Sheriff

Yesenia Sanchez is about to become Alameda County’s first female sheriff, and she discussed some of her strategies for the office looking forward during an interview with Scott McGrew.

The race for San Jose mayor between Cindy Chavez and Matt Mahan is still too close to call, as is the vote for Santa Clara County sheriff. Kris Sanchez reports.

A former El Cajon religious school teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting several young women and underage girls was sentenced Monday to more than 21 years in state prison.

Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante responded Monday to video showing two county deputies and a Mulberry police officer beating a detained man and slamming his head into the cement in Arkansas.

In the June 7 primary election, voters will start the process of choosing Santa Clara County’s first new sheriff in more than 20 years. In the midst of probes into corruption and misconduct allegations at the Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Laurie Smith has announced she won’t seek re-election. Her successor is likely to be one of four long-time local law enforcement...

Sheriff Dave Wedding told news outlets on Monday how murder suspect Casey White and former corrections officer Vicky White were located.

Five candidates in the race for Santa Clara County sheriff make brief pitches for replacing longtime incumbent Laurie Smith.

A manhunt is continuing for a dangerous inmate and a corrections officer after they went missing Friday

Families of individuals who lost their lives in officer-involved shootings across Contra Costa County called on the sheriff to resign Tuesday after statements he made in a letter regarding the sentencing of a Danville officer involved in a fatal shooting. Cierra Johnson reports.

A North Carolina sheriff says four deputies involved in the case of a Black man who was fatally shot last week have returned to active duty after a review of body camera video showed they did not fire their weapons

On Election Day, a young lieutenant in the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office made history, becoming the first Black person ever elected sheriff in New Hampshire. “I’m so excited, I really am,” said Lt. Mark Brave. “That says that New Hampshire is open to progress, they’re open to new ideas.” The 35-year-old Dover resident ran on a platform of transparency,...

Deputies responded to a home near Gilroy early Tuesday on a report of a domestic violence incident involving a suspect who tried to strike a woman with a vehicle, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Damian Trujillo reports.

Deputies responded to a home near Gilroy early Tuesday on a report of a domestic violence incident involving a suspect who tried to strike a woman with a vehicle, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

The former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy accused of falsely claiming he’d been shot by a sniper in the parking lot of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station has been arrested and has been charged with insurance fraud and filing a false report, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles. Angel Reinosa was arrested Thursday afternoon in the north San...

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.

From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season

Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands delayed for travelers heading home after the Thanksgiving holiday as a deadly winter storm moved to the Northeast on Sunday, packing one last punch of snow and ice. The National Weather Service predicted more than a foot (0.3 meters) of snow in swaths of upstate New York and New England, as well as...

Projectiles have hit at least 43 cars this year.

A $4,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever has been recently throwing objects at cars on U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 156 in the Prunedale area.

For some people — you know who you are — the word “gifts” immediately evokes another G-word: “gadgets.” Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you. But for some, a present just isn’t a present unless it has Bluetooth and USB fast charging. Fortunately, those are standard features on just about everything shown off at...