FBI Raids Home of Progressive Oakland Mayor Amid Recall Effort

6 months ago

FBI Raids Home of Progressive Oakland Mayor Amid Recall Effort

Live Mint

-- Federal agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday, dealing a new setback to a progressive politician who’s already facing a recall effort fueled by anger over crime in the San Francisco Bay area city. Televised news reports showed Federal Bureau of Investigation agents removing boxes from a home in Oakland that according to local media reports is owned by Thao. Her tenure has been rocked by controversies sparked by her firing of the police chief, persistently high crime rates and the departure of the city’s last major league sports team, the Oakland A’s. In 2020, the Oakland Public Ethics Commission, a watchdog agency, investigated allegations that city council members including Thao accepted campaign contributions from straw donors tied to a recycling company, The Oaklandside reported at the time.

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Plot thickens in Oakland as grand jury investigates influential family, Mayor Thao, her partner

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Plot thickens in Oakland as grand jury investigates influential family, Mayor Thao, her partner

LA Times

FBI personnel work on an investigation at a home registered to businessman Andy Duong in Oakland on June 20. The subpoena, issued five days after agents raided Thao’s home on June 20, confirms there is a current federal grand jury investigation that appears centered on Cal Waste Solutions Inc.; its owners, members of the Duong family; and their dealings with …

Oakland mayor blasts FBI raid on her home amid recall push: ‘I have done nothing wrong’

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Oakland mayor blasts FBI raid on her home amid recall push: ‘I have done nothing wrong’

The Independent

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After FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign

5 months, 4 weeks ago

After FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — In her first public remarks since federal authorities raided her home last week, a defiant and furious mayor of Oakland, California, said she did not do anything wrong and she has no plans to resign from office. Mayor Sheng Thao read from a prepared statement and took no questions Monday, four days after FBI agents carried boxes …

After FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign

5 months, 4 weeks ago

After FBI raid, defiant Oakland mayor says she did nothing wrong and will not resign

The Independent

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‘I have done nothing wrong.’ Oakland mayor declares herself innocent in fiery speech after FBI raid

6 months ago

‘I have done nothing wrong.’ Oakland mayor declares herself innocent in fiery speech after FBI raid

LA Times

FBI agents raid the house of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday as part of an investigation that included a search of at least two other houses, authorities said. In a tearful speech, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao declared herself innocent Monday, speaking for the first time since her house was raided by federal authorities last week. The first Hmong mayor …

FBI raid of Oakland mayor rocks city, fuels questions over family’s political influence

6 months ago

FBI raid of Oakland mayor rocks city, fuels questions over family’s political influence

LA Times

While it’s still unclear why FBI agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao this week, the action has cast a renewed spotlight on a years-long probe into the political influence — and campaign finance machinations — of one prominent local family. A long-running probe For five years, the Oakland Public Ethics Commission and the state Fair Political Practices …

FBI raids several California homes, including Oakland mayor’s

6 months ago

FBI raids several California homes, including Oakland mayor’s

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Federal authorities raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday as part of a California investigation that included a search of at least two other houses, officials said. FBI agents carried boxes out of 80 Maiden Lane, a four-bedroom home that property records link to the first-term mayor, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Agents …

Federal agents raid home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

6 months ago

Federal agents raid home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

LA Times

FBI agents raid a home on Maiden Lane where Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao allegedly lives in Oakland on Thursday. FBI agents conducted search warrants early Thursday at the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and the home of an employee of a city waste contractor. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is shown at a news conference Nov. 6, 2023, announcing that …

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FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

4 days, 4 hours ago

FBI agents search home of Los Angeles deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against City Hall, officials said. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers responded “earlier this year” to a bomb threat against City Hall. “Our initial investigation revealed that the source of …

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Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term

1 month, 1 week ago

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. Thao must vacate the office as soon as election results are certified Dec. 5 and the Oakland City Council declares a vacancy at its next meeting, which would be Dec. 17, …

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Oakland mayor and progressive DA ousted amid crime complaints

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oakland mayor and progressive DA ousted amid crime complaints

Politico

The Oakland mayor had faced widespread criticism over the city’s public safety and financial problems, as well as a series of negative headlines, including a June FBI raid on her home. Huy Nguyen, president of the Oakland police union, said in a statement that voters recognized that Price and Thao’s “progressive leftist policies directly harmed and impacted residents, neighborhoods, working …

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Anger over ‘street chaos’ fuels ouster of another blue-city mayor

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Anger over ‘street chaos’ fuels ouster of another blue-city mayor

Politico

In Oakland, voters forced Mayor Sheng Thao, another Democrat, out of office after just two years. “Being the mayor of an urban center after a pandemic has been one of the hardest jobs in America,” said Todd David, a member of Breed’s inner circle of advisers. Lurie performed well in neighborhoods across the city, but he was particularly strong on …

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California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow

1 month, 2 weeks ago

California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow

Politico

Taken together, the preliminary results are a striking shift away from California’s once nation-leading movement to roll back harsh sentencing rules for nonviolent offenses — one punctuated by a pandemic-era spike in property crimes and retail theft, as well as growing concern about highly visible fentanyl use and homelessness on city streets. “It must stop.” California Republican Party Chair Jessica …

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Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob’s attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled …

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Raid finds an illegal weed grow in home owned by Oakland police officer

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Raid finds an illegal weed grow in home owned by Oakland police officer

LA Times

Cannabis plants grow in a temperature-controlled room, in Desert Hot Springs. A recent raid in the Bay Area included a home owned by a local police officer. The raid highlights the extent of illegal pot operations and the recent entry of Chinese organized crime into the industry that California voters legalized in 2016, the cannabis control agency told the news …

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While an Orange County supervisor was under scrutiny, his daughter interned with county prosecutors

3 months, 3 weeks ago

While an Orange County supervisor was under scrutiny, his daughter interned with county prosecutors

LA Times

Within weeks of it being revealed that Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do had directed millions of dollars in contracts to a nonprofit without disclosing a link to his daughter — a scandal that sparked a lawsuit and a possible federal probe — his daughter began working as an intern for the county’s top prosecutor. Rhiannon Do worked at the Orange …

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Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation by the state’s Republican attorney general into allegations of voter fraud. Attorney General Ken Paxton previously confirmed his office had conducted searches after a local prosecutor referred …

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FBI raids homes of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and his daughter

4 months ago

FBI raids homes of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and his daughter

LA Times

Federal law enforcement officers on Thursday search the home of Rhiannon Do, the 23-year-old daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do. Federal agents on Thursday raided the homes of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do and his daughter, as well as several other properties, in an investigation into the alleged improper use of taxpayer money. In the lawsuit, the county alleges …

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Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from ‘fleeing with impunity’

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsom calls on Oakland to allow more police chases, stop suspects from ‘fleeing with impunity’

LA Times

Oakland police officer J. Yuen leaves his car while on patrol at the In-N-Out restaurant on Feb. 27 in Oakland. “I urge you to reconsider whether OPD should be permitted to pursue suspects in more circumstances to improve public safety in your city and to establish a process to evaluate whether OPD is making full use of its authority, including …

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Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000

Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small community the focus of a national debate over press freedoms. The settlement removed the former police chief in Marion from the lawsuit filed by former Marion …

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A corruption cloud hangs over Oakland City Hall. It comes at a terrible time for the struggling city

5 months, 3 weeks ago

A corruption cloud hangs over Oakland City Hall. It comes at a terrible time for the struggling city

LA Times

Mason Ma wanted Korean barbecue. “I think it’s not the energy we need from someone who’s supposed to be focused on moving our city forward and addressing our challenges.” FBI agents carry boxes out of a home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao during a raid in Oakland on June 20. “Have you spoke with Andy Duong about $20,000 by …

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Oakland mayor in crisis as lawyer, top aide jump ship following fiery speech after FBI raid

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Oakland mayor in crisis as lawyer, top aide jump ship following fiery speech after FBI raid

LA Times

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks during a news conference at Laney College in November 2023. Key players are ditching embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as her administration and legal team convulse following an FBI raid on her house last week. The instability of Sheng Thao’s administration and the inaction of the City Council is of deep concern.” The current drama …

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Why progressive DAs are losing their grip on the West Coast

7 months ago

Why progressive DAs are losing their grip on the West Coast

Politico

Similar voter frustration has emerged in California, with Alameda’s DA Pamela Price facing a recall, and Los Angeles’ George Gascón fighting for reelection. “Multnomah County and LA County are 600 miles apart and worlds different,” said political strategist Jim Ross, who worked on Boudin’s anti-recall campaign, adding though that the Portland outcome “is an indication, I think that Gascón is …

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Taxpayer costs for profiling verdict over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns to reach $314M

7 months ago

Taxpayer costs for profiling verdict over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns to reach $314M

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are still footing the bills from a racial profiling verdict over his signature immigration crackdowns – and those costs have been getting heavier since. Nearly 11 years ago, a federal judge concluded sheriff’s deputies had racially profiled Hispanics in Arpaio’s traffic patrols that …

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The CHP was sent into this California city to crack down on crime. Here is what happened

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The CHP was sent into this California city to crack down on crime. Here is what happened

LA Times

A view of downtown Bakersfield. Gavin Newsom sent California Highway Patrol officers to the city in an effort to tamp down crime. Authorities in Bakersfield made 211 arrests, recovered 127 stolen vehicles and seized four firearms in the first six weeks of an enforcement effort between local police and the California Highway Patrol to reduce crime in some California cities, …

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Newsom sent CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland. Now he’s sending them to Bakersfield

8 months ago

Newsom sent CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland. Now he’s sending them to Bakersfield

LA Times

A view of downtown Bakersfield. Newsom is sending Highway Patrol officers to Bakersfield as an expansion of a law enforcement campaign launched earlier this year. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he’s sending California Highway Patrol officers to Bakersfield, an expansion of a law enforcement campaign launched this year in an effort to tamp down crime in hard-hit California cities. “We …

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California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime

8 months, 3 weeks ago

California governor to deploy 500 surveillance cameras to Oakland to fight crime

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are being installed in the city of Oakland and surrounding freeways to battle crime, California Gov. But Newsom, who has deployed state attorneys and CHP officers to assist Oakland in its crackdown on crime, said the surveillance network will give law enforcement tools “to effectively combat criminal activity and hold perpetrators accountable …

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Haunted by legacy of police misconduct, Oakland grapples for answers to street crime surge

9 months, 1 week ago

Haunted by legacy of police misconduct, Oakland grapples for answers to street crime surge

LA Times

Along gracious, leafy College Avenue, you can luxuriate with a traditional Thai massage, slip into an artisanal cocktail at an Italian spot or claim a grain-free treat for your canine companion at a charming Mediterranean cafe. Yet his car has been broken into three times in two years, and he acknowledges he is “much more vigilant than ever was before.” …

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FBI raids 2 homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

9 months, 3 weeks ago

FBI raids 2 homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Federal agents searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday. A person with knowledge of the matter said the investigation that led to Thursday’s raid was being overseen by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn, and it was separate from a criminal inquiry being conducted by federal prosecutors …

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California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime

10 months, 2 weeks ago

California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — California’s governor announced plans Thursday to send prosecutors to Oakland in his latest move to crack down on rising crime in the San Francisco Bay Area city where brazen robberies in broad daylight have drawn national attention. Gavin Newsom days earlier said he would deploy 120 California Highway Patrol officers to also help with targeted crackdowns on …

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Ex-Oakland police chief sues city and mayor to get his job back

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Oakland police chief sues city and mayor to get his job back

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — A former California police chief fired from his post last year has sued the city of Oakland and its mayor, saying he was unlawfully terminated in retaliation for criticizing the federal court-appointed monitor overseeing the department. He seeks reinstatement as police chief, the post Mayor Sheng Thao fired him from in February 2023 after a probe ordered …

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Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland

LA Times

Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he’s sending 120 Highway Patrol officers to Oakland under a new state law enforcement campaign targeting an uptick in violent crime and theft that has placed political pressure on politicians, divided Democrats and bolstered criticism of California’s criminal justice policies. “I’m sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore a sense of …

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Could the closure of Oakland’s only In-N-Out help the city with its crime problem?

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Could the closure of Oakland’s only In-N-Out help the city with its crime problem?

LA Times

The demise of Oakland’s only In-N-Out restaurant due to increasing crime could be the last straw for community members — and possibly a blessing in disguise for local leaders who’ve been pleading for help. The group Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao, led by a former Alameda County Superior Court judge whom Thao removed from the city’s Police Commission in …

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Murder charges filed against third defendant in slaying of Oakland police officer

11 months, 1 week ago

Murder charges filed against third defendant in slaying of Oakland police officer

LA Times

Oakland police officers console each other as they leave Highland Hospital in Oakland on Dec. 29 after their colleague, Tuan Le, was fatally shot while responding to a report of a burglary. Alameda County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a third defendant in connection with the fatal shooting of an Oakland police officer, who was killed last month while …

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Federal agents search home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams

1 year, 1 month ago

Federal agents search home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Federal agents on Thursday raided the home of a top fundraiser and longtime confidante to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who abruptly ditched a planned White House meeting and flew home from Washington. “The campaign will of course comply with any inquiries, as appropriate.” Suggs, who did not respond to a request for comment, is a …

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Editorial: Raid on Kansas newspaper was possibly illegal — and definitely troubling

1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Raid on Kansas newspaper was possibly illegal — and definitely troubling

LA Times

It was the sort of conduct one usually associates with totalitarian governments: Law enforcement officers swarm a newspaper office and confiscate computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors. The searches left the small news operation in such a dire state that it was not clear whether it would be able to publish the next scheduled edition Tuesday evening; Meyer …

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Police flex political power at the California Capitol

1 year, 6 months ago

Police flex political power at the California Capitol

LA Times

Despite progress made in California after George Floyd’s death, law enforcement groups were able to block two controversial measures before a key deadline Friday and secured changes to other bills that aim to limit the scope of their work, underscoring their continued political power in the state Capitol. Here are two bills that police organizations stalled and another two that …

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Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution team, said Thao’s conviction “brings one more measure of accountability in the tragic death of George Floyd” while calling on Congress to enact a …

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Seattle, feds seek to end most oversight of city’s police

1 year, 8 months ago

Seattle, feds seek to end most oversight of city’s police

Associated Press

SEATTLE — The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials asked a judge Tuesday to end most federal oversight of the city’s police department, saying its sustained, decade-long reform efforts are a model for other cities whose law enforcement agencies face federal civil rights investigations. “Seattle stands as a model for the kind of change and reform that can be achieved …

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Suspected shooter in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI’s radar, LAPD chief says

1 year, 9 months ago

Suspected shooter in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI’s radar, LAPD chief says

LA Times

Martin Estrada, with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to his left, announces the arrest of suspect Jaime Tran last month in the shooting attacks on two Jewish men near synagogues in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood. A man charged with the hate-motivated shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles was on the FBI’s radar before the attacks, Los Angeles Police Chief …

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Oakland fires police chief for alleged misconduct cover-up

1 year, 10 months ago

Oakland fires police chief for alleged misconduct cover-up

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The Oakland Police Department lost its seventh head of police in as many years Wednesday over the alleged cover-up of an officer’s misconduct in a scandal that threatens to extend two decades of federal oversight — the longest of any police department in the country. Democratic Mayor Sheng Thao said at a news conference she was firing …

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Oakland police chief is out. Mayor cites report on officer misconduct

1 year, 10 months ago

Oakland police chief is out. Mayor cites report on officer misconduct

LA Times

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao fired city Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on Wednesday after an investigation into Armstrong’s handling of police misconduct cases. Armstrong had been on administrative leave for nearly a month after an outside report found that the department had failed to adequately discipline an officer following multiple allegations of misconduct in recent years. The city hired the firm …

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Records: Capitol rioter plotted to kill federal agents

2 years ago

Records: Capitol rioter plotted to kill federal agents

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Newly unsealed court documents show that a Tennessee man arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection also conspired with another person in a failed attempt to kill dozens of federal agents involved in the investigation. According to the FBI, Kelley later discussed plans with 26-year-old Austin Carter to kill law enforcement personnel who had …

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Oakland police are doubling down on a tough-on-crime plan. Some activists are skeptical

2 years, 1 month ago

Oakland police are doubling down on a tough-on-crime plan. Some activists are skeptical

LA Times

Chief LeRonne Armstrong, shown last year, said the Oakland Police Department will be extending what was initially a 30-day initiative to deploy “all available resources” against gun violence. “That’s not plausible.” And despite the efforts laid out by Armstrong, Brooks described the Police Department’s relationship with the community as “horrific.” “Rather than actually addressing the small percentage of the folks …

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Oakland rocked by 4 shooting deaths in less than 24 hours, with latest outside City Hall

2 years, 3 months ago

Oakland rocked by 4 shooting deaths in less than 24 hours, with latest outside City Hall

LA Times

Oakland police investigate a fatal shooting at 14th Street and Broadway near City Hall on Tuesday. A spate of deadly gun violence in Oakland landed Tuesday afternoon outside the doors of City Hall, where a shooting marked the city’s fourth homicide in less than 24 hours. Just before 7:45 p.m. Monday, the city’s ShotSpotter system, which uses audio sensors to …

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Threats To Federal Law Enforcement Reportedly Rising Since Mar-A-Lago Search

2 years, 4 months ago

Threats To Federal Law Enforcement Reportedly Rising Since Mar-A-Lago Search

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal authorities are warning of a spike in threats to law enforcement following last week’s FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, according to an intelligence bulletin cited by several news outlets. “The FBI and DHS have observed an increase in threats to federal law enforcement and to a lesser extent other law enforcement and …

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Here's How Republicans Are Brushing Off The FBI Search Of Trump's Residence

2 years, 4 months ago

Here's How Republicans Are Brushing Off The FBI Search Of Trump's Residence

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have been furiously working to explain away the unprecedented FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in search of classified documents this week. Their lawyers weren’t allowed to see the boxes go.” And on Friday, after The Washington Post reported that some of the documents may contain nuclear secrets, Trump again repeated his theory. …

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‘They Even Broke into My Safe’: Trump Says FBI Raided His Mar-a-Lago Estate

2 years, 4 months ago

‘They Even Broke into My Safe’: Trump Says FBI Raided His Mar-a-Lago Estate

News 18

Former US president Donald Trump said Monday that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being “raided” by FBI agents in what he called an act of “prosecutorial misconduct.” “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” he said …

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Time to negotiate is 'long gone': Former official explains why the FBI raided Trump

2 years, 4 months ago

Time to negotiate is 'long gone': Former official explains why the FBI raided Trump

Raw Story

Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi walked MSNBC viewers through what the Miami Field Office had to do to execute today's search warrant on Mar-a-Lago. "High degree of certainty that it is related to the national archives documents," he told MSNBC "So, Jason, yeah, not only did I spend 25 years in the FBI but I spent a significant portion of …

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