The City by the Bay has more drug users than students enrolled in public schools—there are about 24,500 injection drug users in San Francisco and 16,000 students enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District.
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The mayor wants the department to direct resources to other activities that will help build trust with the citizens of Los Angeles.
Read More →An officer with the Fresno (CA) Police Department—identified as 48-year-old Phia Vang—was off duty when he was killed in a collision with a wrong-way driver.
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Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin introduced a resolution earlier this week that would name a stretch of Highway 101 in honor of Sergeant Ron Helus, the Ventura County Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty during the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill last fall.
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The agency said that because Officer Corona used no force—she was ambushed and murdered before ever having the chance to even draw her weapon—the video will remain under wraps.
Read More →The family of Stephon Clark—who was fatally shot by officers with the Sacramento Police Department in March 2018—has filed a $20 million federal lawsuit, claiming officers racially profiled the victim.
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Robert Harris discusses how proposed California legislation Assembly Bill 931 could supersede Graham v. Connor.
Read More →Mayor Garcetti said the report, which found that Metro officers stop black drivers at a rate more than five times their share of the population, is “something that troubles me and is deeply concerning.”
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Late last week, the California Highway Patrol Air Unit was called upon to help locate and rescue two hikers at Yosemite National Park. The agency posted video footage to its Facebook page of the ensuing operation.
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An off-duty deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department witnessed a violent single-vehicle crash about a hundred yards ahead of him on a freeway.
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