Law Enforcement

They've defended its use for years, but now San Diego police will no longer use the carotid neck restraint hold. San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore says that's a mistake.

Amid protests seeking justice for a black man killed after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck, several people have lost their lives. They include a well-known and popular owner of a barbecue spot in Louisville, Kentucky and a federal officer working security at a courthouse in Oakland. Many of these deaths have gone unnoticed, overshadowed by the turmoil roiling American cities.

Police throughout California have arrested hundreds of protesters who refused to heed curfews in a crackdown following a weekend of violence that accompanied rage over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

State offices in certain areas throughout California are being told to stay closed Monday because of ongoing violence that spun out from protests.

Some of the estimated 75 cars carried signs posted on windows saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I can't breathe." One car had "George" painted on its side.

A countywide order requiring face coverings began on May 1 — but the lone citation came from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

A San Diego federal judge has denied a request from medically vulnerable U.S. Marshals Service inmates for release from the Otay Mesa Detention Center due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

Earlier this week notices appeared on the homes of at least 160 San Diego County residents, announcing that eviction enforcement would be resuming in San Diego County. Hours after the news became public, the Sheriff's department announced evictions would be halted.

The San Diego Police Department has issued the most citations for businesses in violation and nearly all of the tickets have been given to smoke shop owners.

Inmates in San Diego County's seven jails face conditions they say are filthy and that make them especially vulnerable to contracting the virus that causes COVID-19.