Warned of COVID-19 Jail Threat, Sacramento Sheriff Rails Against Precautions Even As Inmates Get Sick
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones can’t say he…
Alameda Jail Inmates Ask Federal Court in SF for TRO to ‘Protect’ Them from COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The VANGUARD has learned that male inmates…
Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Sac Jail; Court Filing Suggests Poor Inmate Conditions, Sickness
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – News reports late Thursday confirmed that at least…
Defendant Hope for Sympathetic Judge Doesn’t Work Out – Case Ongoing
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Igzabihair Yamakosi no doubt had hoped a sympathetic…
Civil Rights Firm Files Claim after Deputy Beats 14-Year-Old after Flavored Cigar Incident
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A prominent Bay Area civil rights firm filed…
Defendant Forces Rare ‘Real’ – Not Zoom – Prelim Hearing to be Held in Sacramento Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It’s rare, but a defendant in Sacramento County…
Judge Won’t Lower Bail for Sick Inmate Who Talked about Poor Jail Conditions
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Jail inmate who went public…
Flavored Cigar Leads Now-Reassigned Rancho Cordova Cop to Brutalize Teen; Viral Video Seen by Millions, Including Celebs, Politicians
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – A small flavored cigar. That’s what 14-year-old Elijah…
Federal Court Considers Releasing ICE Detainees from Mesa Verde, Yuba County Detention Centers; Criticizes Government’s Inaction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. District judge here Wednesday –…
COVID-19 Safe Car ‘Direct Action’ Targets Local, State, Federal Officials, Demanding Permanent Change
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento City Police vehicles for hours flanked and…
Sacramento ‘Cancel Rents’ Car Rally Joins Dozens Nationally in Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Car protests that “respect” social distancing are becoming…
THE VANGUARD Asks SF Courts to Allow Press Access to Courtroom Proceedings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – THE VANGUARD – similar to consumer groups…
EXCLUSIVE: Is COVID-19 Lurking in Sacramento Jails?
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Is COVID-19 lurking inside Sacramento County’s two jails?…
Homeless Union Charges Sacramento Local Govt Misleading about Response to COVID-19 Threat to Unhoused
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – While the city and county of Sacramento have…
Public Defender Pleading Uses Experts, COVID-19 Threat to Justify Release of Non-Violent Inmates on Zero Bail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Not one, but several Sacramento Superior Court judges…
Earth Day: Davis ‘Sing-Out,’ Other ‘Socially-Distanced’ Actions Set Amid COVID-19 Crisis
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DAVIS – It was a half century ago when the…
Yuba County ICE Car Protest Called ‘Essential’ Activity Amid COVID-19 Fears
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Nearly 50 “socially-distanced” vehicles from throughout Northern California…
Sacramento Law Enforcement Promises to Now Crack Down on COVID-19 Scofflaws
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The State Judicial Council mandated last week, under…
Some Sac Jail Detainees Targeted for ‘No Bail’ Release May Be Held After All
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office isn’t going…
Sacramento DA Files Motion Days before Inmates to be Released under Emergency COVID-19 Order
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – THE VANGUARD has learned that the Sacramento County…
