Families and friends of OC residents killed by police officers who have been cleared by Todd Spitzer’s office demand a state investigation.
Tag: Kurt Reinhold
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Photojournalists Arrested; Activists Criticize OC Sheriff’s Response to Kurt Reinhold Protest
Organizers and activists are criticizing the OC Sheriff Department’s response to a recent demonstration for Kurt Reinhold, as well as the arrest of two photojournalists.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hammad: OC’s Anti-Black District Attorney Todd Spitzer Must Resign
OCDA Todd Spitzer’s words and actions betray racial bias and anti-Blackness, the harm of which transcends the Black community of Orange County. His immediate resignation is only the first step to addressing these harms and healing the affected communities.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
No DA Decision, Some Reflection More Than A Year After OC Sheriff’s Dept. Killed Kurt Reinhold
September marked the one-year anniversary of Kurt Reinhold’s death. Much about the consequential killing remains unresolved.
Posted inSan Clemente
San Clemente Debates New Assembly Restrictions, Raising Free Speech Concerns
Following a series of protests over the last year, council members are trying to reform the special permitting process their own staff admit is broken.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Tustin Police Face Questions, State Probe, and Family Protests Over Killing of Homeless Man
The state Department of Justice is probing the shooting under a new state law around police officers killing unarmed people.
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Police Oversight Office Has Yet to Release Its First Report After Years of Silence
Not one report has yet been made public. The Office of Independent Review’s new leader says that may come in August.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Sheriff, Lagging Behind Other Local Police Agencies, Will Implement Body-Worn Cameras This Year
Orange County Sheriff officials are set to implement a formal body-worn camera policy for deputies as early as July of this year. Other police departments in the county already have.
Posted inNEWS
Calls Intensify for DA to Reopen Probe into Buena Park Police Shooting of 19-Year-Old David Sullivan
Dozens show up at OC Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to raise attention about the controversial shooting of a 19-year-old in Fullerton last year.
Posted inCountywide
Family of Homeless Black Man Shot by OC Sheriff’s Deputy Initiates Lawsuit Against County
The family’s legal action and calls for more information adds more controversy to the incident that’s being probed by the Sheriff’s Dept. and the District Attorney’s office.
