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San Carlos Officials Vote to Disband Police Force
SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) _ San Carlos officials have decided to disband the city’s police force and outsource law enforcement services to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The city council voted...
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San Jose Offered Deal To Bring Back Cops
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - At a time when many police departments are laying off officers, San Jose may be able to keep more than a dozen cops on the force after the city qualified for a federal grant that...
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Oakland Police Investigating Crime Lab Misconduct Claim
OAKLAND (AP) -Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts said Thursday that his department has launched an internal investigation into allegations against one of his crime lab employees, but said there has...
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No More Police Department In San Carlos
SAN CARLOS (KCBS) – The San Carlos Police Department is no more after the city council voted in September to contract out law enforcement services to the Sheriff’s Department in a budget saving move....
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Half Moon Bay Considering Cutting Police Force To Solve Budget Crisis
HALF MOON BAY (BCN) – In the wake of Half Moon Bay voters’ defeat of a one-cent sales tax increase on Nov. 2, the city’s mayor said this week that officials now face major changes to the police and...
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KCBS In Depth: Fighting Crime in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – During this economic downturn many of us have been making due with less in our personal lives and the same goes for San Francisco’s Police Department. Chief of Police George...
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San Jose Mayor Responds To Recent Surge In Homicides
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said his city is still safe, despite an increase in violence in the past few weeks. “We’ve had times where we go months with no homicides and then we get the...
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Vallejo Police Offering $50K Reward In 2009 Shooting Case
VALLEJO (BCN) — The Vallejo Police Department is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men responsible for the fatal shooting of Ivan Orozco in 2009,...
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Budget Problems Could Shrink San Francisco’s Police Force
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Shrinking budgets and a special retirement program under review could translate into much leaner times for the San Francisco Police Department in the coming years, as upwards of...
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San Francisco Mayor Expected To Name New Police Chief This Week
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is expected to announce his pick for the city’s permanent police chief this week, choosing from one of three names given to him by the police...
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BART Police Chief Vows Vigilance Regarding Passenger Safety
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Bay Area Rapid Transit’s top cop said officers will continue to make arrests if necessary during any protests at the agency’s stations in the future. BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey...
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BART Police Revamping Approach To Patrolling System
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are still stinging from a rash of violent incidents over the last three years and now, the BART Police Department is changing the way it does business....
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Officer Shoots Man Outside Vacaville Police Station
VACAVILLE (CBS SF) – A man was shot by a police officer in the parking lot of the Vacaville Police Department Thursday afternoon, Vacaville city spokesman Mark Mazzaferro said. The incident happened...
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Phil Matier: Oakland Crime Rate Soaring As City Loses Officers
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Burglaries are up a startling 43 percent in Oakland this year compared to last, part of an ever-growing crime problem in the city. According to the latest numbers from the Oakland...
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Richmond Homicide Rate Drops Dramatically
Richmond (KCBS) – The city of Richmond had a record 61 homicides in 1991; As of Monday, that number sits at 18. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago that the city of Richmond was considered one of the most...
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4 Cited For Prostitution Just A Block From SJPD Facility
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Four women were cited on suspicion of prostitution Tuesday a block from the San Jose Police Department’s property and evidence facility, police said. The four women, one who claimed...
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Hayward To Get Rid Of Red Light Cameras
HAYWARD (KCBS) – The Hayward City Council has voted to bring an end to red light cameras in the city. Police had proposed the cameras be removed and the city council agreed on Tuesday night. “There is...
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California Authorities Cracking Down On Distracted Drivers This Month
(CBS SF) – The California Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state on Monday were kicking off a month-long crackdown on drivers who text or talk on the phone while behind the...
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VIDEO: San Jose Police Use Of Force Questioned After Violent Arrest Caught On...
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — The San Jose Police Department’s internal affairs division is investigating what some citizens described as “police brutality” in a three-minute, one second video that has already...
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Witnesses To San Jose Arrest Caught On Video File Complaints; Police Defend...
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) – After video of a violent arrest in San Jose last weekend went viral, police in San Jose admitted the video is tough to watch, but defended the use of force on the suspect. The video...
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