Placer County Crime & Justice Articles

Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners. Interest groups hope to find one in meetings this fall.

Hate crimes were up 20 percent in California in 2022, with those against transgender, Muslim and Black people increasing especially sharply. But the state is also spending more than any other to combat such crimes, including a hotline, state commission …

A bipartisan bill to prohibit TikTok on state phones is shelved until 2024. It had breezed through the state Legislature, but the authors want to tweak the measure. It's the latest social media regulation to get stalled in California.

California prisons are badly understaffed when it comes to doctors and psychiatrists. A new contract attempts to boost retention with substantial bonuses.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office released investigation findings related to inmate Eric James Abril's escape from custody at the Sutter Roseville Medical Center on July 9.

California cities are struggling to hire police in a tight labor market after the COVID pandemic. Some are raising by double digits and offering eye-catching bonuses.

Psychedelics are having a moment. A nationwide push to bring magic mushrooms and other psychedelics into the mainstream is gaining traction, and some Californians want in.

Detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit have arrested Ramon Navarro for 22 felony counts of various narcotics offenses, after being identified as the source of drugs infiltrating the hallways of a Washoe County high school.

Assemblyman Joe Patterson submitted amendments to Assembly Bill (AB) 1456 on Thursday to ensure the legislature puts a stop to releasing Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) on Transient Status.

A West Park High sophomore’s first day of school took an unexpected turn after a miscommunication resulted in the student being tackled to the ground, according to his mom, Megan Bossi.

The Placer community came together Monday to vocalize to the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) and Liberty Healthcare that an allegedly sexually violent predator (SVP) was not welcome in the county.

More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.

Placer High School graduate and Auburn local Ben Pauling will show an extended first look at his film “Dream," which he shot in Auburn and around Placer County, at the Gold Country Fairgrounds on Aug. 19.

Almost half of the jobs for doctors and psychiatrists in California prisons are unfilled. Now, their union says it’s ready to strike over pay even as the state faces a steep budget deficit.

A Placer County Superior Court judge granted a classified Sexually Violent Predator, William Stephenson, conditional transient release into Placer County.

California Gov. Gavin Newson has signed Assembly Bill 1071, authored by Assemblyman Joshua Hoover and sponsored by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, into law. The bill will develop a statewide teen dating violence prevention resource portal to support participating …

A yearlong investigation shows that a $100 million-a-year rehabilitation program for former California prisoners grew with little oversight from the state corrections agency. It's unclear how many parolees wind up back in prison.

A Bay Area woman sued her husband's employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers' comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.