California lawmakers want to ban police from covering faces
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As Republicans have pushed for mask bans to crack down on shadowy protesters and criminals, a pair of Democratic lawmakers in California want to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face
Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal announced Monday.
The settlement resolves an excessive force lawsuit over the shooting death of David Tovar, who was being sought by officers who sicced a police dog on him after he was fatally wounded.
California Senators introduced the No Secret Police Act, aiming to prohibit law enforcement from covering their faces for transparency and accountability, allowing exceptions for specific situations.
Officers checking on a fallen man found a body still holding a dog’s leash, California police said. The man, in his 40s, was found on his back at 8:23 a.m. Saturday, June 14, San Leandro police said in a June 16 news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Law enforcement agencies across Southern California violated state law more than 100 times last month by sharing information from automated license plate readers with federal agents, records show.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 84-year-old Santa Monica woman. In the incident earlier this month, the woman was heard screaming for help after the 39-year-old man dragged her into an alley, Santa Monica police said Tuesday.
More than 600 local law enforcement agencies throughout the country are officially partnering with ICE to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants.
An angry security guard “purposely struck” a child on a bicycle at a San Rafael shopping mall and drove away, California police reported.