Officer Admits in Stockton Lawsuit to Using ‘Distraction Blows’ on Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON – The civil rights trial against the city of Stockton…
Officer Accused of Knocking Teeth Out of Black Teen in 2011 Denies Culpability in Stockton Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – It’s been nearly nine years in the making,…
Is ‘Target’ Letter to Mother of Sacramento Black Lives Matter Founder an Effort to Silence BLM Leader?
By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has given notice…
Face Stabbing Victim Recants, Claims Husband Didn’t Do It – Judge Doesn’t Believe Her
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A scissors plant in the face of the victim…
DA Dismisses Case Where Defense Claimed Sacramento County Jury Pool is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A criminal case here in Sacramento County Superior Court…
Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to the…
Militant Anti-Vaccination Activists Make Headlines, Face Criminal Charges – Lawmakers Seek Restraining Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A lobbyist or big money donor is one thing….
Reconsidering Who Is Kept In Prison: Considering Second Look Legislation
By Danielle Silva The Justice Collaborative hosted a webinar on Second Look Legislation, methods that offer alternatives…
City of Stockton Settles Cop Killing Case with Family for $395,000
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long, long journey for Dionne Smith-Downs since her…
Trial Nears – After Nearly 9 Years – of Stockton Cop Accused of Beating Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, CA – Nearly nine years after a Stockton City police…
Sacramento Sheriff Breaking State Law by Cooperating with ICE, Charge Critics; Call for AG Probe and Grand Jury
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s no surprise that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones…
Former Girlfriend of Victim in Murder Case Continues Fight for Freedom Under SB 1437
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A few days before Thanksgiving, San Francisco defense lawyer…
There’s a Pattern of Police Unions Attacking People Who Call for Criminal Justice Reform, Especially When They Are Black
A Philadelphia police union’s recent attack on Players Coalition co-founder Malcolm Jenkins matches rhetorical tactics that officers’…
Anti-Vaccination Activist Prevails in Court v. Senator, but Gets Charged in Another Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An umbrella can be a dangerous thing. So much…
Appeals Court Hears UCD Discrimination Case – Grad Student Complained about Play Using ‘N’ Word
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Can the University of California system discriminate? That was…
Judge Rules against Claim that Sacramento County Jury Pool Is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An unusual, if not somewhat unique, defense challenge to…
Anti-Fascists Claim Victory with Slap on Wrist after Facing Major Felonies
Three Year Old Case Started With a “Bloody” Capitol Clash with White Supremacists By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard…
Judge Declares Mistrial in Stockton Cop Killing Case after Jury Deadlocks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The judge in a federal civil rights trial here…
Sac County Court Trials on Hold after Elevator Snafu
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Tuesday, the day after a Monday Veteran’s Day holiday,…
Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Civil rights attorney John Burris didn’t bother to mince…
