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Oregon law enforcement shot at at least 40 people in 2022. Twenty-three were killed

Sheriff ends daytime patrols in Tehama, reflecting officer shortage throughout California and national trend. Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree.

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota at police hands, California stepped up with a plan: Put the state in charge of investigating police shootings of unarmed people. CalMatters is tracking these cases and, so far, the Justice Department is struggling to keep up.

A proposed set of conduct and discipline standards applicable to all law enforcement agencies in Oregon were published Monday.

New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties.

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.

Police in Idaho arrested 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front this weekend.

Police said the men were planning to riot in several areas of downtown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Private colleges want to change rules for how police respond to trespassing on campus. Students worry the proposal could lead to racial profiling.

Plaintiffs describe being taken in unmarked vans, being deliberately shot at with rubber grenades and being wantonly hit on the head, among other complaints.

A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve.

Crime is a major focus for Oregon candidates looking to unseat incumbent power in the May primary, even as data show little validity to the notion that overall crime is rising in the state.