Sacramento sheriff explains new policy to turn away certain calls for help
The County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are ...
Families fear new Sacramento sheriff's office policy on non-criminal mental health calls
The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.
New Sacramento sheriff policy will change how others respond to emergency mental health calls
The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office looking to expand K9 bomb dog unit
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is expanding one of its K9 teams, specifically the team searching for explosive devices with the Folsom Dam Raise Project underway.
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Sacramento sheriff explains changes in response to mental health calls
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office no longer responds to non-criminal mental health calls for help, and it will impact other agencies.
Placer County sheriff identifies dead woman found in 1990. Deputies probe ‘suspicious’ death
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office hopes the woman’s identification can help provide closure to her family after 35 years.
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Dad accused of killing 8-month-old daughter dies hours after compassionate release
By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) -- A Sacramento County father who was ...
Sacramento County deputies no longer responding to mental health emergencies without crime component
The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the ...
Sacramento Co. father charged in connection with daughter's death dies after released from custody
Hussein Abughazaleh, 26, was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the death of his 8-month-old daughter Jannah Abughazaleh's death.
‘He’s just old and homeless’: Sacramento jail death leads to accusations of neglect
A man died in a Sacramento County jail after deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward his health, ...
Sacramento families fearful after sheriff's office policy change
GROVE, Okla. — A Grove teenager told police he built a toilet paper fort over a dog bed and spent a couple of nights there ...
Sacramento Metro firefighter push back against new Sacramento County sheriff's policy
Sacramento Metro firefighters say a new policy from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office on mental health calls could put ...