By Patrick Aftoora Orsagos and John Seewer | Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on murder and other charges in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was killed after being accused of shoplifting last August. Young was suspected of stealing bottles of alcohol when … Read more
Four former law-enforcement officials, including two who worked as Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, face federal charges for carrying out a raid at the behest of a Chinese national engaged in a legal battle with a business partner who lived in Irvine, authorities said, making threats and demanding nearly $37 million. The four defendants were … Read more
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement, police said Saturday. Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a severe … Read more
By Terry Spencer | Associated Press A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie … Read more
In a forceful defense of its police officers, Fontana city officials say detectives did nothing illegal in the 2018 interrogation of a man who was “psychologically tortured” into falsely confessing to killing his father. An unsigned statement on the city’s website posted Wednesday, May 29, said, “the City of Fontana vigorously denies that (any officer) … Read more
RICHMOND — A Black cowboy from Richmond on Wednesday announced the filing of a legal claim against the city, alleging its police officers violently threw him to the ground and pinned him there in apparent retaliation for filming them and talking back to a sergeant. Kwesi Guss said the officers left him with head trauma, … Read more
By Acacia Coronado and Jim Vertuno | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response. The families said in a statement that they … Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has been indicted on two federal charges that could bring a life sentence, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Friday, May 17, charging Aaron … Read more
With the election of at least four new City Council members this year, Berkeley’s leadership change will markedly shape the political and policy approaches to challenging community issues. One of those new members will be chosen in a May 28 special election in District 4, which includes the city’s downtown, to replace Kate Harrison after … Read more
Seven women who allege they were sexually abused or exploited by a former Riverside County correctional deputy are suing the county and Sheriff’s Department, claiming they coordinated a scheme to prevent the women from coming forward and offered them “hush money.” On Tuesday, March 26, Long Beach attorney Denisse O. Gastélum and Los Angeles attorney … Read more