The Alameda County District Attorney's Office says it is reopening investigations into several police shootings and in-custody deaths as part of the creation of a new Public Accountability Unit.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday the reopening of investigations into several police shootings and in-custody deaths as part of the creation of a new Public Accountability Unit .
The PAU will be tasked with holding law enforcement and public officials accountable for misconduct, prosecutors said. In their announcement, the county's District Attorney's Office wrote that the PAU intends to reopen the cases of eight deaths involving law enforcement and has asked local police chiefs and Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez to return evidence in the cases.
The formation of the PAU follows District Attorney Pamela Price's promises during her campaign that led to her being elected in November.
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