DA won t charge Walnut Creek officers in fatal shooting of Miles Hall; civil rights attorneys ask AG for help
By Lisa Fernandez
Contra Costa County DA says police killing won t be prosecuted due to insufficient evidence
Miles Hall was killed while suffering from a mental health crisis near his home. Now, the Contra Costa County District Attorney s office says there s insufficient evidence to charge any of the officers involved. KTVU s Brooks Jarosz reports.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office on Friday announced prosecutors will not charge two officers in the 2019 fatal shooting of a Black, schizophrenic man, prompting his family s civil rights attorneys to ask the newly appointed Attorney General to take up the matter.
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EXCLUSIVE: California’s Burbank Police Department had not lost an officer in the line of duty by gunfire in 83 years – until one tragic night.
On Nov. 15, 2003, a suspicious parked SUV without a license plate was stopped by Officer Gregory Campbell at the Ramada Inn parking lot.
Matthew Pavelka, who had been with the department for only 10 months after serving five years in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer, arrived as backup. The officers suspected possible drug activity. Officer Matthew Pavelka in his police cruiser.
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EXCLUSIVE: I feared for his life, sergeant says after defusing Oakland airport standoff by cranking up heat
By Lisa Fernandez and Keith Crook
Published
Sergeant cranks up the heat to end standoff at Oakland airport
An Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant came up with an unusual idea to deescalate a tense standoff at Oakland International Airport.
OAKLAND, Calif. - In 24 years, Alameda County Sheriff s Sgt. Jeffery Hazelitt has been able to defuse countless tense situations.
In that quarter century of work, he s had to adapt to the unique aspects of each standoff. On Tuesday, he improvised and found a simple tool to distract an erratic and armed person. He turned off the air conditioning
EXCLUSIVE: Sheriff s sergeant says he cared more for the mentally ill man at Oakland airport than himself ktvu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.