Sacramento County, California
County in California
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| November 26 2024 | The Fulton-El Camino Park District Police was disbanded following alleged mismanagement of government funds and ethical issues involving Emily Ballus (General Manager) and Beth Johnson (Interim Chief of Police). ABC10 conducted an investigation into the misappropriation of funds. |
| 2020 | United States Census conducted for Sacramento County, providing detailed population data for 34 cities, towns, and census-designated places (CDPs), with Sacramento being the largest city at 524,943 residents. |
| 2020 | Democratic Party candidate carried Sacramento County and won a majority of votes in the presidential election. |
| 2020 | Census records show further population increase to 1,585,055, with notable demographic changes including decreased White population (41.03%) and continued growth of Asian (17.43%) and Hispanic/Latino (23.62%) populations. |
| November 1 2019 | Marshall Miles died following his arrest and subsequent restraint at Sacramento County Jail. The coroner later listed his cause of death as 'complications of cardiopulmonary arrest during restraint and mixed drug intoxication', noting narcotics in his system and blunt force injuries. |
| October 27 2019 | Marshall Miles was found unresponsive on the floor of a Sacramento County Jail cell after being hogtied during booking, left facedown with his wrists tied to his ankles. |
| May 2017 | The Inspector General reported that deputies violated department policy by not fastening Ellis' seatbelt and not turning on the in-car camera, resulting in written reprimands. |
| May 8 2017 | Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies fatally shot Mykel McIntyre 28 times, hitting him with 7 bullets, after he threw rocks at an officer and a police dog. Three hours earlier, deputies had responded to a mental health check called by McIntyre's mother. McIntyre, who suffered from mental illness and was in crisis, was killed despite being unarmed. The Inspector General's report later deemed the killing legal, citing credible danger to 8 armed officers and a canine. |
| May 5 2017 | Ryan Ellis died in the hospital under deputy's custody due to injuries sustained from going through the vehicle window. |
| May 4 2017 | While in custody, Ellis kicked out a back window of the moving police vehicle and went through the open window after the deputy continued driving for over half a mile without stopping. |
| May 4 2017 | Ryan Ellis was arrested for a parole violation and detained in a police vehicle by Sacramento County Sheriff's Office deputies. |
| 2016 | Democratic Party candidate carried Sacramento County and won a majority of votes in the presidential election. |
| October 2015 | Black Lives Matter organized a peaceful protest after Sheriff Scott Jones refused to release dashcam and body-camera footage or the coroner's report, citing an ongoing investigation into the Adriene Ludd shooting incident. |
| October 11 2015 | Adriene Ludd was shot 13 times by Sacramento County deputies during a traffic stop. Deputies claimed Ludd pointed a weapon at them, leading to a shootout. An Intratec Tec-22 semi-automatic pistol was recovered at the scene. The county Inspector General later cleared three deputies of misconduct, citing dash cam footage showing Ludd allegedly aiming a gun at the deputies. |
| 2012 | Democratic Party candidate carried Sacramento County and won a majority of votes in the presidential election. |
| 2011 | Census data recorded for Sacramento County, showing a total population of 1,408,480 with diverse demographic composition, including 60% White, 14.3% Asian, 10.2% Black or African American, and 21.2% Hispanic or Latino residents. |
| 2010 | California began experiencing statewide droughts that significantly impacted Sacramento County's water security, presenting ongoing environmental challenges for the region. |
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