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A man who died in custody after a pursuit and struggle with officers and Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies pursuing what they thought was a stolen vehicle last week was actually the registered owner of the car, Santa Rosa police said Monday.

Oakland police have arrested at least one person and detained several others following “sideshow” activity at at least two local intersections Saturday night, officers said on social media.

An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy is back on active duty after allegedly crashing his car into a Livermore home while driving drunk in May and punching the home’s owner – a retired Oakland police sergeant – in the face.

Sandeep Dhaliwal carried a badge and a gun while devoting his life to a faith that teaches love and peace. Dhaliwal, who was fatally shot from behind during a traffic stop Friday, was the first Sikh sheriff’s deputy on a force that covers an area including the nation’s fourth largest city of Houston. Four years ago he won an accommodation...

A police officer in Fremont was driving the department’s Tesla Model S patrol car Friday night when, according to a report from the East Bay Times, he became involved in a “felony vehicle” pursuit – and then received warning that he only had about six miles of battery life left.

A San Jose police officer was injured Sunday morning after a driver slammed into his patrol car, according to the police department.

Hundreds of newly-released documents reveal that former San Diego Police Officer Donald Moncrief was “deceptive and evasive” when questioned by sex crimes detectives about his alleged sexual battery of a female suspect.

Santa Clara County officials on Tuesday will honor the lives of the three people who were killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival last month.

The San Jose police chief says he is putting officers on the street every day to deal solely with active shooter scenarios.

Two CHP officers suffered minor injuries in a crash during a pursuit Friday morning near I-280 at Interstate 880 in San Jose.

A shoplifting suspect was shot at least three times by a Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy Thursday evening, sheriff’s officials said.

Two men were caught on surveillance cameras boldly burglarizing a police officer’s cruiser in front of his home in northwest Miami-Dade.

A 250-pound tortoise that wandered away from its California home has been rescued after California Highway Patrol officers found it on the side of a road.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released the name of a deputy who shot an assault suspect in Bodega Bay on the July 4 holiday.

Police in Baltimore say a reported rape may have involved a member of the department, so it has pulled 115 patrol cars out of service to scour them for evidence. Police spokesman Matt Jablow tells The Baltimore Sun that the investigation started Sunday. Jablow says the victim told police she wasn’t raped in the patrol car, but that she was...

Police in Baltimore say a reported rape may have involved a member of the department, so it has pulled 115 patrol cars out of service to scour them for evidence. Police spokesman Matt Jablow tells The Baltimore Sun that the investigation started Sunday. Jablow says the victim told police she wasn’t raped in the patrol car, but that she was...

California Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula was found not guilty Thursday of misdemeanor child cruelty, ending a trial that included testimony from most of his family, including the 7-year-old daughter he was accused of striking.

Rio Vista Police Department started an excessive force investigation after one of its police officers was captured on camera slamming 31-year-old Cherish Thomas to the ground following a traffic stop.

A deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred after an officer was hit by the suspect’s vehicle and dragged several feet could have been much worse, according to the San Jose Police Department chief. Sgt. James Mason is recovering from the incident in East San Jose Saturday afternoon. It was all captured on officer-worn body cameras.

A Florida man was arrested at an Olive Garden after police say he caused a drunken disturbance and was shoveling spaghetti into his mouth with his hands.