Las Vegas police officers allegedly made discriminatory comments toward their former chief, including calling her hair nappy, saying she was ghetto, and using the n-word in front of her.
Detective Kevin LaPeer was found to have broken city policy after being accused of racist language. Henderson’s new police chief decided not to discipline him.
Dr. Flojaune Cofer, Steve Hansen and Assemblyman Kevin McCarty discussed homelessness, police reform, and interagency coordination and cooperation at a Sacramento mayoral candidates town hall on November 11.
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer - A recent United Nations report found that Black people in the United States are three times more likely to be killed by police than if they were white, and four and a half times more likely to be incarcerated, and called for reform of use-of-force regulations and alternative responses to policing.
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer - The Sacramento City Council approved 12 new positions to boost oversight of the Sacramento Police Department, including six in the Office of Public Safety Accountability, two in the City Attorney's Office and four in Sac PD to improve review of police misconduct investigations.