Placer County Sheriff, community group want more transparency with body cameras
The leader of Allies for Black Lives Placer County said body cameras could help hold officers accountable and are needed. Author: Chelsea Shannon Updated: 4:01 PM PDT April 29, 2021
AUBURN, Calif. In 2022, nearly 300 deputies for the Placer County Sheriff s Office should be trained and equipped with body cameras.
The move comes after the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved $4.8 million to fund the program, a first for the department. Sheriff s Office spokesperson Angela Musallam said the department sees body cameras as necessary for all deputies and officers in the department. She added that the department has looked at the Motorola V300 body camera as the model they would like to have.
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Mother wants answers after son is shot several times by Placer County sheriff s deputies
The Placer County Sheriff s Office said the suspect attempted to flee while a deputy was reaching in the car. That s when the shooting occurred. Author: Chris Thomas Updated: 7:09 AM PDT April 29, 2021
PLACER COUNTY, Calif. A mother is demanding answers after she says Placer County sheriff s deputies stopped her son for a traffic violation but ended up shooting him several times.
Katina Coronado says her son, Albert Savala III, was shot by deputies and thankfully survived. He is here to tell his story, Coronado said. And his story needs to be heard.
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A mother is demanding answers after she says Placer County sheriff s deputies stopped her son for a traffic violation but ended up shooting him several times.
Katina Coronado says her son, Albert Savala III, was shot by deputies and thankfully survived. He is here to tell his story, Coronado said. And his story needs to be heard.
Coronado claims her son asked for a supervisor to be brought to the traffic stop because he feared for his life. He stated that multiple times that he feared for his life and again the answer to that was to shoot him, Coronado said.