UPDATE: Person of interest named in house fire that left 2 dead
By Ben Mullin bmullin@sacbee.com The Sacramento Sheriff's Department has named a person of interest in connection with a fire in southeastern Sacramento County that left a father and son dead on...
View ArticleMurder trial begins in killing of Rancho Cordova park district official
Prosecution and defense attorneys gave their opening statements today in the murder trial of Dupree Pierre Barber, who is accused in the Jan. 23, 2012, shooting death of Rancho Cordova park district...
View ArticleReport: 1 killed, 1 injured in small plane crash near Lake Tahoe
A single engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Lake Tahoe Airport late Monday morning, apparently killing the male pilot and injuring his wife, according to Lake Tahoe News. The names of...
View ArticleNewcastle man ferrying Boy Scouts dies in head-on collision
By Kurt Chirbas kchirbas@sacbee.com A Boy Scouts leader killed in a five-car pile-up on Highway 20 Sunday morning was identified as Robert Wayne Garrison, 55, of New Castle, the Mendocino County...
View ArticleMan, dog stabbed at Citrus Heights apartment complex
Citrus Heights police are searching for a suspect in the stabbing of a man and his dog at an apartment complex this morning. Officers responded about 9:53 a.m. to the 7400 block of Auburn Oaks Court...
View ArticleSix-year-old Latrobe boy drowns in El Dorado County lake
A 6-year-old Latrobe boy drowned Sunday at Jenkinson Lake in El Dorado County's Sly Park area. El Dorado County sheriff's deputies, along with sheriff's marine units, U.S. Forest rangers, a Forest...
View ArticleTwo suspects sought in armed robbery of Woodland market
Woodland police are looking for two men following the armed robbery of a local market this afternoon. Officers responded about 4:45 p.m. to the In and Out Market at 174 College St. When they arrived,...
View ArticleCross-country campaign aims to prevent I-80 fatalities
The California Highway Patrol is joining 10 other state highway patrol agencies nationwide in the I-80 Challenge, an eight-day campaign that aims to prevent fatalities on the 2,900 miles of Interstate...
View ArticleDavis man accused of videotaping under girls' clothing
A 32-year-old Davis man was arrested Sunday after he was accused of videotaping young girls under their clothing as they walked through a local store. Davis police were called to the Target store at...
View ArticleClean up of diesel spill along Highway 50 highway today
A crew is expected to clean up a diesel spill today at a West Sacramento highway off ramp where a truck crashed on Monday, according the California Highway Patrol. A 21-year-old Citrus Heights truck...
View ArticleDog rescued from Rancho Cordova apartment fire
Firefighters rescued a small dog from an apartment fire this afternoon in Rancho Cordova. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews were dispatched at 1:22 p.m. for a report of smoke showing from an...
View ArticleMan who flew Channel 3 helicopter arrested for flying without a license
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com A man who often posed as a helicopter pilot and flew at least once last year for KCRA-TV, Channel 3, was arrested in upstate New York Monday on a warrant out of...
View ArticleMan convicted of sexually assaulting disabled teenager
A Sacramento County jury has convicted a 28-year-old man of sexually assaulting a teenage girl who has severe mental and physical handicaps. Carlos Mesinas on Monday was found guilty of forcible sexual...
View ArticleMan arrested after alleged screwdriver assault in Arden Arcade
A man accused of attacking another man with a screwdriver at an Arden Arcade apartment complex was subsequently apprehended by a Sacramento County Sheriff's K-9 unit. Carl Harris (pictured), 29, was...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection with fire found dead in So. Cal.
By Kurt Chirbas kchirbas@sacbee.com Abraham Felmley, the parolee named as a person of interest in the Florin-area house fire that claimed the lives of his grandfather and uncle, was one of two men...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison in shooting death outside bar
A man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for a fatal shooting outside a bar on Fruitridge Road in 2011. A Sacramento County jury last month convicted Oscar Gaspar, 23, of first-degree...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to law students accused of beheading...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Several months ago, The Bee printed a story about three Berkeley law students who reportedly chased a pet parrot...
View ArticleTraffic signals working again near Rio Vista
Signal lights at Highway 160 and Highway 12 near the Rio Vista bridge are working again following an accident that disabled an electrical power box. A construction crew performing work for Caltrans at...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe homicide victim identified
A South Lake Tahoe man who was stabbed to death Saturday near a residential complex has been identified by officials. Police said Julian Acevedo Salvador, 28, was stabbed following an altercation near...
View ArticleCourt rules UC Davis cop names must be released, pending appeal
A state appellate court has ruled that the names of UC Davis police officers involved in the 2011 pepper spray incident on campus are public record and must be released, but there is no guarantee the...
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