Woman Shot In Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the shooting of a woman in South Sacramento. The incident happened in the 7300 block of Arleta Court, according to Sheriff’s Department...
View ArticleLoomis Residents Embroiled In Battle Over Fire Chief Serving As City Councilman
LOOMIS (CBS13) – Small-town politics are threatening to rip apart Loomis in a matter that may require the state attorney general to step in. Mayor Walt Scherer recently quit after attempting to get...
View ArticleComcast Truck Kills Pedestrian In Sacramento, Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A woman was struck and killed by a Comcast truck, and authorities suspect alcohol may have played a factor in the crash. Authorities say a woman in her 30s was crossing Bradshaw...
View ArticleGalt Police Searching For Leads In Shooting That Killed Man
GALT (CBS13) — A man was shot and killed Sunday night in Galt and police are looking for three people who fled the area. Galt Police received a 911 call from someone who heard shots around 9:30 p.m. at...
View ArticleCourt To Consider California’s DNA Collection Law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court appeared ready last year to strike down as an unconstitutional invasion of privacy a controversial California law requiring police to collect DNA samples...
View ArticleNew Training Videos Helping To Reduce Dog Shootings By Police
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The majority of shootings in most U.S. police departments involve animals, usually dogs, and experts say a new series of videos can help change often quick-trigger decisions fueled...
View ArticlePolice Dogs In Southern California Get Their Own Cemetery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a place of honor for those who sniffed out crime and brought down crooks. On a bluff beneath tall oak trees and overlooking rolling green hills, police dogs from one California...
View ArticleSan Francisco Swears In First Female Sheriff
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco has sworn in its first female sheriff. The San Francisco Chronicle reports law-enforcement veteran Vicki Hennessy was sworn in Friday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who in...
View ArticleGun, Radio, and Bulletproof Vest Stolen From San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Police say a San Francisco sheriff’s deputy’s gun and bulletproof vest were stolen from his home in San Francisco. San Francisco Police Officer Albie Esparza says officer...
View ArticleLA Police Delay Body Camera Program Due To “Sticker Shock”
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A $58 million plan to equip nearly every Los Angeles police officer with body cameras by the end of the year has been delayed by concerns over the cost. Mayor Eric Garcetti had...
View ArticleWoman And Her Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Bay Area Sheriff’s Volunteer
A 23-year-old woman and her boyfriend have been accused of killing an Alameda County Sheriff's Office volunteer.
View ArticleSix Injured When Car Hits Law Enforcement Vehicles In South Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Six people were taken to the hospital after a woman driving a car with two small children inside crashed into three law enforcement vehicles. Those injured include a Sacramento...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Shining Lasers At Law Enforcement Aircraft
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of shining lasers at sheriff’s department aircraft in Southern California. Riverside County officials say deputies serving a search...
View Article5 Colorado Deputies Shot, 1 Fatally, In ‘Ambush’ Attack
DENVER (AP) — A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two...
View ArticleGuns Beat Hoses In 44th Annual Guns And Hoses Game
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento area law enforcement officers faced off against local firefighters in this year’s Pig Bowl Guns and Hoses football game at Hornet Stadium. It’s a tradition 44 years in...
View ArticleSacramento Sheriff’s Department Now Using Less-Lethal Bean Bag Guns On Patrol
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — For nearly two years, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has been phasing in the use of less-lethal bean bag shotguns. Nearly all of their patrol officers are currently...
View ArticleNational Black Lives Matter Founder Speaks In Sacramento
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Black Lives Matter activists spent the day protesting outside of a law enforcement convention downtown. Tuesday night, they showed up to hear from one of the co-founders of the...
View ArticlePolice Won’t Fight California Use-Of-Force Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Major law enforcement organizations dropped their opposition Thursday to California legislation that strengthens standards for when officers can use deadly force, a shift that...
View ArticleUS Police Officials Pushing Back Against Movement To Ban Use Of Facial...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as another handy tool in their crime-fighting toolbox. But some...
View ArticleNorth Sacramento CHP Solves Case Of Missing Toy, Reunites ‘Toffee’ With...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The North Sacramento CHP has responded to a lot of requests and calls for help over the years. None have been quite as rare or cute as this one. An officer reunited a...
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