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Month: March 2022

Supervisors OK ordinance regulating use of military gear by Sheriff, DA

The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved an ordinance intended to keep a tighter rein on military equipment acquisitions by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office. “It’s important to have all of our agencies take a uniform approach to this,” DA’s office Chief of Investigations Joe DeGiudice told the board. “This ensures

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Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed

By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio because the shooting violates the department’s “use of force directive.” Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said the officer will be suspended for 30 days and at the end of that

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