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An independent auditor reviewing Santa Cruz Police Department practices in 2023 highlighted two significant incidents out of 17 formal investigations.
It took six years to see an independent police auditor report on the incident where a team of Palo Alto police officers came to the home of Gustavo Alvarez --...
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A special committee that advises the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Thursday recommended that the sheriff should look for alternatives in convincing incarcerated people to take their medications and obey orders as they discussed the overall use of deploying tear gas in the jails.
Over objections from some grassroots community groups, an independent auditing firm concluded that Santa Clara County sheriff's use of tear gas in the jails is appropriate for getting incarcerated people to comply with orders.