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…
Police Use of Force Experts in Federal Civil Rights Trial Disagree on Stockton Officers’ Decision to Kill Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – A day after one police procedures expert emphatically maintained…
DAY 3: Police Procedures Expert Testifies in Shooting that Killed Stockton Teen Was ‘Tactical Error’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Day Three in a U.S. District Court civil trial…
Federal Trial: Mother of Slain Teen Shares Witness Stand with Cops Who Killed Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The mother of a 16-year-old special needs son shared…
Rally Asks Governor to Stop ICE from Deporting Prisoners after They’ve Done Time – Charles Joseph Case History
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Most of the images of the Trump Administration’s out-of-control…
State Prison Rally Highlights Lawsuit, and Horrific Conditions for Women, Trans Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation has, according…
Animal Cruelty Cases Draw One Felony Conviction, One Hung Jury – Mirrors National Concern
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved…
A Numbers Game: CA Victim Compensation Board Denies Man Falsely Convicted for Decades $1 Million Claim
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the end, it appears Maurice Caldwell is, and…
Cop Complaints Filed in Stockton over Alleged Officer Road Rage, in Sacramento over Abuse of Young Boy
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO/STOCKTON – In dueling news conferences Friday, complaints against police officers…
ICE Detainee Beaten by Yuba County Jail Guard – Says Jail Treats Them ‘Worse Than Abandoned Animals’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Yuba County Jail – rife with reports of inhumane…
EXCLUSIVE: Two Men Charge Sac Police Ignored ‘Hate Crime’ in Letter to FBI and City Officials
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Two Sacramento men – including one who was badly…
Fired Sacramento Cop Who Killed Twice Sues to Get His Job Back
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Bad cops may not face criminal charges often, if…
Sacramento Police ‘Cleared’ in Killing of Unarmed Stephon Clark – Community Reacts with Anger, Warnings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Reactions were swift and furious Thursday to an official…
Judge Again Delays Trial after Defense Attorney Claims Statistics Show County Jury Pool Racially Discriminates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge gave more time…
Sacramento Bee, Other McClatchy Newspapers Sued for Alleged ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Practice
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The daily newspaper business has been going through some…
Sacramento Superior Court Considers Fate of Sewage Tank, 100-Year-Old Baseball Field at Iconic McKinley Park
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s difficult to hear that a beautiful, 33-acre, nearly…
Sacramento Judge’s 2nd Look at Cop File Yields Possible Fodder for Defense, Which Argued City Withheld Information
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a suspected “driving while Black” case here, Sacramento…
Defense Attorney: Sacramento May Be Practicing Racial Discrimination in Juror Selection
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County may be practicing racial discrimination in the…
Federal Lawsuit Charges Sacramento City School District Practicing ‘Modern-Day Segregation’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento City Unified School District is perpetuating…
Another False Start for Anti-Fascist Trial – It’s Now More than 3 Years Since 2016 Bloody State Capitol Riot
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It may not be a record, but it’s been…