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Justin Higginbottom/JPR NewsThe perception of growing crime, with police departments stretched thin, has contributed to a rising demand for private security. One company in the Rogue Valley says business is booming. -
Justin Higginbottom/JPRCounty officials across Southern Oregon say they鈥檙e desperate to fund law enforcement. But measures on the ballot this month to raise taxes are a hard sell in a region once reliant on timber revenue.
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A standoff between the Klamath County sheriff and commissioners won鈥檛 end in the firing of the sheriff鈥檚 sons, for now. County commissioners have suspended an ultimatum that was triggered by an ethics complaint. -
On Wednesday, a team of law enforcement agencies announced the successful takedown of a drug trafficking ring in Southern Oregon, ending in 24 arrests. -
Police and sheriff's departments around Oregon say they want authority to arrest people who use and possess drugs as a way to steer them to treatment. -
Jackson County has seen fewer violations of water laws this year among cannabis growers. The state water agency chalks that up to increased enforcement and education. -
The Klamath County Sheriff and his two sons will no longer be able to work together, after county commissioners say he broke an agreement to follow ethics laws. -
On Wednesday morning, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners approved a ballot measure that would increase funding for law enforcement in the county. -
California is considering banning the use of 鈥渞everse search warrants,鈥� which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital. -
Pennsylvania Police have detained a 28-year-old in connection to the murder of four University of Idaho students. -
Sheriff ends daytime patrols in Tehama, reflecting officer shortage throughout California and national trend. Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree. -
New gun law set to go into effect next week will require a permit to purchase for anyone with a pending firearm background check, according to state police. -
A growing list of Oregon sheriffs are telling their constituents they won鈥檛 enforce voter approved gun restrictions despite not yet knowing how some aspects of the law will work and not having a clear role in enforcing others. -
Elected officials in Josephine County are banding together in an effort to raise money for underfunded law enforcement operations this November.
