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Joe Nelson

Joe Nelson is an award-winning investigative reporter who has worked for The Sun since November 1999. He started as a crime reporter and went on to cover a variety of beats including courts and the cities of Colton, Highland and Grand Terrace. He has covered San Bernardino County since 2009. Nelson is a graduate of California State University Fullerton. In 2014, he completed a fellowship at Loyola Law School's Journalist Law School program.

From signing bonuses to child-care and rent subsidies, law enforcement agencies are opening their wallets to bolster depleted staffs with new officers.

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Bidding wars: Police agencies dangle incentives to attract new recruits, transfers

May 17, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.

From signing bonuses to child-care and rent subsidies, law enforcement agencies are opening their wallets to bolster depleted staffs with new officers.

Law enforcement officials say the vilification of police has exacerbated recruitment problems that existed before the killing of George Floyd.

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Black eye, blue mood: Anatomy of a crisis in police staffing

May 16, 2023 at 7:24 a.m.

Law enforcement officials say the vilification of police has exacerbated recruitment problems that existed before the killing of George Floyd.

Most agencies are experiencing a decline in those who want to be police officers and an acceleration in those retiring early or resigning altogether, says a national expert.

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Southern California law enforcement agencies still stuck in a staffing crisis

May 14, 2023 at 6:45 a.m.

Most agencies are experiencing a decline in those who want to be police officers and an acceleration in those retiring early or resigning altogether, says a national expert.

'I would sacrifice my life to get rid of this stuff,' says Jim Rauh, who founded Families Against Fentanyl after the death of his 37-year-old son.

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Father of fentanyl victim launches billboard campaign along Southern California freeways

April 7, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.

'I would sacrifice my life to get rid of this stuff,' says Jim Rauh, who founded Families Against Fentanyl after the death of his 37-year-old son.

Under a new law authored by a state senator, 20 police officers across California face decertification, which bans them for life from law enforcement.

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2 former San Bernardino police officers face decertification for serious misconduct

April 4, 2023 at 7:25 p.m.

Under a new law authored by a state senator, 20 police officers across California face decertification, which bans them for life from law enforcement.

A semen stain on an office chair becomes the focus of allegations that ranking supervisors tried to hide evidence of sexual misdeeds.

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Alleged sexual misconduct, cover-up at Redlands Police Department triggers FBI probe, sources say

April 2, 2023 at 6:45 a.m.

A semen stain on an office chair becomes the focus of allegations that ranking supervisors tried to hide evidence of sexual misdeeds.

The Christian university, founded by Korean cleric David Jang in 2000, is accused of more than a dozen state violations.

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Anza campus of Olivet University in jeopardy as AG Bonta files complaint amid investigation

March 29, 2023 at 6:39 p.m.

The Christian university, founded by Korean cleric David Jang in 2000, is accused of more than a dozen state violations.

Emergency notification is designed to help tackle the alarming rate of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

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Feather Alert notification system for missing Native Americans touted

March 24, 2023 at 7:09 p.m.

Emergency notification is designed to help tackle the alarming rate of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The Investigation Discovery series delves into the 2003 killing of college student Kelly Bullwinkle, who was shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave.

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‘Mean Girl Murders’ episode highlights legendary killing of Redlands teen by best friends

March 24, 2023 at 3:54 p.m.

The Investigation Discovery series delves into the 2003 killing of college student Kelly Bullwinkle, who was shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave.

A vice provost and a dean, who now work as professors, allege in a lawsuit that CSUSB has a longstanding practice of gender discrimination and harassment.

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Former Cal State San Bernardino administrators claim they were fired for discrimination complaints

March 15, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.

A vice provost and a dean, who now work as professors, allege in a lawsuit that CSUSB has a longstanding practice of gender discrimination and harassment.

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