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 Scoreboard” – said to…
Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already targeted…
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 by…
Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento Sheriff for Hitting Protestor and Fleeing Scene
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Fallout from the hugely controversial shooting death of unarmed…
White Supremacist Surprises Courtroom – Pleads to Assaulting Anti-Fascist
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a completely unexpected turn – only a few…
Anti-Fascist Trial to Start in July, More than 3 Years after Bloody Clash with White Supremacists at State Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long-awaited trial of three anti-fascist demonstrators was set…
Sacramento DA Called ‘Tyrant’ of Year as Personal Protests Ramp Up in Wake of Stephon Clark Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced…
‘Baloney’ Case in Sacramento Court Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth of Prosecution
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – High profile crimes and court cases sometimes obscure the…
District Attorney Won’t File Charges against 84 Arrested Monday at Stephon Clark Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the city of Sacramento police were accused of…
Charges Dropped against Heidi Lepp in Marijuana Case
Heidi Lepp will not have to return to court after all. Ten days after a jury was…
Key Capitol Committee Outlaws Healthcare Copayments for State Prisons and County Jails
Co-Pays Are Required At Embattled Sacramento Facilities By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Healthcare –…
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Dead at Age 59
SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi, the only elected public defender in the state, died last night as…
Compassion Not Reason CA Dept of Corrections Reversed Policy to Not Charge Inmates for Health/Dental Care
Lawmaker Pushing for No Copays in Local Jails By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The…
Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Hunger strikes in the suffrage, civil rights, farmworker…
Closing Arguments in the Marijuana Conspiracy Case of Heidi Lepp
Heidi Lepp, a Rastafarian church leader, is facing two felony conspiracy charges for allegedly running an illegal…
Immigrant Groups Criticize Yuba County Jail Discipline of ICE Hunger Strikers
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Jails are dreary places, but the Yuba County…
Update: I.C.E. Migrant Hunger Strike Leader Moved, Others Isolation at Yuba County Jail
MARYSVILLE, CA – The Vanguard has learned that Yuba County Jail Wednesday afternoon is in the process…
Dozens of Migrant ICE Detainees Announce Hunger Strike to Protest ‘Brutal’ Jail Conditions
By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Immigrant rights organizations called out “brutal” and “inhumane” conditions for…
Hung Jury in Bloody Capitol Riot Assault Case against White Supremacist
Mistrial Declared as Jury Deadlocks 8-4 for Conviction; New Trial Anticipated By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Capitol Bureau…
State Capitol Riot Assault Case against White Supremacist Goes to Jury
Defense Alleges CHP May Have Helped Start Bloody Clash By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The…
