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    Police fear 'suicide by cop' cases. So they've stopped responding to some calls

    by Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times Sep 02, 2019 7 minutes

    GRAEAGLE, Calif. - Before George Quinn wrapped a chain around the rafters of his wood shop and hanged himself in June, he texted his big sister goodbye.

    "This is the hardest part," wrote the reclusive 63-year-old master carpenter, who lived alone with his elderly cat, Sam, in this Northern California mountain town. "Sorry for everything. You should call the Plumas Co sheriff and have them go to the garage."

    Carol Quinn dialed law enforcement from her home near Reno, more than an hour away, desperate for authorities to save her brother's life.

    The answer she received was startling: Deputies were no longer responding to calls like hers, because the situation could end as a "suicide by cop."

    "Go to the garage" could hint at an ambush, a deputy told her. She would have to try to reach her brother on her own.

    "We were flabbergasted," Carol said. "I think almost anyone assumes when you call the sheriff's office for help that you're going to get some help. And they refused to go."

    Plumas County is not the only jurisdiction in California that is

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