Elk Grove propane storage plant to use flares tonight
Moving to head off any concerns among area residents and passers-by, Cosumnes Fire Department officials announced that the Suburban Propane storage plant in Elk Grove will be using its "flare" system...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to prison inmate accused of killing...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to inmate Maurice Woodson, who was suspected of killing his cellmate in new Folsom prison?...
View ArticleMissing man returns to Arden Arcade home
A 79-year-old man who went missing from a residential facility in the Arden Arcade area has returned safely. Juan Acosta (pictured) had last been seen in the 600 block of Feature Drive in the Arden...
View ArticleCitizens in South Lake Tahoe arrest man who reportedly exposed himself
South Lake Tahoe police arrested a man at a concert on Thursday night for indecent exposure. Ajit Madiah (pictured), 33, of Mountain View was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor indecent exposure...
View ArticleUpdate: Sheriff's SWAT find man's body in North Highlands home
SWAT team members have found a man's body inside the North Highlands home they surrounded earlier this morning following a reported shooting, according to authorities. The man's injuries appear to be...
View ArticleSacramento jury convicts step-mother of torturing 12-year-old girl
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Duewa Abeana Lee of torture and 9 other felony counts for the physical abuse she inflicted on her step-daughter for a period of two months. Lee, 37, is...
View ArticlePlacer County DA charges woman in mother's stabbing death
The Placer County district attorney has filed murder charges against a woman accused of the stabbing death of her mother in Sheridan on Wednesday. Ana Maria Bejenariu, 32, of Sacramento was taken into...
View ArticleUPDATE: Grass fire in Folsom-El Dorado Hills area contained
A grass fire south of Highway 50 in the Folsom and El Dorado Hills area is reported fully contained after burning 163 acres this afternoon. Teri Mizuhara, a spokeswoman for the California Department of...
View ArticleMan dubbed 'Fedora Bandit' given nine-year prison sentence
A former Carson City man whom law enforcement officers dubbed the "Fedora Bandit" was sentenced today in Sacramento to nine years in prison for three counts of armed bank robbery. David Griffith...
View ArticleTwo arrested, marijuana plants seized at grow site near Winters
Two men were arrested and 2,658 marijuana plants were seized in a law enforcement raid on a marijuana growing operation west of Winters. Mark Michilizzi, a warden with the California Department of Fish...
View ArticleRoseville traffic stop leads to discovery of $350,000 in counterfeit bills
A traffic stop of a vehicle traveling Roseville streets without license plates led to the arrest of the driver, an Auburn man, on federal counterfeiting charges. A Roseville police officer stopped the...
View ArticleWoodland man convicted of 2012 robbery, assault
A man accused of robbing a Woodland store and a Sacramento bank has been convicted by a Yolo County jury. Jurors today found 34-year-old Joey Alfredo Lopez guilty of robbery while personally using a...
View ArticleWind-driven fire halted after threatening rural Sacramento County homes
Fire officials are reminding property owners of the importance of providing defensible space around buildings following a wind-driven fire that threatened homes in a rural area of Sacramento County...
View ArticleSacramento police warn of vehicle sales scams
Sacramento police are reminding people to be cautious in vehicle sales or purchases involving private parties, noting that detectives have seen recent instances in which stolen vehicles were sold to...
View ArticleCitrus Heights police investigate shooting death
Citrus Heights police are investigating the a fatal shooting that may have resulted from a family dispute. Officers responded about 8:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 7600 block of Kensington...
View ArticleFather arrested in fatal shooting of his son in Citrus Heights
By Dale Kasler dkasler@sacbee.com A Citrus Heights man was arrested in connection with the shooting death of his son at their Kensington Drive home, police said today. Peter Rexius (pictured), 62, was...
View ArticleMelee erupts early Saturday outside Old Town Auburn bar
By Dale Kasler dkasler@sacbee.com Auburn police said they responded to an overnight melee in Old Town that included gunshots fired in the air and a resident being sent to the hospital after getting...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of evading DUI checkpoint
By Benjamin Mullin Sacramento Police arrested a man they say fled a DUI checkpoint Saturday night. Corey Houston, 42, was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license, evading arrest and...
View ArticleWrong-way driver was Sacramento man, officers say
The driver who allegedly drove the wrong way on I-5 Saturday evening, causing two crashes and sending three people to the hospital, was identified as Anthony Sabala, 65, of Sacramento, said California...
View ArticleRash of midtown armed robberies has police on alert
Sacramento police are investigating four armed robberies one attempted robbery on midtown streets over the weekend. Police have taken steps to saturate the midtown with officers since the rash of...
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