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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2012

Drugged Driving Rises In California

While drunk driving fatalities are on the decline, a California agency this week warned that the number of deadly crashes involving drugged motorists in the state has been steadily increasing over at least four years.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2012

2 Calif. Officers Injured In Occupy Protest

Two California law enforcement officers were injured during a clash with Occupy protesters at the state Capitol. A city police officer was injured when a member of the Occupy group jumped on him, and a CHP officer was hurt after being struck by an object.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2012

L.A. County Sheriff Backs Driver's Licenses for Illegals

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca chimed in with his support for issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants a day after Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck backed the idea.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2012

Report: Calif. Police Didn't Intend To Deceive Public In Homeless Man's Death

The Fullerton (Calif.) Police Department didn't deliberately release false information of an old booking photo of a homeless, mentally ill man who died after he was beaten by officers last year, according to an independent monitor.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonFebruary 22, 2012

L.A. County Sheriff Tests 2012-13 Patrol Vehicles

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released its annual vehicle evaluation, which includes fuel-economy test results as well as acceleration, and braking.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleFebruary 17, 2012

Tales of the Occupation

The Occupy protestors have been willing to forego "nine-to-five" picketing in favor of setting up camps on public land. And that has presented two major problems for law enforcement: crime within the camps and civil disobedience once the protesters are legally ordered to disperse.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2012

Former San Jose Cop Helps ID Bank Robbery Suspects

Veteran cop Michael Nasser was on his way to the gym in South San Jose on Tuesday when he pulled into a bank parking lot and saw three men wearing dark-colored hooded sweatshirts sprint into a Wells Fargo Bank.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2012

Calif. Sheriff Honors First Female Deputy

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department proclaimed Feb. 14 as a day honoring the county's first female sheriff's deputy. Ethel Meares was hired in 1955 and named employee of the year in 1963.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 14, 2012

If You Can Read This...Please Don't

Well, a couple of weeks ago I blogged about the attempted arrest of a Santa Maria (Calif.) Police officer that resulted in his shooting death. I'd like to think that a vast majority of the few thousand—we keep a running tally—who read the piece at least understood where I was coming.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2012

San Diego Cop Pulls Driver From Burning Car

A San Diego Police officer who witnessed a fiery crash Tuesday night in Clairemont broke the window of a car and pulled the unconscious driver from the burning wreckage.

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