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County Medical Examiner Rules Daunte Wright Death Homicide; Officer Who Shot Him Arrested

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 15, 2021
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County Medical Examiner Rules Daunte Wright Death Homicide; Officer Who Shot Him Arrested

By Alexander Ramirez BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has now determined Daunte ...

By Alexander Ramirez BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has now determined Daunte Wright – shot and killed at a traffic stop here Sunday by a police officer who has since resig ...

April 15, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Cop Who Pepper Sprayed Army Lt. at Traffic Stop Fired by Virginia City

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 13, 2021
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Cop Who Pepper Sprayed Army Lt. at Traffic Stop Fired by Virginia City

By Kathryn Wood WINDSOR, VA – After a video involving U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario and police officers ...

By Kathryn Wood WINDSOR, VA – After a video involving U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario and police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker surfaced on the internet, Officer Gutierrez was fired, despit ...

April 13, 2021
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Past Videos of Police Brutality, as in Solano County, Haunt George Floyd Protests

Posted by Tia Will
|Date: June 06, 2020
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Past Videos of Police Brutality, as in Solano County, Haunt George Floyd Protests

By Julietta Bisharyan FAIRFIELD - Old videos, including one from 2018 of a Fairfield officer Tasering a ...

By Julietta Bisharyan FAIRFIELD - Old videos, including one from 2018 of a Fairfield officer Tasering a paralyzed black man, are resurfacing amid the George Floyd protests. In addition to the one fr ...

June 06, 2020
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Officer Deploys Taser on Man After 40 Minutes of Negotiation

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 09, 2019
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Officer Deploys Taser on Man After 40 Minutes of Negotiation

By Simran Bhatt Woodland –Charges against Mark Vincent Tucker for car theft were reduced to misdemeanors. ...

By Simran Bhatt Woodland –Charges against Mark Vincent Tucker for car theft were reduced to misdemeanors. On Sept. 6, 2019, the defendant allegedly stole his girlfriend’s car, a silver 2015 Honda Acco ...

October 09, 2019
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Off-Duty Cop Tases an 11-Year-Old

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 15, 2018
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Off-Duty Cop Tases an 11-Year-Old

By J. Bennett Guess How young is too young for a person to be tased? In Cincinnati, the answer disturbing ...

By J. Bennett Guess How young is too young for a person to be tased? In Cincinnati, the answer disturbingly seems to be 7 years old. This is as shocking as it is unacceptable. The city is purportedly ...

September 15, 2018
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Tasered Man Found Guilty in Resisting Arrest Trial

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 04, 2017
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Tasered Man Found Guilty in Resisting Arrest Trial

By Edward Garcia In the absence of Eric Michael O’Connor, the jury delivered their verdict this past Frid ...

By Edward Garcia In the absence of Eric Michael O’Connor, the jury delivered their verdict this past Friday afternoon which found O’Connor guilty of resisting arrest. O’Connor’s absence did not come a ...

December 04, 2017
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Closing Statements in a Resisting Arrest Trial Where Man Was Tasered

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 01, 2017
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Closing Statements in a Resisting Arrest Trial Where Man Was Tasered

by Danielle Eden C. Silva and Alexandra Quilici Officers Testify on Recorded Arrest Concerning Tasering B ...

by Danielle Eden C. Silva and Alexandra Quilici Officers Testify on Recorded Arrest Concerning Tasering By Danielle Eden C. Silva West Sacramento Police Officers Nathann Ogden and Raymond Barrantes te ...

December 01, 2017
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CHP Didn’t Help Accident Victim – Instead ‘Hog-Tied’ and Tasered Him Repeatedly

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 17, 2017
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CHP Didn’t Help Accident Victim – Instead ‘Hog-Tied’ and Tasered Him Repeatedly

'Death by Cop' Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed on Family's Behalf Thursday By Crescenzo Vellucci It's happened ...

'Death by Cop' Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed on Family's Behalf Thursday By Crescenzo Vellucci It's happened again. Another "death by cop" with little or no body cam or dash cam recordings, unexplained a ...

November 17, 2017
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Commentary: Death of Michael Barrera Needs to Be Independently Assessed

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 09, 2017
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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 ...

November 09, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2017
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Analysis: The Death of Michael Barrera

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of crim ...

The Yolo County DA’s office issued a report this past Wednesday clearing Woodland police officers of criminal liability in the death of Michael Barrera. They conclude, saying “our office concluded th ...

July 24, 2017
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DA Clears Woodland Police in February Death of Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 20, 2017
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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 ...

July 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Attorney for Family of Taser Victim Says He Plans to File a Federal Civil Rights Suit

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2017
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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 ...

April 07, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2017
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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 ...

April 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Independent Review is about Transparency, not Blame

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 20, 2017
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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 ...

February 20, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Woodland Police Deserve Our Support, Not Suspicion

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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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 ...

February 19, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Woodland Opens the Door to an Independent Review of Taser Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2017
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Woodland Opens the Door to an Independent Review of Taser Death

On Monday, the family of Michael Barrera met with the Vanguard and took to the streets, wanting answers a ...

On Monday, the family of Michael Barrera met with the Vanguard and took to the streets, wanting answers about the incident that took place on February 8 that left the 30-year-old father dead. The fami ...

February 16, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Independent Oversight of Police Needed in Taser Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2017
| (4) Comments

Commentary: Independent Oversight of Police Needed in Taser Case

The hardest part of my job is to sit down with family members after the loss of their loved one and try t ...

The hardest part of my job is to sit down with family members after the loss of their loved one and try to ask questions to figure out what happened. That was what I was faced with when the mother, f ...

February 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Family Holds Vigil Seeking Answers in the Taser Death in Woodland

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2017
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Family Holds Vigil Seeking Answers in the Taser Death in Woodland

Last Wednesday Michael Barrera, 30, died after police responded to a report of a disturbance on Matmor Ro ...

Last Wednesday Michael Barrera, 30, died after police responded to a report of a disturbance on Matmor Road in Woodland. Reports had Mr. Barrera carrying a large knife, a golf club and a pair of scis ...

February 14, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Officer Involved Killing in Woodland

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 09, 2017
| (7) Comments

Officer Involved Killing in Woodland

(From Police Press Release) - On February 8, 2017 at approximately 12:14 pm, Woodland Police Officers res ...

(From Police Press Release) - On February 8, 2017 at approximately 12:14 pm, Woodland Police Officers responded to the 1100 block of Matmor Road for a report of a male subject wearing a trench coat ov ...

February 09, 2017
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Justice Watch: Wall Street Journal on Why Problem Cops Don’t Lose Their Badges

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2016
| (4) Comments

Justice Watch: Wall Street Journal on Why Problem Cops Don’t Lose Their Badges

“Gary Allen Steele fired a gun near his former girlfriend during an argument. Donald Snider harassed a mi ...

“Gary Allen Steele fired a gun near his former girlfriend during an argument. Donald Snider harassed a minor. Claudia Wright faced forgery charges. Frank Garcia was accused of shooting out his window ...

December 31, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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