The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...

The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.

A Long Beach resident has been arrested in the Sacramento area after a chase that saw authorities use stop sticks and a PIT ...

The incident began with a south Sacramento vehicle stop, said the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to assist Sacramento police with the stop. The driver, later identified as a ...

Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, plans to center his 2026 campaign around crime and public safety.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office no longer responds to non-criminal mental health calls for help, and it will impact other agencies.

A man died in a Sacramento County jail after deputies and nurses exhibited a “callous” indifference toward his health, ...

The amount of water coming out of Shasta Dam is expected to slow from 60,000 cubic-feet per second to 40,000 cfs by Thursday ...

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.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is looking for suspects who lit a stolen car on fire this week during an incident in ...

The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the ...

Sacramento County deputies took a man suspected of arson into their custody hours after a standoff and nearby house fire led ...