Deputy shoots armed robbery suspect at Carmichael pharmacy
A man who allegedly attempted to rob a CVS pharmacy at gunpoint was shot late this afternoon by a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy when the suspect refused to put down his gun, a sheriff's official...
View ArticleCitrus Heights couple sentenced for credit card fraud
A Citrus Heights couple has been sentenced to prison in a case of credit card fraud and mail theft involving more than 300 victims in Sacramento County. Matthew Ray Ausborn, 33, and Christina Leanne...
View ArticleDriver guilty of second-degree murder in crash near Woodland
A Yolo County jury has found a Sacramento man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a passenger in the vehicle he was driving in January 2012. The jury also convicted 23-year-old Ryan Scott...
View ArticleAlleged teen cat burglar in Woodland makes noisy exit
Woodland police said they arrested a boy today who broke a store window in order to escape from the business he had allegedly entered to burglarize. Officers responded to the Hollywood Market, 1321...
View ArticleHelp sought in finding Madison Avenue credit union robber
Sheriff's detectives need help identifying a robber who held up a Madison Avenue credit union. The robber hit the Schools Financial Credit Union, 5210 Madison Ave, at about 12:45 p.m. Friday. He used...
View ArticleMissing Rio Americano freshman found safe
A Rio Americano High School freshman whose family thought she may have been lured away by someone she met online has been found. Daria "Dasha" Clarke, 15, has been reunited with her family, according...
View ArticleMan pleads to manslaughter in 21st Avenue drug killing
A 30-year-old man is facing 21 years in prison after pleading no contest Monday to voluntary manslaughter in what authorities believe was a drug-related shooting death two years ago. Augustine Aranda...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man booked for burglaries at midtown art gallery linked to 57th...
for A man arrested Tuesday by Sacramento police in connection with a rash of midtown business burglaries - including three break-ins at a long-established art gallery -- today was accused of two...
View ArticleOne person killed, two injured in collision near Marysville
A Yuba City woman died and two other people were injured this morning in a collision on Highway 20, northeast of Marysville. Tania H. Fox, 47, was driving a 1997 Dodge Neon westbound on Highway 20,...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to father accused of killing infant...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to Robert Vela? He was accused of killing his infant son at his parents' home in the Pocket...
View ArticleFather arrested in death of 3-week-old daughter
A Sacramento man has been arrested, accused of fatally injuring his 3-week-old daughter. Alias James McLaughlin (pictured), 20, was booked into Sacramento County Jail this afternoon on suspicion of...
View ArticleAfternoon fire damages two homes in Rancho Cordova
Two Rancho Cordova homes were damaged this afternoon in a fire thought to have started between the houses. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews responded about 4:30 p.m. to reports of black...
View ArticleFree "Etch and Catch" catalytic converter event in Elk Grove
Motorists can have identification numbers etched onto the catalytic converters on their vehicles for free in Elk Grove next month. The Elk Grove Police Department is partnering with Jiffy Lube to etch...
View ArticleLodi man booked on manslaughter in death of roommate
Lodi police said they have arrested a man on suspicion of killing his roommate. Richard Welker, 33, (pictured) was arrested on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter, felon in possession of a firearm and...
View ArticleElk Grove man charged with producing child-porn videos
A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging an Elk Grove man with two counts of production and attempted production of child pornography. Michael Gibson, 37, is accused of using minors...
View ArticlePlane crashes in Tahoe National Forest
A plane crashed this afternoon near Verdi Peak in the Tahoe National Forest, authorities said. There is no word on the type of aircraft or number of people involved in the crash, said Sgt. Tim Standley...
View ArticleTwo Sacramento men sentenced in drug trafficking case
Four men, including two from Sacramento, were sentenced today in federal court in Sacramento for trafficking in the drug Ecstasy. They were charged with conspiring to distribute MDMA, also known as...
View ArticleDown train guardrails snarl traffic across 19th Street
Traffic was snarled for about 20 minutes shortly after 6 p.m. today in Sacramento along multiple railroad crossings at Q, S, P and N streets, close to 19th Street. The guard rails were in a down...
View ArticleWoodland police officers suffer minor injury in making arrest
Three officers suffered minor injuries in a struggle with a man in Woodland last night. Woodland police were called to a home on King Place at about 10 p.m. Thursday where a man's parents reported...
View ArticlePolice say serial flasher active in S. Sacramento
A male sexually touched and exposed himself to a teenage girl walking on a city street this week, Sacramento police said. Police released a sketch of the suspect, who may be the same person sought in...
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