Sixty-eight percent of adults living in Chicago's low-income neighborhoods want more police presence

A New Jersey Assemblywoman wants to ban texting while walking. 

Fourth of July weekend shootings in Chicago left nine people dead and at least 53 others injured.

The Supreme Court struck down a Los Angeles ordinance that permits the police to check guest registries at motels and hotels at any hour of the day or night.
 

A new bill allows the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and the Sacramento Police Department to bid on security contracts, especially for outfits supporting national security. 

Although crime is at its lowest point in 30 years, arrests have only slightly declined, and police spending has increased by 445 percent.