VANGUARD PROBE: Ignoring COVID-19 Health Warnings, Sacramento & Yolo Trials Go On – Jurors Packed Like Sardines
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO/DAVIS – Late Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control recommended…
Jury Convicts Man of Arson, but Not Assaulting Officers with Flaming ‘Fireball’
By Crescenzo Vellucci and Nancy Martinez Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court jury…
Plea Deal Spares Unhoused Man Long Jail Sentence in Case Where Black Juror Kicked Because of Appearance
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – An unhoused man – facing five felonies after…
Wrong Way Driver Convicted – But Jury Kicks 3 of 4 Strike Felonies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Assistant Public Defender Guy Danilowitz pulled…
Citing Juror’s Appearance, Judge Ousts Black Juror in Police Assault Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Monday, a Black man was kicked off a…
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Resisting Arrest, Battery on CHP Officer
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – There was a time, in this sleepy town…
Scant Evidence Gets Galt Man 90 Days – But He Could Have Been Shot in Confrontation with Deputies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Jurors in the Sacramento County Superior Court trial of…
Judge OKs Rape Trial Despite Big Questions
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “Shauku” is a fine name. But, Shauku Daryl Barksdale…
Just Like with Trump, Federal Judge Orders Sacramento Sheriff to Unblock Critics from His Social Media
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Once again, Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones has something in…
Sacramento Judge Admits He Doesn’t Like It, but Releases Woman from Murder Conviction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne this…
Son of Big Business Owner Guilty of Felony Arson After Small Fence Fire – Sexual Molestation Accusations Barred from Trial
By Nancy Martinez and Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Defense lawyers who don’t present any…
Latino Viva Supermarket Employees File Suit Against ‘Tyrant’ Owner/Sacramento City Council Candidate
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sean Loloee – a Sacramento City Council candidate in…
Federal Judge Orders Embattled SF Jail Must Provide Inmates with Sunlight, Recreation
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO – A massive lawsuit alleging inhumane treatment at the…
Sacramento County Taxpayers Hit Again with $1.7 Million Tab for Sheriff Dept. Wrongdoings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The tab for Sacramento County taxpayers for the actions…
Jury Acquits Former Cal Football Player/Law School Student of Attempted Murder Charges
By Nancy Martinez and Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – About 10 years ago, Alexander Logan…
New Legal Action Charges City of Sacramento Stonewalls Record Request in Mass False Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The VANGUARD has learned that the city of Sacramento…
Stockton Jury Rejects Officer Testimony, Awards $710,000 to Black Teen Beat by Police
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – “Not all superheroes wear capes,” said Joseph Green…
Stockton Jury Says It Believes Victim of Police Beating in 1st Phase of Civil Rights Suit Decision
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, Ca – The 12-person jury now deliberating in a San…
Police Practices Experts Square Off in Excessive Force Suit against Stockton Cops
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON – Police practices expert witnesses Robert Clark and R.K. Miller…
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…
