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DA Ramsey charged her. The city paid her $325,000

DA Ramsey charged her. The city paid her $325,000

Chico settles lawsuit over sergeant’s takedown of injured teen
The City of Chico has paid $325,000 to settle a lawsuit over police Sgt. Mark Bass’ berating and manhandling of a 95-pound,17-year-old drunken driving suspect whose right arm was healing from surgery. The settlement was paid in June to Lilly Rush, who was a minor identified in court papers only as “L.R.” when the excessive force suit was filed in …

CC4J says it will address Chico City Council on data sharing

The Concerned Community for Justice (CC4J) says it’s encouraging people to address the Chico Police Department’s “negligence in allowing ICE and Border Patrol to access its Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) data” at the upcoming meeting Tuesday.

At that meeting, the Council will also consider a four-year police union contract that covers pay, benefits and other employment conditions, and would provide officers with 14.5% raises by 2029. No changes have been made to the agreement since the Council’s failure to approve it at a July meeting. The proposed amendments to the contract are estimated to cost $5.8 million over the four-year term.

The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at 421 Main Street.

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