Sheriff Jim Cooper and District Attorney Thien Ho used a Wednesday evening town hall to call for new limits on the state's mental health diversion program.

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper recently implemented a new policy that stops his deputies from responding to mental health calls unless the situation involves a crime. Cooper fears a court ...

A CHANGE IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE POLICY FOR MENTAL HEALTH CALLS IS CAUSING CONTROVERSY. BEING MENTALLY ILL IS NOT A CRIME, AND WE CAN’T BE THE ANSWER. EARLIER THIS MONTH ...

SACRAMENTO -- Since the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department stopped responding to non-criminal mental health calls, the focus has been on 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ...

Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting in 2022. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies have limited their response to certain mental health-related 911 calls. Paul Kitagaki Jr ...

SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper on Tuesday gave more details about a new policy not to respond to non-criminal mental health calls. The policy changes are in response to a July ...

KCRA 3’S MICHELLE BANDUR EXPLAINS, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WILL SHOCK YOU. THE PHOTOS OF BEATEN AND TORTURED CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF JIM COOPER SHOWS DURING A PRESS ...

RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — For families with loved ones who suffer from mental illness and have relied on Sacramento sheriff’s deputies to assist with non-criminal mental health calls ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputies have limited their response to certain mental health related 911 calls which has ...