Harjit Kaur, a grandmother with no criminal record, said she was only given ice to take medicine with and was denied meals in accordance with her religious beliefs.
Category: Public Safety
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Richmond police told to issue statements within 24 hours of in-custody deaths
After fatal Angel Montaño shooting and complaints from transparency hawks, Richmond police also directed to release unedited body camera footage.
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Family identifies woman who died at Richmond UPS warehouse
The family of Shelma Reyna identified her as the UPS employee who was killed by what they said was a machine malfunction. She was a mother of five.
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UPDATE: Monday earthquake felt by more than 24,000 people, USGS said
4.3-magnitude quake, centered in Berkeley, was strong enough to The 3 a.m. quake centered in the Elmwood was felt by more than 24,000 people, according to USGS, and was strong enough to break windows and knock items off shelves.
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Richmond police investigating 2nd homicide of the year
Victim, 28, was walking in Iron Triangle on Friday evening when he was shot by multiple people who got out of a car, police said.
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Shouting match erupts at city council meeting over police shooting death
Richmond’s city council meeting was halted Tuesday as council members tried to calm heightened emotions over a recent police shooting death.
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Richmond considers revamping how police release information about in-custody deaths
Policy would ban police from releasing heavily edited body camera video footage in suspect deaths or serious use-of-force injuries.
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Tight on time? Catch up on our Restrained and Sedated series in one story
A summary of Richmondside’s 5-part series about two men who died a year apart after being restrained by Richmond police officers and sedated by paramedics.
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ICE detains East Bay grandmother, 73, with health issues, no criminal history
Indivisible West Contra Costa held a rally Sept. 12 in El Sobrante to demand the release of Harjit Kaur, a longtime Hercules resident facing deportation despite health issues and a record of complying with immigration rules.
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Richmond police chief Bisa French is retiring
French was the city’s first female chief. She is stepping down in January after five years as chief and 27 at the department.
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Upcoming civil rights trial will examine use of forced sedation in Richmond death
A lawsuit filed by the family of Ivan Gutzalenko says he was not resisting arrest and that the paramedic who injected him was “acting on behalf” of Richmond police.
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An off-duty nurse’s behavior startled onlookers. He died 90 minutes after police arrived
Police were trying to handcuff a bleeding Ivan Gutzalenko when the situation escalated. He was sedated by a paramedic and stopped breathing.
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Family of man who died in Richmond police custody challenged cause of death report
Jose Luis Lopez’s life began happily in Nicaragua. It ended violently, and his family rejects the coroner’s ruling of “excited delirium.”
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Richmond power outage still affecting more than 1,600 customers
PG&E blamed a power outage in Richmond Tuesday on weather. Several thousand customers were without power (or stoplights) for most of the day.
Posted inRestrained and Sedated
Their deaths were similar. The Contra Costa coroner’s process was not
In 2020 and 2021, two Richmond men died after being restrained and sedated. Records show differences in how the cases were handled. The coroner’s office won’t say why.
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2 men died in Richmond police custody after forcibly sedated. Records reveal inconsistencies
The families of a construction worker and a nurse who died in the last five years are left questioning what really happened and whether it was avoidable.
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Inside a reporter’s 3-year effort to investigate the deaths of 2 men after forced sedations
Richmondside reporter Joel Umanzor shares how he used public records and drew on personal relationships to tell the stories of Jose Luis Lopez and Ivan Gutzalenko.
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DA Diana Becton recall campaign says it’s short of signatures and must start over
A special election this fall would have cost Contra Costa County an estimated $8 million. The campaigners plan to try again for the June 2026 election.
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Richmond High student arrested after shots fired near San Pablo elementary school
The elementary school campus was locked down for most of the day but police say this was an isolated incident.
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Richmond is giving citizens’ commission more oversight over police
The city council voted unanimously to OK seven recommendations that boost civilian police oversight but must still negotiate changes with police union.
