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Kelly Thomas (April 5, 1974 – July 10, 2011) was a homeless man diagnosed with schizophrenia who lived on the streets of Fullerton, California.He died five days after being severely beaten by six members of the Fullerton Police Department, whom he encountered on July 5, 2011, [2] in what was later described as "one of the worst police beatings in [US] history."
Mare Island is a peninsula, as no full body of water separates this or several other named "islands" from the mainland. Instead, a series of small sloughs cause seasonal water-flows among the so-called islands. Mare Island is the largest of these at about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and a mile wide.
A man suspected of slaughtering three homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles was finally identified – after police discovered he was already in custody for a fourth murder. Andrea ...
Edwards was born in Montgomery County, Arkansas, on October 17, 1918, [2] and moved to Los Angeles County, California, in 1941. [3] [4] The year following his arrival in Los Angeles County he joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers and, trained in the use of heavy equipment, served as a combat engineer. [5] [6] [2] He married Mary ...
Los Angeles police announced Saturday that a suspect has been identified in connection with the killings of three homeless men this week.. The suspect, Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was already in ...
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1866 Union Ironworks shipyard, Alameda, c. 1918 • Mare Island Naval Shipyard (pictured, left), the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean, is established in Vallejo, Solano County • The Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room is founded in San Francisco
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles will be recognizing the homeless individuals that died before escaping the streets of the city. Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, marks the annual day of ...
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY or MINS) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean [4] and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. [5] It is located on Mare Island, 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco, in Vallejo, California.