September 9, 2019 Excessive force by Fremont police, Alameda Co. Sheriff led to in-custody death, attorney alleges The family of a man who died in June after he was arrested by Fremont police and chained to a cell door in Santa Rita jail filed a claim against Fremont and Alameda County on Monday alleging that both agencies played a role in his death.
August 20, 2019 Former Tribune Tower owner charged with fraud Thomas Henderson, the former owner of the Tribune Tower who was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a sprawling fraud case,…
August 12, 2019 Justified by myth, spit hoods can kill Despite that they’ve been linked to in-custody deaths, police departments often don’t have a written policy governing when and how spit masks should be used. The justification for their use is at times fraught with misinformation and perpetuates stigma about the spread of infectious disease.
August 6, 2019 Masked gunmen reportedly set RVs on fire in West Oakland A woman living in an RV in West Oakland was forced out by two masked men with guns who threatened to light her on…
July 3, 2019 Ersie Joyner fights for Rome Oakland’s most decorated police officer is retiring this August, leaving a legacy of substantially reduced gun violence.
July 2, 2019 Alameda Co. Sheriff’s Office still listening to defense attorneys’ conversations, public defender says Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods alleged on Monday that the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has continued to intercept and record communications between jail inmates and their attorneys even after a sergeant was charged with four felonies for allegedly recording privileged conversations last year.
June 28, 2019 Lawsuit over rapper’s death seeks to put Vallejo police under federal control Saying that Vallejo police are “out of control,” civil rights attorney John Burris filed a federal lawsuit against the city and police department on Thursday for the police shooting death of Willie McCoy in February.
May 28, 2019 Dead battery blamed for lack of clear view of OPD shooting of unconscious man Nearly four years since Oakland police shot and killed a man found unconscious in his car near Lake Merritt, the department released video from…
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…
February 27, 2019 Repeat environmental felon gets 30 months for dumping on protected wetlands James Lucero was sentenced for dumping dirt and construction debris in Newark. He was previously convicted of bribing landfill operators in San Jose and was tied to a West Oakland warehouse forced to close last month.
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