Wendy Powitzky thought she’d finally found a way off the street in Orange County. The former hairdresser had spent years sleeping in her car and parks around Anaheim, near the …
A San Anselmo resident has sued the Central Marin Police Authority, alleging an officer mistreated him soon after he suffered a brain seizure at his home. Bruce Frankel claims he …
At every step, the process of finding Oakland’s new police chief was fraught with political tensions between the city’s police commission, which shortlisted the job candidates, and Mayor Sheng Thao, …
By REESE DUNKLIN, RYAN J. FOLEY, JEFF MARTIN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, HOLBROOK MOHR and JOHN SEEWER | Associated Press Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital …
Despite laws intended to “pierce the secrecy” protecting California police officers, law enforcement agencies have thwarted those who seek information on cases of alleged misconduct — in some instances battling …
OAKLAND -– If the recent past is any guide, perhaps the first question to ask about Oakland’s new police chief Floyd Mitchell is, “How long can he last?” Mitchell, hired …
Renuka Rayasam | (TNS) KFF Health News Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard the term “excited delirium,” momentum is building in several states to ban the discredited …
ANTIOCH — At the inaugural meeting of Antioch’s first police oversight commission, Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe urged the new board to approach its role with “neutrality.” “This is a very important commission,” …
By Patrick Whittle, Steve LeBlanc and Nick Perry | Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The sheriff’s office investigating the man who would later commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had cause …
A Fairfield school resource officer is facing several charges after allegations surfaced that he was allegedly exchanging inappropriately texts and photos with two underaged females. Jennifer Brantley, Public Information Officer …