Santa Barbara, Ca…Attorney General Harris issued the following statement on the recent shootings in Santa Barbara: “On behalf of the California Department of Justice, I extend my heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the victims of Friday night’s terrible shooting in Isla Vista. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been […]
Isla Vista, CA…Seven people are dead, including a suspect, and seven people are wounded following a series of shootings in Isla Vista. The identities of those who were killed are not being released until next of kin notifications are made. Of the seven people in the hospital, all are being treated for gunshot wounds or […]
Overland Park, KS..Police Department Investigating the Shooting Deaths of Three Victims – Update 8:15 p.m. At approximately 1 p.m. today the Overland Park Police Department received reports of shots fired at the Jewish Community Center (JCC), 5801 W. 115th Street, Overland Park, Kan. Shortly thereafter calls were received of shots fired at the Village Shalom […]
Ione, CA… Investigators at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) and the Amador County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a possible homicide due to injuries he received during an apparent in-cell disturbance on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Inmate Ervin Savoy, 50, was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at MCSP […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino: “Anne and I were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Deputy Del Fiorentino today. Deputy Del Fiorentino was killed upholding the oath he swore: To protect his community. We extend […]
San Luis Obispo, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) issued a grant of parole today for convicted killer and former Charles Manson associate Bruce Davis, 71, during a parole consideration hearing at California Men’s Colony. Today’s decision was the result of Davis’ 28th parole suitability hearing. Davis appeared before […]
Santa Ana, CA…The former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach was charged today in a long-running health care fraud scheme that involved tens of millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals of thousands of patients who received spinal surgeries. The referrals to the hospital led to more than $500 million in […]
Los Angeles, CA….Ronald Calderon, a member of the California State Senate, has agreed to surrendered to federal authorities on Monday after being named in a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a businessman and from people who were associated with a Hollywood film studio […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is launching a pilot program offering targeted rehabilitative services to inmates serving long-term sentences. The Long-Term Offender Pilot Program (LTOPP) provides evidence-based programming during incarceration and services upon release to allow inmates an easier transition back into society. “Due to the length of incarceration, long-term offenders […]
Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released its 2013 Outcome Evaluation Report, the fourth in a series of annual reports tracking and analyzing the recidivism – or reoffending – rates of adult felons released from state prison. The report shows that the total three-year recidivism rate for all felons released during fiscal […]
