Man killed in strip mall stabbing was Sac County restaurant inspector, officials say
Published by KCRA3 on January 20, 2021

Read about the tragic death of a restaurant inspector who passed away following a stabbing outside a Sacramento County strip mall.

Tracy man accused of attempted homicide of code enforcement officer
Published by KCRA3 on January 14, 2021

A man was suspected of intentionally driving into a code enforcement officer at El Pescadero Park in Tracy, CA.

California Code Officers Seeing Rise In Threats And Attacks Due To COVID Restriction Enforcement
Published by KSRO on January 13, 2021

CACEO President Darrell Revier gave a radio interview on the increase in threats to code enforcement officers.

Threats towards code enforcement officers up due to COVID-19 restrictions
Published by ABC10 on January 11, 2021

CACEO Region One Director Peter Lemos, City of Sacramento, brought attention to the increase in threats towards code enforcement officers tasked with enforcing COVID-19 restrictions.

Homeowner accused in killing of code enforcement officer
Published by Associated Press on August 21, 2019

A Georgia man was accused of shooting and killing a city code enforcement officer. Augusta, GA code enforcement officer Charles Case was found shot multiple times in the middle of a residential street.

Man who shot Long Beach code enforcement officer in face gets 25 years

Published in the Press Telegram on June 16, 2015 and updated on September 1, 2017

Read the City News Service's story on a man sentenced to 25 years in prison for an attempted murder charge and two counts of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm.

The View From Here: Code Enforcement A Dangerous And Dirty Job

August 22, 2017

Listen to a Capitol Public Radio environmental reporters perspective as she rides along with a CEO and learns of the types of hazards he encounters.

Editorial: Ghost Ship tragedy shows public safety is everybody’s job

February 17, 2017

Read The Mercury News editorial on the Ghost Ship tragedy.

Code Enforcement Officer Killed During Routine Inspection

November 14, 2008

Read the story of the murder of Rodney Morales, an Aurora, Colorado code enforcement officer killed during routine inspection.  The suspect would eventually be captured and on October 23, 2009, an Adams County jury this afternoon found Harry Denard Williams guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Rodney Morales.

'Sausage King's' Own Surveillance Tapes in His Factory Prove His Guilt in Murders

October 20, 2004

Read this story, sourced from the Contra Costa Times and Associated Press, about the murder of three inspectors and the attempted murder of a fourth, in San Leandro, California.  Stuart Alexander aka The Sausage King, died in his cell on Death Row in December 2005 while awaiting execution.

Defining Cases:  A Triple Murder, A 20-Car Pursuit, and A Final Highway Gun Battle

Originally published on August 20, 1992; republished in the Bakersfield Californian on September 13, 2014.

Read the story of the senseless murders of Code Enforcement Officer Cynthia Volpe, her husband, and her mother, by Robert Lezella Courtney, who died in a gun battle with police while wearing a bullet-proof vest.