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California moves to deter inadvertent shootings by police

January 31, 2022 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is moving to require police officers to holster their handguns and stun guns on separate sides of their equipment belts to prevent accidental shootings after two people were killed in Oakland and Minnesota.

Killing of Black man by transit officer being reinvestigated

October 5, 2020 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California prosecutor announced Monday that she will reopen an investigation into the killing of a Black man at a train station by a transit officer 11 years ago. ...