Outside investigator Michael Gennaco has completed his investigation into the beating and suffocation of transient Kelly Thomas in Fullerton.
Tag: Fullerton police
Posted inFullerton
Mayor Issuing Apology to Family of Man Police Beat to Death
Ron Thomas, father of Kelly Thomas, announced that Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva is working on a letter that will “clear Kelly’s name.”
Posted inFullerton
Investigator Presents Report on Kelly Thomas Beating
Fullerton Police should have acted more quickly to refute
reports that Thomas was a danger to the officers who beat him to
death.
Posted inFullerton
Investigator to Present Report on Thomas Beating
Michael Gennaco’s report will be the first public accounting of
the Fullerton Police Department’s initial portrayal of the
incident.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Top Stories
Fullerton Police Chief to Retire
Michael F. Sellers, who was harshly criticized after the beating
death of transient Kelly Thomas by his officers, will officially
step down this month.
Posted inFullerton, Politics & Elections
Fullerton Recall Drive Bankrolled Almost Entirely by Bushala
The businessman and blogger spent nearly $150,000 in apparently
successful effort to force a recall election. Meanwhile, police and
their supporters funded much of the opposition effort.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Group Fighting Recall Raised $62,000
The group received donations from 130 individuals in its
apparently unsuccessful campaign to block the recall vote against
three Fullerton City Council members.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Nastiness Continues as Fullerton Recall Effort Nears Deadline
Although Kelly Thomas is no longer the focus, angry rhetoric
continues, and there are even “citizen’s arrests” in the final
weeks before the Feb. 16 signature deadline.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Top Stories
Fullerton’s Acting Police Chief Moving to Set a New Tone
Dan Hughes, who took over as chief last week, met with reporters
and emphasized ethics and openness as part of an effort to rebuild
the department’s ruined reputation.
Posted inCountywide, Fullerton, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Hearing Date Set for Fullerton Officers in Thomas Beating
The preliminary hearing for Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli,
officers charged in the death of Kelly Thomas, is set for March
28.
