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Farukh Mamedov (left) receives a Medal of Service from Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen on Sept. 15, 2021. (Photo/Courtesy Santa Clara County Office of the District Attorney)
Posted inBay Area

South Bay tipster gets a medal for helping nab gun-toting racist

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

Amid a public campaign to boost awareness about California’s gun violence prevention laws known as “red flag laws,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen awarded a medal to a […]

Torrance police chief Jeremiah Hart addresses a press conference in Torrance, California on Aug. 20, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-CBS2)
Posted inCalifornia

Two former L.A.-area police officers charged with vandalism for swastika spray-painted inside impounded car

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 23, 2021August 23, 2021
Photos posted on social media show former Fresno police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending rallies with the Proud Boys. (Photos/Twitter)
Posted inNews

Proud Boy police officer is off the force, Fresno mayor says

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 9, 2021April 9, 2021
Photos posted on social media show Fresno police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending a rally with Proud Boys. (Photos/Twitter)
Posted inCalifornia

Fresno police officer suspended for links to Proud Boys

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 15, 2021March 15, 2021
Jerome Cobert on duty at the Berkeley Marina in 1999.
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: A Jewish former cop whose mother finally came around

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inTorah

Bad apples come from bad barrels

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 26, 2020June 25, 2020
Satya Zamudio, 15, is urging Oakland's school board to eliminate its police force. (Photo/Rucha Chitnis)
Posted inEducation

Jewish youth urge Oakland school district to eliminate school police

by Gabriel Greschler June 24, 2020June 25, 2020
New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Calls to defund police put some Jewish institutions in a tough position

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA June 15, 2020
Susan Manheimer as San Mateo police chief, a position she retired from in 2019. (Photo/file)
Posted inNews

Oakland’s interim top cop sees ‘social equity’ through Jewish lens

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
Posted inOpinion

I don’t want to see another cop in front of my synagogue

by Elena Gormley July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

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