Update: Lanes re-opened after fatal wrong-way driver wreck on I-5
All lanes have re-opened on northbound Interstate 5 where earlier this morning a wrong-way driver killed another motorist in a head-on crash. Traffic was backed up into the downtown area this morning...
View ArticleSacramento deputies arrest two in roof top burglary
A man and a woman are suspected popping into a Greenback Lane Jack In The Box restaurant to steal. Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies said that Eugene Andreyev, 30, and Oksana Gutsu, 23, were...
View ArticleButte County man arrested in deaths of 3 Sacramento-area residents
A 72-year-old man has been arrested in the deaths of three Sacramento-area residents whose burned and gunshot-riddled bodies were found last week in the charred remains of a vehicle in Butte County....
View ArticleFour arrested, $2 million in marijuana seized in Elk Grove raid
By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com Four men have been arrested and $2 million in marijuana seized in a raid on a pot grow at the Stone Lakes preserve near Elk Grove. In the raid on Tuesday, agents...
View ArticleTwo injured, outbuildings destroyed in Elk Grove grass fire
Two people suffered minor injuries in a grass fire in the Elk Grove area that burned a barn and several outbuildings. Chief Tracey Hansen of the Cosumes Fire Department said the fire was reported at...
View ArticleJury can't decide if son murdered mother; judge declares mistrial
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a man accused of stabbing his mother to death, and Judge Emily E. Vasquez declared a mistrial. Deputy District...
View ArticleDriver killed by wrong-way I-5 driver is identified
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of the man killed when his car was hit by a wrong-way driver Thursday morning on Interstate 5. He was identified as Sanching Saetern, 23, of...
View ArticleFast-working Woodland police nab a burglary suspect
About ten minutes after a Woodland woman reported her husband's two bikes were taken, police had a man in custody for the garage break-in at her home. Woodland dispatch received a call from Carol...
View ArticleRocklin door-to-door flier deliverers arrested on suspicion of burglary
Two men who were placing advertising fliers on the doorknobs of Rocklin homes were arrested Thursday on suspicion of burglary. At about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a resident on Wildflower Lane heard a noise...
View ArticleRipon police officers rescue dogs from drowning
Two dogs treading water and obviously in distress in a fast-moving canal were pulled to safety by police officers this morning in Ripon, San Joaquin County. A Ripon Public works employee, James Morad,...
View ArticleFolsom man gets 16-year sentence for running huge Ponzi scheme
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com A Folsom man, who robbed investors of peace of mind and more than $44.8 million through a classic Ponzi scheme, was sentenced Friday to 16 years in federal prison....
View ArticleSuspects sought in theft from Shingle Springs coin laundry
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is the asking public's help in identifying two men suspected for stealing approximately $2,000 from a Shingle spring coin-operated laundry. About 4:30 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleGosal convicted of murder in Sikh festival shooting death
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Gurpreet Singh Gosal of second-degree murder in the Aug. 31, 2008, shooting death of Parmjit Pamma Singh at a Sikh sports festival. Gosal, 28, is facing...
View ArticleUPDATE: Four Roseville homes damaged in Maidu Park fire
Four homes and a gazebo were damaged by a wind-driven fire that burned about 30 acres in Roseville's Maidu Regional Park this afternoon. Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Carman said the Fire Department...
View ArticleMan arrested in raid on marijuana garden near Georgetown
A 21-year-old man was arrested this morning at the site of a marijuana growing operation on U.S. Forest Service lands in the Georgetown area. The West El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team, along with...
View ArticleMan sentenced to eight years on hit-and-run death
Steven Robert Hernandez Jr. was sentenced to eight years in custody today for a March 22, 2012, hit-and-run that killed one man and seriously injured another. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Delbert W....
View ArticleMan guilty of murder in shooting outside Sacramento bar
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Oscar Gaspar Jr. of first -degree murder in the Sept. 4, 2011, shooting death of Jesus Garcia outside a bar on Fruitridge Road. Authorities said the...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to man accused in stabbing death of...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to the guy who stabbed to death his stepgrandfather one night on Coyle Drive? I know he was...
View ArticleSacramento police arrest man who allegedly shot self, girlfriend by accident
A 27-year-old man is in custody after allegedly shooting himself and his girlfriend by accident this morning, according to Sacramento police. The man, identified by police as Deandre Smith, was treated...
View ArticleButte County authorities tentatively ID homicide victims from Sacramento
Butte County authorities have circumstantially identified the three victims found shot to death inside a burning car earlier this month. The victims are believed to be Colleen Joanne Lowe, 46; her son,...
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