Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Archives

Assemblyman Jim Cooper Stopped At Airport For Carrying Gun in Luggage

March 8, 2022 2:20 amMarch 9, 2022 10:01 am

Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was stopped and questioned by Sacramento International Airport TSA security last week for attempting to bring a loaded pistol in his luggage. Cooper, a former Mayor of Elk Grove as well as a former City...

Spokeswoman for Sacramento Mayor Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ For Protesting Mayor’s Home Over Homeless

February 8, 2021 1:52 pmFebruary 8, 2021 2:00 pm

Apparently, the only activists and protesters who the media will label “terrorists,” “anarchists,” and “left wing” these days are those “who have been vocal critics of the city’s leadership.” Last summer, as celebrities, professional athletes, corporate America, media figures, ethnic...

Protests Against Gov. Newsom’s Curfew Throughout California and at Newsom’s House

November 23, 2020 6:11 pmNovember 24, 2020 4:15 pm

During the weekend, protests against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide California curfew were held throughout the state, drawing thousands to break the curfew. The curfew, which went into effect for 95% of the state starting on Saturday, was immediately met with...

Sacramento Police Department Told To Stand Down Three Nights of Riots/Protests?

August 29, 2020 11:49 pmAugust 31, 2020 9:28 am

Saturday night the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department stepped in and protected the Sacramento County District Attorney’s offices from rioters and vandals after Sacramento Police Department was apparently given a stand down order. The Sheriff’s offices and District Attorney’s office were vandalized...

More Sheriff’s Departments, Cities Refuse To Enforce Statewide Mask Order

June 23, 2020 2:05 amJune 22, 2020 10:01 pm

Since Friday, several County Sheriff’s Departments and cities across California announced their refusal to enforce the statewide mandatory mask order. More Sheriff’s Departments defy state mandate Issued last week by Governor Gavin Newsom, the order stated that masks must be...

Mystery Police Stopping Sacramento Residents on their Way to Work During Coronavirus Lockdown

March 27, 2020 7:51 am

With Sacramento under stay at home lockdown on orders from Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Governor Gavin Newsom, there still are people who need to go to work in jobs and industries deemed “essential,” according to the governor and the State...