California Bill Would Separate Coroner, Sheriff Offices

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new state bill attempting to give more credibility to officer-involved shooting investigations would split the offices of coroner and sheriff.
In most California counties, the coroner is also an elected sheriff. But a state senator says that’s a conflict of interest.
And he says that became very clear when a local sheriff was recently accused of trying to intervene in death investigations.
“We saw this happen in San Joaquin County where there was an autop