By Jason Anderson The Record LODI, Calif. — Tod Patterson can relate to some of the troubled teens in Lodi, many of whom are growing up in single-parent homes, because he was once a lot like them. Long before he was sworn in as the city’s chief of police, Patterson was a wayward youth. He […]
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Police: Fla. cop thought collapsed woman was trying to avoid arrest before death
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A police officer tried to put a woman into a patrol car after she collapsed at a hospital, believing that she was "making herself dead weight" to avoid going to jail, according to a police report released Monday. The woman, 57-year-old Barbara Dawson, died about 90 minutes later at Liberty-Calhoun […]
Wis. bill looks to penalize immigrant 'sanctuary cities'
Associated Press MADISION, Wis. — Republican legislators in Wisconsin say they will continue pursuing a bill penalizing communities that block law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status or cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The bill seeks to prevent so-called "sanctuary cities" in which policies prevent them from helping federal authorities deport immigrants … Source: Police […]