Man accused of trying to lure children to home
A 52-year-old man was arrested by Sacramento police Monday after he was reported acting suspiciously and attempting to contact children in the 300 block of River Bend Circle in the Land Park area....
View ArticleWoman arrested, accused of making false crime reports
A woman accused of repeatedly calling Sacramento police to make false crime reports was arrested Monday. Officers responded to a request for welfare check about 9 a.m. Monday in the 2300 block of...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of man found in North Natomas pond
Sacramento police detectives were called to investigate the death of a man who was found by family members this evening in a pond in the North Natomas area. Police spokesman Officer Doug Morse said...
View ArticleCitrus Heights woman brings home dog rescued from storm drain
A dog abandoned in a storm drain late last month is adjusting nicely to her new home in Citrus Heights. After the story of the dog was publicized there were plenty of people interested in adopting the...
View ArticleJudge refuses to exclude priest's alleged admissions of molestation
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Eugene L. Balonon today rejected a motion by the Rev. Uriel Ojeda that the priest's alleged admissions to church officials of child molestation were confidential and...
View ArticlePlacer County deputies release pictures of credit card theft suspects
The North Tahoe station of the Placer County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in finding three women suspected of using stolen credit cards. Deputies released security camera pictures...
View ArticleUpdate: Police continue investigation of 'suspicious' death in Natomas pond
Sacramento police homicide detectives are investigating how a man who had gone fishing ended up dead in a Natomas pond Tuesday night. However, investigators are still calling the man's death...
View ArticleOfficials say vehicle on Highway 50 sparked Monday fire
A vehicle traveling on Highway 50 sparked the fire that shut down the freeway during the evening commute Monday and resulted in a power outage affecting thousands of El Dorado County residents. "The...
View ArticlePedestrian in Woodland hit-and-run collision dies of injuries
A woman struck by a vehicle in a convenience store parking lot Sunday night in Woodland has died of her injuries. The woman, a pedestrian, was taken to UC Davis Medical Center after she was found...
View ArticleMan who robbed Roseville bank headed to prison
An Arizona man who admitted to robbing a Roseville bank in April 2012 has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for a string of bank robberies in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Raymond David Lopez,...
View ArticleSheriff's Department seeks identity of suspects in jewelry theft
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help in identifying two suspected jewelry thieves shown in a surveillance video below. On Monday, two individuals entered the Sharif...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone convicted in death of real estate...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I believe in 1979 Roger Vaness was murdered at his home on South Land Park Drive. Reportedly this was because he...
View ArticleWoodland woman killed in hit and run is identified
By Morgan Searles msearles@sacbee.com The Sacramento County Coroner has released the identity of a woman who died Tuesday morning after she was hit by a vehicle Sunday in a hit-and-run incident. Alisa...
View ArticleMan reportedly brandishing handgun shot by El Dorado deputy
By Benjamin Mullin bmillen@sacbee.com An El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy shot a man in the hand Wednesday after he allegedly brandished a handgun, sending him to the hospital with injuries that are...
View Article2-year-old dies after being hit by car in Woodland
By Benjamin Mullin bmullin@sacbee.com A 2-year-old boy was hit by a car and killed at the Bel Air Shopping Center in Woodland this morning in what police are calling an unfortunate accident. The child,...
View ArticleLittle boy hit and killed by car in Woodland is identified
A 2-year-old Woodland boy who was hit by a car and killed at a Yolo County shopping center has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's office. Elijah Lewis was fatally injured Thursday at...
View ArticleMan booked for indecent exposure in Woodland
A Davis man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself to a 12-year-old girl in Woodland. Woodland police said they arrested Quang Huy Vo, 22, of Davis, and booked him into Yolo County Jail....
View ArticleScuffle escalates into alleged hate crime at Auburn mini-mart
Auburn officers say that a man who wanted to take a cool drink on a very hot day got arrested for a hate crime on Thursday. Officers responded to a 7-Eleven convenience market, 500 Auburn Ravine Road,...
View ArticleCHP: Woodland teen hit and killed after leaving argument in car on I-5
A teen was hit and killed on Interstate 5 near Woodland when she got out of a car after an argument early this morning and ran into traffic lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP...
View ArticleOjeda pleads no contest in molestation case
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com The Rev. Uriel Ojeda will be facing a prison term of eight years in state prison when he is sentenced Aug. 2 after admitting today that he molested a 13-year-old...
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