Today, Anaheim schools are seen by many as a model for the nation because of its focus on career preparation, its improved graduation rates, and its robust partnerships with community stakeholders. The answer may lay in our history, and the leadership of our students and community members who raised their voices in the summer of 2012 and demanded a more supportive city for our young people.
Tag: Manuel Diaz
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice
Civil Law Suit by Mother of Manuel Diaz, Killed in 2012 Anaheim Police Shooting, Gets a Retrial
The excessive force federal lawsuit by the mother of Manuel Diaz, who was killed by Anaheim police in 2012, will get a retrial after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling granting the retrial, according to ABC 7 News.
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Appellate Court Overturns Verdict That Cleared Anaheim Cop in 2012 Shooting
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a federal jury verdict that cleared an Anaheim police officer of any wrongdoing in fatal shooting of 25-year-old Manuel Diaz in July 2012.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Report Recommends Changes for Anaheim PD
The report was commissioned in the aftermath of fatal police shootings in the summer of 2012 that triggered a downtown riot.
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Outrage Over Police Shooting Dominates Council Meeting
Nearly 20 people turned out for the meeting and angrily protested the killing and a councilwoman’s comments in its aftermath.
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Jury: Anaheim Officer Did Not Use Excessive Force in Shooting
The ruling comes in a lawsuit over the 2012 killing of Manuel Diaz by an Anaheim police officer. Diaz’s death and others led to riots downtown.
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Protests Return to Anaheim, This Time Peacefully
One year after protests of back-to-back police shootings led to a downtown riot, activists staged peaceful demonstrations.
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DA’s Decision Reignites Police Oversight Issue in Anaheim
Calls for a civilian check on police renewed after DA declined to file charges in fatal shooting of documented gang member who was unarmed.
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Anaheim Police Block Protest March on Disneyland
Protesters — most from outside the city — were stopped as they moved toward the resort.
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A Neighborhood Is Pushed to the Brink
Already tense relations between Anaheim’s Latino community and the city’s police department are in danger of boiling over after two police shootings and a crowd control effort gone awry.
