Anaheim Police Chief Resists Calls for Immediate Officer Statements After Shootings
Anaheim
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Anaheim Police Chief Jorge Cisneros is resisting calls to have officers make statements the same day critical incidents happen.
Police Contracts and Spending Coming Under Much More Scrutiny in Orange County
Safety, Security & Justice
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After recent protests calling for reforms on law enforcement spending, it appears even the most routine of police contracts at OC’s public meetings are coming under public scrutiny.
Criticism Mounts Around Police Response at Recent Protests in Orange County
Safety, Security & Justice
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An increasing number of protesters in OC are voicing concern over police officers’ recent conduct in cities where demonstrations against nationwide police violence have occurred.
Anaheim City Council Minority Begins Questioning Police Spending
Anaheim City Council
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Some Anaheim City Council members are beginning to publicly question the city’s police budget following demonstrations against police brutality that have swept across OC.
Anaheim Police To Go After Criminals With Facial Recognition Software
Safety, Security & Justice
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After more than a year-long trial phase, Anaheim police are set to get an annual subscription to a facial recognition software that compares images of unknown individuals suspected of crimes against known offender databases consisting of booking mugshots of those arrested and booked for criminal offenses.
Anaheim to Increase Security at City Parks
NEWS
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A unanimous Anaheim City Council has approved $400,000 partly to ramp up visible, private security and park rangers at city parks where large numbers of homeless people are known to visit.
Homelessness and Crime Increase at Anaheim’s Maxwell Park
Housing & Homelessness
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West Anaheim’s Maxwell Park is facing a spike in homeless people staying in and around the park and homeless-related crimes, according to Anaheim Deputy Police Chief Julian Harvey.
Santana: Anaheim PD Fails Transparency Test
Norberto Santana, Jr.
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After Anaheim PD confronts a Voice of OC reporter who clearly identified himself, questions arise about Anaheim’s commitment to the First Amendment and the tone of neighborhood homeless sweeps.
Policeman Confronts Reporter For Taking Photos of Him Detaining Homeless Man
Housing & Homelessness
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American courts have held the public and journalists have the right to film government officials, including police, carrying out official actions in public.
New $3.6 Million Sheriff’s Surveillance Plane Approved Without Discussion
Orange County Sheriffs Department
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Orange County supervisors voted without discussion and in less time than it took to read the agenda’s one sentence summary, to buy a $3.6 million surveillance plane for the Sheriff’s Department.