An 18-year-old fugitive wanted for a homicide in Iowa was killed after officers from three law enforcement agencies opened fire while authorities were serving a search warrant in Anaheim on Friday, Aug. 9, police said. Around 1:30 p.m., officers with the Anaheim Police Department and the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation were assisting deputy … Read more
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement, police said Saturday. Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a severe … Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has been indicted on two federal charges that could bring a life sentence, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Friday, May 17, charging Aaron … Read more
RICHMOND — A pair of Richmond police officers will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of an armed man inside his bedroom last summer, according to authorities. Detective Robert Branch and Sgt. Alex Caine acted in lawful self-defense and the defense of others when they shot and killed 66-year-old Kevin McDonald on June … Read more
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 room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head … Read more
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 requesters in court. And some basic personnel records — including complaints and disciplinary action against officers — are still hidden from the public, accessible only … Read more
Police fatally shot a man in his 70s Tuesday believed to be a robber who entered a Fullerton bank branch wearing a mask and told the teller he had a bomb, authorities said. Police later learned he was in possession of a facsimile device built to resemble an actual bomb. Shortly after 5 p.m., police, … Read more
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 medical diagnosis from death certificates, law enforcement training, police incident reports, and civil court testimony. In January, California became the first state to prohibit the medical term … Read more
A Tustin police officer will face no criminal charges for the fatal shooting of a man who was holding a wooden pole and a bag of empty cans and bottles, the California Department of Justice said. The report on the death of Luis Manuel Garcia-Arias, 39, was issued Tuesday in accordance with a law that … Read more
A Campbell police officer fatally shot a man early Tuesday morning who had allegedly opened fire on officers while holed up in a house with two children, authorities said. The officer fired a single round at Miguel Agustin Nava Gomez, 31, during a pre-dawn encounter at an apartment on the 1800 block of South Bascom … Read more