Man drowns in American River near Howe Avenue
Bee metro staff An unidentified 25-year-old man drowned this afternoon while swimming in the American River east of the Howe Ave boat launch ramp, officials said. The body of the victim, who began to...
View ArticleCooler weather helping effort to quell California wildland blazes
Cooler weather has aided firefighters in the battle to control wildfires in California -- however CalFire is keeping an eye on the possibility of lighting-spawned blazes in the northern part of the...
View ArticleBank robber sought by Elk Grove police
Elk Grove police need help in identifying a robber in a wide-brimmed hat who held up a bank last week. Police said the man entered the River City Bank, 8923 Elk Grove Blvd., at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday...
View ArticleMistrial declared in 2011 gang murder trial
After a Sacramento Superior Court jury failed to reach a verdict today in the murder trial of Marquis Pierre Young, Judge Raoul M. Thorbourne declared a mistrial. Jurors convicted Young of being an...
View ArticlePolice cast wide net for tips in Roseville woman's disappearance
Roseville detectives investigating the disappearance of a Sun City woman would like to talk to anyone who visited the Raley's shopping center at the corner of Woodcreek Oaks and Pleasant Grove...
View ArticleMissing man from south Sacramento County is found
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reported today that a man missing from south Sacramento County since last Wednesday has been found. David Abel, 57, had last been seen boarding bus No. 54 in...
View ArticleFatal pot theft results in 12-year prison term
A transient who stabbed a suspected pot thief to death two years ago in Folsom has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and been sentenced to 12 years in state prison. Joshua Allen Atkins, now...
View ArticleOrangevale man indicted in mortgage fraud scheme
An Orangevale man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in a mortgage fraud scheme. The five-count indictment unsealed Monday charges Valeri Kalyuzhnyy, 41, with false...
View ArticleTwo men accused of throwing rocks at vehicles in Sacramento
Two men were accused of throwing rocks at vehicles Monday in separate incidents, one in North Natomas and the other in the Meadowview area. The first incident occurred about 6:12 a.m. Sacramento police...
View ArticleMissing man last seen leaving south Sacramento-area hospital
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help in finding an 85-year-old man who has been missing since Monday afternoon. Ross Hightower (pictured), 85, was last seen leaving...
View ArticlePedestrian struck on Arden Way, witnesses sought
Sacramento police would like to talk to anyone who witnessed a collision this afternoon in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian. A woman was headed southbound across Arden Way at Oxford Street about...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to psychiatrist accused of child...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Last year, Kaiser psychiatrist Stephen Melcher was sentenced for for child molestation. Was he released already?...
View ArticleGunshots reportedly fired at south Sacramento-area park
A Little League game was disrupted this evening when shots were reportedly fired at a south Sacramento County park. Sacramento County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos said multiple calls were...
View ArticleBy the numbers: Folsom DUI checkpoint nets two suspected impaired drivers
Folsom police released the results of last Friday's drunk driver checkpoint. Last Friday's checkpoint was conducted from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at East Bidwell Street and Orchard Drive. The results: • 752...
View ArticleRocklin man arrested on suspicion of carjacking his own car at gunpoint
A man allegedly drew a gun on a towing yard employee to get his car out of storage and then went to a Roseville bar where he was arrested. Roseville police said the man tried to pay his towing and...
View ArticleMan taken into custody at Sacramento police parking lot
Sacramento officers didn't have too far go to take a man into custody, confronting a subject at their own police station last night. Police found the man about 9 p.m. standing near the closed front...
View ArticleMissing man from South area has been found
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports that a missing man last seen leaving a south area hospital has been found. Ross Hightower, 85, had last been seen leaving Kaiser Permanente South...
View ArticleTweet-along planned by Sac Sheriff helicopter crew
The Sacramento Sheriff's Department invites anyone with a computer or smart phone to follow its helicopter crew during a Friday night "Tweet-along." The first-ever virtual ride-along via Twitter will...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to deputies accused of illegally...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What happened to the two sheriff's deputies were charged in 2011 for selling guns to the ATF? Submitted by:...
View ArticleWoman reported missing from Foothill Farms area
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help in finding a woman reported missing from the Foothill Farms area. Karen O'Neal (pictured), 48, was last seen about 3 p.m. today at...
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