Thousands of law enforcement personnel from throughout the region gathered Thursday for a memorial service in Ontario in honor of two El Monte police officers fatally shot in the line of duty, with the men hailed as “valiant heroes.”
Murder and other felony charges were filed Wednesday against a bail agent accused of gunning down a knife-wielding fugitive in front of Palm Springs police officers. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36, was arrested Friday on suspicion of shooting 33-year-old David Spann about 1:50 a.m. that day at a residence in the 100 block of East Via […]
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court opinion upholding one of California’s so-called sanctuary laws that limits cooperation between law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, a measure that the Trump administration says is meant to “undermine” federal immigration enforcement. The Trump administration had asked the court to step in and review the law […]
Cities around the country are asking if it’s time to defund police and start looking at other public safety options. One model that some cities are considering is CAHOOTS, which stands for “crisis assistance helping out on the streets”. CAHOOTS started in Eugene, Oregon more than 30 years ago. They get 2 percent of the […]
Six months after being placed on administrative leave amid sexual harassment allegations, Cathedral City police Chief Travis Walker and the city have officially parted ways, the city announced Tuesday. “A separation of employment has occurred between Police Chief Travis Walker and the city of Cathedral City,” Chris Parman of the city said. “No further comment […]
The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics released Tuesday by the bureau. The statistics released in the annual Hate Crime Statistics report are a compilation of bias-motivated incidents submitted to the FBI by 16,039 law enforcement agencies. The new […]
