Police Oversight Archives | Davis Vanguard

Grid
List

Monday Morning Thoughts: Council Needs a Stronger Statement on Tyre Nichols

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 30, 2023
| 0 comments

Monday Morning Thoughts: Council Needs a Stronger Statement on Tyre Nichols

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a lot of ways, the murder of Tyre Nichols is an eas ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In a lot of ways, the murder of Tyre Nichols is an easy case for political leaders. It was egregious. The audio from the incident by itself is dist ...

January 30, 2023
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Letter: Keep MOU in Place to Ensure Independent Investigations of Police Misconduct in SF

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 17, 2022
| 0 comments

Letter: Keep MOU in Place to Ensure Independent Investigations of Police Misconduct in SF

To: San Francisco Police Commission, President Malia Cohen, Vice President Cindy Elias, Commissioner Max ...

To: San Francisco Police Commission, President Malia Cohen, Vice President Cindy Elias, Commissioner Max Carter-Oberstone, Commissioner Larry Yee, Commissioner John Hamasaki, Commissioner James Byrne, ...

February 17, 2022
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage – NYPD Says No.

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 09, 2021
| 0 comments

Police Watchdog Calls for Full Access to Body Cam Footage – NYPD Says No.

by Eric Umansky This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winnin ...

by Eric Umansky This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one ...

November 09, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| 0 comments

Read more
Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 05, 2021
| (15) Comments

Davis Police Audit Finds Use of Force by DPD to Be ‘Well Below State Average’

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its indepen ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced on Monday that its independent police auditor report showed use of force to be well below state average—a piece of good n ...

October 05, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (15) Comments

Read more
Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2021
| (6) Comments

Commentary: We Have Made Progress on Policing Locally, But We Need To Continue To Move in the Direction of Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penn ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – From a jail in Birmingham, Dr. Martin Luther King penned perhaps his most famous writing and he aimed it squarely at his own allies and the leadershi ...

September 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (6) Comments

Read more
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 124: LA Sheriff’s Candidate Eric Strong

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 07, 2021
| 0 comments

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 124: LA Sheriff’s Candidate Eric Strong

Incumbent Alex Villanueva has become one of the most polarizing sheriff figures in the country. Now Eric ...

Incumbent Alex Villanueva has become one of the most polarizing sheriff figures in the country. Now Eric Strong has emerged as a challenger to the incumbent. “Leadership. That crisis of leadership ha ...

September 07, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

| 0 comments

Read more
Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 30, 2021
| 0 comments

Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest tha ...

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest that occurred throughout the world in 2020, crises between governments and their citizens were rev ...

June 30, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
A Police Shooting of An Unarmed Man Triggers a Conflict with Proud Boys at a Modesto City Council Meeting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2021
| (10) Comments

A Police Shooting of An Unarmed Man Triggers a Conflict with Proud Boys at a Modesto City Council Meeting

By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – A few dozen members of the Proud Boys, a far-right group considered e ...

By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – A few dozen members of the Proud Boys, a far-right group considered extremist, showed up at a local Modesto City Council meeting showing support for a police office ...

June 25, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (10) Comments

Read more
Commentary: School Board’s Truncating Public Comment Looks Even Worse Now

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 08, 2021
| (1) Comment

Commentary: School Board’s Truncating Public Comment Looks Even Worse Now

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - On Tuesday night the Davis City Council listened to about 35 public com ...

By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA - On Tuesday night the Davis City Council listened to about 35 public comments. That ran somewhat over an hour overall. They were able to hear everyone out on the issue ...

April 08, 2021
| by David Greenwald

| (1) Comment

Read more
‘Dignity and Power Now’ Condemns LA County Sheriff’s Dept for Enabling Existence of ‘Sheriff Deputy Gangs’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 04, 2021
| 0 comments

‘Dignity and Power Now’ Condemns LA County Sheriff’s Dept for Enabling Existence of ‘Sheriff Deputy Gangs’

By Macy Lu LOS ANGELES – Grassroots nonprofit Dignity and Power Now (DPN) has released a statement conde ...

By Macy Lu LOS ANGELES – Grassroots nonprofit Dignity and Power Now (DPN) has released a statement condemning the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) for its passive response to the harm t ...

February 04, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
SF Public Defender Makes Public ‘CopWatch SF’ Database of Misconduct of SF Police and Sheriff Deputies

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 18, 2020
| 0 comments

SF Public Defender Makes Public ‘CopWatch SF’ Database of Misconduct of SF Police and Sheriff Deputies

SAN FRANCISCO – Hundreds of public records about wrongdoings by law enforcement officers are now being ma ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Hundreds of public records about wrongdoings by law enforcement officers are now being made available to everyone as of Wednesday through the San Francisco Public Defender’s “CopWatch ...

November 18, 2020
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Governor Signs Three Police Reform Bills, Pledging ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 01, 2020
| 0 comments

Governor Signs Three Police Reform Bills, Pledging ‘We’re Just Getting Started’

By Dylan Ferguson SACRAMENTO – Following the tragic death of George Floyd and other Black Americans this ...

By Dylan Ferguson SACRAMENTO – Following the tragic death of George Floyd and other Black Americans this summer at the hands of police, Gov. Gavin Newsom used this as momentum to, as he said Wednesday ...

October 01, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Guest Commentary: Communities Need and Deserve a Reset of Policing and the Justice System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 30, 2020
| 0 comments

Guest Commentary: Communities Need and Deserve a Reset of Policing and the Justice System

Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, President Trump’s secretive and regres ...

Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, President Trump’s secretive and regressive Commission on Law Enforcement is stacked with old-guard failed tough-on-crime thinking tha ...

September 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| 0 comments

Read more
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins Announces Use of Bad Cop Tracking Database

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 30, 2020
| 0 comments

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins Announces Use of Bad Cop Tracking Database

By Cailin Garcia BOSTON, MA - District Attorney Rachel Rollins has announced that Suffolk County will b ...

By Cailin Garcia BOSTON, MA - District Attorney Rachel Rollins has announced that Suffolk County will be expanding and revising Law Enforcement Automatic Discovery (LEAD)—a database that collects th ...

September 30, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
Davis Police Accountability Commission Debates Over Davis Police Department’s Use Of Racial Identity And Profiling Act Data

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: September 17, 2020
| 0 comments

Davis Police Accountability Commission Debates Over Davis Police Department’s Use Of Racial Identity And Profiling Act Data

By Emily Dill A debate broke out over the Racial Identity and Profiling Act (RIPA) data reviewed during t ...

By Emily Dill A debate broke out over the Racial Identity and Profiling Act (RIPA) data reviewed during the Police Accountability Commission (PAC) meeting Monday evening as Commission members argued t ...

September 17, 2020
| by Linh Nguyen

| 0 comments

Read more
Bad Cop Decertification Shelved for 2020 – Proponents Promise to Bring Back Next Year

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 08, 2020
| (2) Comments

Bad Cop Decertification Shelved for 2020 – Proponents Promise to Bring Back Next Year

By Ruby Chavez STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislative Black Caucus hasn’t given up on a measure to de ...

By Ruby Chavez STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislative Black Caucus hasn’t given up on a measure to decertify bad cops. After the bill to decertify peace officers who engage in serious misconduct r ...

September 08, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| (2) Comments

Read more
Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 25, 2020
| 0 comments

Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia Di ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner are making a national call for prosecutors to more effectively ho ...

June 25, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

| 0 comments

Read more
San Francisco DA Launched New Policy to Protect Public from Police Misconduct and Abuse

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 06, 2020
| 0 comments

San Francisco DA Launched New Policy to Protect Public from Police Misconduct and Abuse

San Francisco DA’s office has launched a new policy requiring prosecutors to review all available evidenc ...

San Francisco DA’s office has launched a new policy requiring prosecutors to review all available evidence before charging any cases involving allegations of resisting or obstructing police officers o ...

June 06, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

| 0 comments

Read more
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2019
| 0 comments

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 23 – Michael Gennaco talks about police accountability

Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of the Picnic Day incide ...

Michael Gennaco was hired as the police auditor by the city of Davis in the wake of the Picnic Day incident. Mr. Gennaco is a veteran auditor who has reviewed cases and incidents across the nation. Ev ...

December 20, 2019
| by David Greenwald

| 0 comments

Read more
Community Still Skeptical After Sacramento Supes Hire New Sheriff Inspector General

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 11, 2019
| (3) Comments

Community Still Skeptical After Sacramento Supes Hire New Sheriff Inspector General

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Weeks after the public and at least one oth ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Weeks after the public and at least one other supervisor balked, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the hiring of ...

December 11, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

| (3) Comments

Read more

12 3 4 5 6

Newsletter Sign-Up

Monthly Subscriber Sign-Up