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Longmire: I was the best man to investigate Chauncey Bailey slaying

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October 27, 2009

Sgt. Derwin Longmire’s defense of his work on the Chauncey Bailey homicide investigation is perhaps best captured in one short sentence: “I was the best man for the case, and I knew it.” That is what Longmire told state investigators who asked if his relationship with Yusuf Bey IV posed a conflict of interest for him in investigating Bailey’s 2007 killing, according to a document prepared by Longmire’s lawyer.

Longmire: I was the best man to investigate Chauncey Bailey slaying
Lawyer: DA not interested in wider probe in journalist Bailey’s slaying

Lawyer: DA not interested in wider probe in journalist Bailey’s slaying

The investigation into journalist Chauncey Bailey’s 2007 slaying may have languished in the days after the crime because of an impression that former District Attorney Tom Orloff wasn’t interested in aggressively pursuing a larger case than the initial charge against confessed gunman Devaughndre Broussard, according to a memo prepared by a lawyer.

Former bakery associate awarded BART contract

Former bakery associate awarded BART contract

A longtime Your Black Muslim Bakery associate with a checkered past in dealing with public money persuaded BART’s board of directors on Thursday to award him half of a seven-figure energy-efficiency contract, despite BART staffers’ recommendation to the contrary. Nedir Bey, 48, was a confidant of the late Yusuf Bey, Your Black Muslim Bakery’s founder. His background includes a $1.1 million Oakland city loan never repaid, campaign matching funds questionably spent and a no-contest plea to a felony false imprisonment charge.

Suspended Oakland investigator had more conversations with Bey IV than previously thought

Suspended Oakland investigator had more conversations with Bey IV than previously thought

Suspended police Sgt. Derwin Longmire had more undocumented contact with former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV and his family after the killing of journalist Chauncey Bailey than previously has been made public. None of the contacts, including telephone calls, are mentioned in Longmire’s case notes. The calls also show that Bey IV seemed to think of Longmire as the bakery’s protector.


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