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Brentwood residents demand transparency after Yolanda Ramirez dies following police encounter
Summary
Family members and scores of residents pressed the Brentwood City Council to release bodycam and dashcam footage after 72‑year‑old Yolanda Ramirez died following an encounter with police, urging immediate accountability and clearer council action while the district attorney reviews the case.
Dozens of Brentwood residents used the council's public‑comment period Dec. 9 to demand answers and accountability in the death of 72‑year‑old Yolanda Ramirez after a Nov. incident involving Brentwood police.
Becky Ramirez Alcantar, the victim's daughter, told the City Council she and her family had reviewed privately captured footage and believe official accounts conflict with what her family has seen. "Where is the footage to back up all that they claim?" she asked, calling on elected officials to "stand and back your community" and press for release of dashcam and bodycam recordings. Her husband, Rudy Ramirez,…
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