Ask Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Any convictions in 1990s case of woman found dead...
Sacramento Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Around the mid 1990s, along White Rock Road west of Scott Road -- south of Highway 50 -- a woman's...
View ArticlePolice request public's help for decades-old cold case
The police are asking the public to help solve the case of a missing mother and her children that went cold 35 years ago. In July 1978, Norma Hougland and her two children, Tommy and Ricky, went...
View ArticleWest Sacramento police investigate sexual assault
West Sacramento police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred north of E and Seventh streets earlier tonight. Police say a woman was sexually assaulted at about 9:40 p.m. by a man who...
View ArticleMissing man from Carmichael has been found
An elderly man who went missing from Carmichael on Monday morning has been found, according to The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. John Nevitt, 81, had last been seen Monday in the 7100 block...
View ArticleCoroner identifies pedestrian fatally hit on Rio Linda Boulevard
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified a 90-year-old man who died Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle on Rio Linda Boulevard. Roger Macker of Sacramento was crossing the boulevard near...
View ArticleArraignment continued for suspect in Rocklin backyard stabbing death
The arraignment for Zachary Kachmar, pictured, who was arrested Sunday in Rocklin in connection with the stabbing death of Robert Earl Vickney Jr., was continued until July 29, a news release from the...
View ArticleCrime prevention class offered for Placer business owners
Business owners can learn how to protect themselves and their businesses during a free class offered Aug. 19 by the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Topics will include identity theft and...
View ArticleRoseville police arrest Turlock pair in thefts from coin machines
Roseville police have arrested two Turlock residents suspected in a series of thefts from coin-operated machines that have occurred throughout the region in recent months. Taken into custody were...
View ArticleSwarming police take two into custody near Oakmont High
Police activity around Oakmont High School this morning was related to two men taken into custody with property that officers suspect is stolen. Roseville police and officers from other agencies...
View ArticleSutter County recovers hundreds of items stolen in home burglaries
By Brittany Torrez btorrez@sacbee.com Sutter County sheriff's department investigators say two brothers operating under the guise of a construction company called A-1 Asphalt are responsible for the...
View ArticleSacramento police shoot suspect during morning investigation
Sacramento police shot and wounded a man during an investigation this morning in southeast Sacramento. The shooting happened when Sacramento Police Department detectives encountered an armed suspect...
View ArticleGold River businessman convicted of fraud, money laundering
A Gold River businessman and a Southern California attorney have been convicted for their roles in a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy fraud and money laundering scheme. Steven Zinnel, 49, of Gold River...
View ArticleUPDATE: 38 passengers rescued after State Fair monorail loses power
Visitors to the California State Fair will have to forego riding the monorail at Cal Expo until it is determined what caused a loss of power this afternoon that stranded 38 passengers. State Fair...
View ArticleDaughter arrested in mother's stabbing death in Sheridan
Placer County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with the death of her mother at a Sheridan home this afternoon. Deputies responded to the residence in the 6400 block of...
View ArticleWeekend fires lead to warning on outdoor equipment use
Fire officials are reminding people to be cautious when using mowers and power tools outdoors in dry vegetation and to check extension cords following two equipment-related fires in El Dorado County...
View ArticleUnattended candle blamed for Arden Arcade garage fire
An unattended candle was blamed for a residential garage fire in the Arden Arcade area this afternoon that threatened to spread to the house. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District units were dispatched...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to state corrections employee accused...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What happened to a prison guard who faked disability injury at a swingers club? Submitted by: Gary Hall, Modesto...
View ArticleBicyclist suffers head injury in South Lake Tahoe crash with skateboarder
A bicyclist was badly injured when he collided with a skateboarder on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe. Steven Magelssen, 20, of South Lake Tahoe was riding his bicycle southbound on Highway 50 in the...
View ArticleI-80 pedestrian hit by three vehicles
A man crossing Interstate 80 in Natomas died at the scene after being struck by three vehicles. The man, who has not been identified, was crossing the freeway about 5 a.m. today when he was hit on...
View ArticleInmate hunger strikers claim retaliation by corrections officials
Supporters of state prison inmates taking part in a hunger strike complain that inmate leaders have been moved to more isolated areas and prevented from meeting with one of their attorneys. The...
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