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…
October 2, 2017 Leaving their cameras off Despite adopting body cameras in 2012, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has rarely used them during lethal force incidents, and implementation isn’t done.
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…
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…
January 26, 2017 Police in Pink Hats During the massive Women’s Marches that drew millions of people into the streets on Saturday, scattered police officers in cities across the country were…
January 2, 2017 Counting Homicides in Oakland With a new year, reporters and government officials will begin making assessments of the previous year’s crime statistics and draw conclusions on police effectiveness…
October 2, 2016 Overnight Oakland Police Pursuits There were at least two car chases in Oakland overnight. One went through east Oakland all the way to Lake Merritt for about 20…
April 28, 2016 Demouria Hogg’s Shooter Named Officer Nicole Rhodes was having a hard time seeing Demouria Hogg when she shot him through his car’s windshield. Rhodes and more than a…
November 9, 2014 Oakland police at highest staffing since 2010 With the graduation of 35 new officers in October, Oakland Police Department is at its highest staffing level since 2010. However, staffing remains well…
September 4, 2014 Oakland Cop Detained Black Firefighter, Young Sons Oakland police officer “followed policy” when he detained an off-duty Oakland firefighter and his two young sons who had stopped to make sure an…
