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…
Commentary: Is Stephon Clark Shooting Bad Enough to Change the Rules of the Game?
The shooting of Stephon Clark is not the first shooting in Sacramento by police in recent years,…
Commentary: Local Incidents Punctuate the Need for Police Oversight and Reform
In 2006, Davis was ahead of the curve as it debated police oversight and ultimately calmed tensions…
McCarty Introduces Legislation to Create Independent Review of Fatal Police Shootings
In early February, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, who represents West Sacramento and portions of Sacramento, introduced for the…
John Burris at Vanguard Event Spoke on Police Shootings
Civil Rights Attorney John Burris spoke at the Vanguard event on Saturday at the Sacramento Convention Center,…
My View: Once Again DAs Fail to Sanction Bad Cops
In the middle of the week, protesters in Sacramento blocked portions of J Street in Sacramento, protesting…
DA Declines to Charge Officers Who Shot Mann, Family Speaks Out
A dash cam, that showed officers in pursuit of Joseph Mann attempt to hit the African American…
Justice Watch: Wall Street Journal on Why Problem Cops Don’t Lose Their Badges
“Gary Allen Steele fired a gun near his former girlfriend during an argument. Donald Snider harassed a…
Sunday Commentary II: The System Has Failed Us in the Death of Walter Scott
I have been watching some of the trials of officers accused criminally of killing unarmed black men…
Use of Force Expert Analyzes Mann Shooting, Believes It Is Premeditated Murder
The dashcam video of the Joseph Mann shooting in Sacramento shows officers in pursuit of the African…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lack of Leadership Speaking Out on Sac Police Killing
Did Joseph Mann actually have a weapon when he was fatally shot in July by Sacramento police…
Justice Watch: Columnist Nails Sac Council on Police Protesters
When people are angry at a public meeting, sometimes the best approach is to sit there and…
Commentary: Greater Police Transparency Needed
Across the causeway in Sacramento a contentious city council meeting last night on police reform is eerily…
Justice Watch: Burris Calls for Federal Investigation of Mann Shooting, As Family Calls for Murder Charges
A press conference was called on Monday to demand that Sacramento County prosecutor Anna Marie Schubert charge…
Justice Watch: New Video in Mann Shooting Shines New Light
New video released in the Sacramento police shooting of Joseph Mann shows the police attempting to run…
Troubling Background Found on Officer Involved in Sacramento Shooting
Civil Rights Attorney John Burris held another press conference on Thursday in Sacramento, and, while the Vanguard…
