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Ventura County jails not doing enough to prevent inmate deaths, grand jury says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

A grand jury report analyzing in-custody deaths at two Ventura County jails is shedding new light on the alleged failures to prevent inmate deaths and the lack of transparency regarding the status of ongoing investigations.The 27-page document released this week highlights several failures at the two jails, including jail staff not using recommended best practice for preventing suicide in the facilities.The grand jury, which is comprised of a panel of 19 local citizens, found that employees at the Todd Road Jail in Santa Paula and the Pre-Trial Detention Center in Ventura each followed the minimum suicide prevention and response protocols required by state law, but did not follow the "recommended best practice," which includes joint training of deputies and medical personnel assigned to jail.They cited increased communication with families and a better orientation process as keys to prevent suicide in jails. In total, from 2016 to 2022, four in-custody deaths were the result of suic...

Woman abandons newborn after giving birth in Ventura alley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

Authorities are looking for a woman who gave birth in a Ventura alley early Friday morning and immediately ran away leaving the child behind, officials said.Shortly before 1 a.m., employees at a business in the 4200 block of Transport Steet heard a woman screaming in a rear alley.“They approached the female and saw her remove her pants and immediately give birth to an infant,” said Ventura Police Commander Sarah Heard. “She placed the infant on the ground, severed the umbilical cord, and quickly ran away from the area.”Ventura Police say the woman gave birth in an alley and ran away without the child. June 23, 2023. (Key News)The employees called 9-1-1 and cared for the newborn until paramedics arrived. The child appeared healthy and was transported to a local hospital where they were listed in stable condition.Officers searched the area but could not find the mother, Heard said.She was described as a white female with short dark hair who appeared homeless.Anyone with information ab...

Pride Photos: San Francisco County Clerk marries 250 LGBTQ+ couples

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

Related ArticlesLifestyle | A SpaceX rocket arcs across the California sky, hurling internet satellites to the heavens Lifestyle | Photos: Endangered blue whales hanging out off California coast Lifestyle | Biden welcomes Modi with pomp, pageantry Lifestyle | How many of California’s homeless residents are from out of state? Lifestyle | Meet Wes Anderson’s scene-stealing ‘Asteroid City’ triplets, Ella, Gracie and Willan Faris Ahead of the weekend Pride Parade and Celebration, the San Francisco Office of the County Clerk married 250 couples Friday in a celebration of LGBTQ+ history and culture.The occasion echoed San Francisco’s launching a national firestorm on gay marriage in 2004 when then-Mayor Gavin Newsom issued a marriage license to Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. It would be four more years before same-sex marriage became legal statewide.And not until 2015, more than a decade after San F...

Why Trayce Jackson-Davis could be a perfect fit for Warriors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Trayce Jackson-Davis grew anxious as each pick passed. The Indiana Hoosier center had been tabbed a late-first or early-second-round pick, but teams were passing on him.At 9:15 p.m. PT, Jackson-Davis fired off a tweet.“Y’all will regret it,” he said. “I promise you.”Almost every NBA team had called to strike a deal, his agent James Dunleavy told him, but most picks fell through and others came in only with two-way contract offers. Dunleavy — brother of new Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. — assured him that a guaranteed contract would arise.“I was anxious. I got upset and let the tweet fly,” he said on Friday at an introductory press conference at Chase Center. “Same time, I play with a chip on my shoulder.”About an hour after Jackson-Davis, 23, sent his tweet, the Warriors came calling with a guaranteed spot. Golden State entered the draft with no second-round picks, but swung a trade with t...

Infighting boils over as accusations fly within Oakland Police Commission

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

OAKLAND — The powerful oversight body responsible for finding Oakland’s next police chief is caught in a messy internal fight over its own leader’s job performance.With tensions ratcheting up even further this week, the deepening divisions in the Oakland Police Commission raise questions about whether the civilian-led group can effectively oversee reform of a police department seeking an end to federal oversight.On Thursday night, the commission selected a firm that will conduct a nationwide search for the department’s new chief — a position that has been vacant for four months.But at the same meeting, the group’s chair, Tyfahra Milele, took the growing conflict a step further, suggesting that the calls from other commissioners for her to step down stem not from a political disagreement but a venting of personal issues.“My scholarly work was on trauma, and now it’s common knowledge that trauma is most often caused by the traumatized,&#...

Bay Area man convicted of killing two cops wants you to know he’s not a snitch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

OAKLAND — A former U.S. Air Force sergeant convicted of murdering two law enforcement officers in separate ambush-style attacks in 2020 is now apparently concerned that a recent court filing will damage his reputation in prison.Attorneys for Steven Carrillo, who pleaded guilty to murdering Federal Protective Services Officer David Patrick Underwood in Oakland and Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben Lomond, filed a recent court document pushing back against statements made by Carrillo’s co-defendant in the Underwood murder case. The attorneys for Robert Allan Justus, who is set for trial in September, claimed Carrillo gave a recent FBI interview regarding Underwood’s killing.Both murders were motivated by Carrillo and Jutus’ ties to the so-called Boogaloo Movement, a loosely organized anti-government group that believes a second Civil War is imminent.The recent opposing court filings demonstrate just how far Carrillo and Justus have fallen ...

Suspect taken into custody in connection to death of Oakland baker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect was taken into custody in connection to the death of a popular Oakland baker earlier this year, the Oakland Police Department confirmed Friday. Ishmael Burch has been arrested by the Oakland Police Department in connection to the death of Angel Cakes owner Jen Angel.Angel, 48, was killed during a violent robbery in Oakland in February. Angel was sitting in her car behind a bank on Webster Street in Oakland when a suspect broke into her car and grabbed her purse. The suspect jumped into a nearby getaway vehicle and took off. SF DA won’t charge suspect in Embarcadero Father’s Day shooting She exited her vehicle and attempted to retrieve her purse. While struggling to regain her belongings, she was knocked down and dragged by the getaway car. She suffered injuries during the confrontation and died three days later.Angel was well known in the Bay Area as a baker and a social justice advocate. Shortly after her death, Angel's family said she would not want her assai...

“Si nos hubieran dejado en paz, no nos habríamos hundido”: investigación de CNN cuestiona la versión de la Guardia Costera de Grecia sobre trágico naufragio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

(CNN) — El casco del pesquero se levantó del agua a medida que se hundía, catapultando a la gente desde la cubierta superior al mar negro. En la oscuridad, se aferraron a lo que pudieron para mantenerse a flote, empujándose unos a otros bajo el agua en una frenética lucha por sobrevivir. Algunos gritaban, muchos empezaron a recitar sus últimas plegarias.“Todavía puedo oír la voz de una mujer pidiendo ayuda”, dijo a CNN un sobreviviente del desastre del barco de migrantes frente a la costa de Grecia. “Nadas y tenías que apartar los cuerpos flotantes del camino”.Mueren 78 migrantes en naufragio frente a las costas de GreciaCon cientos de personas aún desaparecidas tras el vuelco de la embarcación sobrecargada en el Mediterráneo el 14 de junio, los testimonios de quienes iban a bordo dibujan un panorama de caos y desesperación. También ponen en tela de juicio la versión de los guardacostas griegos, sugiriendo que se podrían haber salvado más vidas, y puede...

Sergio Massa, ministro de Economía, será precandidato presidencial en Argentina y no habrá internas en el peronismo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

(CNN Español) — El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, será el precandidato presidencial por el oficialismo en las próximas Elecciones Primarias Abiertas Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO), según confirmó este viernes un mensaje en la cuenta de Twitter de la coalición Unión por la Patria.“Unión por la Patria tiene lista de UNIDAD. Por responsabilidad institucional, política y social, nuestro espacio ha decido conformar una lista de unidad que nos representará en las próximas elecciones”, se lee en el mensaje.¿Quién es Sergio Massa? De las idas y vueltas con el kirchnerismo a una posible candidatura presidencialY continúa: “Nuestro candidato a presidente será Sergio Massa y lo acompañará como candidato a vicepresidente Agustín Rossi.Así, el oficialismo, identificado con el peronismo, bajó las candidaturas anunciadas apenas un día antes, este jueves, de el exembajador en Brasil, Daniel Scioli, y el actual ministro del Interior y hombre de confianza ...

DC man given 16 year prison sentence for fentanyl sale that caused overdose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:24 GMT

A D.C. man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for distributing fentanyl out of his Ivy City residence and selling the drug to a Virginia man who later overdosed, according to the Department of Justice.The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Andrew Cooper, 47, admitted selling fentanyl five times to an undercover officer and was arrested on Nov. 10, 2022. In addition to prison time, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered 36 months of supervision after his release.Cooper acknowledged that he sold fentanyl from February to November 2021 and sold fentanyl multiple times to a woman and man from Fairfax County, Virginia, from Feb. 11 to Feb. 16, according to court documents.“This sentence reflects the serious consequences awaiting anyone who callously litters our communities with Fentanyl,” U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said. “Anyone considering peddling this poison needs to understand that they are likely to cause someone’s death, and that they will be held accountable for that...