Serious questions must be answered about El Cajon Police Department policy and procedure when encountering people experiencing mental health crises.
Press release provided by ACLU
In response to community concerns about the conduct of law enforcement leading up to and in the aftermath of the killing of Alfred Olango, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties sent public record requests to the County of San Diego and the City of El Cajon seeking information concerning policies and protocol for interacting with people experiencing mental health crises, and also El Cajon Police Department policies and protocol for responding to public protest. [Read more…]