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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

San Jose: Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man holding knife after traffic stop standoff

Santa Clara County deputies fatally shot a man who charged them with an 8-inch kitchen fillet knife after a traffic stop escalated into a standoff.
Mental health
fromAustin Monitor
1 month ago

Public safety agencies team up to help those in crisis - Austin Monitor

Austin launches a six-month downtown pilot deploying a multidisciplinary APD-EMS-Integral Care team to respond to high-acuity mental health crises and reduce arrests and ER visits.
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Mamdani's New Ideas on Crime Show Make His Opponents Look Old

A lot of times for New Yorkers, what is experienced or understood as an example of social disorder is then tasked to the police as if it's their responsibility,
New York Rangers
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