Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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While it is difficult to predict what changes are in store, you can be sure that change is coming
The coronavirus created more than just health problems, it has led to COVID-related crimes
With cities, counties and state agencies increasingly lacking budgeted resources, grant programs are an additional funding source to consider
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said guidance from county health officials was too inconsistent to be enforced
“The mentality out on the street is that you can do whatever you want because there are no repercussions from the court”
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said local health officials have not provided data defending local restrictions
State officials said PPE supply chains have stabilized enough that disclosing the addresses and names of those testing positive for COVID-19 isn’t needed
Proposed budget changes would force state troopers to take nearly five weeks off without pay
Officers arrested a man who fled the scene with a gun; the crowd surrounded the cruiser and attempted to pull the suspect out
Members of the state’s largest police union are asking Gov. Greg Abbot to ensure officers who die of coronavirus complications will be eligible for line of duty death benefits
Sheriff Don Barnes said his deputies will not enforce a health order requiring all residents wear face coverings while in public
The new technology allows police to heat vehicles up to 133 degrees Fahrenheit to disinfect vehicle touchpoints
Video posted on social media shows a man striking one officer in the face and swinging at another while being asked to leave a basketball court
“While I know that there was a lot of energy and coordination among a variety of groups, whatever the strategy is, it didn’t work”
Two men were arrested at the scene, including one who refused to leave and put his hands on officers
Pension funds will pay the benefits for any public employees who worked in the state at the local, county or state level and lost their lives to the pandemic
Vehicle larcenies shot up 63% in New York and nearly 17% in Los Angeles compared with the same period last year
The man has been indicted for “committing a biological weapon hoax”
As children’s internet usage increases, investigators have seen an alarming uptick in the solicitation of explicit content
Members of Open Carry Texas plan to return to Big Daddy Zane’s to “show (Sheriff Mike Griffis) what the Constitution really means”
Several police unions sued for the names of individuals infected with COVID-19, saying they needed to be able to protect themselves
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive measures to contain the spread of the virus – and emerge stronger than ever.
Dr. John Sullivan, a member of the town’s board of health, said he wants Chief Dennis Minnich fired for refusing to enforce policies he deemed “unconstitutional”
Sheriff Alex Villanueva didn’t show up to a meeting, despite a subpoena demanding he answer questions about the spread of COVID-19 behind bars
Since their release, many inmates have gone on to commit violent or felonious crimes, officials said
Officials say the suspect was one of a handful of released inmates who had cut off their ankle monitors and disappeared
“From a law enforcement perspective, it’s not our role. I do fear that enforcement would impact the vulnerable, the homeless, the less-affluent communities”
The city also wants to start a vacation buyback program to reimburse foregone vacation time
“I think that is an intentional, willful, desire to want to make things worse and not make things better”
Chief Dennis Minnich sent an email to health inspectors saying the department would not enforce any actions by the board of health
Officer Mark Hall Sr. died one day before his son was to graduate from the training academy. His son was honored with his badge number
City officials told the police union they were still attempting to obtain federal funding for hazard pay
“Our businesses and citizens have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and will recover, but we have to get back to some degree of normalcy”
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