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SF parents
fromPadailypost
11 hours ago

Fired Sheriff files defamation claim against county

Christina Corpus claims her removal as San Mateo County Sheriff was due to a defamation campaign, not misconduct.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Riverside cop seemingly on dating app amid standoff sparks investigation

A Riverside County deputy was seen using a dating app during a standoff with a grand theft suspect, prompting an internal investigation.
#santa-clara-county
fromPadailypost
1 hour ago
Law

DA sued for paying prosecutor not to work

A lawsuit claims Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen wastes taxpayer money by paying a prosecutor to stay home amid budget cuts.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago
California

Santa Clara County sheriff reports drop in use of force cases - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office reports a year-over-year decline in use of force incidents, with 603 reported in 2025.
Law
fromPadailypost
1 hour ago

DA sued for paying prosecutor not to work

A lawsuit claims Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen wastes taxpayer money by paying a prosecutor to stay home amid budget cuts.
California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 week ago

Santa Clara County sheriff reports drop in use of force cases - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office reports a year-over-year decline in use of force incidents, with 603 reported in 2025.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
13 hours ago

State Police Lt. who oversaw Karen Read investigation retires

Brian Tully, who oversaw the controversial Karen Read murder investigation, has retired from the Massachusetts State Police.
NYC politics
fromwww.foxnews.com
1 day ago

Gubernatorial candidate vows to pardon cop convicted of manslaughter in death of fleeing suspect

Bruce Blakeman plans to pardon Sgt. Erik Duran, convicted of manslaughter for the death of a fleeing suspect, calling the sentence unjust.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago

6 Toronto police officers charged in corruption probe now suspended without pay | CBC News

Six Toronto police officers charged in a corruption probe are suspended without pay while awaiting trial.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Unexplained death after Inglewood traffic stop sparks outcry, calls for police body cameras

Bryan Bostic died after a police stop, prompting calls for an independent investigation due to lack of information from authorities.
fromFortune
4 days ago

'This utter lack of communication and consultation flies in the face of federal law': states push against immigration detention plans | Fortune

ICE purchased a 418,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, for $70 million, with plans for a processing site capable of handling 1,000 to 1,500 immigrants daily.
US politics
Mission District
fromSan Jose Spotlight
4 days ago

Divided San Jose council approves police housing preference - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose Police Department personnel will receive priority in a new housing program, despite criticism regarding fairness to other city workers.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Calling It a 'Crisis Point,' DA Brooke Jenkins and Other City Leaders Call For Ceasefire Amid Spike In SF Homicides

San Francisco is experiencing a significant increase in homicides, with 14 reported this year compared to 4 at the same time last year.
New York City
fromNewsmax
4 days ago

Mamdani Says He Will Overrule Police Commissioner If Needed

Mayor Mamdani asserts ultimate authority over NYC policing policy, prepared to overrule Police Commissioner Tisch if necessary.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Mayor Bass has a new goal for the LAPD: Forget growing, just stop shrinking

Karen Bass aims to stop the decline of the Los Angeles Police Department amid budget constraints, shifting from plans for expansion to maintaining current personnel levels.
Education
fromHoodline
1 week ago

NYC Sheriff Supervisor Says Reassigned Over Background Checks

A senior investigator was removed for refusing to compromise on background checks for sheriff's academy recruits amid a hiring surge.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

How thousands of sensitive LAPD files got leaked online - and what happens next

The hacking group appears to have exploited vulnerabilities in a system used by the Los Angeles city attorney's office, enabling the group to make off with nearly 340,000 files.
Los Angeles
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

'This is senseless': Detective killed in Porterville barricade, shootout

A Tulare County sheriff's deputy was killed during an eviction notice service when the suspect opened fire, leading to a barricade situation.
#nypd
fromNew York Post
4 days ago
Law

Ex-NYPD sergeant hauled off to jail after he learns fate for fatal NYC cooler throw: One of the 'darkest days' in our profession

A former NYPD sergeant received a 3-to-9 year prison sentence for killing a fleeing drug suspect, marking a significant case in law enforcement.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
6 days ago

Mayor Mamdani signals openness to NYPD gang database, citing reforms

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shows increased openness to the NYPD's gang database, acknowledging reforms while moving away from his previous stance to abolish it.
Law
fromNew York Post
4 days ago

Ex-NYPD sergeant hauled off to jail after he learns fate for fatal NYC cooler throw: One of the 'darkest days' in our profession

A former NYPD sergeant received a 3-to-9 year prison sentence for killing a fleeing drug suspect, marking a significant case in law enforcement.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
6 days ago

Mayor Mamdani signals openness to NYPD gang database, citing reforms

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shows increased openness to the NYPD's gang database, acknowledging reforms while moving away from his previous stance to abolish it.
fromPadailypost
6 days ago

New police chief likes being the good guy

Reifschneider said he tries to think about a moment when he helped someone, even if it's something mundane like pulling up behind a driver who ran out of gas. He's encouraged his fellow police officers to also reflect on a good deed.
Mission District
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Court to release secret warrants that Riverside sheriff used to seize over 650,000 ballots

Warrants for seizing over 650,000 ballots in Riverside County will be made public following a court order amid unsubstantiated election fraud claims.
SOMA, SF
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

Why a Private Company Is Investigating Rapes at an ICE Detention Center Instead of the Sheriff | KQED

CoreCivic does not conduct criminal investigations of sexual abuse allegations at Otay Mesa Detention Center, referring them to law enforcement instead.
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Central CA detective shot and killed while serving eviction notice at Porterville home, sheriff says

Sheriff Boudreaux confirmed that the detective was shot while serving an eviction notice, and the suspect is believed to be armed with a high-powered rifle.
California
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Embracing the Warrior-Guardian Paradox in Modern Policing

The warrior and guardian are not competing philosophies between which a department must choose. They are complementary capacities every officer needs - and every agency must develop, sustain, and honor equally.
Social justice
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Activists suing LAPD allege officer shot foam rounds at their groins at point-blank range

Three activists filed a lawsuit against LAPD for being shot with foam rounds at close range during a protest.
#ice
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
Social justice

Local Police Chief Says ICE Agents Drew Their Guns On One of His Officers: It Has to Stop'

ICE agents allegedly violated civil rights by stopping individuals and an off-duty Brooklyn Park officer, knocking her phone from her hand while she recorded.
fromemptywheel
1 month ago
US politics

Todd Lyons Bragged of Investigations into Just 37 Use of Force Incidents Out of Hundreds - emptywheel

ICE reported 37 open investigations, but FOIAed records show 67 use-of-force incidents in the first two months of the Trump term, including accidental and deadly shootings.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

Dashcam video shows what led up to ICE shooting after traffic stop in Stanislaus Co.

ICE agents shot a suspected gang member in Patterson during an attempted arrest related to a murder investigation in El Salvador.
fromemptywheel
1 month ago
US politics

Todd Lyons Bragged of Investigations into Just 37 Use of Force Incidents Out of Hundreds - emptywheel

#287g-program
Non-profit organizations
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

ICE Is Paying the Salaries of This Town's Entire Police Force

Carroll, NH, received $122,515 from DHS for participating in the 287(g) program, aiding federal immigration enforcement.
Non-profit organizations
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

ICE Is Paying the Salaries of This Town's Entire Police Force

Carroll, NH, received $122,515 from DHS for participating in the 287(g) program, aiding federal immigration enforcement.
World politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
3 weeks ago

National Security Starts at Home - Not on the Battlefield

National security relies on enduring internal capacity rather than just accumulated hard power or visible instruments of power.
California
fromABC7 Los Angeles
5 days ago

CA Supreme Court orders Riverside County Sheriff Bianco to pause probe, preserve seized ballots

California Supreme Court halts sheriff's investigation into election fraud allegations while reviewing legal challenges against ballot seizure.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Law enforcement watchdogs get more teeth when seeking records after state court ruling

Civilian oversight bodies in California can now subpoena law enforcement records during whistleblower investigations, enhancing transparency.
#oakland-police-department
California
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

Calif. sheriff's deputy spots fuse of 'active' bomb during traffic stop

A traffic stop revealed an active pipe bomb in a vehicle, leading to the arrest of the suspect on multiple charges.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

Attorney speaking after man shot by ICE in Stanislaus County traffic stop

A man was shot by ICE agents during a traffic stop in Patterson, California, after allegedly using his vehicle as a weapon.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

L.A. Sheriff investigates whether photos of 3 deputies killed by grenade were improperly shared

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating whether graphic crime scene photos of a grenade blast that killed three detectives were improperly shared internally.
Los Angeles
NYC politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

How US police corruption actually works, according to a former NYPD cop

Former NYPD officer Mike Dowd, convicted of drug-related corruption, explains how police corruption develops within precincts and advocates for improved accountability measures.
#police-misconduct
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

A grenade killed three L.A. deputies. The widow of one says Sheriff's department failed him

L.A. County Sheriff's deputies violated bomb protocols, leading to a deadly grenade blast that killed three deputies, including one without formal explosives training.
California
fromABC30 Fresno
6 days ago

ICE involved in shooting in Stanislaus County, officials confirm

ICE was involved in a shooting incident in Stanislaus County, with a suspect hospitalized and ongoing investigation.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

Jersey City to end 'fixed posts' for police, launch new data sharing

Jersey City Police Department implements major reforms including ending fixed posts, deploying mobile patrols with community engagement, and launching JC IMPACT metrics system for transparency and accountability.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Sheriff asks federal agency to review L.A. County jail conditions after inmate deaths

Sheriff Robert Luna requested the National Institute of Corrections to review Los Angeles County jail conditions following ten inmate deaths in three months and a lawsuit over unsafe conditions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Republican Sheriffs In Florida Are Openly Rejecting Trump's Push for Mass Deportations

Republican sheriffs on Florida's immigration committee publicly opposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants without criminal records, breaking from DeSantis and Trump's hardline policies.
fromKqed
1 week ago

Court Orders California Sheriff to Release Personnel Records in Watchdog Investigation | KQED

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office must comply with subpoenas issued by the county's civilian oversight board as part of a whistleblower investigation into alleged misconduct, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
California
#police-accountability
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago
SF politics

What future does police accountability have in Berkeley?

Berkeley's City Council fired Police Accountability Director Hansel Aguilar following months of tension with the Police Accountability Board, police department, and city agencies over oversight and reform efforts.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
US politics

Firing of Berkeley's top police watchdog lands another blow to independent oversight, officials say

Berkeley City Council voted to remove Hansel Aguilar as Director of the Office of Police Accountability amid strained oversight relationships and governance disputes.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

In the wake of scandals, Antioch Police Department completes policy reforms demanded by DOJ

Antioch Police Department completed a comprehensive policy overhaul focused on accountability following a Department of Justice agreement addressing corruption, racism, and civil rights violations.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony

ICE agents in Oregon used a custom app called Elite to target neighborhoods and maintained daily arrest quotas, contradicting DHS claims of no quotas, as revealed in federal court testimony.
fromLos Angeles Times
33 years ago

'Doubts' D.A. Heads for Hills

Matlin was the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar and the only hearing-impaired Oscar winner when she was honored at the age of 21 for her first screen role in the 1987 movie "Children of a Lesser God."
LA real estate
History
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Inside the LAPD's most notorious shadow unit

Sgt. Willie Burns secretly recruited 18 LAPD officers in 1946 to form a covert Gangster Squad targeting organized-crime figures using Thompson submachine guns.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Video: Local Sheriffs Voice Frustration With ICE

Sheriff Joyce then delivered one of the most scathing critiques of ICE tactics by local police. In the three minutes, they got out, they pulled a guy from the car, handcuffed him, put him in the car. They all took off, leaving his car with the windows down, the lights on, unsecure and unoccupied. Folks, that's bush league policing. This guy, I knew, was not a criminal alien.
US news
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. County leaders push new safety measures inside jails amid rising inmate deaths

L.A. County supervisors mandated the Sheriff's Department increase Naloxone access, enhance camera monitoring, and strengthen safety protocols in jails to combat rising inmate deaths.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Tense exchange between LAPD deputy chief and vocal police critic goes viral

As the Martin Luther King Jr. Kingdom Day Parade wound to an end in Leimert Park, activist Jason Reedy said he tried to "bird-dog" LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell over a recent increase in police shootings. One of the police department's most outspoken critics, Reedy, often confronts LAPD and city officials face to face in public forums. After jawing with members of McDonnell's security detail, Reedy got into a heated exchange with Alan Hamilton, a deputy chief who runs the detective bureau.
US news
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Orange County sheriff's deputy shot fiancee 9 times, prosecutors say

An Orange County Sheriff's deputy turned herself in and was charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée in their apartment six months after the incident.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

San Jose: Police department realigns districts to streamline patrol response

San Jose will redraw patrol districts Nov. 8, reducing districts from 16 to 12 and assigning officers to whole districts to improve response.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Arizona sheriff denies withholding key evidence on Nancy Guthrie from FBI

Chris Nanos, the Pima county sheriff leading the investigation in Tucson, has been accused of bypassing federal analysts, according to an unnamed source at the FBI who spoke to Reuters. The sheriff reportedly sent the evidence in question to a private lab in Florida. It included DNA evidence and gloves recovered in a search close to the home just north-east of Tucson from where Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother, was reported missing on 1 February.
US news
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Judge denies discovery motion in ex-Osceola Sheriff Lopez case

"It's voluminous, the discovery," defense attorney Migdalia told Click Orlando.
Law
California
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

New CA Law will Stop Sheriffs from Medically Examining Deaths in Their Own Jails

California's Assembly Bill 1108 requires independent medical examiners to investigate all custody deaths, eliminating sheriffs' conflict of interest in overseeing investigations into deaths occurring under their watch.
US news
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 month ago

Records show California cops in friendly-fire case saw fellow officers before shooting at suspect

Sheriff's deputies fired 17 shots at a vehicle-theft suspect in 2022 and accidentally struck Detective Pauu, who may have been in their line of fire.
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

DOJ Continues to Let DHS Pick and Choose Screen Shots Pertaining to Their Assaults - emptywheel

The Department of Homeland Security has stopped using software that automatically captured text messages and saved trails of communication between officials, according to sworn court statements filed this week. Instead, the agency began in April to require officials to manually take screenshots of their messages to comply with federal records laws, citing cybersecurity concerns with the autosave software. The policy expects officials to first take screenshots of the text messages on their work phones,
US politics
Law
from88.9 KETR
2 months ago

Commerce Police use Facebook to publicize outstanding municipal warrants

Commerce Police posts names, charges and balances of residents with outstanding municipal court warrants on Facebook to prompt payment, contact or tips.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

You don't want this smoke': US sheriff reflects on her viral remarks about ICE

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal condemned ICE as "made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement" and refused to resign despite threats and calls for her ouster.
#police-oversight
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

ICE conducted 37 investigations into officer misconduct in last year

ICE conducted 37 use-of-force investigations last year; 18 closed and 19 pending or referred.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Ballot proposal may change how pay is set for L.A. County sheriff's deputies, firefighters

A proposed November ballot measure would transfer final authority over pay and working-condition disputes for county public safety workers from supervisors to binding arbitration.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Does the DOJ Even Know What Justice Means Anymore?

Federal investigators are probing a Minneapolis woman's activist connections while DOJ and the White House shift blame toward activists instead of federal agents.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Gil Kerlikowske: Border Patrol has no business being in cities like Minneapolis'

Gil Kerlikowske joins the video call exactly one hour after agreeing to the interview. Behind him, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall, the savior of the American Union that is said to be in such danger these days. Next to him, several police badges attest to a long career in law enforcement. One of them bears the insignia of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), where he served as commissioner during Barack Obama's presidency.
US politics
California
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

AG Bonta's office refuses to help ex-sheriff Corpus

California Attorney General Rob Bonta refused to help fired San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus remove District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe from civil grand jury proceedings against her.
California
fromPadailypost
2 months ago

San Carlos mayor wants to hear from sheriff about crimes

San Carlos seeks better communication with the county sheriff after two recent crimes prompted council concern about notification and police coordination.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Santa Clara County DA forewarns safety impacts from looming budget cuts

Cuts to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office will reduce public safety and could lead to tangible, dire consequences including increased crime and harm.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

9 inmate deaths already this year bring renewed scrutiny of L.A. County jail conditions

Nine people have died inside L.A. County jails so far this year, an alarming number for the Sheriff's Department as it continues to face a lawsuit from the state over the conditions in local lockups. Sheriff's Department officials said they are continuing to make changes, hoping to reduce the number of in-custody deaths and care for an inmate population that is increasingly struggling with medical and mental health issues.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

AG: Alameda County sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man in San Leandro, sparking state inquiry

Alameda County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a person early Monday morning in San Leandro, and the California Department of Justice is investigating the killing, according to state justice officials. Multiple sheriff's deputies were involved in the shooting, which happened at 3:19 a.m. Monday, according to the state Attorney General's Office, which announced the killing. The attorney general's office said that it was investigating the killing under Assembly Bill 1506, which happens when the person killed was not armed.
California
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

South Bay cities stare down multi-million dollar hike in sheriff's costs

New Santa Clara County sheriff contract could raise policing costs by about one-third through 2027, forcing local cities to cut budgets or raise taxes.
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