Police Officer Gets 16 Years under New Deadly Force Law
SEATTLE, WA – Former police officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison…
Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head…
Family of Man Killed for Alleged Shoplifting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Walgreens, Security Company, Security Officer
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Burris, a civil rights attorney representing the family of…
Minnesota AG, DA Announce No Charges against Officer in Shooting Death of Amir Locke
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Priana Aquino SAINT PAUL, MN— Minnesota Attorney General and Hennepin County Attorney announced…
AZ Introduces Use-of-Force Measure to Hold Law Enforcement Accountable for Deaths
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez PHOENIX – A law enforcement use-of-force measure to hold officers liable for implementing…
Alameda County DA O’Malley Charges Officer in Murder of Steven Taylor
By Lauren Smith District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced that, after an “intensive [independent] investigation and thorough analysis…
Sacramento Sheriff’s Dept. Scores ‘F’ in Police Violence Scorecard
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The new Inspector General just hired by the Sacramento…
