Sheriff reports dogs found decapitated in Knights Landing
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office is investigating two incidents in which dogs have been decapitated and their body parts left at a Knights Landing residence. This morning, the body of a Chihuahua was...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone prosecuted for killing of West Sacramento...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Many years ago, a cocktail waitress or bartender was killed at the Sail Inn in West Sacramento. Was her killer...
View ArticleWitnesses report brutal attack on bicyclist near Howe and Arden
A driver was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly ran into a bicyclist, got out of his pickup and proceeded to kick the motionless bike rider in the head, according to Sacramento County...
View ArticleJudge orders murder trial for two in Aquitania killing
Donald Ortez-Lucero and Christopher Nicholas Strong were both ordered Friday to stand trial for murder in the shooting deaths of a man and his baby during a drug robbery six years ago. Sacramento...
View ArticleEl Dorado Sheriff's Office lawsuit resolved
The lawsuit brought by three community service officers against El Dorado County has been resolved. The suits were filed by the three community service officers with the Sheriff's Office -- Nicole...
View ArticleTips from public credited for arrest in bike shop burglary
El Dorado County sheriff's officials say tips from the public led to an arrest and the recovery of property stolen last month from an El Dorado Hills bicycle shop. Brandon Lee Rose (pictured), 40, was...
View ArticleThree men accused of fishing for trout with gill net
Three Sacramento men were arrested this afternoon, accused of fishing with a gill net on a tributary to the north fork of the Cosumnes River. Lt. Stacey LaFave or the California Department of Fish and...
View ArticleBicyclist dies from injuries in Elk Grove collision
A 25-year-old bicyclist died this morning of injuries suffered in a collision with a pickup truck towing a trailer in Elk Grove. The Chevrolet pickup with trailer collided with the bicyclist riding...
View ArticleMan coming to wife's aid dies from baseball bat attack in Orangevale
A man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide in the baseball bat clubbing of a husband who came to his wife's aid, according to sheriff's deputies. Brandon J. Biagioni, 32, (pictured at left) has...
View ArticleLassen County officials search for missing Caltrans worker
By Jane Braxton Little Bee Correspondent SUSANVILLE - Lassen County officials are looking for a Caltrans equipment operator based in Susanville who has been missing for a week. Patrick McCarthy, 45, of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman missing from Citrus Heights care center found
Citrus Heights police report that an at-risk adult who walked away from a care center Monday morning has been found. Linda Beller was reported missing from a Willow Way care center at 9:30 a.m. Police...
View ArticleBicyclist in fatal Elk Grove collision is identified
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of the bicyclist who died of injuries suffered in a weekend collision with a pickup truck towing a trailer in Elk Grove. He was identified...
View ArticleReward offered in Knights Landing dog decapitations
A Sacramento-based animal protection group is offering a reward for information leading to the person who decapitated two dogs found in the Yolo County community of Knights Landing. Yolo County...
View ArticleTwo men booked for felony vandalism in midtown
Sacramento police have arrested two men suspected of vandalizing midtown with graffiti. Mitchell Cody Rustin, 20, was booked into Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of felony vandalism, violation of...
View ArticleVandals strike Natomas Rose Garden
Just two weeks from its formal dedication, the new centerpiece of the Natomas Rose Garden was heavily damaged by vandals. A six-foot-tall fountain was toppled overnight, said volunteer Marni Leger....
View ArticleMan booked for dragging dog on Del Paso Boulevard
Officers patrolling on Del Paso Boulevard stopped a man for allegedly dragging a dog. Police ended up arresting Anthony Edward Lopez, 26, about 1:30 a.m. today on violation of parole and suspicion of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspect accused of stabbing mother, stepfather arrested in Woodland
Woodland police have arrested a man suspected in a Monday night knife assault on his mother and stepfather. Police announced that Salvador Fierro Jr. (pictured), 30, was taken into custody without...
View ArticlePilot escapes injury in crash landing at Truckee Airport
A 62-year-old pilot walked away uninjured when his plane crashed this afternoon at the Truckee Airport. The single prop plane left John Wayne Airport in Orange County about 11:45 a.m. with filed...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to driver in fiery 2001 crash that...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: In 2001, Venus Foster was killed in a high-speed chase involving a man who carjacked a car. It happened at the...
View ArticleCitrus Heights police investigate suspicious device at bus stop
A section of Auburn Boulevard was closed to traffic this evening after Citrus Heights police responded to a report of a suspicious device next to a bus stop. The device was reported about 6:58 p.m. in...
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