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

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

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

GROVE, Okla. — A Grove teenager told police he built a toilet paper fort over a dog bed and spent a couple of nights there ...

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said Tuesday that his deputies will only respond to calls if a crime is being committed, has been committed, or if there is a request for service in which an ...

Sacramento Metro firefighters say a new policy from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office on mental health calls could put ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is looking for suspects who lit a stolen car on fire this week during an incident in ...

This article originally misstated the area where the vehicle crashed into the Sacramento River. The article has been updated to accurately reflect the that location.

The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the court found a Las Vegas police officer liable for the death of a man in mental ...

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