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• Sacramento Police Issue New Directive On Muting Body Cameras

  10-04-2018 19:14
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – Sacramento police have issued their first written policy on when officers can turn off body cameras after two officers muted their microphones following the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in his grandparents’ backyard.
  Deputy Chief Ken Bernard discussed the new memo Monday at a meeting of the Community Police Review Commission after it was issued to officers last week.
  Body camera footage of the killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark reveals that two officers were t
  
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• Search On After Witness Reports Seeing Man Grab Boy In Elk Grove

  10-04-2018 16:46
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police in Elk Grove are renewing a search for a man and child after a person spotted the two engaged in suspicious activity on Monday.
  According to officers, the man – who is described to be in his mid-20s – and the child were last seen running southbound on the trail adjacent to Red Fox and Saints Simons Court.
  Update- We have not located the male adult or the child. At this point the relationship between the two is unknown. Officers are still in the area c
  
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• Police Search Elk Grove Neighborhood After Report Of Suspicious Activity

  10-04-2018 16:46
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police in Elk Grove searched for a man and child after a person spotted the two engaged in suspicious activity on Monday.
  According to officers, the man – who is described to be in his mid-20s – and the child were last seen running southbound on the trail adjacent to Red Fox and Saints Simons Court.
  Update- We have not located the male adult or the child. At this point the relationship between the two is unknown. Officers are still in the area canvassing the
  
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• California Police Chiefs Rail Against Possible Changes To ‘Use Of Force’ Rules

  10-04-2018 16:19
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – There’s new pushback from the California Police Chief’s Association against possible changes at the State Capitol to “use of force” rules across the state.
  The proposed changes come in the aftermath of the Stephon Clark shooting.
  Police chiefs from across Northern California came together on Monday to oppose a proposed bill to raise the standard for legal review of California officers in deadly use of force investigations.
  “We find ourselve
  
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• California’s School Dashboard Is Anything But Helpful

  10-04-2018 15:09
  OPINION (CBM) – Who wants to know how California public schools are performing? There’s the usual assortment of policymakers, politicians, journalists, researchers and other professionals. But who needs to know? Parents. They’re the ones faced with choosing which school their children will attend – a decision that will have a profound impact on their futures. Just as importantly, clear school information allows parents to know when and how to get involved in their childre
  
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• Why Stephon Clark’s Killing Is A Wake Up Call Regarding Independent Civilian Oversight of Police Departments

  10-04-2018 15:04
  OPINION (CBM) – The tragic fatal shooting of Stephon Clark has captured the nation’s attention and elevated the conversation around whether police can and should investigate themselves, especially when the public’s trust weighs in the balance.
  The 22-year-old father of two was an unarmed black man who was fatally shot on March 18 by Sacramento police officers eight times, mostly in his back, according to an independent autopsy released Friday.
  The Clark family has accused the p
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Stevante Clark Speaks Out About His Mental Health Issues, Pain Of Losing Second Brother

  10-04-2018 08:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The brother of a man shot to death by Sacramento Police is speaking out about his mental health issues and the need for more resources in underserved communities.
  Stevante Clark spoke to CBS13 just days after he received in-patient mental health treatment following an incident at a local hotel.
  Clearly grieving his brother Stephon’s death, Stevante says he’s numb, doesn’t feel and can’t sleep. Stephon was the second brother he’s lost.
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• Widespread School Threats May Be Part Of Online Game

  10-04-2018 08:49
  RIVERBANK (CBS13) — Hundreds of school districts across the country, including dozens in California, received online threats, Monday according to police.
  The culprits may be a European group trying to shut down schools as part of an online game.
  “We did some brainstorming about what we could do to make sure all of our kids were safe,” said Riverbank Unified School District Superintendent Daryl Camp.
  He said he got the threatening email at 10 Sunday night. He called the local po
  
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• Folsom Daycare Owner Hit With Noise Complaint From Neighbor

  10-04-2018 08:47
  FOLSOM (CBS13) —An in-home daycare in Folsom is sounding off after receiving a noise complaint from a neighbor. The daycare’s owner says she was caught off guard when code enforcement asked that the children try and keep it down while they’re playing outside.
  She says she’s shocked that someone would complain about small children being active outdoors.
  “I think the sound of playing children is a wonderful sound,” said Folsom resident Sandra Starbuck.
  Every day
  
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• Sacramento Kings Moving G League Team From Reno To Stockton

  10-04-2018 08:27
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — City and community leaders continue to work on improving downtown Stockton, and now they are getting a little bit more help from the Sacramento Kings.
  The Kings organization announced on Monday it plans to move its G League from Reno to Stockton.
  No one is happier to welcome the team than Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs.
  “I think the Sacramento Kings moving their G League team to the city of Stockton, again shows it’s a city on the rise and there is a lot of mom
  
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• Dad Knocks Out Kidnapper, Saves Daughter At Park

  10-04-2018 07:42
  AUBURN (CBS13) – A local father is being called a hero after he rescued his 3-year-old daughter and knocked out her kidnapper.
  Freddie Cantrell lives just across the street from the Regional Park where his two young girls were playing with their mother and stepdad Sunday night.
  It’s a place they used to love that’s now part of their biggest nightmare.
  “I got a phone call from the mother saying, ‘Hey you got to get down here quick. Somebody tried to kidnap Aubrey,'&r
  
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• Human Remains Fished Out Of Mokelumne River Investigated As Homicide

  10-04-2018 06:15
  ISLETON (CBS13) — Human remains were fished out of the Mokelumne River during a fishing trip, Sunday morning.
  It happened in Isleton, along Brannan Island Road.
  The human remains were found in a black plastic bag.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating it as a homicide.
  “We were just there, it’s kind of surreal,” said Mar Caballero.
  Caballero was fishing right by the dock where the human remains were found, just hours before they were recovered by an
  
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• How To Check The Battery Health Of Your iPhone And Request A Replacement

  10-04-2018 03:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Apple has released a tool to see the strength of your battery and whether or not your phone has been throttled.
  Apple included a beta version of its Battery Health tool in the iOS 11.3 update that released on Monday. The tool shows the maximum capacity your battery can hold and whether or not the phone is at what Apple calls Peak Performance Capability.
  The company came under fire last year when tests showed an iPhone’s performance would be throttled as the batte
  
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