Santa Ana’s Police Chief has raised questions about whether Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano — the man just re-elected to lead the city’s powerful police union — scored excessive cash-outs for unused time off from City Hall.
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New Santa Ana Council Members and Surveyed Residents Take a Closer Look at Police Oversight
Santa Ana is seeing what kind of oversight and accountability could be created for police officers, with newly-elected officials in place to make an eventual decision.
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Santa Ana Police Officer to Plead Guilty to Federal Charge Alleging He Took Bribes From Crime Figure
Officer Steven Lopez, a 28-year-old of Chino, was charged with one count of bribery after admitting he agreed to stop compliance checks and police searches and seizures at illegal businesses under the crime figure’s control, federal authorities said in a Tuesday statement.
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Santa Ana’s Police Chief Rung Alarm Bells Over Police Union Boss’ Excessive Cash-Out for Time Off
Santa Ana’s Police Chief has raised questions about whether Police Sgt. Gerry Serrano — the man just re-elected to lead the city’s powerful police union — scored excessive cash-outs for unused time off from City Hall.
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Orange County Coastal Enclave Becomes Ground Zero of Police Violence Controversy and Protests
The killing of a homeless Black man by an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy prompted protests throughout the day Thursday in San Clemente.
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Santa Ana Council Increases Police Spending but Reallocates Some Money After Protests
Santa Ana City Council members in a near-unanimous vote of the majority Democrat panel approved a budget Tuesday that increases police spending by nearly $3 million.
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Young Black Organizers and Leaders Look to a New Orange County in Light of Protests
Local Black activists and leaders participating in recent protests warn that the energy needs to carry over to local city council and public agency meetings in order to accomplish any real systemic change.
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Santa Ana Pushes Police Oversight and Budget Discussion to Thursday, Pressure Mounts to Redirect Police Funds
Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.
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Second Day of Protests in OC Largely Peaceful with Some Arrests in Santa Ana, Huntington Beach
The protests struck a raw chord in communities like Santa Ana, where organizers localized the problems through systemic issues around youth environments and police relations.
