Video of 2025 police shooting shows man rushed at officers after being tased
Body camera footage shows police officers pleading with Jose Mendez to surrender. He was fatally shot after coming at them with what looked like a knife.
PG&E’s armed security has El Cerrito school community on edge
The Fairmont Elementary community doesn’t want a private military service that works with ICE and Homeland Security near their school.
Richmond police cleared in death of man who was restrained and forcibly sedated
A San Francisco jury on Monday issued a verdict rejecting a claim that excessive force played a role in Concord man’s death during a 2021 encounter with Richmond officers.
I-80 shooting: DOJ identifies Richmond police detective who killed man
Brandon Hodges, a 13-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department, was the officer who shot and killed Luis Angel Torres Rivera last month.
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