UPDATE: Huntington Beach police say suspect in Florin-area house fire appears...
Huntington Beach police say it appears the suspect sought in connection with a Florin-area house fire killed another man at a park in the Southern California community, then turned the gun on himself....
View ArticleJury convicts gang member in 2010 murder near Encina High
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Luis Prudente of first-degree murder in the Nov. 27, 2010, shooting death of Jesse Dean Jones. Jurors this morning said they had not reached a verdict...
View ArticleFire officials: Defensible space protected homes from parkway fire
Fire officials say good defensible space helped prevent a fire on the American River Parkway from spreading to homes this morning. Capt. Chris Quinn of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said...
View ArticleSacramento police seek help identifying robbery suspects
Sacramento police are asking the public's help in identifying two suspects in a Sunday purse-snatching incident that injured a woman. The robbery occurred at 4:34 p.m. as the 74-year-old victim and her...
View ArticlePolice accuse off-duty CHP officer of sexual misconduct in Arden Fair bathroom
A California Highway Patrol officer is in custody today, accused of inappropriately touching a young man in an Arden Fair Mall bathroom while off-duty earlier this summer, according to Sacramento...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe police warn of Nevada sex offender accused of violating parole
South Lake Tahoe police are advising the public to be aware of a convicted sex offender from Incline Village who is not permitted to be in California, but who has allegedly been frequenting South Lake...
View ArticleUPDATE: Parkway fire contained, burns 40 acres in Rancho Cordova
Firefighters have contained a grass fire that burned about 40 acres in the American River Parkway, south of the river in the Rancho Cordova area. Capt. Chris Quinn of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire...
View ArticleInformation on stolen computer may have led to second home burglary
Yolo County sheriff's detectives have arrested two men in connection with the burglaries of two homes belonging to the same victims. Ronald Steven McNair of Placerville and Matthew Lee Boyle of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Advisory lifted for I-5 after hazardous material clean-up
The California Highway Patrol reports that a stretch of northbound Interstate 5 between Highway 50 and Garden Highway is now clear following cleanup of a hazardous material spill. A 100-ton crane was...
View ArticleSacramento police seek identity of armed robbery suspect
The Sacramento Police Department has released a sketch of one of two suspects sought in connection with five armed robberies reported last weekend. The same two suspects are believed to have committed...
View ArticleInfant's death, drug paraphernalia lead to Marysville woman's arrest
A Marysville woman has been arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after Yuba County sheriff's deputies reported finding drug paraphernalia in a motel room where an infant died. Deputies...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver who fled country headed to prison
A man who abandoned his vehicle following a hit-and-run crash, then reported the car stolen, has been sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. Joseph Holyfield pleaded guilty to insurance...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting teen
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 42 years in state prison. A Sacramento County jury found Sylvester Isaac, 42, guilty of rape of a minor and personally...
View ArticleMan convicted of assaulting girlfriend, good Samaritan
A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend, then punching a good Samaritan who came to her aid has been found guilty by a Sacramento County jury. Timothy Hurst, 25, was convicted of six counts,...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone convicted in 1987 slaying of Sacramento...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I'm trying to find out any information on the death of Bruce Lee, a Sacramento musician who was born Dec. 20,...
View Article13-year-old girl dies at Camp Sacramento
By Brittany Torrez btorrez@sacbee.com A 13-year-old girl is dead after she suddenly stopped breathing Friday night at Camp Sacramento, off Highway 50 in El Dorado County, officials said today....
View ArticleInmate death at Corcoran prison under investigation
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com Corrections officials are investigating the death Monday of an inmate at California State Prison-Corcoran as a suicide, despite claims by inmate advocates that the...
View ArticleWoman arrested on suspicion of drug possession, child-endangerment
By Brittany Torrez btorrez@sacbee.com A woman is in jail and her 3-year-old daughter in protective custody today, after Sacramento Police said they found her in a truck with drugs and her daughter in...
View ArticleDriver arrested after car chase, three passengers go to hospital
By Brittany Torrez btorrez@sacbee.com Three occupants of a stolen vehicle, including two young children, were taken to an area hospital after a brief car case led to the arrest of the car's 23-year-old...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after neighbors rescue him from fire
A man was taken to an area hospital early today after inhaling smoke during a fast-moving apartment fire. The man, who has not been named, was removed from a burning apartment by his neighbors, then...
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