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 … CC4J says it will address Chico City Council on data sharing
Butte County’s system for investigating officer-involved shootings has stalled without explanation, leaving several cases unresolved and marking a sharp departure from a pattern of rapid exonerations stretching back decades. District Attorney Mike Ramsey, who oversees such investigations, has issued no reports on police killings since 2020 or on non-fatal police shootings since 2017, according to … Butte County police-shooting probes stall
While few details have been disclosed about the fatal shooting March 2 by Chico police of 43-year-old Michael Oxley, quite a lot is known about two SWAT team sergeants who fired their assault rifles. The sergeants, Alex Fliehr and Nick Bauer, were each involved in a previous fatal shooting incident, while Fliehr’s unorthodox use of … Chico PD says officers returned fire, killing suspect
The Chico Police Department, after facing years of scrutiny over transparency and accountability concerns, has launched an effort to improve its community image. Chico PD’s administration has within the last six months jump-started several efforts to improve its public image, announcing today the results of its Community Survey, which can be found here. Chief Billy … Chico PD works to improve image, community relations
Sign-carrying demonstrators who braved Wednesday evening’s freezing winds near City Hall to protest Chico police violence came in a wide range of ages. They included Jeremiah Lozada, age 5, whose sign demanded justice for his uncle, Eddie “Gabe” Sanchez, who was killed before Jeremiah was born. Chico police Detective Mark Bass , now a sergeant, … Young and old brave cold to protest police killings
In 1987, there was a bank robbery in North Hollywood, California. I remember it because I used to live in North Hollywood. I remember it because the bank robbers were heavily armed, were dressed in body armor, and the police on the scene were, as they say, out gunned. As the shootout went on for … Police don’t need military-grade weapons