Category: Public Safety

  • The Big Federal Report on SDPD Is Finally Coming

    A long-awaited federal review of the San Diego Police Department officer misconduct policies will be released in mid-March, a Justice Department official said Wednesday. The review, which began almost a year ago, is focusing on SDPD’s policies for handling officer training and misconduct, which police experts and a federal court judge criticized last year for…

  • When Police Can Enter Your Home

    It’s not altogether clear what words were exchanged between police officers and two brothers one night in City Heights last July before Luis and Diego Lobaton, as well as their mother, Hedy Julca, ended up in handcuffs. READ MORE: Their Crime: Walking Into Their Own Home Police reports after the incident emphasized that one of…

  • Report Released On San Diego County Officer-Involved Shootings

    Suspects shot by San Diego County law enforcement officers over a 20-year period were mostly young, white males who suffered from mental illness, were under the influence of drugs or both, a county report released Thursday shows. The study from the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office found 367 suspects were shot by law enforcement…

  • Council Members Tackle Questions of Race Relations, Community Involvement

    Several City Council members said Wednesday that further engagement with the community is necessary to strengthen public trust in the San Diego Police Department — part of the fallout from fatal shootings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City. The comments at a meeting of the council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods…

  • The Voice of a Survivor: Rallying to Raise Awareness About Sex Trafficking

    Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice goes to Balboa Park on Jan. 10 to interview  sex trafficking survivors who were raising awareness about the growing problem in San Diego County. | Video Credit: Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice By Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice, a youth videographer working with the Media Arts Center, attended a sex trafficking awareness rally in Balboa…