WOODSIDE – On the morning of Oct. 12, the SAT and PSAT exams began as usual at Woodside High School. Students sat hunched over their test booklets, filling in answer bubbles in hushed classrooms. All was quiet across the high school’s sprawling 30-acre campus. Then the police cars arrived. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office […]
The Kansas City Police Department’s Social Services Program, which stations a social worker at all six patrol divisions across the city, faces possible discontinuation as the department adjusts to a $26 million budget cut for fiscal year 2021-22.
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Public pressure is mounting against Kansas City Police Chief Richard Smith amid criticism that he failed to hold his officers accountable for alleged excessive use of force and mistreatment of communities of color.
Citizens Call for Removal of Chief of Police, Greater Officer Accountability Read More »
OAKLAND — Activists came together Feb. 7 at the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland to show support for Liyah Birru, an Ethiopian immigrant who faces deportation after serving a four-year prison sentence.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A group called The Healing Circle provides support for family members who’ve lost loved ones to homicide in San Francisco.
Frustrated by the court system, families of homicide victims find solace with each other Read More »
EAST PALO ALTO — A year after fatal shootings in East Palo Alto, families and friends marched in the streets, demanding justice.
One year after East Palo Alto shooting, families of murder victims demand justice Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — Fifty years ago, a murderer caused panic and hysteria in the San Francisco Bay Area. Revisit the sites where confirmed attacks took place.
Beyond Zodiac: A 360 video tour of the Bay Area crime scenes Read More »
José Cabrera draws upon on his own tumultuous past with the law to lead East Palo Alto youth towards a bright future and help locals recently on parole and probation brighten theirs.
Building up East Palo Alto
with the David Lewis Re-entry Program Read More »
The casual gatherings give EPA residents a chance to ask questions, raise concerns and build relationships with officers who patrol their neighborhood.
East Palo Alto police connect with residents at beat meetings Read More »
More than 10,000 people gathered in downtown San Francisco on Feb. 20 to join nationwide rallies for the former New York Police Department officer convicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
Thousands rally in San Francisco after NYPD Officer Peter Liang’s conviction Read More »
Crime in nearly every category decreased in East Palo Alto in 2014, largely due to recent police crackdowns on gang activity.
In East Palo Alto, crime drops in nearly every category Read More »
Since the last permanent police chief left, East Palo Alto has had four interim police chiefs, leaving the department in a state of flux. Things are now changing with new Chief Albert Pardini.
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