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Anaheim Police Shooting Survivor: Cops ‘Shot Again and Again’
by Julianne Hing on July 31 2012, 12:26PM
As the Anaheim police come under fire for two back to back deadly shootings, activists are demanding an investigation from California’s attorney general.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Anaheim Police and Protesters Continue to Clash
by Jorge Rivas on July 25 2012, 10:41AM
A fourth day of protests since Anaheim Police officers shot two Latino men to death over the weekend resulted in 20 arrests on Tuesday.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Anaheim Mayor Requests State, Federal Help in Police Shootings
by Jorge Rivas on July 24 2012, 12:10PM
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait has called on state and federal agencies to assist the city with the review of two officer-involved shootings that left two Latino men dead and the incidents that transpired after where officers openly fired rubber bullets in to a crowd that included children.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Presente.org Wants a State Investigation of Anaheim Police
by Jorge Rivas on July 23 2012, 4:59PM
The petition comes just days after Anaheim police officers shot rubber bullets and unleashed a police dog on a group of demonstrators protesting the department’s police brutality record.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
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Anaheim Residents Continue Protests After Cops Open Fire at Women, Kids [Video]
by Jorge Rivas on July 23 2012, 10:01AM
Demonstrators who were protesting police brutality became victims of police brutality themselves. Victims include women and children.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Judge Takes Oakland Police One Step Closer to Federal Control
by Ali Winston on June 5 2012, 9:43AM
A Colorlines.com investigation last fall found at least 20 OPD officers involved in repeat shootings. A federal judge has grown impatient with the department’s willingness to meaningfully probe that kind of violence.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Police Secrets
No Charges for Border Patrol Officer Who Killed Mexican Teen
by Julianne Hing on April 30 2012, 2:35PM
Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was shot and killed in 2010 by a Border Patrol officer for reportedly throwing rocks.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Police Blame Man Whose 911 Call Led Cops to Kill Unarmed Black Teen
by Jorge Rivas on April 9 2012, 10:06AM
The shooting death of a black teen started out with a 911 call from Oscar Carrillo, who told the dispatcher his laptop was stolen at gunpoint by two armed men. But the men who allegedly robbed him never had a gun and now police want to charge him with manslaughter.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
New Orleans: All Four Danziger Bridge Cops Sentenced to 40-65 Years
by Jorge Rivas on April 5 2012, 11:04AM
On Wednesday the Justice Department announced five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for the shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Trayvon Martin Shooter ‘Focused on Young, Black Males’, Says New Report
by Jorge Rivas on March 19 2012, 12:20PM
Zimmerman was described by neighbors as a “mild-mannered neighbor who fixated on crime and focused on young, black males.”
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Oakland Police Shoot Oscar Grant’s Cousin
by Jorge Rivas on February 22 2012, 2:18PM
Meanwhile, police decline to file charges in the case of another unrelated shooting of a homeless man. So much for accountability.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Officers Shot and Killed a Black Man Yesterday in his Own Home
by Jorge Rivas on January 13 2012, 12:58PM
Details about NYPD Officers shooting an African-American male in his home Thursday still remain unclear but neighbors claim that the victim had been innocent of any wrongdoing.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Officer Tries to Explain Away The 50 Shots That Killed Sean Bell
by Jorge Rivas on October 27 2011, 2:16PM
NYPD Detective Gescard Isnora is facing disciplinary action five years after Bell’s death.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Detroit Grieves As Aiyana Stanley Jones’s Father Faces Murder Charge
by Jamilah King on October 6 2011, 2:19PM
The indictment came one after Officer Joseph Weekley was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 7-year-old’s death. But what can change Detroit’s deeply flawed method of policing?
Topics: Criminal Justice
Detroit Police Officer Charged in Shooting Death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones
by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 3:40PM
Joseph Weekley has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.
Topics: Criminal Justice
More Than Half of ‘Armed’ Suspects Shot by LA Sheriff Were Not Armed
by Jorge Rivas on September 23 2011, 2:07PM
A Board of Supervisors study finds an alarming rise in so-called “waistband shootings,” in which cops fired at suspects holding items such as sunglasses and cell phones. Nine out of 10 victims were black or Latino.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Protestors Interrupt San Francisco Bay Area Transit System (BART) Service
by Jorge Rivas on August 16 2011, 12:29PM
Transit agency had to temporarily close all four downtown stations during the evening commute, but not before cutting cell phone service to people protesting the police shooting of Charles Hill.
Topics: Criminal Justice
London Unrest Continues for Third Night After Police Shoot Black Male
by Jorge Rivas on August 8 2011, 2:50PM
Residents display outrage as police violence goes unchecked and social programs are slashed due to severe budget cuts.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Chicago Police Shooting Spree? 43 Shot Already in 2011; 16 Dead
by Asraa Mustufa on August 2 2011, 9:31AM
Chicago police have already shot nearly as many residents as all of last year—most recently a 13-year-old boy. Cops argue it’s because residents have “a total lack of respect and fear.” Residents say cops are “targeting black children.”
Topics: Criminal Justice
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