Sacramento Reaches $350K Settlement in Police Brutality Lawsuit; Trial on Policy Changes Set to Begin
Sacramento, CA — The City of Sacramento has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a federal lawsuit…
Unarmed Man Wins $400,000 Settlement after Sacramento Police Shoot at Him 20 Times in 2021
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Although it took the city of Sacramento more than six…
Sacramento Homeless Union Tells Campers They Can Return to City Hall After City Violated Court Order by Tossing Them Out – Legal Fight with City, Battle of Words with DA Continue
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union—embroiled in a…
Commentary: Is Sacramento Law Enforcement Ever Held Accountable For Fatal Traffic Collisions?
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Since September 2021 four Saramentans have been senselessly killed by…
Jury Hangs in the Sacramento Police Shooting and Killing of Darrell Richards
By Robert J. Hansen The jury returned a hung verdict yesterday in the trial of the police…
Former Police Chief Testifies in Police Killing Trial of Darell Richards
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – Former Sacramento Chief of Police Daniel Hahn testified Wednesday as…
City of Sacramento to Pay Stephon Clark Parents $1.7 Million, Part of $4.1 Million Deal in Killing of Unarmed Meadowview Man in 2018 that Sparked Major Protests
By Cres Vellucci Jr. Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Another $1.7 million of taxpayer money…
Judge Allows Federal Lawsuit to Continue – Suit Charges ‘Violent’ Sacramento Police Violate Rights of Racial Justice Protestors, Protect ‘White Supremacists’
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A 74-page federal lawsuit seeking to end…
Boudin Prosecutes Sac Cop Accused of Domestic Violence after Sac DA Initially Declined to File Charges
By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against…
Police Identify and Look for Another Suspect in Downtown Shooting
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Sacramento police have identified an additional suspect in last week’s K…
Protesters Sue Sacramento Police Department for Allegedly Repressing Racial Justice Protesters with Violence, Surveillance, and Home Raids
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Protesters claim that the Sacramento Police Department in…
New Lawsuit Filed against Sacramento for Withholding Records on Police Conduct during Black Lives Matter Protests
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Just what took place in Sacramento between the…
Probable Cause Questioned in Search of Man in Vehicle; Judge Disagrees
By Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento Police Dept. sergeant and officer testified in a preliminary…
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…
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…
Guest Commentary: ‘Violence in Sacramento Requires Investment That Matches Scope of Issue’
(This commentary is provided by Sacramento ACT’s LIVE FREE Committee. ACT is an alliance of faith leaders,…
Police Reform Advocates’ Collective Sigh – Sacramento City Council Finally OKs New Deadly Use of Force Policy After Failed May Attempt
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The city of Sacramento this past week…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 109 – Sac Attorney Keith Staten on Policing
Sacramento area Attorney Keith Staten, heads up the Sacramento Conflict Counsel joins Everyday Injustice to discuss policing…
City & State Budgets Protested by Groups Wanting Less Funding for Law Enforcement, Not More $$
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Objections to hundreds of millions of…
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…