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Mendocino County marijuana program at risk after DEA raids permitted farm

On Oct. 13, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Northstone Organics, a medical marijuana co-op farm in Mendocino County. + read more

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Border agency's rapid growth accompanied by rise in corruption

Since October 2004, 132 U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees have been indicted or convicted on corruption-related charges. Rapid expansion...

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Private company hoarding license-plate data on US drivers

Capitalizing on one of the fastest-growing trends in law enforcement, a private California-based company has compiled a database bulging with more...

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Savings from '3 strikes' reform may be smaller than claimed

Prisoners serving long sentences under California’s “three strikes” law are so expensive that legislative analysts say releasing...

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January 31, 2012

SF official wants to restrict police role in terrorism probes

A San Francisco politician wants tougher oversight of local police and the role they play in...

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January 24, 2012

Counterterror, disaster response centers not sharing information

Dozens of high-tech command centers built or beefed up throughout the United States after the Sept...

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January 23, 2012

Drug agents closing in on NFL player's pot supplier

California drug enforcement agents say they are closing in on the suspected marijuana suppliers to...

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January 13, 2012

Fatal shooting highlights struggle to regulate replica guns

The fatal police shooting earlier this month of a Texas middle school student clutching a BB gun...

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January 12, 2012

Monterey, Alameda counties have highest youth homicide rates

Monterey County had the highest youth homicide rate in California in 2010, followed by Alameda...

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January 12, 2012

Feds continue push to nationalize criminal intelligence data

In the latest push by federal law enforcement agencies to nationalize criminal intelligence data...

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Ryan Gabrielson

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My Priorities: Police protection, prisons and recidivism, evidence collection and analysis, and the criminal courts. Tips appreciated (stories, not cash).

RT @willCIR Sweet explainer on axing of #redevelopment agencies, by @KendallTTaggart http://t.co/O9C7uIqy

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