The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...

For families with loved ones who suffer from mental illness and have relied on Sacramento sheriff's deputies to assist with ...

The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such situations unconstitutional.

The change comes after a federal court ruling that removed the legal protections for officers responding to certain calls.

The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the court found a Las Vegas police officer liable for the death of a man in mental ...

SACRAMENTO — Concern is growing over violent crime in Sacramento's public housing complexes. The Alder Grove and Marina Vista ...

Dallas Police Department homicide detective JoAnn Castillo points a flash light as she examines a homicide scene at a west Oak Cliff apartment complex on Dec. 12 in Dallas.(Shafkat Anowar / Staff ...

Police have not released additional details. The Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating the case.

CCSO said the Sacramento Police Department contacted them Wednesday and said Walton was staying with his sister in Carson City. The sheriff’s office put the home under surveillance. They ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department shared its latest annual statistics at a crime briefing on Thursday, Jan. 16. Chief Rick Edwards led the discussion by reporting an overall ...

(KAIT) – Police are investigating a suspected homicide after two people were found dead. According to the Jonesboro Police Department, around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, officers were called ...