Tag: Public Safety

  • Release of San Diego Police Racial Profiling Analysis Delayed

    By Megan Burks San Diegans concerned about police racial profiling will have to wait eight more months for the results of an independent study on the San Diego Police Department. Councilwoman Marti Emerald announced Wednesday she’s postponing a report promised this month until all three stages of the study are complete. The decision was made…

  • Study: Corrections Spending Up, Crime At Historic Low Under AB 109

    By Megan Burks The state is four years into its program to reduce prison overcrowding by shifting lower-level offenders to county jails and probation, and reducing some sentences. Lawmakers expected fewer people in prison would mean fewer costs, while critics expected a spike in crime. The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California reported this week…

  • Clearing a Hurdle For Ex-Offenders — Lack of Identification

    By Megan Burks It’s something many may take for granted, but nearly three-quarters of people surveyed in San Diego County jails say they won’t have a valid form of identification when they get out. Now the county is partnering with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to change that. The county is rolling out a…

  • City Heights Family Accused of Burglarizing Their Own Store Files Suit Against SDPD

    By H.G. Reza Hedy Julca was arrested inside her store while her 3-year-old son watched from close by. Her son Diego Lobaton, right, was detained by officers outside the store. | Photo by Dustin Michelson San Diego police officers acted “without warrants, probable cause, or reasonable belief,” when they roughed up a mother and her…

  • San Diego Police Academy Class Sees Increased Diversity

    By Claire Trageser The next San Diego Police Department Academy class will be 65 percent minorities and women, making it more diverse than the last six academy classes in 2014 and 2015. One of the recommendations a federal audit in March handed down to the police department was toboost its diversity to better serve residents.…