After OPD chief’s resignation, Oakland City Council deals a blow to police oversight
The Oakland City Council rejected the reappointments of the Police Commission’s chair and an alternate commissioner on Tuesday night.| The Oaklandside
Yolanda Ramirez, 72, was being arrested for an alleged misdemeanor after she was seen yelling at a family member's residence, but ended up dead.| East Bay Times
A federal agent shot a pastor in the face with a chemical weapon. What can California do about it? A violent response to an Oakland protest raises the same legal questions other states are grappling with as Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies.| The Oaklandside
The Oakland City Council rejected the reappointments of the Police Commission’s chair and an alternate commissioner on Tuesday night.| The Oaklandside
The Oakland City Council's unanimous rejection of the reappointments of two Police Commission members was met with backlash from the Anti Police-Terror Project, which accused the council of ignoring the law and disrespecting the democratic will of the Oaklanders who fought to create the commission.| Davis Vanguard
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.| The Marshall Project
In Delaware Superior Court, the ACLU appealed a denied FOIA request that sought to receive communications between the DOJ and the Wilmington Police Department.| delawarecall.com
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has decided to scrap her office's do-not-call and disclosure lists, which call out problematic and dishonest cops, and we have serious concerns. Do-not-call and disclosure lists include the names of discredited officers who can't be trusted to testify truthfully. This decision increases the likelihood of constitutional violations and wrongful convictions—especially in Chicago, where the issue of dishonest police in court ("testilying") i...| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Our new report, The Impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act on Electronic Monitoring in Cook County, examines the impacts of the legislative reforms on Cook County’s pretrial electronic monitoring system. The post RULING—Appellate Court in Police Arbitration Case Upholds Public Interest in Open and Transparent Police Oversight appeared first on Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts.| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
The mayor's office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi's previous nominee dropped out this week.| Honolulu Civil Beat
Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.| The Marshall Project
