El Dorado County nearly quadruples gun permits issued under new sheriff
By Carlos Alcalá calcala@sacbee.com A year after taking office El Dorado County Sheriff John D'Agostini reported that his office issued nearly four times as many concealed weapons permits in 2011 as in...
View ArticleDogs reunited with owner they saved from Zamora house fire
They are being called hero dogs. Credited with saving the lives of their owners from an early Tuesday morning house fire in the Yolo County community of Zamora, Gizzy, a 4-year-old Shih Tzu, and Honey,...
View ArticleMan deported five times is convicted of illegal re-entry
A native of Mexico, deported 5 times before, has been convicted of two counts of illegal re-entry by a federal jury in Sacramento. Roberto Solis-Cabralles has repeatedly illegally returned to this...
View ArticleFire Department called for fumes at state office building
Diesel exhaust from a construction lift caused a partial evacuation of the state Department of Motor Vehicles headquarters in Sacramento. A lift being used in refurbishment of the building sent fumes...
View ArticleSheriff's robbery detectives need help identifying Domino's robber
Sheriff's detectives need help in identifying a robber who shot a pizza shop employee. A video of the robbery attempt at Domino's Pizza in Carmichael earlier this week shows the man shooting at the...
View ArticleFolsom police nab two for alleged copper theft
Folsom police apprehended two men for allegedly stealing copper piping from air conditioning units atop Riley Street businesses. Police received a call about 5 a.m. Thursday that two people were seen...
View ArticleEx-employee arraigned for murder of head of Cordova parks district
By Andy Furillo and Kim Minugh afurillo@sacbee.com The former Cordova Park District employee accused of murder in the shooting death of his boss made his first court appearance today. Dupree Barber...
View ArticleRocklin's first 'Etch & Catch' event booked, second planned in April
Reflecting the level of public concern about the rash of catalytic converter thefts, openings for the Rocklin Police Department's "Etch & Catch" event were filled within 24 hours after sign-ups...
View ArticleTeen seriously injured by rifle gunfire in south Sacramento County
A 16-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he was shot in the Florin area Tuesday evening. His injuries initially were life-threatening, but he is now expected to survive, said Sacramento County...
View ArticleBay Area women arrested in Placer County, accused of using counterfeit credit...
Two Bay Area women were arrested by Placer County sheriff's deputies after they allegedly purchased thousands of dollars worth of gift cards with counterfeit credit cards. Monique Smith (pictured,...
View ArticleSacramento police to conduct Friday night sobriety checkpoint
The Sacramento Police Department will conduct a sobriety and drivers license checkpoint Friday night at 24th Street and Fruitridge Road. Beginning at 8 p.m. and continuing for five to seven hours,...
View ArticleSacramento County deputy shoots suspected burglar at coffee shop in Galt
A suspected burglar was shot this morning by a sheriff's deputy in Galt, law enforcement officials said. The suspect, shot twice, was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. A sheriff's spokesman...
View ArticleRedding PD: Boy injured when intoxicated mom pushes his stroller into path of...
A three year old in a stroller was pushed into traffic Thursday by his drunken mother, Redding police said. The stroller with the little boy in it was then hit by an SUV. The child suffered broken...
View ArticleSF Giants cap-wearing bank robber wanted by FBI
Detectives are asking for the public's help in finding a man who held up a bank on Thursday while wearing a San Francisco Giants baseball cap. The man entered the Wells Fargo Bank near the...
View ArticleLibrary defendant 'prostituted' office, sentencing judge says
A judge sentenced the three defendants convicted in the Sacramento library corruption scandal to prison terms today, telling one of them, "You prostituted your office for personal gain." Former library...
View ArticleOak Park gang member sentenced for selling crack cocaine
A Sacramento man is headed to prison for distributing crack cocaine in the city's Oak Park neighborhood. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Jeffery Conner, 37, to seven years and...
View ArticleSacramento man arrested in burglary of Rocklin home
Rocklin police have arrested a Sacramento man in connection with a December home burglary. The break-in at a residence in the El Don Estates area was reported Dec. 9. Officers found several items of...
View ArticleYolo jury convicts Vallejo man of iPhone robbery, assault
A Yolo County jury has convicted a Vallejo man of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in the theft of an iPhone. On Sept. 26, 2010, Calvin Tommy Johnson, 27, contacted the victim, who had listed...
View ArticleSheriff's volunteers to offer child fingerprinting in El Dorado Hills
Volunteers with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Team of Active Retirees -- STAR -- will offer fingerprint service for children in keeping with the National Child Safety Council's Young People Prints....
View ArticleSacramento traffic check results in 4 arrests, 56 tickets
By Carlos Alcalá calcala@sacbee.com Sacramento police officers conducting a traffic checkpoint overnight Friday and early Saturday arrested four people on suspicion of driving under the influence of...
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