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London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
7 hours ago

Five Met officers taken off duty after weapons find

Five Metropolitan Police officers removed from front-line duties after firearms and a Taser were found on a London street.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
7 hours ago

Five Met officers taken off duty after weapons find

Five Metropolitan Police officers removed from front-line duties after firearms and a Taser were found on a London street.
Education
fromHoodline
2 days 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.
#police-accountability
fromMission Local
3 days ago
SF politics

SFPD watchdog boss faces rare evaluation after toxic workplace lawsuit. Here's what that might mean.

SF politics
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

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.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

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.
SF politics
fromMission Local
3 days ago

SFPD watchdog boss faces rare evaluation after toxic workplace lawsuit. Here's what that might mean.

Performance evaluations for police accountability leaders are infrequent, with the current director facing scrutiny due to workplace allegations and a pending lawsuit.
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.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

Man dies after group fight in Concord elementary school parking lot, police say

A man died following a group fight in a school parking lot during an after school program.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Two dead in Pomona police pursuit stemming from domestic violence call

A domestic violence call in Pomona led to a police pursuit, resulting in two fatalities and the arrest of suspect Marshall Judson.
NYC politics
fromPOLITICO
2 days ago

Feds broke down NYC Council member's door in predawn raid

Federal investigators raided the homes of New York City Council Member Farah Louis and her sister as part of a bribery and fraud investigation.
fromKqed
3 days 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
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days 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.
Mission District
fromPadailypost
3 days ago

Binder steps down as police chief, Reifschneider will replace him

Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder is stepping down, to be replaced by Assistant Chief James Reifschneider, pending City Council confirmation.
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

Former executive director of San Francisco city department arrested

Davis allegedly directed more than $4.5 million to Collective Impact from the Dream Keeper Initiative, a city program that distributes arts and culture grants to the Black community, the DA said.
Non-profit organizations
SOMA, SF
fromSan Jose Inside
3 days ago

DA Hires Stanford Grad to Run County Crime Lab

Sandra Burnham Sachs is the new chief of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Crime Lab, succeeding Dr. Ian Fitch.
fromLady Freethinker
3 days ago

Detroit Police Appoint First Officer Dedicated to Animal Cruelty Cases

The new role was prompted in part by a disturbing case last year involving a dog that had been stabbed by her guardian live on social media. The dog's former guardian was ultimately sentenced to two to seven years in prison, and the dog has since been placed with a new family.
Pets
US news
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Pursuit by Sheriff's Deputies Ends In Fiery Crash Outside Travis Air Force Base, Killing Two

Two people died in a crash after fleeing from police near Travis Air Force Base.
Social justice
fromPUNCH
5 days ago

What Does a Bar Owe Its Neighbors?

Bartenders in urban areas face challenges of homelessness and mental health crises, requiring a balance of compassion, safety, and quick decision-making.
#ice
NYC parents
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Grenade deaths of L.A. County deputies involved 'willful' safety violations, state finds

A California Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigation into the July 18 blast resulted in eight citations and more than $350,000 in fines, according to records from the state agency reviewed by The Times.
Los Angeles
California
fromCalifornia Post
3 days ago

California sheriff's department to utilize Batman-like gadget to halt car chases

Riverside County Sheriff's Department will use the Grappler device to safely stop fleeing vehicles, inspired by Batman's gadgets.
SF politics
fromMission Local
3 days ago

S.F. deputy sheriffs' union spent nearly $30K to advertise debunked narrative of social worker's stabbing

The deputy sheriff's union misrepresented the actions of a deputy during a stabbing incident at a hospital, claiming he was a hero despite eyewitness accounts.
US news
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Tuesday Morning Topline: Bay Area City Giving Away Ring Cameras

Supervisor Jackie Fielder's mental health issue may lead to her resignation, paralleling past cases of supervisors stepping back due to health concerns.
SF parents
fromPadailypost
4 days ago

Former ally of ex-sheriff sues county over rumors

A former assistant has sued ex-San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus over alleged drug use and inappropriate conduct during her campaign.
SOMA, SF
fromKqed
4 days 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.
fromPsychology Today
1 week 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
London politics
fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Roving security team to tackle surge in antisocial behaviour in Dublin parks

A new Mobile Security Crew will patrol city parks to deter antisocial behavior during a six-month trial period.
#287g-program
Non-profit organizations
fromWIRED
1 week 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
1 week 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.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Sheriff's deputies thought they'd stopped a criminal. But license plate cameras led them to the wrong person

License plate theft and swapping create confusion for law enforcement, leading to wrongful stops of innocent drivers.
SF politics
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Hampden County Sheriff plans dozens of job cuts

Hampden County Sheriff's Department will cut 50 positions to save $4 million due to significant budget reductions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 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.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Two teen girls arrested after street disturbance

Officers were called to Clapham High Street on Tuesday evening and put a dispersal order in place to move the young people out of the area.
London politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week 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
fromPadailypost
2 weeks ago

Sheriff names San Carlos' new police chief

I am truly honored to serve as the Chief of Police Services for the city of San Carlos, a community I've had the pleasure of serving throughout my career. It's a big job, but I'm confident that with the support of the city, the sheriff and the great people who work here, we're going to make positive strides in policing that reflect local values.
Mission District
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks ago

'In our DNA': NYPD deputy chief's daughter becomes fourth sibling to join the force * Brooklyn Paper

Deputy Chief Salvatore Comodo's family exemplifies a multi-generational NYPD legacy, with four of his five children becoming police officers and nine extended family members serving in law enforcement.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week 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.
Privacy professionals
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

LAPD's relationship with Flock Safety under scrutiny from oversight body

The Los Angeles Police Commission requested a report on how Flock Safety stores and shares license plate reader data, citing federal access during immigration enforcement operations.
#police-misconduct
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down

The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But during critical discussions about the Palisades fire, the commissioners have largely been quiet. Addressing the LAFD's failure to fully extinguish the Lachman fire, which later reignited into the Palisades fire, Chief Jaime Moore conceded at a January board meeting that mop-up procedures needed to be strengthened.
Los Angeles
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks 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.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

No deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since ICE's creation

Of the 15 officers who died in the line of duty while working for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the ICE branch charged with detaining unauthorized migrants within the interior of the US, all but two died of Covid. One deportation officer, Brian Beliso, died of a heart attack in 2020 during a foot chase. The other deportation officer to die of something other than Covid, Lorenzo Roberto Gomez, experienced heat stress during a training exercise in El Paso, Texas, leading to hospitalization.
US politics
#police-shooting
#crisis-intervention
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Social justice

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training and education of counselors and are inappropriate for crisis intervention; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians and social workers are more effective and cost-effective alternatives.
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training of counselors and crisis intervention by police correlates with worse outcomes for people in mental health crises; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians are more appropriate and cost-effective.
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training and education of counselors and are inappropriate for crisis intervention; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians and social workers are more effective and cost-effective alternatives.
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training of counselors and crisis intervention by police correlates with worse outcomes for people in mental health crises; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians are more appropriate and cost-effective.
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.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Suspended Bay Area cop who shared nude images of wife taken without her knowledge requests mental health diversion

James Fotherby is expected to return to Napa County Superior Court on March 17, when parties in the case will discuss whether he's suitable for such diversion, which sidesteps jailtime. If approved, he would receive mental health treatment for up to two years and avoid jail if he completes specified programs and meets other mandated terms and conditions. In the meantime, Fotherby's status as a peace officer has been suspended by the county.
California
#policing-reform
New York City
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

84th Precinct welcomes new commanding officer

Joseph Powers returned as commanding officer of the 84th Precinct and committed to improving safety and quality of life through community collaboration.
History
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month 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.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month 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.
#police-oversight
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.
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Judge denies discovery motion in ex-Osceola Sheriff Lopez case

"It's voluminous, the discovery," defense attorney Migdalia told Click Orlando.
Law
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
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Why ICE agents face far less accountability than police

ICE lacks historical DOJ pattern-or-practice scrutiny and will likely avoid such probes under the Trump administration despite increased officer-involved shootings.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month 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.
#police-substation
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns

Community members in Minnesota patrol public spaces, monitor ICE activity, and warn immigrant residents using Signal and coordinated in-person observation.
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
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Every police officer is a firefighter and an EMT in this South Bay City. Is that the magic sauce to being one of America's safest cities?

Sunnyvale cross-trains all public safety officers as police, firefighters, and EMTs, creating a flexible, multi-role force that leaders credit with contributing to city safety.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Council approves boost in LAPD hiring, despite budget concerns

Los Angeles approved hiring up to 410 LAPD officers this year, funded from the LAPD budget, amid budget crisis and prior council resistance.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

'Some of you will be injured or killed': San Benito sheriff scolds bystanders filming crime scenes in wake of deadly San Jose police shootout

One of the main reasons that cops flock to communities and stay there is directly tied to the amount of support that community gives them. I'm not sure how many of you were almost murdered at work yesterday. But I know one of my guys was,
US news
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
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Letters: Fremont's new police chief should have come from the ranks

Promote internal police leadership, sustain local journalism, and tailor education to individual strengths to improve community outcomes.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

ICE agents who killed Alex Pretti placed on administrative leave

While paid administrative leave is standard for law enforcement officers who shoot someone throughout the country, Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino previously said the agents who killed Pretti were still on the job, just transferred to a different location. However, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday the agents were on leave, while adding that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Renee Good earlier in the month had also been placed on leave.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Fremont's new police chief should have come from the ranks

I am new to the East Bay Times branch of Bay Area news. God bless it. You cover local news. You inform us of state news. You pull strong, relevant pieces from the Los Angeles Times and other papers. You still have comics. The op-ed by Mark Barabak should be read by all. I taught at California community colleges for 40 years and used good journalism as writing models, points of discussion and assignments.
California
California
fromPadailypost
1 month 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
2 months ago

Oakland cop fired gun while assisting outside agency' with arrest

An Oakland officer discharged a department-issued firearm once during an assisted arrest; no injuries were reported and homicide and internal affairs are investigating.
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Vallejo police get help responding to 911 calls from Solano Co. sheriff deputies

We are going to have six deputies and a sergeant lieutenant, and these are actually new markings for our new cars,
fromThe Mercury News
1 month 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
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Palo Alto police chief out on medical leave

Andrew Binder is on medical leave for recurring back pain; Assistant Chief James Reifschneider is acting chief and Binder is expected back this month.
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