Ask Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened in case of globetrotter stabbed by...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Back in the early '90s, I worked with a young man named Michael Lewis. He had been on the Johnny Carson and...
View ArticleUpdate: Rim Fire spreads to over 53,866 acres
The Rim Fire in Tuolumne County continues to rage out of control. As of Thursday morning, the 5-day-old wildfire has charred 53,866 acres west of Yosemite National Park. Several communities have been...
View ArticleRancho Cordova standoff between man, sheriff's deputies ends with arrest
An hour-long standoff between Sacramento County sheriff's deputies and a man inside a Rancho Cordova home has ended with the man incustody, according to authorities. The incident began about 11:15 a.m....
View ArticleNew murder charge filed in Old Sac bar shooting
Prosecutors today added a special-circumstance murder count to the charges faced by a second defendant in the fatal New Year's Eve bar shooting in Old Sacramento. The District Attorney's Office filed...
View ArticleSacramento man accused of July shooting in Roseville
A Sacramento County man was arrested today in a Placer County courtroom in connection with a July 25 attempted robbery and shooting in Roseville. Poyer Bill Pila Vaenuku (pictured), 28, was ordered...
View ArticleRedding woman accused of falsifying drivers' drug test results
A federal grand jury in Sacramento has returned a 25-count indictment, accusing a Redding woman of falsifying commercial drivers' drug test results. Demetri Dearth, 56, is charged with mail fraud and...
View ArticleJury begins deliberations in Colusa bomb murder case
A Sacramento Superior Court jury began deliberations today in the July 16, 2011, bombing murder of the foreman of a massive Colusa County rice-farming operation. Defendant Paul Moore, 48, has been...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after reportedly walking into path of light-rail train
A pedestrian has died after being struck this afternoon by a light-rail train at Mather Field Road and Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova. The incident occurred about 1:25 p.m. Regional Transit...
View ArticleForesthill man who fired at deputies arrested in woods
By Barbara Barte Osborn Bee Correspondent Placer County Sheriff's deputies disarmed and arrested an allegedly intoxicated and suicidal Foresthill man today after he fled into the woods and fired at...
View ArticleDetectives seek information in Kings Beach bank robbery
Placer County sheriff's detectives seek to identify a man who robbed a bank in Kings Beach this morning. The man walked into the Bank of the West at 200 Bear St. about 10:30 a.m. and handed the teller...
View ArticleDavis police seek missing man reported heading for Bay Area
Davis police are seeking help finding a missing 19-year-old man. Balbino Mercadal (pictured) was last seen at 9 p.m. Thursday in the 2100 block of Glacier Drive in Davis. He told friends that he was...
View ArticleJury finds Moore guilty in murder of Colusa ranch foreman
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Paul Moore of first-degree murder in the July 16, 2011, bombing death of Roberto Ayala, the ranch foreman on the...
View ArticlePolice say missing Sacramento man at risk due to mental disabilities
Sacramento police are asking the public's help in finding a 27-year-old man who has severe mental disabilities. Police said Reggie Hodge (pictured) was last seen Thursday night when he walked away from...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison for drug offenses, child endangerment
A man who pleaded no contest to drug, weapons and child endangerment charges was sentenced today to 19 years in state prison. Corey Anderson, 32, pleaded to charges of transporting cocaine, cocaine...
View ArticleSacramento man pleads guilty to fraud schemes
A 34-year-old Sacramento man pleaded guilty today in a federal case involving debit card and student loan fraud. Mordechay Altit -- also known as Michael Altit, Anthony Altit and Tony Altit -- pleaded...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two men taken to hospital after plane goes down at Bing Maloney Golf...
Two men have been taken to an area hospital after their plane went down at Bing Maloney Golf Course, near Sacramento Executive Airport. Assistant Chief Kim Iannucci of the Sacramento Fire Department...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was anyone arrested for 2004 slaying of Citrus...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: In the early '90s, a teen was killed in a condo on Cavan Drive in Greenback Estates in Citrus Heights. I believe...
View ArticleMissing Davis teen found unharmed, police say
A 19-year-old Davis man who had been reported missing by his family has been found unharmed, Davis police said this afternoon. Balbino Mercadal had told friends on Thursday night that he was going to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Blaze reaches Georgetown, burns two structures
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A fire started this afternoon near southern Georgetown in El Dorado County spread to 45 acres and burned two rural structures, forcing the evacuation of more than 80...
View ArticleMotorcyclists seriously injured in Sacramento hit-and-run
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A 70-year-old motorcyclist and his wife were seriously injured today when a hit-and-run driver rear-ended them on Interstate 80, the California Highway Patrol...
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