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November 29, 2012
Fullerton Police Officer Accuses Acting Chief of Cover Up in Kelly Thomas Killing
Fullerton Police officer Ben Lear appeared on KFI this afternoon and accused Acting Chief Dan Hughes of a cover up in the immediate aftermath of the Kelly Thomas killing. Lear, a 17-year veteran of the city's embattled force, has been on paid leave since circulating an email critical of Ca ... More >>
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September 27, 2012
[UPDATED With Wolfe Pleading Not Guilty:] KFI Says Charges Against Officer Joe Wolfe 'Imminent'
See Update No. 2 at the end of this post on ex-Officer Joe Wolfe being arraigned today on manslaughter and excessive-force charges.See Update No. 1 on a media report that the Grand Jury will convene to decide whether or not to indict a third officer involved in the Kelly Thomas beating.We don't know ... More >>
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September 20, 2012
Stepfather of Taser-Happy Cop Jay Cicinelli Blasts Fullerton for Clearing Kelly Thomas--Ron Thomas Responds!
John Huelsman, stepfather of former Fullerton Police Officer Jay Cicinelli, went on KFI-AM 640 this afternoon to blast the city council for its decision to clear Kelly Thomas of wrongdoing on the night he was beaten to death. No big surprise! Hueslman viewed the council's move as a pollution of ... More >>
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September 15, 2012
Fullerton Police Department Set to Officially Clear Kelly Thomas' Name Over A Year After His Beating Death
Ron Thomas is claiming another victory for his son Kelly who died following a merciless police beating last year at the Fullerton Transportation Center. In an email sent out to media outlets last night, Thomas said Acting Police Chief Dan Hughes will deliver a statement at next Tuesday's City Counci ... More >>
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August 22, 2012
Michael Gennaco, "Independent" Investigator in Kelly Thomas Killing, Says No Conspiracy Took Place
Last night Michael Gennaco, the independent investigator empowered by the city of Fullerton to conduct a probe into the death of Kelly Thomas, delivered his third and final report to the city council. Seeing as how the former United States prosecutor enjoys attorney-client privilege with ... More >>
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July 21, 2012
Then there Were Three: Jay Cicinelli Drops Like a One-Eyed Fly
Despite only having one eye, we're sure Jay Cicinelli saw this one coming from a mile away. The Fullerton cop, charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force in the unnecessary beating death of homeless man Kelly Thomas, has been fired. "The employment status of Corporal Jay C ... More >>
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July 17, 2012
Fullerton PD Officer Joe Wolfe Beat Himself Off the Force in Kelly Thomas Killing
Cue the song "Kiss him Goodbye" by the band Steam: Nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey. The city of Fullerton announced today that Joe Wolfe, one of the six officers involved in the savage beating death of Kelly Thomas, has been fired.Wolfe, who helped beat Thomas, is the second officer to leave the t ... More >>
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July 13, 2012
Surprise, Surprise: Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli Plead Not Guilty in Beating Death of Kelly Thomas
Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, the two officers charged in the beating death of unarmed Fullerton homeless man Kelly Thomas, entered pleas of not guilty at arraignment today. Ramos is charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter while Cicinelli is charged with involuntary manslaug ... More >>
Culture
July 12, 2012
PAS Gallery's Piggish Kelly Thomas Exhibit
The Fullerton space's show dedicated to the beaten-to-death-by-cops homeless man has some good pieces, but others lack true insight
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July 6, 2012
Julian Porte Memorializes Kelly Thomas in Song
While others held protest signs outside the Fullerton Police Department last summer, Julian Porte came with a guitar, a harmonica and a song. Small crowds assembled around the Santa Fe Springs-based musician as he sang "The Ballad of Kelly Thomas," about the homeless, schizophrenic man fatally beate ... More >>
Music
July 5, 2012
Julian Porte Memorializes Kelly Thomas in Song
[Locals Only] The fiery singer/songwriter finds power in protest
Blogs
July 5, 2012
Kelly Thomas 1-Year Beating Death Anniversary Rung in with Lawsuit by His Father Ron Thomas
Proving yet again that what happens in the Kelly Thomas family does not necessarily stay in the Kelly Thomas family, the father of the slain homeless man is suing the city of Fullerton.The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Ron Thomas on the one-year anniversary of his frail, 37-year-old schizophrenic ... More >>
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June 26, 2012
OC Human Relations Commission Avoids Death...For Now
The draconian and ideological $200,000 slash proposed by Supervisor Shawn Nelson to the county-contracted core budget of the Orange County Human Relations Commission won't be enacted. The Board of Supervisors met earlier today after postponing any action last week and came to a negotiated compromise ... More >>
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June 12, 2012
Lawsuit: Fullerton Bar Manager Enticed Police with a Lie Before Officers Beat Kelly Thomas to Death
A fired security guard at the Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen in Fullerton has filed a lawsuit accusing Lit guitarist Jeremy Popoff, an owner of the establishment, with enticing police to harass Kelly Thomas on the day officers savagely beat the homeless, schizophrenic man to death in July 2011, and th ... More >>
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June 7, 2012
Fullerton Police Finally Release Records per Mental Health Advocates' Request--But Are They Holding Back?
As promised, activists with Mind(ful) Liberation Project (MLP) have posted 22 pages of documents obtained from the Fullerton Police Department online. Prompted by the Kelly Thomas killing nearly a year ago, the organization filed a records-request for materials related to entry-level training and re ... More >>
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June 6, 2012
[UPDATED with Documents Released] Mental Health Activists Still Waiting for Fullerton Police to Respond to their Public-Records Request
UPDATE JUNE 6, 9:23 P.M.: For the better part of 17 business days, Megan Osborn of Mind(ful) Liberation Project had heard nary a peep from the city of Fullerton. The organization sought to obtain, through public records requests, police training manuals and other documents related to mental health i ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
[UPDATE: Media Outlets Report More Officers to be Terminated] Ron Thomas Confirms Firing of Cops Who Beat His Son on KPCC's AirTalk With Larry Mantle
UPDATE, May 23, 5:34 P.M.: Citing unspecified media outlets, radio station 89.3 KPCC is reporting that all six officers involved in the Kelly Thomas beating have been given letters of intent to terminate. Be sure to read the original post below for our coverage of Ron Thomas's appearance this mornin ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
Bootlicker David Whiting and the Footwear of Justice
This week Orange County Register columnist David Whiting changed things up. Instead of licking the boots of brutal police officers, he licked the loafers of the three Fullerton councilmembers facing recall in June: former Mayor Dick Jones, former Fullerton cop Don Bankhead and former Fullerton Polic ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
Have Two of Kelly Thomas's Attackers Been Fired?
Local blog Friends for Fullerton's Future is reporting officers Joe Wolfe and Manuel Ramos have been handed termination papers. The information was leaked to the blog by an anonymous source inside the Fullerton Police Department who said the firing stems from the officers' refusal to talk to in ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2012
Ron Thomas Approached to Appear at Trayvon Martin Rally, Declines
Ron Thomas confirmed today he was approached by the Justice for Trayvon Martin Foundation, which sought his support along with civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton for an April 26th rally in Los Angeles. The event was geared toward bringing attention to the unarmed Florida teen s ... More >>
News
May 10, 2012
The Orange County Register Urges the Public to Not Believe Its Own Eyes
[Moxley Confidential] Bootlicking 101, using the now-infamous Kelly Thomas video
News
May 10, 2012
Is Tony Bushala OC's Newest Kingmaker?
The founder of Friends for Fullerton's Future blog says his war on bad government didn't start with the Kelly Thomas beating, and it's not over yet
Blogs
May 9, 2012
"I Beat Kelly Thomas to Death...But I'm the Victim": The Only Manuel Ramos-Kelly Thomas Meme That Matters
The moment I saw the photo of Fullerton police officer Manuel Ramos--fresh from participating in the beating death of Kelly Thomas--holding up his scraped elbow like a tot taking a tumble after falling from his tricycle, I knew we had to do something.Moxley will torch Ramos and his apologists, as wi ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Is James Roberts III Shielded From Justice?
[Moxley Confidential] Huntington Beach police accused of conspiring to protect the ex-cop whose ex-wife claims he violently sodomized her
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Kelly Thomas Beating Video Shown to his Father but not Mother Due to Court Battle
The lawyer for the mother of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year-old homeless man beaten to death by Fullerton police officers last July--told a judge today that District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is playing "inexplicable" games with his client's victim rights to access prosecution evidence.According t ... More >>
News
February 2, 2012
John D. Barnett Is the Attorney for the Damned
[Moxley Confidential] The veteran criminal-defense lawyer insists his cop client didn't murder Kelly Thomas
Blogs
January 4, 2012
Kelly Thomas Killing Prelude Didn't Involve Slidebar, Bar Owner Claims
PopoffThe claim that a Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen employee may have inadvertently helped ignite the brutal, July 5 killing of a homeless man by Fullerton cops is not true, according to Slidebar co-owner Jeremy Popoff.In a Dec. 29 phone message to the Weekly in response to months of seeking an i ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
11 Ucked Fup OC Murder Incidents from 2011
The body count is piling up in Orange County this last month of 2011, with some slayings so awful they made the following compilation of the 11 most ucked fup murder scenes of the year.Please note that this will also be my last list of 2011 that includes the Salon Meritage massacre. As much as I ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Kelly Thomas' Mother Wins Court Order Forcing the District Attorney to Explain Secrecy
Deputy DA turned defense lawyer GurwitzAn Orange County Superior Court judge has ordered prosecutors to explain a decision to block Kelly Thomas' mother from her right to inspect law enforcement files about the gruesome Fullerton police killing of her son in July.Court records obtained by the Wee ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Kelly Thomas Killing Befuddles The Orange County Register Newsroom
Register: You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be spoon-fed the official police version!There's no doubt that Fullerton police officers killed Kelly Thomas last July in an outrageous incident that provoked international focus on police brutality in Orange County.I'm focusing on the word "killed" beca ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Slidebar Cafe Helps Homeless After Owner Previously Slammed Kelly Thomas
The Slidebar Rock N Roll Cafe is in the middle of a month-long food collection initiative aimed at aiding the Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services. Founded in 1975, FIES is a charitable collective providing emergency food and transitional housing to homeless in the Fullerton area. Slideba ... More >>
News
November 24, 2011
The Fullerton Police Department Are the Bullies In Blue
Long before officers beat Kelly Thomas to death, the city's cops ran roughshod over anyone and everyone
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Pre-Trial Hearings For Manuel Ramos And Jay Cicinelli, Fullerton Cops Facing Charges In Kelly Thomas Killing, Continued Until Next Month
Manuel Ramos, left, and Jay CicinelliThis morning, Judge Erick L. Larsh continued the pre-trial hearings of two Fullerton officers facing charges in the beating death of Kelly Thomas. Last time Officer Manuel Ramos showed up at the Central Justice Center he wore a yellow jumpsuit and handcuff ... More >>
News
November 3, 2011
David Whiting: The Register's New Bootlicker
[Moxley Confidential] Gordon Dillow may have left the building, but his cop-loving spirit lives on
Blogs
October 12, 2011
Fullerton College Student Says Cops Wrongfully Arrested Him And Beat Him Up in 2008
At a council meeting in Fullerton last week, a man said he thought the "flood gates" of complaints against the police department had only just started. Well, it looks like he might be right.A 23-year-old Fullerton College student was allegedly arrested on false charges of public drunkenness ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2011
Ron Thomas Calls On 'Kelly's Army' to Stop Protesting in Front of Fullerton Police Department
Three months and many chants and honks later, Ron Thomas is calling for an end--or at least a hiatus--to the Saturday morning protests in front of the Fullerton Police Department. Thomas, whose son, Kelly, was beaten to death by Fullerton policemen, told the Weekly he plans to put out an announ ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
Fullerton Police Raid Wrong House, Acting Police Chief Apologizes to Family a Year Later
At last night's city council meeting, almost a year after four Fullerton police officers wrongfully raided her home, Robyn Nordell got the apology and policy change she's been waiting for.Last October, while working at her computer, Nordell noticed a man at her back door. She says she feared a ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Fullerton Extends Police Chief's Medical Leave Again, Reaches Tentative Settlement For Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Per the request of his doctor, the city has again extended Fullerton Police Chief Michael Sellers' medical leave. Sellers first went on leave in August, in the wake of sharp criticism for how he handled the department after the July 5 beating of Kelly Thomas. In September, Sellers' doctor as ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Cops Pitch In For Ramos' Bail:] Officer Manuel Ramos Released From Orange County Jail On $1M Bail Early This Morning
UPDATED, SEPT. 29 12:31 P.M: It looks like at least some of the money used to bail Officer Manuel Ramos out of jail came from fellow police officers. On the "Big City Cops" Facebook page, a man who identifies himself as Fullerton policeman Benjamin Lira asks fellow law-enforcement offic ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Officers Charged In Kelly Thomas Case Won't Be Paid
After next week, the two Fullerton officers charged in the Kelly Thomas beating death won't be getting paid. Kevin Hamilton, Fullerton's acting police chief, announced today his intention to put Cpl. Jay Cicinelli and Officer Manuel Ramos on unpaid administrative leave on Oct. 8.In a written ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2011
DA's Charges in Kelly Thomas Case Prompt Families of Two Long Beach Men Shot by Police to Ask for Same Results
In the wake of Tony Rackauckas' decision to charge two on-duty policemen in the beating death of Kelly Thomas last week, families of two unarmed men who were fatally shot by Long Beach police officers within the past year are asking Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley to follow suit.Long B ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Manuel Ramos, Cop Accused of Killing Kelly Thomas, Has Continued Arraignment This Morning
The arraignment of Fullerton Police Officer Manuel Ramos, who has been charged with murdering homeless man Kelly Thomas, was scheduled to be continuing this morning in Santa Ana.Ramos' defense attorney, John Barnett, is expected to ask Orange County Superior Court Judge Erick Larsh to reduce the ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Judge Denies Officer Manuel Ramos' Request For Lower Bail; John Barnett, Ramos' Attorney, Calls Kelly Thomas 'Violent Felon'
Officer Manuel RamosAt the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana this morning, Fullerton policeman Manuel Ramos wore a yellow jumpsuit and sat behind a metal mesh wall separating him from everyone else in the courtroom -- including Kelly Thomas' relatives and several members of his own family. ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
[UPDATED with Arraignment:] Murder Charge, Counts Against 2 Cops in Kelly Thomas Beating Case
Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's OfficeOfficer Manuel RamosUPDATE, SEPT 21, 4:03 P.M.: At his arraignment this afternoon, which the Weekly's Marisa Gerber attended, a handcuffed Fullerton Police Officer Manuel Ramos pleaded not guilty to felony second-degree murder and involuntary ma ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
An Inside Look At Ron Thomas' Day At The District Attorney's Office and the Arraignment of The Two Fullerton Policemen Charged
Marisa Gerber/ OCWeeklyRon ThomasAs soon as Ron Thomas showed up at the district attorney's office around 10 a.m., reporters and members of "Kelly's Army" swarmed around him. That same clan would be there again an hour later when he learned that the D.A. charged two Fullerton policemen--Officer ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Fullerton Police Chief Reacts to Charges in Kelly Thomas Case
Ed CarrascoFullerton Acting Police Chief Kevin HamiltonIn response to Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' announcement of a second-degree murder charge against Fullerton Police Officer Manuel Ramos and an involuntary manslaughter charge against Corporal Jay Cicinelli in the death of ... More >>
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