Comedian Katt Williams pleads no contest to evading police in downtown
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com Comedian Katt Williams pleaded no contest today to reckless evasion of an officer for a short chase on a three-wheeled motorcycle last November through downtown...
View ArticleJury begins deliberations in Ayobi murder trial
A Sacramento Superior Court jury began deliberations today in the murder trial of a woman accused of shooting and killing her husband after trying to make it look like they were the victims of a...
View ArticleCoyote in the road causes driver to swerve, break power pole near Yuba City
A country road south of Marysville will be closed the rest of the day after a motorist swerved to avoid a coyote, only to break off a power pole. The California Highway Patrol said that Pardeep Bal and...
View ArticleRoommate who claimed she found homicide victim at her house faces murder charge
The woman who claimed she came home to find her roommate dead in their Fruitridge-area home Tuesday is now accused of killing her, according to authorities. Linda Gabaldon, 45, told Sacramento County...
View ArticleJury convicts two of murder in 2011 South Natomas shooting
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Vincent Richard Rivera and Fred Huante Jr. of first degree murder in the April 14, 2011, shooting death of a man who purportedly robbed them in a drug...
View ArticlePermits required to burn residential debris beginning May 1
Amador and El Dorado County residents planning to burn debris on their property are reminded that residential burn permits will be required beginning Wednesday. The permits are issued to the public...
View ArticleMan convicted of 1978 Davis murder denied parole
A man convicted of a 1978 murder near Davis will remain in prison for at least three more years. Charles McNeill was denied parole Wednesday by a two-commissioner panel of the state Board of Parole...
View ArticleMan trapped in crash at Auburn restaurant dies of injuries
One of three people injured when a car crashed into an Auburn restaurant Monday afternoon has died. Auburn police announced that a 53-year-old man, who had been pinned under the vehicle, succumbed to...
View ArticleFlashing, sexual assault in Pocket-Greenhaven might be same man
Sacramento police are investigating whether the same man exposed himself on the street and later sexually assaulted a woman on Thursday in the Pocket-Greenhaven area. In the first incident, a man was...
View ArticleSecond defendant sentenced in North Highlands cabbie murder
A second defendant convicted of murder in the shooting death of a cab driver in North Highlands three years ago was sentenced today to 26 years to life in prison. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Cheryl...
View ArticleTwo dead, one injured in Highway 50 crash in El Dorado County
Two people died and another person was injured in a single-vehicle crash this morning on Highway 50 near Shingle Springs Drive in El Dorado County. Officer Kevin Bliss of the California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced in fraud case involving used car dealership
Two men have have been sentenced jail terms for theft and fraud offenses related to their operation of a used car dealership. Ali Maadarani, owner of M3 Motors, was sentenced to 160 days in county...
View ArticleYouth baseball team manager accused of child molestation
The manager a youth baseball team in Sacramento has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of lewd acts and molesting a child. Sacramento police announced that Daniel Kirk (pictured), 42, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teenager reported injured in shooting at Elk Grove park
Elk Grove police are investigating a shooting in which an 18-year-old man that injured. Police spokesman officer Christopher Trim said officers responded about 4:45 p.m. to reports of shots fired at...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 Crime Q&A: What happened to driver in collision that killed...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Can you shed some light on the investigation of the death of Auxiliary Bishop Gallegos on Highway 99? Submitted...
View ArticleOne dead, several injured in Rancho Cordova car crash
One person was killed and several were injured when multiple cars slammed together at the intersection of Folsom and Sunrise Boulevards in Rancho Cordova just before 11:15 p.m. Friday, police said....
View ArticleOne dead, two injured in Highway 50 crash near Red Hawk Parkway
One man died and two women were injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning on Highway 50 just east of Red Hawk Parkway in El Dorado County. Officer Dan Stark of the California Highway Patrol said...
View ArticleMan stabbed at his midtown home, wife arrested
Sacramento police arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing her husband in the back at their home in the 1800 block of P Street early Sunday, the department reported. Tracy Feather, 51, was booked on...
View ArticleCalaveras County manhunt for child killer continues
Calaveras County authorities are searching today for a man presumed armed and dangerous in connection with Saturday's murder of an 8-year-old girl in a Valley Springs home. Sheriff's deputies,...
View ArticleW. Sacramento checkpoint nets one suspected DUI
A drunken driving checkpoint in West Sacramento was a busy place on Friday night. The checkpoint was conducted at Harbor Boulevard and Duluth Street. Here are the stats from police Lt. Tod Sockman,...
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