Public Safety

VIDEO: New Probation Training Center Ready to Roll

| 4:48 PM

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A new San Diego Probation Department regional training facility in Scripps Ranch will provide officers from around the region with cutting-edge training enhancement opportunities including scenario-based and interactive maneuvers.

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VIDEO: A Bomb is No Match for This

| 10:36 AM

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It’s called a TCV — Total Containment Vessel. The Sheriff’s Department showed off its newest piece of equipment. It’s a steel chamber on wheels that can absorb the shockwave of a blast. It can also collect any residue that can be used for evidence.

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VIDEO: County Probation Clients Among San Diego Teens Treated to ‘Hamilton’

| 3:31 PM

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An all-student matinee performance in San Diego provided 2,800 high school students the opportunity to experience the musical Hamilton after having spent several weeks in their classrooms studying American History through a special curriculum about Alexander Hamilton and the nation’s Founding Fathers. Included here were six juvenile probation clients who worked hard and earned a […]

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VIDEO: Sheriff’s Volunteers Bring Holiday Cheer to Homebound Seniors

| 2:34 PM

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Holidays are all about spending time with loved ones. But there are people who don’t have friends or family to come visit them. Some Sheriff’s volunteers are helping those residents feel the holiday warmth and cheer, reminding them that they are not alone this season.

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VIDEO: Program Helps ‘Take Home’ People with Special Needs

| 1:39 PM

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If your loved one has special needs, you may want to consider registering them in the Sheriff’s “Take Me Home” program. The information you provide to the registry will help law enforcement officers in reuniting lost individuals with their families in a timely manner.