Nevada County Local Crime & Justice News Articles and Digest

Education Crime & Justice

06/05/2024
EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

Animals Crime & Justice

Tahoe Bear Shot and Killed on Memorial Day in Self Defense, Some Skeptical

05/29/2024
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Division have filed no charges against a homeowner who shot and killed a yearling bear after it entered his house through a backdoor on Memorial Day.

From YubaNet...

Land Use & Development Crime & Justice City of Nevada City County of Nevada

Supervisors Look to Future Courthouse Use

05/29/2024
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors contracted with an architectural firm to conduct a study of uses for the courthouse in Nevada City when local courts move to their new facility.

From CalMatters...

Elections & Politics Crime & Justice State of California

Apology for Slavery, Funding Frameworks for Reparations Advance

05/24/2024
California lawmakers voted to offer an official apology for the state’s role in supporting slavery and moved several reparations bills but let others die.

From CalMatters...

Crime & Justice

Should California Doctors Report Domestic Abuse to Police? Here’s How Physician Lawmakers Voted

05/16/2024
Pending legislation would lift requirements for California’s doctors to report all domestic abuse cases to police. The Assembly’s three physicians had different opinions.

From Sierra Sun...

Crime & Justice Town of Truckee

Cutting-Edge Flock Cameras Revolutionize Police Work and Emergency Response

05/06/2024
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The Truckee Police Department has undergone a transformation since integrating advanced automated license plate reading devices from Flock Safety.

From Los Angeles Times...

Elections & Politics Crime & Justice

Metal Detectors, Fear, Frustration. College Commencements Altered Amid Gaza War Protests

05/04/2024
At many universities across the country, graduation for the Class of 2024 will feel more like making it through airport security than a procession through a free-flowing campus green or a cheering stadium crowd.

From YubaNet...

Crime & Justice County of Nevada

New Judge Appointed to Nevada County Superior Court

05/03/2024
Nevada County resident Courtney Abril has been appointed to the Nevada County Superior Court by Governor Newsom.

From SF Gate...

Crime & Justice

After Previously Being Cleared, Three Alameda Police Officers Now Face Manslaughter Charges

04/19/2024
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged three East Bay police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez.

From Los Angeles Times...

Elections & Politics Crime & Justice United States

Senate Impeachment Trial Begins for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

04/17/2024
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.

From Los Angeles Times...

Crime & Justice

TSA Found More Than 1,500 Firearms on Airline Passengers in First 3 Months of 2024

04/11/2024
A majority of the guns found were loaded, according to the TSA.

From California Healthline...

Crime & Justice State of California

California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules

04/08/2024
Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners.

From Los Angeles Times...

Elections & Politics Crime & Justice United States

Reps. Gaetz and Greene Lawsuit Against Cities Where Political Rally Was Canceled Can Move Forward

03/25/2024
A judge ruled GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene can move forward with their lawsuit against two California cities where rallies were canceled.

From Los Angeles Times...

Crime & Justice

California Speeds Plans to Empty San Quentin's Death Row

03/18/2024
California prison officials announced they will move the last 457 condemned prisoners out of San Quentin's death row by summer. They will be transferred to other state prisons and housed in the general population.

From Davis Vanguard...

Crime & Justice

California Law Enforcement Transparency Legislation Signed Into Law

03/09/2024
After receiving bipartisan support, California Senate Bill 400, legislation intended to increase law enforcement transparency, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times...

Health Elections & Politics Crime & Justice

San Francisco Voters Pass Police & Drug Ballot Measures

03/08/2024
Proposition E broadens police surveillance powers and Proposition F mandates drug screening and treatment for people receiving county welfare benefits who are suspected of drug use.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Public Safety Health Crime & Justice

South Tahoe Pharmacies Hit With Cyberattacks

03/04/2024
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A nationwide cyberattack on United Healthcare impacted several South Lake Tahoe pharmacies.

From Los Angeles Times...

Public Safety Health Crime & Justice

Study Finds Almost 50% of San Francisco Drug Users Not Residents

03/01/2024
A report of a 12 month study which ended in February indicates almost half of those cited for drug usage were not residents of the city, leading to questions about city approaches to drug addiction.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Crime & Justice

‘They Were Flat-Out Poisoned’

02/23/2024
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Four people who died in a South Lake Tahoe home after a Super Bowl Party appeared to have been poisoned by cocaine cut with fentanyl.

From Los Angeles Times...

Elections & Politics Crime & Justice

Judge Again Dismisses Charges Against Members of California White Supremacist Group

02/21/2024
In his decision, a judge agreed that the alleged white nationalists were being selectively prosecuted instead of 'far-left extremist groups, such as Antifa.'

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