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Use Of Police Force Practices In The Sacramento Region

 

Stories related to: use of force

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California Raises Standard For When Police Can Use Deadly Force

August 19, 2019 | Ben Adler

Nearly a year and a half after Sacramento police shot and killed Stephon Clark, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that changes the legal use of force standard from “reasonable” to “necessary.”

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California Plan To Limit Police Use Of Force Stalls, ‘Felony Murder’ Bill Ekes Forward

August 29, 2018 | Ben Adler

The bill sought to change the rules governing when police officers can use force. It emerged this spring after the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police.

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Police Records In California Rarely See Light Of Day, But Lawmakers Could Soon Change That

August 13, 2018 | Ben Adler

California lawmakers are poised to change the rules governing the release of police records as this year’s legislative session moves into its final weeks, due in part to the Sacramento police shooting earlier this year of Stephon Clark.

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California Lawmakers Look To Restrict Police Use Of Force After Sacramento Shooting

April 3, 2018 | Ben Bradford

The latest police shooting of an unarmed black man — the death of Stephon Clark in Sacramento — has spurred the proposal of a new California law. It would change the almost 150-year-old definition of when an officer can apply deadly force.

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California Releases First Report On Police Use Of Force

August 18, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

The report found 832 people were seriously injured during contact with law enforcement in 2016, including 157 deaths.

Sacramento PD: Officers Have Increased Enforcement Of Jaywalking Laws

April 18, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

The Sacramento Police Department says it is true that it has targeted certain areas of Sacramento for enforcement of jaywalking and other traffic laws. But, the department says the enforcement is part of a safety campaign.

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Sacramento Police Officer Placed On Leave After Violent Altercation

April 11, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a Monday afternoon altercation during which a uniformed officer threw a man to the ground and began striking him in the face.

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Sacramento Hires Outside Investigator For Mann And Flenaugh Shootings

October 28, 2016

The Sacramento Police Department is answering for two separate shootings by police officers. Friday the City Manager signed a contract with a credentialed expert to investigate the two incidents.

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Lincoln Police Say Officer Shot And Killed Man In McDonald's Parking Lot

October 25, 2016 | Andrew Nixon | Bob Moffitt

The Lincoln Police Department says one of its deputies shot and killed a man in the McDonald's parking lot at G and Third Streets this morning.

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Use Of Force Practices Top Week Of Sacramento Law Enforcement Training

October 3, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

Police reforms, response to mental illness, and use of force are all topics at a law enforcement training event this week in Sacramento.

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