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A year ago today, police got involved in a shootout with a reported gang leader.
The shootout with Leon Anderson Jr. left him dead after being hit nine times, and Officer Dennis Eddy hurt. He would eventually lose part of his leg.
The year that followed that night saw threats from gangs...
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This article has all the flavor of a good debate: controversial police shooting, newsroom discussion, controversial pastor, grimacing news director and autopsy photos discussed. There's already some pretty interesting notes in the comments.
Read: EXCLUSIVE: Shootout In Bakersfield. Discussing...
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The police released their radio traffic from the night that Officer Dennis Eddy was shot in the chest and leg and gang leader Leon Anderson Jr. was killed.
The audio came in several smaller chunks that we have edited together, so there may have originally been gaps between some of these segments.
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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
William Rector, Chief of Police
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Contact: Sergeant Greg Terry
Public Information Officer
661-326-3803...
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We got a copy of an internal memo from the Sheriff's Department that outlines a pretty scary plot to attack (and presumeably kill) a local police officer or deputy in retaliation for the shooting of Leon Anderson Jr.
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I worked the Sunday shift this week. When you work weekends at The Californian, just like any other paper, you cover whatever there is to be covered, regardless of your beat. So on Sunday, I wrote three stories, covering the death of a former city councilman, a foiled kidnapping, and a vigil for...
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