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Vallejo police Chief Andrew Bidou, left, presents Detective Mat Mustard with the department's
June 10, 2019

Expensive and Dangerous: Vallejo police may pay more per officer in civil rights cases than any other agency

Vallejo is paying far more for each officer than dozens of other cities, even those with notorious police departments and numerous lawsuits. From 2013-2018, Vallejo paid out $6,184,587 in civil rights cases. That amounts to $9,370 per officer per year, thousands of dollars more than other agencies nationwide.

Black Lives Matter wheatpasting in downtown Oakland on April 4, 2016. Photo: Scott Morris
May 15, 2019

Since Oscar Grant, 242 people shot and killed by police in Bay Area

While only about 30% of Bay Area residents are Hispanic or Black, more than 60% of people shot and killed by police officers over the last decade are Hispanic or Black.

Population of Alameda County jails vs. rate of jail deaths, 2002-2018. Data: state of California
May 9, 2019

Counting jail deaths in California

My feature in this week’s East Bay Express provides an extensive recent history of allegations of misconduct in Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail with…

Two young sisters were killed earlier this year after a Contra Costa County sheriff's pursuit in January. Photo courtesy of Bobbi Hodgerney
September 26, 2018

A deadly year of pursuits in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputies get in more pursuits that cause more injuries than most other agencies in California. This year the pursuits have led to more deaths.

January 11, 2018

Rape report data from Berkeley, Concord and Oakland police departments

In my latest story for Oakland Magazine, I report that three East Bay police departments — in Berkeley, Concord and Oakland — have some…

January 10, 2018

Too many rapes dismissed

Three East Bay cities have some of the country’s highest rates of “unfounded” rape reports, raising questions about their investigations.

January 2, 2018

67 Bay Area Law Enforcement Shootings in 2017

There were a particularly high number of law enforcement shootings in the Bay Area in 2017 compared to recent years, according to data I’ve…

May 25, 2017

Police Shootings on the Rise in Bay Area

When 16-year-old Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon, the youngest person killed by police in the Bay Area since 13-year-old Andy Lopez in 2013, was shot by…

Graffiti in West Oakland in 2016. Photo by Scott Morris.
April 3, 2017

The year of no police shootings

2016 was definitely not a banner year for Oakland police, except in one area: For the first time in more than two decades, no one got shot by a police officer.

March 13, 2017

Vallejo: The Bay Area’s Leader in Police Violence

A video surfaced on Facebook Saturday showing a Vallejo police officer chasing down a suspect and striking him repeatedly with what appears to be…

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