Alameda DA Candidates Meet in a Candidates Forum – Part One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The Alameda County District Attorney Candidates met on Wednesday in a…
SFPD Terminates Agreement with DA Chesa Boudin on Investigations of Police Misconduct
By Patty Yao San Francisco–On Feb. 2, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent a letter to…
Federal Judge Finds SF Police Are the Ones Who Failed to Turn Over Evidence in Stangel Beating of Decari Spiers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When Chief Bill Scott of the San…
Family Sues After K-9 Bites Face of Man Suffering Mental Health Break in Visalia
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Visalia, CA – It was another case where a family called…
NY Group Releases Guide ‘Tracking Police Misconduct: How Prosecutors Can Fulfill Their Ethical Obligations and Hold Police Accountable’
By Ramneet Singh and Samuel Van Blaricom NEW YORK, NY – In the wake of a series…
PA Court Unanimously Holds Philly Police Must Provide Officer Conduct Info to District Attorney Office
By Casey Rawlings PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decided in a unanimous vote last…
My View: New Data Sheds Additional Light on Police Killing and Use Force, Especially Racial Disparities in Them
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor PPIC this week released a key study of Police Use of…
Skinner’s Police Records Bill Greatly Expands the Availability to the Public of Police Records Regarding Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week Governor Newsom signed SB 16, legislation…
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Police Decertification Bill into Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – Forty-six states prior to California had a…
Advocates, Law Enforcement Panel Discusses Action Guide for Tracking Police Misconduct
By Jacqueline Rodriguez NEW YORK, NY – A panel met here this week to discuss…
Supreme Court Vacates Ruling, Revives St. Louis Excessive Force Case Involving Death in a Police Holding Cell
By David Greenwald Washington – In a 6-3 ruling, the US Supreme Court this week vacated the…
OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct
By David M. Greenwald Orange County, CA – Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders last week filed a…
Few Cops We Found Using Force on George Floyd Protesters Are Known to Have Faced Discipline
ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later,…
LA District Attorney Gascón Announces Deputy Charged with Assault, Destroying Evidence
The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy is being charged with…
Human Rights Defense Center Sues LA County for Wrongful Withholding of Misconduct Claims
By Ankita Joshi and Stephanie Boulos LOS ANGELES, CA – The Human Rights Defense Center is seeking…
Sacramento Police Officer Arrested for Felony Perjury, Dragnet Could Net More Arrests; DA Scrambling to Limit Damage to Cases
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – At least one former Sacramento Police Officer…
Sunday Commentary: Officer-Involved Killings Are Bad, but They Actually Undercount the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week we covered the story of a 73-year-old woman with dementia…
Colorado Police Officers Violently Arrest, Hogtie, Injure 73-year-old Woman with Dementia and Later Laugh about Footage
By Mia Machado LOVELAND, CO — Police officers here violently arrested and allegedly dislocated the shoulder of…
Innocence Project Details Connections between Wrongful Convictions and Police Accountability
By Michael Wheeler NEW YORK, NY – Since the Ferguson shooting in 2014, activists have made the…
California Capitol Watch: Bill to Strengthen Police Accountability Advances
By Eric Gelber California is one of only four states that does not have a process for…
