Layoffs Announced At Yolo County Sheriff’s Department
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department said today it has laid off multiple deputies to help deal with a $2.8 budget deficit. Ten deputies left in total. Nine were laid off and one...
View ArticleOpinion: Big Cities’ People-in-Power Don’t Understand Crime And Murder
Whether one is talking about the horrendous crime and murder rates in Chicago, New York, LA, Washington, or anywhere else, it all comes down to the same problem for America’s big cities: the people...
View ArticleProfiled: A Public Investigator In Sacramento
What does it take to become an investigator for the district attorney’s office? The short answer is this: It takes a lot of experience to join the club. Typically, investigators for the district...
View ArticleStockton Police To Participate In Worldwide Law Enforcement Tweet-A-Thon
STOCKTON (CBS13) – The Stockton Police Department is participating in a worldwide law enforcement tweet-a-thon to draw attention to social media as a tool for law enforcement. Starting at 8 a.m. on...
View ArticleDavis Police Hope Slashing Bicyclist Fines Will Lead To Stricter Enforcement
DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis Police say cutting fines is the first step to cracking down on bicyclists behaving badly. Officers say they are hesitant to write tickets for $200, because they believe the...
View ArticleWoman 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 ArticleIndiana Town Without Police Force As Every Officer Resigns
(CBS Local) – In response to their town council, every single police officer in Bunker Hill, Indiana has resigned, leaving the town without law enforcement. Former Town Marshal Michael Thomison...
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...
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