sacramento
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Black Man Beaten by Officer for Alleged Jaywalking Files Lawsuit
On April 10, Nandi Cain, 24, was beaten by Sacramento, Calif., Police Officer Anthony Figueroa for suspected jaywalking. Cain, who was unarmed, suffered bruises and a concussion. And now he has filed a lawsuit against the city. On Monday, Oakland, Calif.-based civil rights attorney John Burris held a press conference on behalf of his client…
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Calif. Cop Put on Leave After Throwing Jaywalker to Ground, Hitting Him in Face
A California resident was tossed to the ground by a police officer and then struck in the face multiple times by the officer … apparently for jaywalking. According to the Associated Press, authorities say the Sacramento officer was trying to stop the man he saw illegally crossing a street Monday afternoon. The officer got out…
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Man Arrested in Kidnapping of His Own Kids Says It's a 'Misunderstanding'
Aaron Young, 24, was arrested Tuesday night after being accused of kidnapping his own children, Fox 40 reports. Young, who appeared to be very upset about the arrest, said it was all a misunderstanding. “How could you say I kidnapped my kids when my name is on the birth certificate and everything?” he said. According to Fox…
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Lawyer: Calif. Officers Who Killed Fleeing Black Man Should Face Murder Charges
A lawyer for the family of a black man who was fleeing police called Monday for the two Sacramento, Calif., police officers who killed him to be charged with murder, Reuters reports. John Burris, the lawyer, told Reuters in a phone interview that dashcam video released last week suggests that the officers who shot and…
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New Video Reveals Sacramento, Calif., Police Tried to Run Over Black Man Before Fatally Shooting Him
According to recently released dashcam video from a July altercation, two Sacramento, Calif., police officers attempted to run over an African-American homeless man—twice—before they shot and killed him in a hail of bullets. The Sacramento Bee reports that one of the officers said, “[F—k] this guy” in the final minute before they shot Joseph Mann.…
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Multiple People Stabbed at Neo-Nazi Event Near Calif. State Capitol in Sacramento
At least seven people were stabbed after neo-Nazis and counterdemonstrators clashed at a rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, five people, some of whom were critically injured, were taken to local hospitals, the Sacramento Fire Department’s public information officer, Chris Harvey, told the Times.…
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Calif. Pastor on Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooting: ‘The Tragedy Is That More of Them Didn’t Die’
Mere hours after the Orlando, Fla., club shooter took the lives of 49 people, a Sacramento, Calif., pastor turned to his pulpit, delivering a hateful, violent speech saying that he was upset the shooter “didn’t finish the job,” the New York Daily News reports. “The tragedy is that more of them didn’t die,” the pastor, Roger…
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Calif. Mom Facing Charges After Allegedly Lying About Daughter Being Missing
Sacramento, Calif., police were allegedly led on a wild-goose chase, expending resources looking for a missing 10-year-old girl who, it turns out, was not missing at all, ABC 10 reports. According to the report, the girl’s mother lied to police in order to make it look as if the child’s father had done something wrong;…