Woman allegedly breaks into home, beats residents
An Auburn woman was arrested Saturday afternoon after police say she barged into a house and began beating the residents. The Auburn Police Department arrested Amanda Standridge, 26, shortly after...
View ArticleRancho Cordova grass fires suspicious, fire officials say
An arsonist may be to blame for a string of grass fires that burned a combined 46 acres along the American River in Rancho Cordova, a Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department spokeswoman said today....
View ArticleRocklin police chase ends in three-car crash
A stolen car filled with juveniles crashed into two other vehicles as it sped away from Rocklin Police Sunday afternoon. The chase started at about 4 p.m., after officers tried to pull the car over on...
View ArticlePlacer SPCA issues warning after dog is thrown from pickup
Placer SPCA officials are reminding motorists not to transport dogs in the bed of a pickup unless the animal is restrained or in a cage after one pooch was recently thrown hard to the pavement. On July...
View ArticleInmate death at Corcoran prison ruled suicide
The death of an inmate last Monday at California State Prison-Corcoran has been ruled a suicide, despite claims by inmate advocates that it may have resulted from an ongoing hunger strike. Kings County...
View ArticleRocklin man will not face any charges in fatal confrontation
The Placer County District Attorney announced Monday it will not press charges against 20-year-old Zachary Raymond Kachmar in connection with the death of Robert Vickney Jr., calling the incident an...
View ArticleTwo men plead guilty to Sacramento armored car robbery
Two men accused of attempting to rob an armored car outside a Florin Road Walmart store pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento. Raymell Lamar Eason, 43, and Keith Lamont Smith, 36, both of...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What were circumstances in death of woman slain by...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I'm asking for answers about the murder of Oletha Arnetta Bradford in 1997. There were four women...
View ArticleSouth Sac woman gets 10 years for shooting to death another woman
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A shooting death on drug-troubled Loucreta Drive resulted Tuesday in a 10-year sentence for the woman who pulled the trigger. Andreawanna Giavonniel Clemmons, 21,...
View ArticleAcademy to acquaint El Dorado County residents with law enforcement procedures
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for its Citizens Law Enforcement Academy. The 17-week academy, which begins Aug. 27, is intended to familiarize El Dorado County...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone arrested for 1993 shooting deaths of boys...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Several years ago there were two young boys found murdered and their bodies stuffed under a bench at a Rancho...
View ArticleMissing Foothill Farms man has been found
An 83-year-old man who went missing more than two weeks ago was found on Tuesday. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department was searching for Bronislav Demanyik, reportedly last seen leaving his...
View ArticleUPDATE: Knights Landing man identified as motorcyclist who died in crash near...
A motorcyclist who died this morning in a collision near Esparto has been identified by the Yolo County Coroner's Office as 61-year-old Denis Fred Bartz Sr. of Knights Landing. A Woodland man was...
View ArticleFormer NBA players' investment adviser from Granite Bay sentenced to 16...
By Mark Glover mglover@sacbee.com A former Roseville accountant has received a 16-month jail term in connection with a $4.5 million tax fraud scheme. State Attorney General Kamala Harris said Larry...
View ArticleTwo suffer major injuries after collision with CHP cruiser
Two people are in the hospital with major injuries after their car was struck by a California Highway Patrol officer responding, with lights and sirens, to another injury collision, the agency said...
View ArticleJury fails to reach verdict on defendant's second murder count.
The same Sacramento County jury that convicted Luis Prudente on one count of murder has failed to reach a verdict on a second killing, and Judge Marjorie Koller on Tuesday declared a mistrial....
View ArticleUpdate: Police report suspect vehicle in Arden Fair shooting located
Sacramento police are searching for two Hispanic men who fled in a four-door Mitsubishi after a shooting in an Arden Fair Mall parking garage, according to authorities. Police report that a vehicle...
View ArticlePlacer detectives seek to identify home burglary suspects
The Placer County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in identifying four suspects in the July 16 burglary of a Roseville-area home. Among items taken from the home on Whyte Avenue was an ATM...
View ArticleWoodland woman accused of assaulting police officer
A woman was arrested this morning after allegedly assaulting a Woodland police officer as he attempted to take her into custody. Officers were called to a car wash at 120 W. Lincoln Ave. about 8:48...
View ArticleRocklin police seek burglary, identity theft suspect
Rocklin police seek help identifying a suspect in a case involving burglary and identity theft. On June 18, a purse was stolen from a vehicle at Sierra College. The victim's credit card subsequently...
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