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Policing policy, prosecution, sentencing, corrections, and community safety strategies.
- Former McKeesport police captain accused of stealing $260K from evidence room
Updated on: March 12, 2025 / 11:09 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh A former police captain is being charged with stealing more than a quarter-million dollars from his own officers who seized the money during criminal investigations. It's believed…
- Former McKeesport police detective sentenced to jail time over nearly $1 million in theft from FOP lodge
November 18, 2025 / 12:53 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh A former McKeesport police detective has been sentenced to jail time after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from the Allegheny County Fraternal Order of Police. Joseph Osinski…
- McKeesport detective charged with stealing more than $1 million from FOP union lodge
Updated on: September 5, 2024 / 7:39 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) -- A McKeesport detective has been charged with stealing more than $1 million from his Fraternal Order of Police union lodge, the state's Office of…
- Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao touts reductions in violent crime as recall vote nears
October 28, 2024 / 5:56 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco Crime has been the number one topic in the city of Oakland, and Mayor Sheng Thao is facing a possible recall because of it. But is crime really that bad, or is it just a false perception?…
- I was a deputy state AG — and Gavin Newsom’s pompous death-row commutations betray an entire process of justice
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he intends to commute the death sentences of all 548 prisoners on California’s death row to life imprisonment without parole. His explanation was remarkable. Executions, he declared, are…
- Bucks County investigating cybersecurity incident affecting computer-aided dispatch system
January 23, 2024 / 11:09 AM EST / CBS Philadelphia HATBORO, Pa. (CBS) -- Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, say a "cybersecurity incident" has been affecting the county's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system since Sunday, shutting…
- Sacramento's Measure O would turn to taxpayers to improve Metro Fire equipment and infrastructure
Updated on: October 22, 2024 / 10:00 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento SACRAMENTO — Turning to taxpayers for much-needed improvements to equipment and infrastructure — that's what Measure O is all about on the ballot in Sacramento. Parker Wilbourn…
- Newsom defends California death row commutations amid backlash
Criminal defense attorney Josh Ritter joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to analyze the legal battles in the Alaska Senate race and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to empty the state's death row, ending sentences for over 500 inmates…
- Newsom’s death-row commutations spark DA revolt as prosecutors warn of legal fight
,Former DOJ prosecutor Jim Trusty reacts to Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to commute hundreds of death sentences, criticism from victims' families and questions about the decision's timing. He also weighs in on the federal investigations into…
- California prosecutors slam Newsom's death row commutations, accuse governor of putting 'politics over people'
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of ignoring crime victims and violating the will of California voters following a sweeping announcement on death row commutations. District attorneys and law…
- California DA calls Newsom's blanket death row commutations a slap in the face to victims
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of ignoring crime victims and violating the will of California voters following a sweeping announcement on death row commutations. California DA calls Newsom's…
- Policing reform plan is a 'recipe for disaster'
Roger Hirst said there was no evidence that "mega forces" did a better job than regional constabularies Plans to dramatically slash the number of police forces in England and Wales are a "recipe for disaster", a policing chief has said…
- Gov Gavin Newsom’s death row commutations spark backlash
Fox News Gov Gavin Newsom’s death row commutations spark backlash Orange County DA Todd Spitzer criticizes California Gov. Gavin Newsom for issuing the largest mass clemency orders in U.S. history on ‘Fox News @ Night.’
- New proposal could see drones arriving before police during Oakland emergencies
November 6, 2026 / 7:10 PM PST / CBS San Francisco Facing a persistent shortage of police officers, Oakland is looking to the skies for help. The Oakland Police Department is proposing a new drone program that would allow officers at…
- Sheriff institutes new policy aimed at eliminating prohibited deputy cliques and gangs
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has enacted a new policy aimed at rooting out prohibited deputy cliques and gangs in its ranks, in an action announced two days after Sheriff Robert Luna was reelected to a second term this week…
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