After complaints about the revelation that a report reviewing a police excessive force incident was purposely withheld, the city of Fresno announced that report will be made public next week. During a January 2019 police raid at a Fresno apartment complex, police body camera video appeared to show an officer...
Questions Arise Over Holdback of Fresno PD Use of Force Critique
Several Fresno City Council members criticized police auditor John Gliatta for withholding a report regarding allegations of police use of excessive force during a January 2019 arrest. Gliatta told a subcommittee of the Commission on Police Reform he was concerned about releasing his findings only weeks after the George Floyd death...
Fresno PD Officer-Involved Shootings at Record Low, Dismissals Go Up
The Fresno Police Department had historic lows for officer-involved shootings and bias complaints in 2019 while experiencing a six-year high in employee dismissals. Those are the big takeaways from the city's Office of Independent Review fourth-quarter report. Listen to this article: The independent reviewer said that the three officer-involved shootings...
Snag in the Darling Plant Move. New Neighbors File Lawsuit.
Last October, many in the Fresno community celebrated. A rendering plant that had long been a subject of scorn in southwest Fresno would move to a new location. The city had an agreement with Darling Ingredients to relocate. Neighbors of the plant, who put up with foul odors and air...
Fresno Police Suspensions Tick Up Slightly to Six-Year High
Fresno police suspensions were at a six-year high, according to the latest Fresno police auditor report. The quarterly report, prepared by Independent Police Auditor John Gliatta, showed 19 officers suspended during 2017, up from 16 in 2016. Available data goes back to 2011. Gliatta also made two documentations in the report...
Fresno Police Suspensions Tick Up Slightly to Six-Year High
Fresno police suspensions were at a six-year high, according to the latest Fresno police auditor report. The quarterly report, prepared by Independent Police Auditor John Gliatta, showed 19 officers suspended during 2017, up from 16 in 2016. Available data goes back to 2011. Gliatta also made two documentations in the report...
Investment in Fresno PD Will Protect Citizens, Boost Economy
OPINION BY DARIUS ASSEMI Fresno Mayor Lee Brand made good this week on his promises to hire a full-time independent police auditor who resides in Fresno and to appoint a Citizens Public Safety Advisory Board. It is my fervent hope that John Gliatta, a former FBI agent and Fresno County...
Investment in Fresno PD Will Protect Citizens, Boost Economy
OPINION BY DARIUS ASSEMI Fresno Mayor Lee Brand made good this week on his promises to hire a full-time independent police auditor who resides in Fresno and to appoint a Citizens Public Safety Advisory Board. It is my fervent hope that John Gliatta, a former FBI agent and Fresno County...