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The safety tool can improve case solvability, support suspect identification and enhance overall public safety outcomes.

"This fire was very quickly identified as suspicious in nature," said Deputy Chief Mike Wedell. "There was a subject of interest identified very early on in the incident. That subject has been arrested."

In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat. The report noted a spike in fatalities and an increase in pursuits by some departments, including in Houston and New York City.

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.

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.

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.

Marjorie Rudolph was brutally murdered in her home, suffering extensive injuries from a heavy object, with her body later placed in a bathtub to conceal the crime.

The Napa County Sheriff's Office reported that deputies made a traffic stop on Highway 12 just past midnight, which led to a pursuit when the vehicle fled.

The driver ran over spike strips at Hercules Avenue and San Pablo Avenue, puncturing all four tires, but continued driving 30 to 40 mph the wrong way on surface streets.

I live here, I'm raising my kids here. I'm a taxpayer, so it affects me. I want to have the best systems online for our department to be successful so we can properly track it.

The Police Commission, the civilian agency overseeing the Oakland Police Department, is inviting the public to weigh in on the search for the department's leader at six upcoming community forums. All forums are free and open to all. Meetings will also be broadcast via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person, though it will be listen-only.

Anderson, 40, called police to his San Leandro home on the 16000 block of Shelbourne Drive at around 3:20 a.m. on Feb. 9, claiming he'd recently purchased a gun in Oakland and planned to go on a killing rampage. He added that he was struggling with depression, had trouble sleeping, and told the dispatcher, that has yet to be determined, when asked what he would do when deputies got there, investigators said.

Officers with Lafayette police made the arrest about 1:20 p.m. after police had been alerted to the robbery in Alamo, according to a statement from Contra Costa Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jimmy Lee. The sheriff's office has jurisdiction over Alamo and contracts out with Lafayette police. The two men - a 23-year-old Antioch man and 20-year-old man without a residence listed - remained in custody on Thursday in lieu of $200,000 and $150,000 bail, respectively, according to jail records. Lee said officers arrested each man on suspicion of two counts of robbery, attempted robbery and conspiracy.

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.

The substation will serve as a space where police personnel, community service officers, and parking enforcement staff can meet and interact with residents and business communities, said Antioch Public Information Officer Jaden Baird.

OAKLEY, Calif. -- There is a lockdown for the city of Oakley midday Monday due to an armed suspect at large, the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office says. Officials say the suspect is described as an adult man in his mid 40s, wearing a hat and grey hooded sweatshirt. As of 11:40 a.m., the activity is in the vicinity of the 4300 block of Gold Run Drive near Neroly Road, Oakley Road and Empire Avenue.