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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2019

Governor to Block California Death Row Executions

Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order on Wednesday to impose a moratorium on the death penalty in California, vowing that no prisoner in the state will be executed while he is in office.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2019

California Department Welcomes New K-9 to Ranks

The Novato (CA) Police Department said on Facebook, "We would like to introduce K-9 Nova as the newest member of our department. Nova is a two year old Belgian Malinois who joined our force earlier this month."

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Newsby Edited by staffMarch 8, 2019

Video: California Department Deploys Drone to Locate Missing Deaf Teen

The Fremont (CA) Police Department recently released video of an incident in February showing how an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a thermal imaging camera helped to locate a child missing from a local school for the deaf.

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Newsby Edited by StaffMarch 6, 2019

"Career Criminal" Gets 10 Years for Fatally Punching CA Deputy

Alonzo Leron Smith, 30, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, threatening a crime and three counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury in the death of Lawrence "Larry" Falce back in December 2018, according to San Bernardino County Superior Court records.

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Newsby Edited by StaffMarch 5, 2019

California AG Agrees: No Charges for Officers in Stephon Clark Case

California’s top prosecutor agreed with Sacramento County Dist. Atty. Anne Marie Schubert that no charges were warranted against two Sacramento police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark in March 2018.

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Newsby Edited by staffMarch 5, 2019

California Police Seize 100 Pounds of Meth, Arrest 2 in Bust

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were able to take about $1 million worth of crystal meth off the streets of South Los Angeles in an early Sunday morning bust.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2019

Video: Former Drug Addict Credits California Officer with Saving his Life

A recovering drug addict says that an officer with the San Francisco Police Department who arrested him several times eventually saved his life.

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Newsby Edited by StaffMarch 4, 2019

CA Supreme Court Rules Pension Benefits Can be Reduced, But Pensions Are Protected

In a unanimous decision written by Chief Justice Tani-Cantil Sakauye, the court upheld California’s 2012 repeal of the “air time” benefit that allowed state workers to buy credits toward retirement service.

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Newsby Edited by StaffMarch 4, 2019

Stephon Clark Activists Want CA Attorney General to Charge Officers

The Rev. Shane Harris, president of the People’s Alliance for Justice and a representative of Clark’s girlfriend and their two young children, plans to deliver a letter to Becerra’s staff at his I Street offices downtown and hold a news conference afterward in the latest effort to generate pressure over the issue.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithMarch 4, 2019

Was the Stephon Clark Shooting a "Suicide by Cop?"

The night before the fatal officer-involved shooting, Clark reportedly started searching the Internet for "easiest ways to kill yourself." He also sent a text to his girlfriend that included a photo of 10 pills in his hand and the message: "Let's fix our family or I'm taking all of these."

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