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Sacramento County Sheriff Rebuked for Locking Out Inspector General

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|Date: December 05, 2018
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Sacramento County Sheriff Rebuked for Locking Out Inspector General

Sacramento County Sheriff Rebuked for Locking Out Inspector General By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bure ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Rebuked for Locking Out Inspector General By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a dramatic rebuke of the Capital City’s sitting and controversial Sheriff Sc ...

December 05, 2018
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Conviction in Laquan McDonald Murder Trial Seen as a Major Step Forward for Reform Efforts

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|Date: October 06, 2018
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Conviction in Laquan McDonald Murder Trial Seen as a Major Step Forward for Reform Efforts

It has been a long time coming – 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in 2014 by then-Chicago ...

It has been a long time coming – 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in 2014 by then-Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. It took a video and over a year to even charge the officer. No ...

October 06, 2018
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All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald

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|Date: September 19, 2018
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All Eyes on the Trial of Officer Van Dyke in the Shooting of Laquan McDonald

In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago street by fo ...

In October of 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times in 14 seconds on a Chicago street by former Officer Jason Van Dyke. Immediately the police department claimed that Mr. McDonald had b ...

September 19, 2018
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Voters Hold Bob McCulloch Accountable in St. Louis County

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|Date: August 12, 2018
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Voters Hold Bob McCulloch Accountable in St. Louis County

By Brian Tashman and Sara Baker This week, voters in St. Louis County sent a clear message of support for ...

By Brian Tashman and Sara Baker This week, voters in St. Louis County sent a clear message of support for the creation of a smarter justice system. In the race for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorne ...

August 12, 2018
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Antwon Rose Jr. Is Another Unarmed Young Black Man Who Should Be Alive Today

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|Date: June 28, 2018
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Antwon Rose Jr. Is Another Unarmed Young Black Man Who Should Be Alive Today

By Carl Takei Antwon Rose Jr. was a Black 17-year-old honors student at Woodland Hills High School near P ...

By Carl Takei Antwon Rose Jr. was a Black 17-year-old honors student at Woodland Hills High School near Pittsburgh. He died last week because an East Pittsburgh police officer shot him three times fro ...

June 28, 2018
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Commentary: Is Stephon Clark Shooting Bad Enough to Change the Rules of the Game?

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|Date: April 05, 2018
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Commentary: Is Stephon Clark Shooting Bad Enough to Change the Rules of the Game?

The shooting of Stephon Clark is not the first shooting in Sacramento by police in recent years, and ther ...

The shooting of Stephon Clark is not the first shooting in Sacramento by police in recent years, and there have been a string of killings across the state – ranging from Mario Woods in San Francisco t ...

April 05, 2018
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COMMENTARY: Stephon Clark Vigil Turns Bloody, Sheriff’s Cruiser Mows Down Arthritic 61-Year-Old; CHP Refuses to Intervene

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|Date: April 03, 2018
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COMMENTARY: Stephon Clark Vigil Turns Bloody, Sheriff’s Cruiser Mows Down Arthritic 61-Year-Old; CHP Refuses to Intervene

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Twenty-two-year-old Stephon Clark has been dead now for more than tw ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – Twenty-two-year-old Stephon Clark has been dead now for more than two weeks, riddled with eight bullets shot by Sacramento city police officers – six of them in th ...

April 03, 2018
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My View: Shot in the Back – Autopsy Adds to Pressure on Sac PD

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|Date: March 31, 2018
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My View: Shot in the Back – Autopsy Adds to Pressure on Sac PD

On Friday, the family of Stephon Clark released a private autopsy that undoubtedly will add fuel to the f ...

On Friday, the family of Stephon Clark released a private autopsy that undoubtedly will add fuel to the fire. According to published accounts, the review concluded that Mr. Clark was facing the house ...

March 31, 2018
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Sac DA Feeling the Heat as Protestors Demand She Charge SPD Officers with Murder of Unarmed Stephon Clark

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|Date: March 29, 2018
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Sac DA Feeling the Heat as Protestors Demand She Charge SPD Officers with Murder of Unarmed Stephon Clark

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In just the 10 days since 22-year-old Stephon Clark was gunned down ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In just the 10 days since 22-year-old Stephon Clark was gunned down in Sacramento, riddled with bullets as police fired 20 rounds from just a few feet away – claim ...

March 29, 2018
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NLG Critical of Sacramento Police at Thursday’s Stephon Clark Protest

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|Date: March 25, 2018
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NLG Critical of Sacramento Police at Thursday’s Stephon Clark Protest

Cite Unprovoked Police Pepper Ball Attack, and Injuries to People on Sidewalk The National Lawyers Guild ...

Cite Unprovoked Police Pepper Ball Attack, and Injuries to People on Sidewalk The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) of Sacramento has issued an open letter critical of Sacramento police actions Thursday th ...

March 25, 2018
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My View: Outrage at Stephon Clark’s Death Is Not Enough

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|Date: March 24, 2018
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My View: Outrage at Stephon Clark’s Death Is Not Enough

In the three and a half years since the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Isl ...

In the three and a half years since the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Island, there have been numerous police involved killings that have captured the attention of the ...

March 24, 2018
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UPDATE: Sacramento Police Story Changes – Again – about Details of Shooting Death of Black Man in Own Family’s Backyard

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|Date: March 21, 2018
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UPDATE: Sacramento Police Story Changes – Again – about Details of Shooting Death of Black Man in Own Family’s Backyard

By Cres Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In less than two days, the ever-changing story of what happened to a youn ...

By Cres Vellucci SACRAMENTO – In less than two days, the ever-changing story of what happened to a young Black man gunned down in his grandparents' backyard by police officers seemingly changes when ...

March 21, 2018
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Police Officer Wins Settlement from City that Fired Him for Not Shooting a Black Man

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|Date: February 14, 2018
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Police Officer Wins Settlement from City that Fired Him for Not Shooting a Black Man

By Joseph Cohen In the early hours of May 6, 2016, the lives of rookie police officer Stephen Mader and R ...

By Joseph Cohen In the early hours of May 6, 2016, the lives of rookie police officer Stephen Mader and R.J. Williams intersected in Weirton, West Virginia. Both men were young fathers. Mader was a wh ...

February 14, 2018
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When Police Shoot a Man Who Was Stabbing Himself

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|Date: December 23, 2017
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When Police Shoot a Man Who Was Stabbing Himself

By Aliya Khan A suspect in an armed robbery is sitting alone in a police department’s interview room. He ...

By Aliya Khan A suspect in an armed robbery is sitting alone in a police department’s interview room. He takes out a knife and begins cutting himself with it, including his neck. You would think that ...

December 23, 2017
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Civil Rights Attorney Demands Criminal Prosecution for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed African American Man

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|Date: December 20, 2017
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Civil Rights Attorney Demands Criminal Prosecution for the Shooting Death of an Unarmed African American Man

Man Was Shot by a Rookie San Francisco Police Officer in the Bayview through a Moving Squad Car Window “O ...

Man Was Shot by a Rookie San Francisco Police Officer in the Bayview through a Moving Squad Car Window “Officer Samayo took careful aim through the sight of his handgun and waited for Mr. O’Neil’s hea ...

December 20, 2017
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Former Officer’s Guilty Verdict for Killing Walter Scott Is the Exception, Not the Rule

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|Date: December 08, 2017
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Former Officer’s Guilty Verdict for Killing Walter Scott Is the Exception, Not the Rule

By Shaundra Young Scott Police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott, ...

By Shaundra Young Scott Police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott, in 2015, and it was all caught on video. Today he was sentenced by a federal judge to 20 years ...

December 08, 2017
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Yolo Deputy DA Previously Involved in Fatal Police Shooting in San Jose

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|Date: November 14, 2017
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Yolo Deputy DA Previously Involved in Fatal Police Shooting in San Jose

On May 6, 2015, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced via Twitter that Deputy DA Frits van ...

On May 6, 2015, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office announced via Twitter that Deputy DA Frits van der Hoek had been sworn in as the newest member of the YCDA’s team. The announcement might h ...

November 14, 2017
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Judge Rules Man Shot by Police Should Be Tried for Attempted Murder of Sacramento Police Officers

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|Date: October 24, 2017
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Judge Rules Man Shot by Police Should Be Tried for Attempted Murder of Sacramento Police Officers

By Cres Vellucci It wasn't a good day for Armani Lee on Monday - Sacramento Superior Court Judge Delbert ...

By Cres Vellucci It wasn't a good day for Armani Lee on Monday - Sacramento Superior Court Judge Delbert Oros ruled the 28-year-old must stand trial in March on five felony counts, including three cou ...

October 24, 2017
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I Was an ACLU Legal Observer during the St. Louis Protests

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|Date: October 03, 2017
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I Was an ACLU Legal Observer during the St. Louis Protests

By Justice Gatson Over the last week, I have been on the streets of St. Louis monitoring the police crack ...

By Justice Gatson Over the last week, I have been on the streets of St. Louis monitoring the police crackdown on protests sparked by the acquittal of Officer Jason Stockley on charges he murdered Anth ...

October 03, 2017
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St. Louis Police Chant, “Whose Streets? Our Streets!”

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|Date: September 22, 2017
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St. Louis Police Chant, “Whose Streets? Our Streets!”

By Ezekiel Edwards The antagonistic “us versus them” culture that plagues many police departments with re ...

By Ezekiel Edwards The antagonistic “us versus them” culture that plagues many police departments with regard to their interactions with communities of color was on full, disturbing display this week ...

September 22, 2017
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