Santa Ana residents — responding to social media posts calling on the community to help clean up — appeared at the sites of the protest the night before.
Tag: police brutality
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Police Fire Tear Gas While Weathering Fireworks, Projectiles As OC Protests Heighten in Santa Ana
The crowds gathered in response to nationwide outcry over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
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 inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Taking Community Policing to the Next Level
Police departments in two California cities — Los Angeles and Richmond — see community-oriented policing as crucial to maintaining the trust of their residents.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Some Progress, But Still a Failure to Communicate
While Santa Ana Police Department brass contend they’re committed to community policing, many residents say the commitment doesn’t show up at street level.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Police Meet With Residents to Discuss Body Cameras
Over 50 people attended a community forum at Latino Health Access to hear about the police department’s plan to have officers wear body cameras.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Website Blurs Line Between Journalism and PR
“Behind the Badge OC,” a site dedicated to the good deeds of police officers and firefighters, and paid for by local police agencies, is both winning local journalism awards and raising eyebrows.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
May Day Protesters Fill OC Streets
Protesters took to the streets of Anaheim and Santa Ana Friday for the annual international workers holiday, known as May Day, and railed against police brutality and deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Few Residents Show for Santa Ana Forum on Police Body Cameras
Santa Ana police are considering adopting body cameras and convened a forum Thursday to gather input from members of the public. Unfortunately, hardly anyone showed up.
Posted inSanta Ana, Top Stories
Should the Santa Ana Officers Who Beat Edgar Arzate Still Be On Patrol?
Questions are being raised about the department’s decision to allow officers who are under federal investigation for their actions during Arzate’s June arrest to stay on patrol rather than be reassigned.
