Ask Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone arrested in shooting death of jewelry...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: In the late '90s, a man who had a jewelry business out of his home was found dead in his home. It was in the...
View ArticleBody of Missing Grass Valley Woman found on back country road
By Peter Hecht phecht@sacbee.com After searching for weeks along country roads and ravines of Nevada County, friends today were grieving for a 74-year-old woman who went missing July 7. The body of...
View ArticleMedical Center in Carmichael on lockdown
The emergency room at the Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael is on lockdown, according to the Sheriff's Department. Lisa Bowman of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said a nurse from...
View ArticleHomicide suspect denies involvement in Valley Hi shooting of four
The 19-year-old man accused of shooting four teens at a Valley Hi house party in June - killing one of them - said today that he had nothing to do with the shooting, and wondered aloud how Sacramento...
View ArticleSuspect sought in shooting death of South Lake Tahoe gas station clerk
South Lake Tahoe police are searching for a homicide suspect after a clerk was found dead in a gas station convenience store Tuesday night. A patron walked into the USA gas station at 2470 Lake Tahoe...
View ArticleAuburn restaurant seeks return of Flying Pig mascot
The apparent abduction of Super Porky, mascot of the Flying Pig BBQ, has Auburn-area residents on the lookout for a wooden pink pig with a blue cape. Described as the size of small dog and weighing...
View ArticleBurglary-related search leads to two arrests in Davis
Two men were arrested after Davis police served a search warrant related to a string of burglaries and thefts that occurred recently in the city. The Police Department in cooperation with the county...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Any update on convicted sex offender accused of...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I'm wondering if there is any follow-up information on the outcome of the trial for the case of Travis Marshall...
View ArticleCats rescued from burning Fair Oaks home
Firefighters saved five cats caught in a house fire in Fair Oaks on Wednesday. Crews responded to a call about smoke coming from a house on Kifisia Way, near Greenback Lane, shortly after noon. While...
View ArticleApartment fire sends smoke through midtown Sacramento
An apartment fire at 22nd and U streets sent smoke blowing through midtown Sacramento on Thursday morning. Two upstairs bedrooms in a 1,000-square-foot apartment were scorched, according to fire...
View ArticleSacramento man, 23, faces murder charge in slaying of Rosemont teen
By Kim Minugh kminugh@sacbee.com Sacramento County sheriff's officials announced this afternoon they have arrested a 23-year-old Sacramento man in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Jessica...
View ArticleCitrus Heights police: Mother gave baby a fatal drug overdose
A 32-year-old woman is accused of giving her 8-month-old baby boy a fatal drug overdose in Citrus Heights, according to authorities. On Wednesday night, Citrus Heights police booked Sarah Ann Stephens...
View ArticleThree convicted of kidnapping, assaulting teenager
Three people have been found guilty of kidnapping a teenage girl with the intent of forcing her into prostitution. A Sacramento County jury found David Mosqueda Savala, 25, and Pebbles Laura Savala,...
View ArticleDavis man accused of threatening neighbor, brandishing knife
A Davis man was arrested early this morning after he allegedly went to a neighbor's door armed with a knife and demanded entry. Officers responded about 2 a.m. to the 800 block of Poleline Road after a...
View ArticleFather found guilty of inflicting son's burn injuries
A man accused of punishing his 2-year-old son by placing the child in a bathtub of hot water, causing severe burns, was convicted today by a Sacramento County jury of felony child endangerment....
View ArticleMan dies in Auburn hit-and-run crash
A hit-and-run crash left a man dead in Auburn early Friday. The man's body was found on Highway 49 at Rio Oso Road at 1:45 a.m., the California Highway Patrol says. The victim's name is not being...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in Arden Fair shooting
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide in connection with a shooting last week in the Arden Fair parking lot. John Montanez (pictured) was taken into custody Wednesday,...
View ArticleCameron Park man indicted for possessing machine gun, meth lab equipment
A Cameron Park man was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Sacramento for possessing a machine gun, and the equipment and chemicals needed to operate a meth lab. Joshua Bonn McGee, 31, was...
View ArticleMan suspected of killing teen in Rosemont park appears in court
The man suspected of killing a 13-year-old girl in a Rosemont park last year appeared before a judge today to be arraigned on murder charges. Sacramento County sheriff's detectives allege Ryan Douglas...
View ArticleSuspected of burglary, man out on bail lands back in jail
A Citrus Heights man who was out of jail on bail awaiting trial for several residential burglaries was arrested this morning in Placer County, accused of breaking into additional homes in the area....
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