Fullerton Police Department

Standing Up for the Late Kelly Thomas, Homeless Schizophrenic

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Fullerton Police Department, Kelly Thomas, Homelessness, Schizophrenia, Kelly Thomas Beating, Fullerton Police Beating, Kelly Thomas Police Beating, Kelly Thomas Death, Los Angeles News

Since when do we need six policemen to arrest and beat a mentally ill homeless man, who was not armed and who had a reputation as a peaceful presence on the streets of Fullerton?

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The Murder Of Kelly Thomas And The Effort To Bring His Murderers To Justice

Rabbi Yonah Bookstein | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Murder, Fullerton Police Department, Crimes Against Homeless, Kelly-Thomas-Murder, Deaths of Homeless People, Homelessness, Crime, Kelly Thomas Dead, Religion News

Those who call the street home are mostly ignored as if they do not exist. From time to time a passerby will show compassion, offering food, money, a kind word. Yet, most of us find ways to harden our hearts to their plight.

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Officers Charged, But It's A Steep Road To Conviction

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Thomas Kelly Murder Charges, Thomas Kelly Officers Charged, Thomas Kelly Death, Manuel Ramos, Jau Cicinelli, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

By THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A suspect pulls on a pair of rubber gloves, tells a mentally ill homeless man he's about to...

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Why Does Homelessness Stir Such Anger?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Anger, Homelessness, Third World America, American Dream, Venice Beach, Fullerton Police Department, Impact News

Thirty years ago, the response to homelessness was compassion. Shelters and programs were started by community members that really wanted to help their economically displaced neighbors. Today, compassion fatigue is evolving into anger.

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Is Fullerton Obligated To Release The Names Of The Cops Involved?

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas Death, Police Brutality, Kelly Thomas Beating, Kelly Thomas Homeless Man, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Los Angeles News

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The refusal of police to release the names of six officers involved in a violent confrontation with a mentally ill homeless ...

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DA Protects Fullerton Cops In Homeless Man Beating

AP | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas Beating, Kelly Thomas Homeless, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, LA News, Kelly Thomas Death, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors declined to release the names of six Fullerton police officers involved in a violent fight that left a mentally...

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Entire City Of Fullerton Scrutinized After Alleged Police Brutality

AP | By GILLIAN FLACCUS and GREG RISLING | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Veth Mam Arrest, City of Fullerton, Kelly Thomas, Fullerton, Kelly Thomas Homeless, Veth Mam, Fullerton Police Brutality, Kelly Thomas Death, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

FULLERTON, Calif. -- Until last month, the most pressing issues in this quiet Southern California suburb were whether to build homes on rolling hills ...

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WATCH: Fullerton Police Involved in ANOTHER Brutality Case

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas, Video, Police Violence, Veth Mam, Ron Thomas, Police Brutality, Garo Mardirossian, Fullerton Police Department, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES By GREG RISLING (Associated Press) -- The legal problems facing an embattled Orange County police agency mounted Friday after an attorney...

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Fullerton Hires Special Examiner To Investigate Death

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas Homeless, Homelessness, Fullerton Police Department, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Mental Illness Homelessness, Kelly Thomas Death, Schizophrenia, Los Angeles News

FULLERTON, Calif. — The mayor of a California city where residents are outraged over the death of a mentally ill homeless man following a police...

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The Journey to Fullerton: Standing by Ron Thomas

John Mirisch | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Police Brutality, Fullerton Police Department, Fullerton, Kelly Thomas, Ron Thomas, Tasers, Homelessness, Crime, Kelly Thomas Beating, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Los Angeles News

Kelly Thomas's beating death is hardly a case of nuances. It's clear that Kelly Thomas's death should never have happened. I feel confident in saying that it couldn't, wouldn't happen in my town.

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WATCH: 'Anonymous' Hackers Threaten Fullerton Police Department

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas Beating, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Kelly Thomas Death, Anonymous Hackers, Fullerton Police Department, Anonymous Threatens Police, Video, Los Angeles News

Self-proclaimed "Anonymous" hackers have just released a video threatening the Fullerton Police department with a site-wide shutdown if certain demand...

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Police Officers and Homeless Persons Both Risk Death

Joel John Roberts | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Jeremy-Henwood, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Homelessness, Police, San Diego, Third World America, Fullerton Police Department, Impact News

Clearly, patrolling the streets of America is no easy profession. When an officer pulls over a car or responds to a domestic violence call, she or he never knows what might happen. The fear of death is constant.

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WATCH: More Excessive Force From The Fullerton Police

AP | By AMY TAXIN and GREG RISLING | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Homelessness, Fullerton Police Investigate Homeless Death, Kelly Thomas Death, Schizophrenia, Kelly Thomas Homeless Man, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

UPDATE: Ron Thomas, the father of deceased homeless man Kelly Thomas, has uncovered another video showing more Fullerton police officers aggressively ...

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Fullerton Police Chief Placed On Medical Leave

AP | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Homelessness, Kelly Thomas Death, Schizophrenia, Kelly Thomas Homeless Man, Chief Michael Sellers, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Sgt. Andrew Goodrich, Capt. Kevin Hamilton, Fullerton Police Department, Los Angeles News

FULLERTON, Calif. — A Southern California police chief who has come under fire since the death of a homeless man who had a violent confrontation...

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WATCH: District Attorney Sees No Evidence Of 'Intentional Killing'

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas Homeless, Kelly Thomas Death, Orange County District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Los Angeles News

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California prosecutor said he hasn't seen evidence suggesting police tried to kill a homeless schizophrenic man who died a...

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WATCH: Outraged Father Speaks Out About Son's Death

AP | By GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas, Fullerton, Kelly Thomas Death, Kelly Thomas Dead, Schizophrenia, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Homeless Death, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

FULLERTON, Calif. -- In the nearly two decades since his son descended into madness, Ron Thomas has worried every day that the schizophrenic 37-year-o...

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When The Mental Health System Fails, Police Step In

DJ Jaffe | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Kelly Thomas, Mentally Ill, Mental Health, Prop 63, Fullerton Police Department, Los Angeles News

In California, it is playing out with relentless familiarity: the death of Kelly Thomas at the hands of Fullerton police has led to the usual criticisms of the police and calls for better training and more compassion.

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WATCH: Shocking Eye Witness Accounts Of Homeless Man Beating

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Kelly Thomas, Kelly Thomas Homeless, Friends for Fullerton's Future, Kelly Thomas Fullerton, Fullerton Police Department, Video, Los Angeles News

New video has emerged of eye witnesses recounting the July 5th beating of homeless man Kelly Thomas in Fullerton, California. Friends of Fullerton obt...

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Medicinal Marijuana on Trial

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diane Dimond, Steele Smith, Attorney Eric Shevin, Marijuana Dispensary, Marijuana as Medical Treatment, Diane Dimond?S Weekly Column, U.S. Justice Department and Medical Marijuana, President Obama Supports Using Medicinal Marijuana, Theresa Smith, Medicinal Marijuana, 15 States and the District of Columnia Allow Medicinal Marijuana, Fullerton Police Department, Federal Judge Cormac J. Carney, DEA Arrests Despite State?S Law on Medicinal Marijuana, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, California Medical Marijuana Law, Prescription for Marijuana, Medicinal Marijuana on Trial, Eric Shevin, Z-E Syndrome, Marijuana, Politics News

There is a precedent setting case about medicinal marijuana and a state's right to allow it now playing out in California with surprisingly little media attention. Here's the scoop.

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