Sacramento sheriff, Community and mental health

Community review commission discusses changes to Sacramento sheriff's mental health response policy
A Sacramento County oversight commission took up a sheriff's office policy change to stop responding to non-criminal mental health calls.
Community raises concerns on Sacramento Sheriff’s new policy on mental health calls
A change in the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office policy for mental health calls is causing controversy. Earlier this month, Sheriff Jim Cooper announced that deputies would no longer respond to non-criminal mental health calls.
New Sacramento sheriff policy will change how others respond to emergency mental health calls
The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two Las Vegas police officers must face excessive force claims for the death of a mentally ill man after they responded to a 911 call from him and restrained him by kneeling on his back, Courthouse News Service reported.
Sacramento families fearful after sheriff's office policy change
GROVE, Okla. — A Grove teenager told police he built a toilet paper fort over a dog bed and spent a couple of nights there after he ran away from his grandparents last weekend. Christopher Dunham, 16, was reported missing on Sunday by his grandparents. Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the teen was sneaking […]
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office adopts new policy for mental health crisis calls
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a crime is being committed, citing a recent ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that held law enforcement officers liable for the death of a man in mental distress.
Sacramento police arrest suspect with 2 illegal firearms
Sacramento police on Sunday commended North Area patrol officers and a K9 unit for the recent arrest of a suspect in ...
Sacramento police take several illegal guns off the streets
The Sacramento Police Department recently seized several illegal guns during a traffic stop. On Feb. 14, SPD officers attempted to contact the occupants of a “suspicious ...
Sacramento police investigating fatal hit-and-run collision on Roseville Road
Sacramento police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a man Thursday in a hit-and-run collision on Roseville ...
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Man who owns Sacramento sheriff's office patrol car in Poland uses it to raise money for charity
Slawek Poniewiera, who owns a retired County Sheriff's Office vehicle in Poland, travels around raising money for charity.
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Families fear new Sacramento sheriff’s office policy on non-criminal mental health calls
We are working closely with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and WellSpace Health on this updated policy and will continue to adjust our procedures as needed to ensure the ...
1 person injured in south Sacramento shooting, police say
Sacramento police are investigating after a person was found shot in south Sacramento on Monday evening, officials said.According to the Sacramento Police Department, officers responded to the ...
Man shot on Logan Street in south Sacramento
Authorities are investigating after a man was shot in the south Sacramento area Monday evening. The Sacramento Police ...