Male body found in Citrus Heights Park Creek
Authorities said a bicyclist discovered a body in a creek at Rusch Park early Sunday, adding that they found no signs of foul play. The Citrus Heights Police Department said the cyclist was riding...
View ArticleUPDATE: One dead after gang-related shooting outside Sacramento house party
Four people were shot, one fatally, after an argument broke out between two groups at a house party early Sunday, city police reported. "We're pretty confident it's a gang related issue," said Michele...
View ArticleOrangevale garage explosion forces nearby home evacuations
By Jeffrey Dastin jdastin@sacbee.com Officials evacuated approximately 10 homes in Orangevale Sunday following an explosion in a man's garage. At 6:45 p.m., a resident reported that a family member had...
View ArticleName of Sacramento homicide victim released
A young man shot to death at a house party on Sunday in South Sacramento has been identified by coroner's deputies. He is listed on the coroner's department website as Alvin Saivon Valentine, 19, of...
View ArticleSouth Land Park vehicle crash claims a life
A female passenger died when a car in which she was riding left the roadway and slammed into a tree in South Land Park this morning. The sedan was traveling southbound on Riverside Boulevard near 43rd...
View ArticleDog down drain rescued by Sac Metro firefighters
A little dog found deep in a storm drain with a cable lock strapped around him was rescued by Sac Metro firefighters on Sunday. The small dog was apparently forced down the storm drain, a witness told...
View ArticleSac police report: A light rail getaway, a sleeping suspect and lost letters...
It's all in a day's work for Sacramento police. A suspected burglar who never made it out of a burgled house, bags of mail found on a bike trail and a crash victim who jumped on light rail and out of...
View ArticleUpdate: 11-month-old Antioch girl found safe
An 11-month-old girl abducted from Antioch this morning has been found safe, according to authorities. However, the man accused of abducting Justice Alasheia Benton has not been located, according to...
View ArticleArson to blame for Roseville park fire
Investigators looking into the cause of Friday's 30-acre park fire in Roseville said Monday that arson is to blame. The fire, starting at 2:25 p.m. Friday, did $1 million in damage. Four homes and a...
View ArticleThree teens linked to residential burglaries in Davis
Davis police have arrested three teenagers in connection with residential burglaries that occurred in the city last week. About 3:50 a.m. Saturday, a resident of the 1800 block of Cowell Boulevard...
View ArticleRoseville, Modesto men plead guilty to foreclosure rescue scheme
Two men have pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud in connection with a foreclosure rescue scheme. Jesse Wheeler, 36, of Roseville and Brent Medearis, 46, of Modesto entered guilty pleas today in U.S....
View ArticleDavis family hospitalized after fatal crash near Santa Nella
Two U.C. Davis graduate students and their children are in a Fresno hospital following a collision Friday on Interstate 5 near Santa Nella that left three people dead. Husband and wife Fernando O....
View ArticleTrailers reported stolen from Woodland's city service center
Two trailers were stolen from the city of Woodland's Municipal Service Center over the weekend. Police were dispatched about 7:30 this morning to the center at 655 N. Pioneer Ave. When officers...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to Del Paso Heights store owner who...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What happened to the store owner who shot and killed a man 30-plus years ago when the burglar broke into his...
View ArticlePassenger killed in South Land Park crash identified
The woman who died Monday when the car in which she was riding hit a tree in South Land Park has been identified by coroner's deputies. The Sacramento County Coroner's website lists her name as Emily...
View ArticleArden Arcade apartment blaze cause identified
An apartment resident awoke to find his kitchen on fire in Arden Arcade this morning, a blaze apparently started when the family left the stove on overnight. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District...
View ArticleBone marrow drive for police officer in Sacramento
A bone marrow registry drive will be held Saturday for a police officer and Sacramento area resident diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer. Gerald Vincent, 46, has lymphoma and has endured...
View ArticleUPDATE: Church official says he wasn't 'confessor' to priest in sex scandal
A priest who also was a high-ranking official in the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento testified today that he was not acting in the capacity of a "confessor" or "spiritual director" when he and a...
View ArticleSuspects sought in second burglary at Shingle Springs laundry
A Shingle Springs coin laundry has been hit by thieves twice within a week. The latest incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Friday at the SS Coin Wash on Durock Road. Three men in a light-colored...
View ArticleEl Dorado County women indicted in tax refund scheme
Three El Dorado County women have been indicted in a nationwide a $60 million fraudulent tax refund scheme. In an indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, Teresa Marie Marty of...
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