The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is working to have every patrol car outfitted with shotguns converted to shoot bean bags rounds rather than bullets. The guns, which were already owned by the department, are being added to an already existing store of less lethal tools already carried by deputies, such as pepper spray and tasers. […]
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EPD Officers Complete More De-escalation Training
The Eureka Police Department announced that it held its fourth in a series of de-escalation and tactical communications courses today, with 19 officers participating. The 10-hour training was offered by “senior” EPD officers who attended a “nationally recognized train-the-trainer course” last year, according to a press release. The training is modeled after the nonprofit Police […]
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Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Eureka Police Department (Partly) Bans Chokeholds; 8 Can’t Wait Campaign Policies
On June 11, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a departmental directive suspending the use of the chokeholds and strangleholds by deputies. “The decision to suspend the use of carotid restraint will be formally documented in an upcoming update to our use of force policy,” the press release reads. The Eureka Police Department also banned […]