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California Communities Resist State's Sanctuary Law

SANTA BARBARA - Orange County, California, supervisors voted this week to join the federal lawsuit against California's sanctuary state legislation that prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement officers. Other communities have also pledged resistance to SB 54 signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in October.

"Community leaders understand that law enforcement officers at all levels – local, state and federal – need to work together," said Toby Nicole White of Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS). "Failure to cooperate means that criminals will go free and innocent victims will suffer. We applaud the communities in California that are taking a stand against poor policies that put Californians and many others, from across the country and around the world, who come to the state for business and fun at risk."

Southwest Officers Locate And Arrest Armed Gunman

FRESNO - On Thursday, March 29, 2018, at approximately 2100 hours, Southwest Patrol Officers responded to the 2200 block of S Plumas regarding several subjects in the parking lot. One subject, described as a male wearing a red shirt and having a gold grill on his teeth, had brandished a firearm.

Upon arrival, Officers drove into the parking lot where three males who all attempted to walk away. One of the subjects, wearing a red shirt and having a gold grill on his teeth, was very argumentative and uncooperative with officers. This subject was detained and identified as 30 year old Fresno Resident Charles Garrett, who is an identified Strother Boy Criminal Street Gang member.

Diabetes.Program for School Nurses at VCH

MADERA - School nurses from across Central California converged on Valley Children’s Hospital to learn more about the latest improvements in managing students with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The daylong event, “Diabetes Management for the Pediatric Population,” provided school nurses an opportunity to interact with pediatric professionals who discussed subject matter ranging from insulin therapy, exercise and nutritional management.

Valley Children’s gets phone calls every day from school nurses who care for the Hospital’s diabetic patients, said Denise McEowen, a registered nurse and certified diabetic educator at Valley Children’s. “They are like our partners in taking care of these kids,” she said.

California Correctional Institution Officials Investigating Riot

TEHACHAPI – On Sunday, March 25 at 1:33 p.m., about 65 inmates were involved in a riot in the Facility A yard at California Correctional Institution (CCI). No staff members were injured during the attack.

CCI staff responded immediately, utilizing force consisting of 40 mm less-than-lethal direct impact rounds and OC pepper grenades to gain control of the incident. In addition, three lethal weapon rounds were fired, with one of them hitting an inmate in the buttocks. He was transported to an outside hospital for treatment, with non-threatening injuries. Five other inmates were injured during the incident, and were also transported to outside hospitals. Their condition is unknown at this time.

FBI Provides Update on Travis Air Force Base Security Incident

SACRAMENTO - During a press conference at the Sacramento Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI provided an update regarding a March 21, 2018 attempted security breach at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California.

A vehicle entered the base without authorization and a fire occurred in the vehicle. The driver died at the scene. The investigation is in the early stages. Travis Air Force Base first responders and local emergency officials responded to the incident, which took place at the main gate entrance.