Sacramento Sheriff Breaking State Law by Cooperating with ICE, Charge Critics; Call for AG Probe and Grand Jury
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s no surprise that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones…
Appeals Court Hears UCD Discrimination Case – Grad Student Complained about Play Using ‘N’ Word
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Can the University of California system discriminate? That was…
Judge Rules against Claim that Sacramento County Jury Pool Is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An unusual, if not somewhat unique, defense challenge to…
Anti-Fascists Claim Victory with Slap on Wrist after Facing Major Felonies
Three Year Old Case Started With a “Bloody” Capitol Clash with White Supremacists By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard…
Sac County Court Trials on Hold after Elevator Snafu
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Tuesday, the day after a Monday Veteran’s Day holiday,…
Animal Cruelty Cases Draw One Felony Conviction, One Hung Jury – Mirrors National Concern
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved…
Judge Again Delays Trial after Defense Attorney Claims Statistics Show County Jury Pool Racially Discriminates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge gave more time…
Sacramento Judge’s 2nd Look at Cop File Yields Possible Fodder for Defense, Which Argued City Withheld Information
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a suspected “driving while Black” case here, Sacramento…
Defense Attorney: Sacramento May Be Practicing Racial Discrimination in Juror Selection
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County may be practicing racial discrimination in the…
Judge Agrees to Re-Open Cop’s File after Public Defender Argues City May Have Misled Court
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Hours before the Labor Day holiday began Friday, things…
NBA Game and Drinking, Recipe for Robbery at Light Rail Station? 3 Held for October Trial
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Watching a Sacramento Kings basketball game, having a few…
Defendant Charges Officers Lied – Police Say He ID’d Self as Trump Voter Who Wanted to Shoot Them
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A “Pitchess” motion heard Wednesday in Superior Court here…
Judge Holds Defendant to Answer Despite Conflicting Testimony during Prelim
Sacramento – In March, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of shots fired and, following a search,…
Anti-Fascist Trial Again Postponed in Bloody Clash at State Capitol in 2016
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s been more than three years since hundreds of…
Sacramento DA Thursday Blinks, and Dodges Expected Political Trial Over Columbus Statue at Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County District Attorney Office blinked first Thursday,…
Public Defender Seeks Proof Dirty Cops Lied, and Traffic Stop Brutalized Black Family
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – There may, or may not be, a dirty cop…
White Supremacist Surprises Courtroom – Pleads to Assaulting Anti-Fascist
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a completely unexpected turn – only a few…
Anti-Fascist Trial to Start in July, More than 3 Years after Bloody Clash with White Supremacists at State Capitol
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long-awaited trial of three anti-fascist demonstrators was set…
‘Baloney’ Case in Sacramento Court Leaves Bad Taste in Mouth of Prosecution
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – High profile crimes and court cases sometimes obscure the…
District Attorney Won’t File Charges against 84 Arrested Monday at Stephon Clark Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – After the city of Sacramento police were accused of…
