Sacramento City Council Hears, Sees Proof that Officers Treat White Supremacists Better than Police Brutality Demonstrators
By Catherine Pentoney and Jose Medina SACRAMENTO – While thousands of national guard troops, local and state…
Activists Accuse Sacramento City Police of Being White Supremacist Sympathizers, Ask If Officers Supported or Participated in D.C. Capitol Riot
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Police officers have shown bias in favor…
Lawsuit Filed in July Sacramento Shooting Death of Jeremy Southern by Sac PD
By David M. Greenwald On Tuesday morning outside of the Sacramento Police Department on Freeport, attorneys, friends,…
Legal Community Critics Largely Criticize Sacramento City Council Police Reforms
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – When the Sacramento City Council approved relatively minor…
Sacramento Police Officers Choke Protestor
by Julietta Bisharyan SACRAMENTO – One video shows Sacramento police officers choking a young black man while…
Video Footage Show Police Arresting and Attacking Journalists at Protests, Including Sacramento
By Linh Nguyen At George Floyd protests across the nation, journalists from various local and international news…
‘Spit Bag’ Arrest of Frail Black Youth Leads to Lawsuit against City of Sacramento, Private Companies
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – On April 21, 2019 – a little more…
1st Homeless Struck with COVID-19 May Be Victims of Sacramento City Hall Sweeps, Unions Charge
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Unions for the Sacramento and California homeless unions…
Vanguard Exclusive: Sac Police Protest Deal Expected; Fallout from Cop Killing Continues with New Federal Lawsuit
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – City of Sacramento taxpayers here may soon be…
Cop Complaints Filed in Stockton over Alleged Officer Road Rage, in Sacramento over Abuse of Young Boy
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO/STOCKTON – In dueling news conferences Friday, complaints against police officers…
Sacramento Police ‘Cleared’ in Killing of Unarmed Stephon Clark – Community Reacts with Anger, Warnings
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Reactions were swift and furious Thursday to an official…
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…
Sacramento Taxpayers on Hook for $2.4 Million in ‘Partial’ City Payout for Stephon Clark Killing; Police Misdeeds Piling Up
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s literally next to impossible to keep up with…
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 9 – An Unlawful Arrest
Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by…
City Attorney, Sac Police Misled Judge about Officer’s Misdeeds? SPD Charged with Brutalizing Black Family
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The City Attorney and the Sacramento City Police Dept…
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…
Sacramento Police Dept Receives ‘F’ Grade in California Police Scoreboard, Ranks 66 in State
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – In a just-released “California Police Scoreboard” – said to…
Sacramento Sued for 84 Arrests at Police Brutality Protest
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The city and county of Sacramento – already targeted…
Wrongful Arrest Leads to Lawsuit As Police Arrest Innocent Man on Gun Charges
Anthony Hernandez was arrested and spent a month in custody because of racial profiling and presumptions by…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Officer Response to Protests Shows the Police Still Don’t Get It
Two weeks ago, the Sacramento County DA declared that the officers in the Stephon Clark killing feared…