California | Local | May 19, 2000
State officials Thursday unveiled what they called the first high-tech database in the country to combat hate crimes. Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer said the database will allow police departments statewide to use computers to call up names, mug shots and even the types of tattoos commonly used by particular individuals or groups linked to hate crimes.
News | Armando Acuna | September 30, 1999
A growing number of California police agencies have launched programs to track the race and ethnicity of motorists stopped for traffic violations, a voluntary effort to determine whether racial profiling is a common problem in the state.
News | Carl Ingram | September 29, 1999
Asserting that the state has no business scrutinizing local police, Gov. Gray Davis on Tuesday vetoed a controversial bill requiring the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement departments to collect racial and ethnic information on every motorist they stop.
News | Philip Hager | January 29, 1993
Law enforcement agencies can no longer use underage youths as undercover decoys to catch dealers who sell liquor illegally to minors, a state Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.
News | Paul Jacobs | November 6, 1992
Atty. Gen. Dan Lungren and Democratic Assemblyman John Burton squared off Thursday over the authority of police to seize the assets of suspected drug criminals, a law enforcement tool due to expire in California next year.
California | Local | Hugo Martin | December 31, 1991
California motorcyclists who defy the mandatory helmet law that takes effect at midnight tonight may be issued a ticket for a moving violation or get off with a warning--depending on which law enforcement agency gets to the violator first.
News | James M. Gomez | July 30, 1991
Labeling cocaine a hazardous material and an environmental toxin, state health authorities have ordered that it no longer be incinerated, leaving bundles seized from dealers and users to pile up in police warehouses and evidence lockers throughout Southern California.