DA’s Office and Public Defender in San Francisco Push Back at Loss of Police Oversight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Responding to the announcement of Police Chief…
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Orders LAPD Review of Discipline Policy for Police Shootings
By Amy Berberyan LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Thursday ordered a review of…
Social Justice Group Charges Increase in Police Shootings Real Crime Threat in Los Angeles, Not ‘Crime Wave’
By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – With a 2021 Los Angeles crime spike dominating headlines for…
Reno Police Shoot Sacramento Native, Former Youth Mentee In Critical Condition
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Family, friends and activists are demanding answers from the Reno…
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Charges SF Police Officer Kenneth Cha with Homicide in Killing of Unarmed Black Man in 2017 – Only Second-Ever SFPD Officer Homicide Prosecution
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Police Department Officer Kenneth Cha was formerly…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Orange County DA Becomes Unhinged Over Cop Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a horrible story out of Alamo, Georgia, as CBS…
Sacramento City Attorney’s Motion Reveals Drunken Incident Involving Officer Who Killed Darell Richards
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – It was a high profile police killing. Darell…
Concord District Attorney Claims Police Acted Lawfully During Arrest of Unhoused Man
By Stacie Guevara CONCORD, CA – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Concord…
Family Still Wants Answers and Police to Come Clean on Shooting Death by Police of Augustine Morales
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The video released in November shows the shooting…
Contra Costa County DA Office Finds Officer Lawfully Shot Man in Deadly Struggle
By Annette Wong-Toi MARTINEZ, CA – In 2018, a Contra Costa County deputy fired and shot a…
DOJ Announces Pattern and Practice Investigation into Police Brutality and Shootings in Phoenix
By David M. Greenwald Phoenix, Arizona – The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it was opening…
California Department of Justice Will Investigate Officer-Related Shooting on Hollywood Boulevard
By Savannah Dewberry and Alan Vargas LOS ANGELES, CA – The clock had not yet struck noon…
My View: Stanislaus Deputy Shooting of Homeless Man Poster Case for How Not to Handle Such Encounters
By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – Longtime Civil Rights Attorney John Burris held a press conference…
Family Sues Stanislaus County Sheriff for Killing Mentally Disturbed Homeless Man
Eloy Gonzalez with his daughter By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – Instead of de-escalating the situation…
A Police Shooting of An Unarmed Man Triggers a Conflict with Proud Boys at a Modesto City Council Meeting
By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – A few dozen members of the Proud Boys, a far-right…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Analysis Shows DA Got the Andrew Brown Shooting Wrong
By David M. Greenwald Last week DA Andrew Womble determined that the use of deadly force against…
District Attorney Claims Officers ‘Justified’ in Killing Andrew Brown, Jr., in Hail of Bullets – Son Calls It an ‘Execution’
By Koda Slingluff and Leah Timmerman PASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. – Following the investigation into the fatal police…
Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers
By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it…
Community and Survivor of Placer County Police Shooting after Traffic Stop Shares His Story, Family Angst
By Jose Medina LINCOLN, CA – Jamilia Land, founder of Anti-Violence Safety and Accountability Project, held a…
Video of Police Shooting Death of 13-Year-Old Shocks after Chauvin Trial for Killing Floyd, and Wright Traffic Stop Death
Image from ABC News By Savannah Dewberry CHICAGO, IL– Officer body camera footage was released Thursday of…
