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Residents press Modesto council for police accountability and stronger CPRB powers during public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers at Dec. 9 public comment urged immediate action on police reform, called the Community Police Review Board unfunded and "toothless," and demanded investigations and arbitration in the five‑year‑old Trevor Seaver case.
A string of public commenters at the Dec. 9 Modesto City Council meeting urged the council to take stronger action on police accountability, criticism of the Community Police Review Board (CPRB), and to advance overdue disciplinary or arbitration processes.
Ray Ruiz said he has been attending meetings for years since his son Trevor Seaver’s death and told the council he ‘‘doesn’t see anything that has…
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