Scott Morris

Scott Morris

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Scott Morris is a journalist based in Oakland who covers policing, protest, civil rights and far-right extremism. His work has been published in ProPublica, the Appeal and Oaklandside.

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  Jul 27, 2020

For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards

Of 45 officers whose actions over the last decade have led to monetary payouts in civil rights lawsuits, all but 15 have been promoted or received an award since the incident,...

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  Jun 27, 2019

Lawsuit over rapper’s death seeks to put Vallejo police under federal control

Burris’s office listed 23 other recent incidents of alleged misconduct by Vallejo police....

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  Jun 25, 2019

Vallejo city manager doesn’t think city’s police use excessive force

He cited statistics that Vallejo police respond to 65,000 calls for service per year and use force during 150 of them....

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  Jun 09, 2019

Expensive and Dangerous: Vallejo police may pay more per officer in civil rights cases than any other agency

From 2013-2018, Vallejo paid out $6,184,587 in civil rights cases. That amounts to $9,370 per officer per year, thousands of dollars more than other agencies nationwide....

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  May 15, 2019

Since Oscar Grant, 242 people shot and killed by police in Bay Area

While only about 30% of Bay Area residents are Hispanic or Black, more than 60% of people shot and killed by police officers over the last decade are Hispanic or Black....

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  May 05, 2019

Vallejo officer didn’t turn on body camera until after controversial shooting

McMahon had attempted to stop Foster, 33, for riding a bicycle without a headlamp....

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  Feb 17, 2019

Crowd remembers rapper killed by Vallejo police

McCoy, 20, was a rapper who performed under the name Willie Bo. He was allegedly found unconscious in his 2006 Mercedes in the drive-through lane at the Taco Bell at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane....

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  Mar 12, 2017

Vallejo: The Bay Area’s Leader in Police Violence

It has more police shootings per capita than any other area police department....

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