Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper recently implemented a new policy that stops his deputies from responding to mental health calls unless the situation involves a crime. Cooper fears a court ruling ...

Court-appointed monitors of Sacramento County jails say a man’s fatal overdose was one of multiple deaths in which deputies ...

When Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago, talking about mental health wasn’t something that happened regularly. After being elected to his ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...

The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.

The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff announced Tuesday his deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls where a crime is ...

The change comes after a federal court ruling that removed the legal protections for officers responding to certain calls.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are protesting the policy change.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said it won’t be responding to mental health crisis calls where no crime is being ...

The County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are ...

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a Granite Bay woman who it said is at risk because of “mental health ...