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Public Defender Seeks Proof Dirty Cops Lied, and Traffic Stop Brutalized Black Family

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|Date: June 07, 2019
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Public Defender Seeks Proof Dirty Cops Lied, and Traffic Stop Brutalized Black Family

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – There may, or may not be, a dirty cop behin ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – There may, or may not be, a dirty cop behind a simple traffic stop of a Black driver and his family that turned into a police dragnet with ...

June 07, 2019
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Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State

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|Date: June 02, 2019
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Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Score ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Scoreboard” – said to be the first-ever evaluation police violence and accountability of the state’s ...

June 02, 2019
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Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

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|Date: May 23, 2019
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Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already targeted with multiple wrongful death and excessive force lawsuits for the killing of civilian ...

May 23, 2019
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Wrongful Arrest Leads to Lawsuit As Police Arrest Innocent Man on Gun Charges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 22, 2019
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Wrongful Arrest Leads to Lawsuit As Police Arrest Innocent Man on Gun Charges

Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions ...

Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by the arresting officer. It might have been far worse had it not been for the persistence of ...

May 22, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared fo ...

Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared for their lives and “acted lawfully under the circumstances.” Thus she argued that the shooting w ...

March 18, 2019
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A ‘Mea Culpa’ It Wasn’t

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|Date: March 13, 2019
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A ‘Mea Culpa’ It Wasn’t

Sacramento Police Reasons for Arresting 84 on 51st Street Bridge Differ Greatly from View of Legal Observ ...

Sacramento Police Reasons for Arresting 84 on 51st Street Bridge Differ Greatly from View of Legal Observers, Clergy and Reporters By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Well, i ...

March 13, 2019
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Police Killings Fire Up Sacramento Heat Early – 84 Arrests Monday Didn’t Cool Things Off

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|Date: March 07, 2019
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Police Killings Fire Up Sacramento Heat Early – 84 Arrests Monday Didn’t Cool Things Off

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s not summer here quite yet, but the hot ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s not summer here quite yet, but the hot seat is getting warm, at least for the Sacramento City Council and Sacramento Police Chief Dan ...

March 07, 2019
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84 Arrests in Stephon Clark Protest Monday Night

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|Date: March 05, 2019
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84 Arrests in Stephon Clark Protest Monday Night

Police Assault Media, Arrest Clergy, Legal Observers as ‘Uptown’ March Rattles Residents By Crescenzo Vel ...

Police Assault Media, Arrest Clergy, Legal Observers as ‘Uptown’ March Rattles Residents By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The community here – incensed that City of Sacram ...

March 05, 2019
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Sacramento Police Mislead with Claim of No Arrests at Stephon Clark Protests

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|Date: February 20, 2019
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Sacramento Police Mislead with Claim of No Arrests at Stephon Clark Protests

Court Files Show At Least 14 Arrested By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City ...

Court Files Show At Least 14 Arrested By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – City police officials here – girding for what is expected to be massive street protests if Sacrament ...

February 20, 2019
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Video Available: Black Lives Matter Demands ‘Systemic Change’ in Police Tactics After Traffic Stop Morphs Into Jury Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2018
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Video Available: Black Lives Matter Demands ‘Systemic Change’ in Police Tactics After Traffic Stop Morphs Into Jury Trial

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Caleb Macon is headed to jury trial here in ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Caleb Macon is headed to jury trial here in mid-January, and faces years in jail after a simple traffic stop morphed into something much b ...

December 21, 2018
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Jaywalker Beaten by Sac Officer Agrees to Settlement

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|Date: April 07, 2018
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Jaywalker Beaten by Sac Officer Agrees to Settlement

‘This outrageous incident provided a perfect opportunity to implement new, modern policies geared towards ...

‘This outrageous incident provided a perfect opportunity to implement new, modern policies geared towards long-term reform’ - Civil Rights Attorney John Burris (From Press Release) - Civil Rights Atto ...

April 07, 2018
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My View: Shot in the Back – Autopsy Adds to Pressure on Sac PD

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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Commentary: Stephon Clark Death Exposes the Hard Truths about Sacramento and Beyond

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 30, 2018
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Commentary: Stephon Clark Death Exposes the Hard Truths about Sacramento and Beyond

Sacramento has had more than its share of police incidents, from the shooting deaths of Joseph Mann and D ...

Sacramento has had more than its share of police incidents, from the shooting deaths of Joseph Mann and Dazion Flenaugh to the beating of pedestrian Nandi Cain. But the Stephon Clark incident seems t ...

March 30, 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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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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SPD Underground Page Goes After BLM Members

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|Date: June 22, 2017
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SPD Underground Page Goes After BLM Members

(From Press Release) - Black Lives Matter Sacramento charged today that a Facebook page "SPD Underground" ...

(From Press Release) - Black Lives Matter Sacramento charged today that a Facebook page "SPD Underground" that purports to represent Sacramento City Police may involve top level city officials, and th ...

June 22, 2017
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Many Question the Professionalism of Sac PD’s Underground Facebook Page

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|Date: June 04, 2017
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Many Question the Professionalism of Sac PD’s Underground Facebook Page

by Jerika L.H. The Sacramento Police Department has taken to Facebook to show its true feelings amidst on ...

by Jerika L.H. The Sacramento Police Department has taken to Facebook to show its true feelings amidst ongoing controversy on a page known only as "SPD Underground." The page moderator (whose name and ...

June 04, 2017
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Victim of Police Beating Caught on Video Says Abuse Continued at Jail

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|Date: April 24, 2017
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Victim of Police Beating Caught on Video Says Abuse Continued at Jail

Youth Who Was Beaten And Punched 20 Times By Sacramento Police Officer Anthony Figueroa During Questionab ...

Youth Who Was Beaten And Punched 20 Times By Sacramento Police Officer Anthony Figueroa During Questionable Jaywalking Stop Thought He Was “Going To Die.” (From Press Prelease) Attorney John Burris an ...

April 24, 2017
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Video Shows Jaywalker Taken Down and Punched by Sacramento Police Officer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 12, 2017
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Video Shows Jaywalker Taken Down and Punched by Sacramento Police Officer

It is another incident that is caught on video and is generating protests and complaints. This time, it ...

It is another incident that is caught on video and is generating protests and complaints. This time, it was not a fatality, but no less shocking as police appear to stop a man for jaywalking, only to ...

April 12, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Video Shows Mayor Steinberg Unlawfully Interrupting Public Testimony

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|Date: April 06, 2017
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Video Shows Mayor Steinberg Unlawfully Interrupting Public Testimony

By J.L.Heinze A Sacramento city council video has emerged showing Major Steinberg’s less than friendly be ...

By J.L.Heinze A Sacramento city council video has emerged showing Major Steinberg’s less than friendly behavior towards citizen commenters during public testimony. The city council meeting was called ...

April 06, 2017
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