
Deputy Commissioner Amanda Ray will become the first female Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol in the agency’s 91-year history. Ray was appointed to the position after Commissioner Warren Stanley announced his retirement effective Nov. 17.
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An officer with the San Bernardino (CA) Police Department reportedly shot a man who had produced a gun after the officer and the offender got into a scuffle outside a local liquor store late Thursday.
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Sgt. Harry Cohen “suffered what appears to be a heart attack while training with the K9 team,” Sheriff Chad Bianco said in a Facebook post.
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The San Diego Police Department has reportedly ramped up its social media presence in order to be better connected with the community it serves.
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A new effort is underway in San Jose (CA) to help police officers better respond to individuals in mental health crisis.
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The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to approve a plan to form an unarmed crisis response team that would respond to nonviolent 911 calls.
Read More →Officers with the National City (CA) Police Department dove into San Diego Bay to rescue a man who appeared to be drowning after being thrown from his personal watercraft vehicle on Monday afternoon.
Read More →The advisors recommended that police not wear military-style helmets or use armored vehicles during protests to minimize a “militaristic presence.”
Read More →Two members of the crowd were injured by “less lethal munitions fired by our officers” and were taken to the hospital, according to the LAPD. Eight officers were injured and received medical treatment and more than 30 buildings and establishments were damaged by the crowd, according to the LAPD.
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At least one officer with the San Francisco Police Department discharged a sidearm in response to a suspected carjacking incident, fatally wounding the alleged offender.
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