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SDPD: Investigation Into Controversial Plainclothes Arrest Will Remain Secret
Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe San Diego Police Department tells KPBS that the outcome of an internal investigation into a controversial arrest will remain secret. The June 4 arrest, which was captured on video, being put into an unmarked van by a group of armed men who didn’t identify themselves. It happened outside of San Diego High School following a Black Lives Matter protest. It sparked an outcry online and questions of whether the woman had been abducted. The next day, SDPD identified...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe San Diego Police Department tells KPBS that the outcome of an internal investigation into a controversial arrest will remain secret. The June 4 arrest, which was captured on video, being put into an unmarked van by a group of armed men who didn’t identify themselves. It happened outside of San Diego High School following a Black Lives Matter protest. It sparked an outcry online and questions of whether the woman had been abducted. The next day, SDPD identified...WW…
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Changed One Latina Teen's Political Outlook
Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsYoung people in San Diego will be feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their mental health and political views for decades to come.“Dale, dale, dale no pierdas el ritmo…”A group of twenty people surrounds Marlene Herrera out in a yard. They’re mostly social distancing. The crowd is singing, urging her to not lose momentum. Marlene is wearing a cap and gown and swinging what looks like a baseball bat.There are two pinatas in the shapes of the number 1 and a number 8. Marlene is celebrating both her 18th birthday and her high...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsYoung people in San Diego will be feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their mental health and political views for decades to come.“Dale, dale, dale no pierdas el ritmo…”A group of twenty people surrounds Marlene Herrera out in a yard. They’re mostly social distancing. The crowd is singing, urging her to not lose momentum. Marlene is wearing a cap and gown and swinging what looks like a baseball bat.There are two pinatas in the shapes of the number 1 and a number 8. Marlene is celebrating both her 18th birthday and her high...WW…
Video Shows San Diego Police Officer Threatening To Shoot Protesters During Arrest
Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn Thursday, more than a thousand people marched from downtown to North Park and back protesting police abuse of black people in America. But after the march, which went off without incident, shows the arrest of a female protester downtown by several men, who don’t identify themselves before whisking her away, in unmarked minivans. The video does not show the men identifying what law enforcement group they’re with. What it does show is one individual threatening to shoot other protesters if they follow the minivans.“If you follow us, you will...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn Thursday, more than a thousand people marched from downtown to North Park and back protesting police abuse of black people in America. But after the march, which went off without incident, shows the arrest of a female protester downtown by several men, who don’t identify themselves before whisking her away, in unmarked minivans. The video does not show the men identifying what law enforcement group they’re with. What it does show is one individual threatening to shoot other protesters if they follow the minivans.“If you follow us, you will...WW…
Immigrant Held At Otay Mesa Detention Center Dies From Coronavirus
Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died of COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.A detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died from COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.Detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County were alerted by guards on Wednesday morning that a fellow detainee had died from the virus.In federal court Monday, the government said a detainee was in "very...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died of COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.A detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died from COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.Detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County were alerted by guards on Wednesday morning that a fellow detainee had died from the virus.In federal court Monday, the government said a detainee was in "very...WW…
San Diego Sheriff Halts Evictions, Hours After They Were Set To Resume
Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsUPDATE: 6 p.m., May 7, 2020:The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has announced that it will no longer resume evictions in San Diego County. In a statement released late today, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s department wrote:The Sheriff's Department had planned on resuming evictions that were in effect prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have heard from several elected officials. Although they agree serving these evictions are perfectly legal, they expressed concerns about the impact. Accordingly, the Sheriff's Department has...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsUPDATE: 6 p.m., May 7, 2020:The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has announced that it will no longer resume evictions in San Diego County. In a statement released late today, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s department wrote:The Sheriff's Department had planned on resuming evictions that were in effect prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have heard from several elected officials. Although they agree serving these evictions are perfectly legal, they expressed concerns about the impact. Accordingly, the Sheriff's Department has...WW…
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