Safety
As of January 1, the bar for immigration holds will be set a lot higher. This is thanks to AB4, which Governor Brown signed into law on October 5. Also known as the Trust Act, this law restricts California law enforcement cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
When a stolen car is recovered, Richmond police give the owner a 20-minute window to pick it up before heavy fees start piling up. Some think this is an unreasonably short period of time.
Google says it will take more than a week to replace the disturbing image of a 14-year-old boy’s body near North Richmond railroad tracks. Others say the company should take more urgent steps to remove the photograph.
Monday was the second annual Veterans Day remembrance celebration at San Quentin initiated by a prison group called Veterans Healing Veterans. This program offers some hope that insight from imprisoned veterans can help those struggling to recover from combat outside the walls.
The Shields-Reid neighborhood council recently received a crime-prevention award from the city of Richmond. At the awards-ceremony, the group was applauded for having 32 “block Captains”—more than one captain for each block in the neighborhood.
The Richmond Police Department photographs 44,000 license plates every day. If you regularly drive through the city, your car will likely be in the department’s sprawling database, because it’s impossible to avoid it.
Richmond Police Department’s chaplaincy program dates back over 20 years and began as a bridge to connect the community and the police department using area clergy.
At the beginning of October, four Richmond Police Officers began testing body cameras while out on patrol for the first time, evaluating which of three models would work best for the department.
County Supervisor John Gioia wants to know if California’s prison realignment program is working in Contra Costa County, and after two years, he and others with an interest in law enforcement may be about to get some answers.