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LAPD hits pause on license plate readers but local cameras still in force July 16, 2026 8:02 pm The Acorn - California EYE IN THE SKY—An example of a license plate reader mounted on a street pole. The Los Angeles Police Department is reevaluating its relationship with Flock Safety, a provider of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras that also serves Conejo Valley …
California Controller Malia Cohen Releases Searchable Government Workforce Data, Showing $33.1B in Total Wages; Highest-Paid Employee Earned $1.2 Million July 16, 2026 7:29 pm Inland Valley News - California CA State Controller, Malia Cohen California State Controller Malia M. Cohen on July 9 released updated payroll datashowing local governments paid more than $33.1 billion in wages to approximately 751,117 public employees during calendar year 2025, while …
Two More Orange County Cities Eye Police Drones July 16, 2026 7:23 pm Voice of OC - California Officials in more Orange County cities are starting to roll out drones to help police the streets amid concerns from some residents on how the footage is stored and used. Elected leaders in cities across the region including Irvine, Santa Ana and …
Fresno Police to Hold DUI Patrols Saturday July 16, 2026 6:54 pm GV Wire - California The Fresno Police Department will conduct DUI patrols Saturday night as part of an effort to identify drivers suspected of operating a vehicle under the influence. The patrols will run from 6 p.m. Saturday through 4 a.m. Sunday, according to Fresno police …
Coral Springs man opens fire, grazes romantic rival in attempt to kill him, police say July 16, 2026 6:52 pm Local 10 - Florida CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A Coral Springs man is facing attempted murder and other charges after opening fire on a romantic rival and continuing to shoot as the man ran away on Wednesday, according to the city’s police department. Leer en español Police said …
Council gives Berkeley police easier access to other agencies’ dogs, helicopters July 16, 2026 6:48 pm Berkeleyside - California Berkeley’s City Council has made it easier for police to request air support from other agencies like the California Highway Patrol, which operates this helicopter. Credit: CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations In a narrow vote Tuesday the City Council …
Chase suspect swims into ocean off Pacific Palisades in attempt to evade police July 16, 2026 6:05 pm ABC7 Eyewitness News - California Thursday, July 16, 2026 4:19PM PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect who was being chased by police swam into the ocean off the coast of Pacific Palisades Thursday morning. Officers in West Los Angeles were chasing the suspect, who was wanted …
Grocery Outlet Stores Quietly Adopt SAFR Face Matching Against Shoplifter Watchlists July 16, 2026 5:38 pm ID Tech Discount grocer Grocery Outlet has begun using facial recognition in some of its California stores, with small signs by the doors disclosing that face matching software is scanning shoppers as they enter, according to reporting by the San Francisco …
Edina police report, July 5-11 July 16, 2026 5:31 pm Sun Current - Minnesota The Edina Police Department made the following contacts July 5-11, according to the department’s weekly crime report: July 5 - Drug-related incident on 70th Street West. A 25-year-old Lakeville man was arrested for felony fifth-degree drug possession and …
Felony warrant suspect jumps into ocean near Pacific Palisades during pursuit July 16, 2026 5:10 pm CBS Los Angeles - California By Chelsea Hylton Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining CBS in 2024, she worked at NBC LA …
Laci Peterson’s mom issued 5-word takedown of killer son-in-law Scott’s claim that updated evidence clears him of murder July 16, 2026 4:56 pm The U.S. Sun A GRIEVING mom has issued a blunt five-word takedown of her killer son-in-law’s latest attempt to clear his name. The renewed legal fight comes more than 23 years after Laci Peterson vanished from her Modesto, California, home on Christmas Eve 2002. Sharon …
How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars July 16, 2026 4:54 pm 404 Media Police departments around the country have used Flock cameras at least hundreds of times to search for specific people, not cars, using searches such as “heavy-set male with a black and white hat,” “person on skateboard,” and “person wearing orange vest …
Proposition 13 should become a national model July 16, 2026 4:10 pm El Reportero by the editorial team of El Reportero For nearly half a century, California’s Proposition 13 has protected homeowners from being taxed out of the homes they worked a lifetime to purchase. Approved by voters in 1978, the measure limited the general property …
Heartbreaking moment sisters of Aussie tourist who remains missing in Las Vegas fight back tears as they speak out about the frantic search to find her July 16, 2026 3:59 pm Daily Mail The sisters of an Australian woman who went missing while on a solo trip to California believe she could have been picked up in a car while hiking. Lauren and Amy Contarino made an appeal on 9News on Thursday for anyone with information on the whereabouts …
Humboldt County Jail Reports: Daily Booking Sheet – July 16, 2026 July 16, 2026 3:19 pm Redheaded Blackbelt - California Stephanie Nicole Essig Arrested: July 15, 2026, at 4:46 a.m. Arresting agency/officer: Fortuna Police Department / Moore Charges/Arrested for: PC 647(h) (2 counts) — Loitering, prowling or wandering on private property without lawful business …
Huge torrent of water races down West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip destroying homes July 16, 2026 2:51 pm New York Post Terrifying flood waters from a water main break filled the streets of West Hollywood Thursday morning, distressing morning commuters. A “major water main break” occurred in the area of Sunset Blvd and Holloway Dr, the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Office told …
CalTAP Launches $500 Appraisal Reimbursement Special for California Teachers and Public Employees July 16, 2026 2:45 pm EIN Presswire RIVERSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, July 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA —07/15/2026 — CalTAP, the California Teacher and Public Employee Home Loan Program powered by Secure Choice Lending, today announced a limited-time $ …
Retired Pleasanton police chief Eastman dies July 16, 2026 2:38 pm Danville San Ramon - California Former police chief William “Bill” Eastman, who led the Pleasanton Police Department for nearly 20 years during the city’s growth of the 1980s and ’90s, died earlier this summer. He was 85. A transplant from Southern California when he earned the chief …
DeKalb murder convict captured in California after disappearing during trial July 16, 2026 2:28 pm 95.5 WSB - Georgia DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A man convicted of murder in DeKalb County has been captured in California after allegedly failing to pay his train fare. Authorities say 27-year-old Davonte Fore was standing trial in 2024 for the murder of Skyler Gilmore when he was …
Trump Admin Threatens ICE Funding Cuts Leaving Police, Rape Kit Testing, and Ambulances in Key Cities July 16, 2026 2:10 pm International Business Times - United Kingdom The Trump administration's aggressive push to force 'sanctuary' jurisdictions into stricter immigration cooperation has triggered a mounting public safety crisis, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to withhold essential federal grants …