SILVER SPRING, Md. — After Wisconsin protests over Jacob Blake's shooting by police turned deadly last week, a member of an anti-government extremist group started posting updates from the scene for comrades in an encrypted chat room. The group member named “Jake” said “two of my guys” rushed in to help after...
Man Wanted for Firing at Sacramento Cop Killed in Standoff
SACRAMENTO — A man wanted on suspicion of firing at a Sacramento police sergeant nearly a month ago was shot and killed during a standoff with officers, authorities confirmed Thursday. The Sacramento County coroner's office identified the man as 50-year-old Albert Wheeler. Police had been looking for Wheeler after he...
Deputies Fatally Shoot Black Man Who Dropped Gun From Bundle
LOS ANGELES — A Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun, authorities said, setting of a protest march to a nearby sheriff's station in Los Angeles. Sheriff’s...
California Bill To Strip Badges From ‘Bad Officers’ Fails
SACRAMENTO — A bill that would allow “bad officers” to be permanently stripped of their badges failed to pass the California Legislature on Monday as state lawmakers could not muster enough support to pass one of the year's top policing reform bills. The measure would have created a way to...
California Senate OKs State Reviews for Police Shootings
SACRAMENTO — California is close to requiring independent investigations any time police kill an unarmed civilian, a move that would strip authority from local prosecutors at a time of heightened distrust between law enforcement and communities of color. But the proposal that easily passed the state Senate on Sunday with...
Police Investigate Possible Shot Fired at LA Trump Caravan
LOS ANGELES — Police searched apartment buildings for three men following reports that someone may have fired a shot at a car caravan of supporters of President Donald Trump that rolled through Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities said. Police responded to the sprawling complex shortly before noon after receiving reports...
California Moves To Consider Reparations for Slavery
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights and unrest following the latest shooting of a Black man by police. The state Senate supported creating...
Protests and Damage Hit California Cities After Wisconsin Shooting
SACRAMENTO — Demonstrators protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin by a police officer vandalized buildings and tried to start a fire in downtown Sacramento while others in Los Angeles targeted the home of the city police chief. The protests Thursday night were expected to be followed Friday with...
Police Largely Silent as Outrage Builds Over Blake Shooting
It took three days, an outpouring of anger in the streets and a NBA boycott before authorities investigating the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, started answering some of the most basic questions about what happened. And still, many key pieces of information have yet to be released,...
Portland Protesters Set Fire to Building, Police Arrest 25
PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters in Portland repeatedly set fire late Monday night to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said. Twenty three people were arrested amid clashes that stretched into Tuesday morning. The protesters in a group of about 300 people hurled...