California K-9 accidentally released, attacks compliant man on ground
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The Citizen Complaint Authority is recommending changes to Cincinnati Police policies related to mental illness. A new report from the independent oversight board shows the majority of people subject to a recent officer shooting were likely experiencing a mental health crisis.
The CCA report covers all eight officer-involved shootings in 2018 and 2019. It recommends a new CPD policy requiring officers to check for a history of mental illness before executing a warrant.
Executive Director Gabe Davis says that kind of check should have been done before officers went to arrest 20-year-old James Clay in 2018. Two officers shot and killed Clay after he pulled out a replica handgun.
King County sheriff fires detective for actions prior to deadly 2019 shooting
By Q13 News Staff
KING COUNTY, Wash. - King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht fired Detective George Alvarez for his decisions prior to the deadly shooting of a suspected truck thief, officials said Thursday.
In November of 2019, deputies said Anthony Chilcott was suspected of stealing a Ford Raptor pickup truck with a 4-year-old poodle named Monkey inside. After a tip on the stolen vehicle, multiple agencies in southeast King County began looking for the truck.
A short time later, two plain clothes detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 3 Special Emphasis Team were in an unmarked Yukon when they saw the stolen truck. Investigators said the suspect began ramming the detective’s vehicle. The detectives got out of their vehicle to make contact with the suspect, who was seated in the truck, and an altercation ensued. During the encounter, both detectives shot the suspect. He