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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2019

Former California Police Chief Awarded $7 Million in Gender Discrimination Suit

The suit alleges Lili Hadsell, chief of police from 2008 to 2013, was subjected to prejudicial treatment that ultimately led to her firing. It also accuses the department of promoting Hadsell to the position as a form of “tokenism” as the city “paraded her around as a prop to celebrate themselves for having a female police chief.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2019

Video: CHP Helicopter Lands in Lot Full of Semi-Trailers to Assist in Arrest

During a struggle between the suspect and two arresting officers, the CHP helicopter landed in between rows of semi-trailers to assist. Two CHP personnel exited the helicopter and assisted in taking the suspect into custody without further incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2019

California Officer Learns his Supervisor Delivered him as a Baby

An officer with the El Monte (CA) Police Department recently learned that his current supervisor was among the first responders who was on scene when his mother went into a complicated labor in the family's driveway nearly three decades ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2019

California K-9 Sniffs Out Massive Stash of Narcotics

A K-9 with the Long Beach (CA) Police Department is being credited with the discovery of two massive stashes of illegal narcotics, during a traffic stop, and a subsequent search warrant of a home.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2019

Commission Says LAPD Officers Violated Policy Shooting Knife-Wielding Man in Mall

A report to the Police Commission by Moore describes a chaotic situation in a mall full of shoppers, with Mack appearing to be in a state of "agitated delirium."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2019

Video: CA Pursuit Ends with Suspect Dancing

Eventually, police performed a PIT maneuver in the city of Pacoima, and the car came to a stop. The driver got out, then decided to a do a little dance before he was arrested.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2019

Cape Works with FAA for Approval of First Beyond Visual Line of Sight Provision for Police Drone Program

The precedent-setting BVLOS provision is a major regulatory win for the entire U.S. drone industry. It will not only lay the groundwork for other public safety agencies, but also open the door for other industries to benefit from their successes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 18, 2019

CA Officers Take Black Powder Gun from Gang Member

The police report lists the gun as a .44 Magnum. The image details that it was a replica Model 1858 New Army .44-caliber cap-and-ball revolver of the kind made by a number of Italian firms, chiefly for the collector market.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2019

California Governor's Moratorium on Executions Spares Cop Killer, Serial Killers, and Child Killers

California Governor Gavin Newsom decreed by executive fiat on Wednesday that there would be a moratorium of indeterminate duration on the execution of convicted murderers sentenced to the death penalty in the Golden State.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2019

California University Students Call for Disarming Campus Police

Student government representatives at the University of California Santa Barbara passed a resolution Wednesday calling for the disarming of its campus police force.

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