El Cajon Archives

Police Killing

July 24, 2018July 30, 2018 ROBERT KAHN

Brief1, El Cajon, Police Killing, protests, San Diego

The survivors of Alfredo Okwera Olango sued the City of El Cajon and its police Officer Richard Gonsalves for wrongful death of the mentally disturbed man whose shooting was filmed and sparked public protests, in superior court.

Civil Rights Government Health

A Dozen People Arrested for Feeding the Homeless

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 BIANCA BRUNO

arrests, Constitution, El Cajon, Hepatitis, homeless, San Diego

A dozen people were arrested last weekend on misdemeanor charges of feeding homeless people: giving apples and bags of chips to people in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon. Attorneys say such laws are unconstitutional.

Civil Rights Courts

Police Shooting

August 25, 2017 BRIEF

Brief, El Cajon, immunity, police shooting

While the San Diego County city of El Cajon on Friday dodged a civil rights complaint filed by the father of man who was fatally shot by a police officer, a federal judge found the officer is not entitled to qualified immunity and must face the father’s claims.

Civil Rights

Police Shooting Protesters’ Free Speech Case Hangs On

June 8, 2017May 10, 2018 BIANCA BRUNO

arrests, Black Lives Matter, El Cajon, First Amendment, Free Speech, police shooting, protests, race, San Diego

A free speech case filed by protesters arrested after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year can move forward, a federal judge ruled.

Civil Rights

Officer Sued for Fatal Shooting in El Cajon

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 BIANCA BRUNO

California, El Cajon, Law Enforcement, National3, Police Killing

The father of the unarmed Ugandan immigrant who was shot to death by an El Cajon police officer last year has sued the officer and his police force in Federal Court.