Jun 2nd, 2008 · A massive blaze Sunday at Universal Studios destroyed movie sets and a video vault, and shut down the popular CityWalk and backlot tour. Police say nine firefighters and a sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries.
May 22nd, 2008 · Days after a deadly shooting on a California Indian reservation, tensions are running high. Riverside County sheriff's deputies killed two members of the Soboba tribe in a shootout. Tribal officials say the deputies overreacted, but the sheriff's department says they were ambushed.
May 20th, 2008 · Sheriffs' detectives in Inyo County, Calif., believe a one-time hideout of the notorious Charles Manson clan may be concealing the bodies of murder victims from nearly 40 years ago. The detectives are converging Tuesday on the Barker Ranch with shovels and high-tech ground-penetrating radar to search for graves.
Mar 10th, 2008 · Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix utilizes extreme tactics, like pink underwear for inmates and charging individuals with smuggling themselves, to discourage crime and root out illegal immigrants. Although some say he's a repressive "clown," most voters back him wholeheartedly.
Jan 31st, 2008 · An unlikely suspect showed up in the arrest records for California's Sacramento County. Mickey Mouse was listed as a 47-year-old bartender from Anaheim, with aliases including Buzz Lightyear and Donnie Duck. It turns out the name was used to help deputies learning to use the sheriff's department's computer system.
Jan 11th, 2008 · The sheriff's department in Rockingham County, Va., joins nearly three dozen other police agencies that have signed onto a Homeland Security program that lets local officers hold people on immigration charges. Five deputies received five weeks of training that now lets them check the legal status of everyone booked at the county jail.
Oct 2nd, 2007 · Harry Lee, the flamboyant sheriff of Jefferson Parish, La., died after a battle with leukemia. He was in his 27th year in office. He claimed to be the only Chinese-American sheriff in America. He was 75.
Sep 6th, 2007 · Police chiefs and sheriffs around the country are getting creative in their search for officers and deputies. In Anaheim, Calif., the police department has a long range plan. The Anaheim Police Department is teaching youngsters about policing in the hopes that they will want to be police officers when they grow up.