Criminal Justice
County jail responds to disability rights complaints
Watchdog group investigation prompts improvements
Police chief responds to data sharing controversy
Calls from Council to discontinue use of license plate reading cameras
City launches internal investigation into data sharing with federal agencies
Agreements for access to ALPR data came as early as February 2023
Chico PD granted ICE, Border Patrol, access to its ALPR data
“We shouldn’t have been sharing,” says Police Chief Billy Aldridge
Suspect in library shooting pleads not guilty
Bradley Scott Sayer, accused of killing two men, appears in court
Divided City Council delays four-year police union contract
Van Overbeek’s absence might have affected the outcome
DA: Suspect had fascination with mass shooters
Library shooter faces two charges of first degree murder
Police suspect Chico library shooter was an attempted Columbine ‘copycat’
Two victims who suffered fatal shots are identified
