REPORT: Crime Down – Crime Trends in U.S. Cities – 2023 Year End Update
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – Since Covid-19, the pandemic led to high rates of crime in…
Black Lives Sacramento, on Eve of MLK Jr. Activities, Charges Blacks Primary Targets in Murders by Police – in Banner Year of Cop Killings
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – On the eve of MLK, Jr.,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 229: Obscured Survivors of Police Violence
Stephanie Marudas and Emily Previti have joined forces to launch the podcast series, Obscured. Marudas is the…
California ‘Racial’ and ‘Identity Profiling’ Report Shows Little New – Depends on Color of Skin of Those Arrested
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory…
New 2024 California Law Seeks to Reduce ‘Pre-textual’ Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Traffic interactions with law enforcement—studies of which have shown people…
COURT WATCH: Digital Expert Testimony Reveals Inadequate Efforts to Investigate Social Media Evidence in Ajay Kumar Dev Case
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Wednesday heard testimony from Digital Media Expert…
COURT WATCH: Alleged Theft, Firearm Trial Goes to Jury – No Verdict after Several Days
By Cheyenne Galloway WOODLAND, CA – Jury deliberation is ongoing here Monday after final arguments last week…
California Man Freed after 25 Years in Prison from Bad Eyewitness ID
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – After spending 25 years in prison, a California man…
Los Angeles Court Officials Claim New ‘Zero-Bail’ System Working – So Far
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Frontline court officials are claiming the controversial zero-bail system…
Man Dies in Hail of Sacramento Police Bullets – NAACP Branch Demands Independent Investigation, Calls Shooting Death ‘Not an Accident’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento branch of the National…
COURT WATCH: Officer Admits Camera Footage ‘Unclear’ on Faces, Information; Another Officer Alleges ‘Norteño Ties’ to Accused in Prelims
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A crucial and repeated component of an alleged shooting from a…
COURT WATCH: Homeless Man Held in Jail; Judge Agrees with Defense that Evidence ‘Weak’
By Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – A homeless man is being held in jail here after an…
Actor Making Documentary on Police Brutality Sues LAPD after Officers Tase Him When He Called Cops to Stop Burglar
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGLES, CA – “SnowFall” actor Damien Smith sued the Los Angeles Policy…
Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Death of 13 Migrants in ‘Fatal’ Human Smuggling Operation in California Gone Bad
By The Vanguard Staff SAN DIEGO, CA – A federal judge here sentenced Jose Cruz Noguez—allegedly the…
3½-Year-Old Child Handcuffed, Jailed after Potty Training Challenges in Florida
By The Vanguard Staff DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A 3½-year-old child with “potty training” challenges was…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing
By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes,…
Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly 2 Californians Shot by Law Enforcement Daily, Most of Them Brown and Black
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 600 people, or nearly…
COURT WATCH: Judge Agrees to Reduce Charges for Aspiring Military Soldier, Financially Unstable Woman in Shoplifting Case – Took More than Year for Hearing
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Katie De Anda and Conflict Counsel Jim Granucci…
Man Files Suit, Claiming More Than 100 Police Encounters in 10 Years
By The Vanguard Staff DULUTH, MN – In a lawsuit filed this past week, Aaron Kirk and…
