OP-ED: A cop s view of George Floyd s murder
Marcos Bretón
The Sacramento Bee (TNS)
Many times in recent years I have wished Rick Braziel was still the chief of police in Sacramento.
Now 61 and eight years retired from being Sacramento s top cop, Braziel is the law enforcement leader we needed in recent years.
The conviction of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd on Tuesday does not alter a problem that caused it. So much damage has been done by a lack of accountability and transparency in deadly shootings by police.
Departmental cultures are a huge impediment to reform. We have all seen the video of Chauvin killing Floyd a little less than a year ago. What Braziel, with his point of view shaped by years of law enforcement, noticed most was how some cops on scene just stood by while Chauvin knelt on Floyd s neck until he died.
Sacramento County captain announces he s running for sheriff
Sheriff Scott Jones says he does not plan to seek reelection Share Updated: 1:28 PM PST Feb 17, 2021 KCRA Staff
Sheriff Scott Jones says he does not plan to seek reelection Share Updated: 1:28 PM PST Feb 17, 2021
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Show Transcript The pickup driver ran from the scene. > Sacramento county sheriff Scott Jones says he will likely not seek a fourth term. He throws his support behind captain Jim Barnes A 22-year-old veteran of the sheriff s office. Jones sa
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE
Sheriff Scott Jones says he does not plan to seek reelection Share
By Stella Chan, CNN
Updated 1:51 PM ET, Tue January 19, 2021 (CNN)A California sheriff s deputy and a police dog were killed in a shootout with a suspect Monday night, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones told reporters during a news briefing.
The shootout came after deputies pursued a driver who had failed to stop. The brief chase ended near the California State Fairgrounds Race Track in Sacramento, where the driver crashed the vehicle and refused to get out, deputies said.
After using less-lethal weapons to shoot out the back window, one of the K-9 officers deployed a dog to the vehicle to try and assist getting the suspect out, said the sheriff. The suspect immediately shot and killed the K-9 unit and then immediately started firing on the officers.