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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2012

Calif. Officer's Killer Sentenced To Death

A judge Monday ordered Earl Ellis Green sentenced to death for fatally shooting Riverside police officer Ryan Bonaminio at point-blank range as the officer pleaded for his life.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2012

L.A. County Deputies Recover Rocket Launcher

A search warrant served Wednesday at a Southern California home resulted in the seizure of a military rocket launcher, drugs, and ammunition by Los Angeles County Sheriff's gang deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2012

D.A: Shooting of Calif. Cop Justified

In a report posted on her office's website, District Attorney Joyce Dudley exonerated Officer Matthew Kline, who fatally shot Officer Albert Covarrubias during a Jan. 28 struggle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2012

Calif. Chief's Wife Found Guilty of Firing at Officers

A police chief's wife who claimed a suicidal spiral caused her to fire at officers who responded after she barricaded herself in her Southern California home was convicted on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2012

Calif. Chief's Wife Fired at Officers

The wife of the Oceanside (Calif.) Police Department's chief said she fired two shots at officers with her husband's service weapon after barricading herself in her home and hoped an officer would shoot and kill her.

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California Legislature's U-Turn On Law and Order

The California Constitution was amended in 1982 to bring evidence suppression limits in line with the U.S. Constitution. The present legislature has begun a concerted back door effort to undo the state's requirement to follow the federal exclusionary rule.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJune 13, 2012

Shots Fired: Oakland, California 08/27/2010

After serving several DEA warrants in Oakland, Fremont, Calif., police officer Todd Young and his partner headed into East Oakland in hopes of locating a wanted Union City gang member whose ex-girlfriend had said that he'd been hanging out in the area. The officers were met with gunfire, when they located their suspect.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffJune 13, 2012

Todd Young's Long Road Back

Shot on an Oakland street, Officer Todd Young endures numerous surgeries and continuous rehab to regain his status as a gang investigator and SWAT officer. His story is part of PoliceMag's "Returning To Duty" Web-only series about officers injured on the job.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJune 12, 2012

Returning To Duty: Todd Young

Fremont (Calif.) Police Officer Todd Young returned fire, after a violent Norteno gang member fired 10 rounds at him at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 2010 on a street in Oakland. Officers performed trauma care on Young and delivered him to Highland Hospital, where he received life-saving emergency medical care. He is now recovering and plans to rejoin the SWAT team later this year or in early 2013. We feature his story in the June 2012 "Shots Fired" and "Todd Young's Long Road Back."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2012

CHP Agrees To Furloughs

The California Highway Patrol officers union and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration have reached a furlough agreement to cut pay 5 percent for a year.

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