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Toronto police say they are reviewing mobile crisis intervention teams to reduce 'reliance' on program | CBC News

Toronto Police are reviewing MCITs to reduce reliance, refocus officers on core duties, and shift non-violent mental-health calls to non-police response services.

California

fromwww.mercurynews.com

2 weeks ago

San Jose: Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man holding knife after traffic stop standoff

Santa Clara County deputies fatally shot a man who charged them with an 8-inch kitchen fillet knife after a traffic stop escalated into a standoff.

Mental health

fromAustin Monitor

1 month ago

Public safety agencies team up to help those in crisis - Austin Monitor

Austin launches a six-month downtown pilot deploying a multidisciplinary APD-EMS-Integral Care team to respond to high-acuity mental health crises and reduce arrests and ER visits.

US politics

fromwww.mercurynews.com

2 months ago

Richmond Police Chief Bisa French announces retirement

Bisa French, the first Black woman to lead the Richmond Police Department, will retire as chief on Jan. 16, 2026.

fromIntelligencer

2 months ago

Mamdani's New Ideas on Crime Show Make His Opponents Look Old

A lot of times for New Yorkers, what is experienced or understood as an example of social disorder is then tasked to the police as if it's their responsibility,

New York Rangers