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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2014

Fullerton Chief Will Fight Kelly Thomas Cop's Attempt to be Reinstated

Jay Cicinelli was fired after being charged by Orange County prosecutors with involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the 2011 death of the mentally ill homeless man.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2014

Video: Police Fear Death Threats Against Acquitted Kelly Thomas Cops

Anger and frustration continued to build a day after an Orange County, Calif., jury acquitted two former police officers of beating a homeless man to death in a case that generated national debate

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2014

Verdict in Murder Trial for Ex Calif. Officers May Hinge on Grainy Video

At the heart of the Kelly Thomas murder case is a video that records the violent encounter between Fullerton (Calif.) PD Officers and a homeless man. Jurors must decide what it shows.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2014

Calif. Police Not Guilty in Death of Homeless Schizophrenic Man

An Orange County jury Monday found two former Fullerton (Calif.) PD police officers accused of killing a schizophrenic homeless man, Kelly Thomas, not guilty.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2013

Trial Begins for former Calif. Officers Charged with Killing Homeless Man

The trial of two former Fullerton, Calif., officers charged in the death of a homeless man is scheduled to begin today.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2013

Judge Sets Murder Trial for Fullerton Ex-Cops

The two former Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers charged in the in-custody death of schizophrenic transient Kelly Thomas will face charges together in a trial set to begin Oct. 18, an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2012

3rd Ex-Fullerton Cop Charged In Beating Death

A third Fullerton (Calif.) Police officer now faces felony charges in the beating death of a homeless, mentally ill man at a bus depot last year. An Orange County grand jury indicted Joseph Wolfe, 37, on charges of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 7, 2012

Calif. City Considers Dissolving Embattled Department

The Fullerton City Council will consider launching a study Tuesday that could lead to the dissolution of the city's 104-year-old police department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2012

Kelly Thomas' Father Sues Fullerton, Officers

The father of the homeless man who was fatally beaten by Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and six officers on the anniversary of his son's death.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2012

Fullerton PD To Fire 3 Cops In Kelly Thomas Beating

The Fullerton Police Department will fire three of the officers involved in the fatal beating of homeless man Kelly Thomas.

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