Roxana Popescu, a reporter with inewsource, talks to KPBS about her “Deadly Patrols” report.
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Behind the scenes: Deadly Patrols — Prosecution
Reporter Roxana Popescu talks about the reporting behind “Deadly Patrols,” and the difficulties in prosecuting law enforcement.
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Behind the scenes: Deadly Patrols — Rockings
inewsource reporter Roxana Popescu talks about “rockings” along the border of Mexico.
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inewsource honored for investigative work
inewsource collected 13 awards this week from the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists as part of its annual contest, including seven first-place plaques.
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2020 Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Gloria Penner Award for Political Affairs ReportingMary Plummer“San Diego voters promised billions in infrastructure fixes, but money running dry” Excellence in JournalismJill Castellano and Brad Racino“Risky Research” Audio Investigative/Enterprise ReportingFirst placeJill Castellano and Brad Racino“Human research violations by UCSD eye doctor showcase a national problem” Daily Investigative/Enterprise Reporting […]
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Deadly Patrols: Challenges to Prosecution
County Attorney Edward Rheinheimer, who’s practiced here for 20 years, has seen more than half a dozen cases involving border patrol agents fatally shooting people. He’s taken only one of them to trial. Twice it ended in a hung jury.
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Deadly Patrols: The one who lived to tell
Castro claims the agent, Abel Canales, beat him, hurled insults at him and then shot him in the side before riding away. He says he waited in the desert for an hour and a half, bleeding through his clothes, thinking about his children and preparing himself for death.
Deadly Patrols
Civilian deaths at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents are increasing even though illegal immigration and assaults against agents are down. This was the conclusion of a months-long investigation by nonprofit media organizations into incidents in three border states. Reporters identified at least 14 men and boys who have died since Oct. 1, 2009 after confrontations with Border Patrol agents.
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About the Series “Deadly Patrols”
Civilian deaths at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents are increasing even though illegal immigration and assaults against agents are down. This was the conclusion of a months-long investigation by nonprofit media organizations into incidents in three border states.