Tag: sheriff

Lieutenant Tanzanika Carter Named Assistant Sheriff

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, January 11, San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto named Lieutenant Tanzanika Carter as Assistant Sheriff, the top third ranking at the office. Effective...

SF Deputy Sheriff Dies At Age 56

SAN FRANCISCO—Deputy Sheriff of San Francisco Linton E. Martin, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, December 1 after collapsing at a county jail in San...

Contra Costa Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO—Authorities reported Monday, January 16 that an off-duty Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and later fired for shooting a handgun outside a party...

Anti-Racism Reform For LASD And SFPD

SAN FRANCISCO—Both the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the San Francisco Police Department are vowing to fix problems involving recent racist emails and text...

Sheriff Has Criminal Record Expunged

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, April 20, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi had a 2012 false imprisonment conviction wiped-away by a United States Superior Court Judge. Mirkarimi...

Inmate Killed by Sheriff’s Deputies

SAN BRUNO—A 58-year-old inmate was killed on Monday, January 26 during a scuffle with San Francisco sheriff's deputies while being held in San Bruno. The inmate was...