River Bend Park fire is contained once again
A stubborn 11-acre grass fire in River Bend Park that flared again this morning due to windy conditions has been contained by Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District firefighters. Firefighters battled...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe officer pleads guilty to obstruction, witness tampering
A South Lake Tahoe police officer pleaded guilty today to witness tampering and obstruction, according to the U.S. Attorney in Sacramento. John Gerald Poland, 44, was arrested Jan. 23 following an...
View ArticleTwo convictions, one hung jury in Meadowview drug murder trial
Three separate Sacramento juries have convicted two men and failed to reach a verdict on a third defendant accused in the Jan. 1, 2011, bludgeon murder of 48-year-old Scott Hanson during an attempted...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman jailed after stand-off at south Sacramento home
By Cathy Locke and Kim Minugh clocke@sacbee.com A woman who barricaded herself in a south Sacramento home for nearly three hours this afternoon before surrendering to police has been booked into...
View ArticleGang member convicted in 2001 north side murder
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Antoine Blesset in the Feb. 10, 2011, shooting death of Christopher Sisoukchaleun at a liquor store on Del Paso Boulevard. Jurors found that Blessett,...
View ArticleMan draws prison term for trying to board plane with loaded gun
A Montana man arrested last year at Sacramento International Airport when he attempted to board a plane with a concealed firearm has been sentenced to three years in prison. Harold E. Waller, 46, of...
View ArticleThieves damage Plumas National Forest campgrounds
The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public's help in catching thieves who have caused more than $35,000 worth of damage to Plumas National Forest campgrounds at Lake Davis and Frenchman by removing...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car, seriously injured in Oak Park
A pedestrian has been taken to a hospital with critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle at Martin Luther King Boulevard and 23rd Avenue in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood. Sacramento Police...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to woman accused of fatal Citrus...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: On March 13, 2010, there was a stabbing death of Monica Ann Anderson at an apartment complex in Citrus Heights....
View ArticleCoroner identifies woman killed in Citrus Heights double homicide
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a woman found shot to death in a double homicide Tuesday night in Citrus Heights. She was identified as Gladys Quinteros, 41, of Citrus...
View ArticleHomeless man struck with bat during fight in Woodland
Woodland police are looking for a man who they believe hit a transient on the head with a baseball bat during a fight on Wednesday. Police said Monty Tesnear, 57, was hit on the head and left arm...
View ArticleDrug czar report shows most Sacramento inmates test positive for drugs
The nation's drug czar on Thursday released study results showing that 78 percent of adult males arrested in Sacramento County tested positive for at least one illegal drug. Gil Kerlikowske (pictured...
View ArticleSacramento doctor convicted in sexual abuse of patients
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Dr. Scott Dodd Anderson on six counts of sexually abusing two of his patients four years ago at a workers' comp clinic on Folsom Boulevard. The jury...
View ArticleSacramento police honor employees at annual awards ceremony
The Sacramento Police Department hosted an awards ceremony today to recognize more than two dozen of its employees and volunteers. The annual event is designed to honor "those that work tirelessly to...
View ArticlePolice seek thieves who stole Woodland Cemetery equipment
Woodland police are looking for thieves who stole equipment from a cemetery storage area. Officers received a report about 7 a.m. today that a maintenance yard and shed had been forcibly entered at the...
View ArticleMan accused of defrauding Granite Bay woman faces new charges
A man previously accused of defrauding a Granite Bay woman of more than $7 million has been indicted in connection with a second scheme, this one involving a Pennsylvania financial manager. A federal...
View ArticlePilot rescued after reporting crash near Truckee Airport
A pilot was rescued this afternoon after reporting an airplane crash in the Truckee area. The Nevada County Sheriff's Department received a report about 3 p.m. of a downed aircraft in the area of the...
View ArticleAuburn knife fight victim and suspect sought
Auburn police report a knife fight occurred last night in town, but they are missing both a suspect and a victim. Officers responded to Auburn Folsom Road and Lincoln Way about 11:40 p.m. where a fight...
View ArticleFormer dispensary operator gets 6-year prison term in pot case
By Peter Hecht phecht@sacbee.com A former Sacramento dispensary operator, who courted the high life as a marijuana entrepreneur with an MTV audition tape and closet full of cash, was sentenced Friday...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Sacramento woman for pimping minor
A 23-year-old Sacramento woman has been accused of pimping a minor. A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Thursday charging Shanntaye Ebony Hicks with one count of sex trafficking of a...
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