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she/her. multi-award winning journalist. Wrote history of #LASDgangs. covering inequality @capitalandmain & freelancing. IG/TikTok @yourmajestcee. Tip? DM
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    Apr 11, 2024
    I’ve been on Knock LA’s admin team since 2022. I’ve coordinated skills building workshops w/ journalism orgs, overseen award winning reporting & secured major funders. Last night @GroundGameLA maliciously deleted all of my @KnockDotLA accounts. Pls read our newsroom’s open letter
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    Mar 16, 2021
    David Ordaz, Jr. was in the midst of a mental health crisis on Sunday around 2pm. A team of mental health workers were on their way to him. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department got there first and shot him about 17x, killing him.
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    Jun 1, 2020
    The Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard shot and killed David McAtee yesterday. He was, of course, unarmed.
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    Jonathan Maze
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    Jun 1, 2020
    The man apparently shot by police in Louisville was a barbecue restaurant owner who fed the police for free: courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…
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    May 30, 2020
    LAPD just shot me and protestors gathered at Beverly & Fairfax with rubber bullets. I was holding my press badge above my head.
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    Oct 19, 2022
    This is Blake Anderson. He’s a security guard at the Good Batch Lounge. Early Sunday morning, deputy Rodriguez and his partner pulled up and began beating Blake. He’s since lost vision in his eye. He’s current being charged with assault on a police office for this. @lasdgangs
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    Mar 22, 2021
    I have spent the past 6 months on this project. So excited to share this with you – A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department please read. please share.
    A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
    From knock-la.com
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    Apr 25, 2023
    It’s happened. My white neighbors Black Lives Matter sign has come down.
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    Sep 20, 2023
    For the past 2.5 years, I have been monitored by a Crime Analyst at the LA County Sheriff’s Department as a result of my reporting on deputy gangs.
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    LA County Sheriffs
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    Sep 20, 2023
    They work behind the scenes and perform essential tasks for our deputies & detectives. Today, on Crime Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day, we thank our Crime Analysts for the incredible work they do. #nciaaday2023
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    Jun 18, 2022
    Some fan mail I received today. This one was particularly disturbing.
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    Aug 1, 2020
    BREAKING: @LASheriffDept is having a party at @SassafrasHW on Vine in Hollywood. Acting on a tip, I went to the scene and captured photos of deputies drinking on the street, littering, and no one had on a mask. Bars have been closed under guidance from Gov. Newsom since 7/13
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    Aug 1, 2020
    We found out the LA's Sheriff's Department (@LASDHQ) was having a party tonight at @SassafrasHW in Hollywood. Several men we believe to be deputies identified themselves by name and verbally confirmed they were attending an LASD function.
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    Aug 28, 2021
    Today I’m thinking about how wild it is that Carolyn Bryant Donham has never been prosecuted for the murder of Emmet Till.
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    Oct 19, 2022
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    Multiple times during this video, the deputy puts a gun to Blake’s head. Blake told me he at this point the deputy said to him, “I’m going to blow your fucking brains out.” This took place in Inglewood, which is out of the @LASDHQ jurisdiction.
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    Jul 5, 2024
    BREAKING: A 14 year old witness to the disappearance of Francisco Nunez, who I interviewed in May, has been shot by @LASDHQ deputies. Nunez was last seen alive in LASD custody. His body was discovered 5 days later, feet from where he was seen last.
    Witness to the disappearance of Francisco Nunez shot by LASD deputies
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    Mar 29, 2022
    Also last night: Jay-Z hosted an Oscars party at the Chateau Marmont, which is currently in the midst of a boycott led by Black women who were fired after complaining about repeated sexual harassment and assault at the hands of guests. The boycott is backed by other celebs.
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    Sean Beckner-Carmitchel
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    Mar 28, 2022
    Amidst a labor dispute with @UNITEHERE11 , a picket line asking people to boycott the party outside the Chateau and Bar Marmont area is in full swing.
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