Ask Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to suspect in fatal shooting at Fair...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Legion Dobbins was killed by a Russian immigrant who shot him in his apartment while on the phone with his...
View ArticleMother suspected of shooting at son in Valley Hi
A Valley Hi mother was jailed after allegedly firing a shot at her teenage son, according to Sacramento police. Marlene Young, 47, got into an argument at a home on Majorca Circle with her 16-year-old...
View ArticleSMUD worker shocked at worksite
A SMUD worker was shocked this morning when working on electrical equipment near Howe and Fair Oaks Boulevard. A Sacramento Municipal Utility District spokeswoman said that the worker suffered the...
View ArticleKiller in Meadowview case sentenced to life without parole
A man convicted in the bludgeon murder of a Meadowview man during the course of an attempted drug robbery has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Ernest W....
View ArticleSobriety checkpoint scheduled Friday night in Rancho Cordova
By Darrell Smith dvsmith@sacbee.com Rancho Cordova police will conduct a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday in the city, police officials announced Tuesday....
View ArticleAll points search for special bike in Roseville
Roseville police have put out an urgent request to the community to help find a special bike. The bike was stolen over the weekend from a locked sport utility vehicle on East Colonial Parkway. Taken...
View ArticleUpdate: Citrus Heights boy killed in gate accident identified
Editor's note: This post was updated at 3 p.m. after officials confirmed the death. A 5-year-old boy died Tuesday night when an iron gate fell on top of him in front of his Citrus Heights home. The...
View ArticleWoodland police say man jumps off bridge to avoid capture
Woodland police said a fleeing man jumped off a Yolo County drawbridge in an unsuccessful escape attempt. Police said that an officer saw Michael Ray Lee, 26, driving a stolen Lexus through Woodland...
View ArticleCHP helicopter to the rescue when woman and grandsons go missing in Placer...
A CHP helicopter crew made quick work in finding a lost grandmother in the woods of Placer County on Tuesday. Dorothy Klishevich and her two grandsons, ages 12 and 13 years old, went hiking Tuesday in...
View ArticleShooter convicted in murder of ex-Valley High basketball player
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted the accused gunman of second-degree murder in the June 5, 2010, shooting death of one-time Valley High School basketball player D'andre Blackwell at a...
View ArticleNatomas woman allegedly rips badge from officer's uniform
Sacramento police say a drunken fight between roommates escalated when one of the combatants pulled the badge from an officer's uniform. Officers were called to the beef between roommates in the 1700...
View ArticleVideo report: Boy killed by falling iron gate
Police are investigating how an iron gate fell on top of and killed a 5-year-old boy. The boy's uncle talks about the child. Fox40 reports.
View ArticleShooter gets 55 years to life for south Sacramento homicide
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A man convicted of second-degree murder for the shooting death of a motorist in south Sacramento two years ago was sentenced today to 55 years to life in prison....
View ArticleTwo Davis teens taken into custody for alleged rape
Two teenage boys were taken into custody by Davis police Wednesday on suspicion of raping an 11-year-old girl, authorities said. The boys, ages 13 and 14, were taken to Yolo County Juvenile Hall. The...
View ArticleProsecutors file new charges against El Dorado Supervisor Ray Nutting
By Peter Hecht phecht@sacbee.com El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting faces new legal troubles as state and local prosecutors filed four misdemeanor charges today, alleging he improperly collected...
View ArticleMan sentenced for Alkali Flat home invasion sexual assault
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 145 years to life in prison for a home invasion sexual assault committed in January 2012 in Sacramento's Akali Flat neighborhood. A jury on May 9 convicted Aaron...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Nevada County assault, robbery
The Nevada County Sheriff's Department announced the arrest of a man in connection with an assault and robbery Monday. Deputies responded about 11:45 a.m. Monday to medical call from a home in the...
View ArticleFive indicted for alleged roles in drug trafficking ring
A federal grand jury in Sacramento has returned an indictment charging four Sacramento residents and an Oakland resident in a drug trafficking operation. Charged with trafficking heroin,...
View ArticleMan convicted for 2011 Good Friday robbery at church
A man accused of two robberies in April 2011, including one on Good Friday at a downtown Sacramento church, has been convicted by a Sacramento County jury. William Martin Castro, 30, was convicted of...
View ArticleSacramento police seek suspect in indecent exposure cases
Sacramento police seek the public's help in identifying a suspect in an indecent exposure incident reported Tuesday in the Greenhaven area. Police said the individual may have been involved in several...
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