Jul 28, 2010
Family Gathering Attacked by LAPD
From Consortium News: “The Baro family of Mexican immigrants was celebrating the 22nd birthday of Walter Baro on July 17 when the...
Jul 28, 2010
Copwatchers in Arizona Challenge Arpaio
From Time Magazine: “Another factor (in the law numbers of immigrant detentions in Arpaio’s recent sweep) may well have been Lydia...
Jul 22, 2010
Recent OPD Killing
From the Bay View: “Here’s what one eye-witness was filmed saying to local TV. Again she watched it out the window of her house in...
Jul 22, 2010
OPD Lies in Sworn Affadavits
From the Tribune: “The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday night to pay $6.5 million in two search warrant cases from 2008 that claimed...
Jul 18, 2010
Police Torture at G20
An important message from a brave woman who was tortured by police at the G20 in Toronto.
Jul 18, 2010
Swat Raids and Paramilitary Police
From Alternet: “In 1980, 2,884 SWAT deployments were recorded nationwide; the number today is estimated by experts at 50,000 annually or...
Jun 24, 2010
Judge Rules Against UCPD Camera Theft
From the Chronicle: “A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist...
Jun 14, 2010
Video of FBI House Visit
Video from an Austin activist who was visited by FBI agents. A good lesson about how to handle yourself in such a situation. [Video has...
May 19, 2010
Appeals Court says OPD Planted Gun
From the Chronicle: “A federal appeals court upheld $3.7 million in damages Tuesday against the city of Oakland and two police officers...
May 16, 2010
Cinco de Mayo in San Jose
From IndyBay: “During Cinco de Mayo celebrations, residents of San José faced daytime checkpoints, citations, and arrests on a scale not...
