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“Laura’s Law” the topic of NAMI meeting Thursday

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Butte County will host a speaker on Laura’s Law at its Feb. 21 meeting. The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 295 E. Washington, Chico.
Randall Hagar, director of Government Affairs at California Psychiatric Association, will discuss Laura’s Law. Angela McLaughlin, board president of Safe Space Winter Shelter, will give a short explanation of low-barrier sheltering.
Laura’s Law is a state law that makes court-order outpatient treatment available in some cases of mental illness.

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If you’ve been a victim or witness to a hate crime or bias incident, click here to report incident in English.

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Officer-involved fatal shootings in Butte County, 2017-18, and agency involved

March 17, 2017 Desmond Phillips, 25 (Chico PD)

July 23, 2017 Tyler Rushing, 34 (Chico PD)

Aug. 17, 2017 Mark Jensen, 56 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

April 7, 2018 Larry Siordia, 33 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

April 26, 2018 Myra Micalizio, 56 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

Nov. 15, 2018 GD Hendrix, 48 (Butte County Sheriff's Office)

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Sergeant’s chokehold leads to trial, acquittal

Chapman Elementary student handcuffed

Video of an 8-year-old boy who was handcuffed by sheriff's deputies and Chico police officers has caused alarm on social media. The video was published by Sherri Quammen following the Oct. 18 incident.