court, issued a ruling that…
Assembly Committee to Hear Police Oversight Legislation on Tuesday
For those who watched the Davis City Council debate on Tuesday regarding the Human Relations Commission and…
Commentary: Police Photography of Protesters Butts up Against the Line
Following up on last week’s report on UC Davis police taking photos of the protesters and also…
Council Expands Open Container Ordinance
At Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the Council voted to extend the Open Container Ordinance to greenbelts and…
Chief Black Calls For More Personnel and Training as Budget Priority
On Tuesday May 22, 2007, the Davis City Council had a workshop on the 2007/ 2008 Fiscal…
Davis Police Compare Favorably in their Actions on Tuesday Compared with the Problems in Los Angeles
As I watched the protest on Tuesday as it moved from campus, through the middle of Russell…
Commentary: Police Chief Landy Black Takes Over Police Department Facing Numerous Challenges
When Landy Black was sworn in as the tenth police chief in the history of the City…
Landy Black Sworn in as Davis’ 10th Police Chief
Amid much excitement, anticipation, mixed in perhaps with some relief, Davis City Manager Bill Emlen swore in…
In-Car Police Computers Remain Inoperative
In the Ombudsman’s report to City Council presented on February 20, 2007, one of the biggest areas…
Police Officer’s Falsified Report Leads to Drawn Out Legal Ordeal for Local Resident
On March 7, 2005, police were called out to the Shasta Point Retirement Apartments in Davis on…
Thursday Midday Briefs
Congratulations Captain Black–Please Move to Davis One of the most telling statistics I heard at a recent…