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Lawyers make opening statements in Danville officer manslaughter trial
Both sides presented opening arguments Monday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez in the manslaughter case of Danville police officer Andrew Hall, who shot Laudemer Arboleda nine...Read More
Judge says jury can’t consider other allegations against officer in 2018 manslaughter trial
The judge presiding over the case involving a Danville police officer accused of manslaughter said Monday she won’t allow jurors to hear that Andrew Hall, who shot Laudemer Arboleda...Read More
Trial underway for Danville officer accused of manslaughter
The trial for Andrew Hall, a Danville police officer accused of manslaughter in the shooting death three years ago of Laudemer Arboleda, began Monday in Contra Costa County Superior...Read More
Sheriff’s Office releases traffic stop footage that led to excessive force lawsuit
Nearly a week after a woman filed an excessive force lawsuit against two Solano County sheriff’s deputies in federal court, the Sheriff’s Office on Monday released body-camera and in-car...Read More
City settles for $5.9 million in for man who died after being forcefully detained
Rose Bauer said, "Jacob lost his life over a few broken bottles at a grocery store."Read More
City Council defies calls to end police use of rubber bullets
Despite backlash from San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and community activists, the City Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday to allow police officers to continue the use of rubber bullets...Read More
Oakland parents, teachers sue district for police use of force against protesters
Eight parents and teachers filed a federal lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District on Thursday alleging that police officers used excessive force against them in a confrontation at...Read More
Oakland parents, teachers claim police used excessive force in school board protest
Nine parents and teachers filed a claim against the Oakland Unified School District on Friday alleging that police officers used excessive force against them in a confrontation at a...Read More
Lawsuits against Vallejo allege ‘pattern’ of police abuse, racial profiling
Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris filed three lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Sacramento Wednesday against the city of Vallejo alleging the Vallejo Police Department engages in racial...Read More
Willie McCoy family files civil rights lawsuit against Vallejo, officers
Civil rights attorney John Burris Thursday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Vallejo’s city manager, chief of police and six police officers in connection with the fatal officer-involved...Read More
Report cites ‘deficient’ police tactics in Oscar Grant shooting
The tactics used by BART police at Fruitvale station 10 years ago were seriously deficient.Read More
Man sues police for blinding him in one eye
A South Bay man is suing San Jose police for blinding him in one eye by shooting him with rubber bullets while he was threatening to kill himself last...Read More