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Tag Archives: police
Feds want inventory of free military equipment given to police
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by G.W. Shultz, California Watch Local police will temporarily be barred from receiving free surplus Defense Department weapons until state governments can prove they've adequately kept track of an array of military equipment – including armored vehicles, computers, tactical gear … Continue reading
Developing story: San Jose cop, wife found dead in Gilroy home
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The San Jose Mercury News is reporting on a presumed murder-suicide involving a San Jose police officer. A San Jose police sergeant and his wife were found dead in their Gilroy home overnight, and investigators believe it was a murder-suicide, … Continue reading
Oakland Police Officer's Association to Occupy Camp: Oakland In State Of Emergency
An Open Letter to Occupy Oakland from the Oakland Police Officers’ Association On behalf of the 645 Oakland police officers we represent, this letter comes to you out of duty to protect the Oakland community and its citizens. Oakland police … Continue reading
Half Moon Bay Prepares to Dissolve Police Department
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Since it incorporated in 1959, the City of Half Moon Bay has had a police force. Now, after 52 years in service and an ongoing fiscal crisis, the department is going away to save just over a half million dollars … Continue reading
San Jose Suspect Surrenders, Ending Standoff
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From the San Jose Mercury News: San Jose police took a 34-year-old San Jose man wanted on an attempted murder charge into custody after an hours-long standoff that included a shoot-out near King Road. The man, who has not yet … Continue reading
Interview: SPCA on Training Oakland Police For Animal Encounters
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In response to the shooting death of a dog earlier this month by Oakland policemen responding to a call, five months after officers shot a baby deer, the East Bay SPCA will train the department in how to handle encounters … Continue reading
