NAACP sues San Jose for alleged police brutality against George Floyd protesters
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A San Jose police office strikes a protester with a baton during a protest in May.Ben Margot / Associated Press 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Police form a line as protesters show up at San Jose City Hall in May.Anadolu Agency / Getty Images 2020Show MoreShow Less
Two South Bay civil rights organizations filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday accusing San Jose police of assaulting and illegally arresting at least a dozen people who protested outside City Hall after the Memorial Day 2020 death of George Floyd.
The federal lawsuit, which representatives from NAACP San Jose/Silicon Valley and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center announced during a March 11 video news conference, names the city of San Jose as the lead defendant and calls for financial compensation for plaintiffs as well as reforms to the San Jose Police Department.
Dallas police officer charged with killing two people in 2017
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March 5 (UPI) A Dallas police officer has been arrested and charged with killing two people in 2017 after an investigation was launched following a witness implicating him in their deaths, authorities said.
Officer Bryan Riser was arrested Thursday morning and charged two counts of capital murder for the deaths of Liza Saenz, 31, and Albert Douglas, 61, Dallas Police Chief Edgardo Garcia announced Thursday during a press conference.
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The police chief said the deaths were unrelated to each other and to Riser s work as a Dallas police officer, though he said he could not reveal much about either murder case.
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A Dallas police officer is behind bars this morning, accused of orchestrating the 2017 murders of two people including a 31-year-old woman who was acting as a police informant.
Murder charges were announced Thursday against 36-year-old Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the city s police force. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Dallas Police Chief Edgardo Garcia outlined the allegations against the officer during a press conference, alleging that Riser had hired someone to kidnap and kill both Albert Douglas, 61, and Liza Saenz, 31.
While details around his latest arrest are unclear, some Texas authorities have been looking to “decriminalize” low-level marijuana possession in 2021. The
Dallas Observer recently reported new Dallas police chief Edgardo Garcia was considering changes to how officers enforce weed laws.
“I certainly don’t believe that it’s good practice to utilize our resources for officers to spend four to six hours or longer processing an individual for personal possession or small quantities of marijuana,” he said.
Garcia added, “Those small amounts, those don’t excite me. Arresting individuals that are victimizing our city, that excites me. Getting drug dealers excites me.”