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Alameda County Sheriff

Alameda County Sheriff's deputies at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on the Castro Valley Boulevard onramp to Interstate 580, May 17, 2013. (CBS)

Castro Valley Police Shooting Shuts Down Highway 580 On-Ramp

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a shooting involving an officer on westbound Interstate Highway 580 near Castro Valley that occurred late Thursday night, deputies said.

2013/05/17

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. (CBS)

Alameda County Sheriff Urged To Stop Immigration Holds

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Tuesday to approve a resolution calling on Sheriff Greg Ahern to stop participating in a federal program that has led to the deportation of nearly 2,000 county residents since 2008.

2013/04/24

California Highway Patrol officers. (Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

CHP Renews Oakland Patrols, Sheriff’s Office Pulls Deputies

The California Highway Patrol has renewed a deal to help Oakland’s undermanned police force by patrolling the city’s streets while the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office will not.

2013/04/23

Scene of a fatal pedestrian crash involving an Alameda County Sheriff's patrol car. (CBS)

Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Hits Hayward Pedestrians, Killing 1

Two pedestrians were hit and one was killed in crash in Hayward Friday morning involving an Alameda County Sheriff’s patrol car, authorities said.

2013/04/19

Police drone. (CBS)

Alameda County Supes Committee Take No Action On Drone Proposal

The committee made no decision on whether the program, proposed by Sheriff Greg Ahern, would move forward.

2013/02/14

A mobile police command vehicle shines a light where a young man was found shot on the Hillside Elementary School campus in San Leandro, February 14, 2013. (CBS)

Young Man Fatally Shot At San Leandro School; Classes Suspended

A young man was fatally shot in an unincorporated Alameda County near San Leandro Wednesday night, Sheriff’s deputies said.

2013/02/14

An unmanned drone comes in for a landing (CBS)

Vocal Opposition Delays Funding Of Alameda County Sheriff’s Drone

The ACLU claims that that county officials have been perusing the use of drones in secrecy, and are planning to use them for surveillance and intelligence gathering, not simply search and rescue.

2012/12/04

Cell phone video shows Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies arresting a man at an East Oakland social services center on October 23, 2012. (CBS)

Alameda Co. Deputies Accused Of Excessive Force During Arrest

An eyewitness showed CBS 5 video of an arrest that occurred at a social services center in East Oakland Tuesday morning. While witnesses are saying deputies used excessive force, the department claims it was self-defense.

2012/10/24

(acgov.org)

Alameda County Sheriff Seeks Drone To Fight Crime

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department is hoping to become one of the handful of local law enforcement agencies that have received federal clearance to use unmanned aerial drones to fight crime.

2012/10/19

A vehicle at the scene of a shooting by an Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy in Castro Valley on June 5, 2012. (CBS)

Attempted Murder Suspect Shot By Deputies In Castro Valley Charged

A man who was shot by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies in Castro Valley on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to run them over was charged Thursday with attempted murder and other charges for an incident in San Leandro last month.

2012/06/07

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