Jury convicts man in North Sacramento murder
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Winzer Deandre Hayden of first-degree murder in the July 10, 2012, shooting death of Wesley Wheeler in North Sacramento. Hayden, 29, will be sentenced...
View ArticleAuthorities seek dog that bit man in West Sacramento
Yolo County Animal Services officials are asking the public's help in finding a dog that bit a man Thursday morning in West Sacramento. The incident occurred about 10:30 a.m. when a man spotted what...
View ArticleCase against Rosemont girl's alleged killer is 'very weak,' lawyer says
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com The lawyer for the man accused of murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl in Rosemont Community Park last year said in court Friday that the evidence against her...
View ArticleYolo County jury convicts man in crash that killed wife, son
A Yolo County jury has convicted a Redwood City man of two counts of second-degree murder in the September 2012 crash that killed his wife and son. The jury on Thursday also found Reyes Barajas, 47,...
View ArticleSheriff's Department releases sketch of suspect in assault near Watt Avenue,...
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has released a sketch of the man suspected of a sexual attack on a woman Thursday morning near Watt Avenue and Interstate 80. A sheriff's department spokesman...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to man in 1995 North Sacramento shooting?
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to the 19- to 20-year-old man shot in the north area in April 1995? His name was Ernie...
View ArticlePedestrian killed after hit by car in Sacramento is identified
Sacramento police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car Friday night. At 11:45 p.m. Friday, a man identified as Lonnie Bailey, 18, was walking north in a southbound lane of...
View ArticleUpdate: Suspected pipe bomb near Hwy. 99 determined to be hoax
By Brad Branan and Bill Lindelof bbranan@sacbee.com A suspected pipe bomb has been rendered safe after it was found along a Florin Road on ramp to Highway 99. About 9:30 a.m. today a Caltrans crew...
View ArticleWoman killed in West Sacramento rollover accident identified
The woman killed in a rollover accident in West Sacramento early Saturday morning was identified Monday as Hope Angeli Castellano, 26, of West Sacramento. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office...
View ArticleMissing Roseville woman found dead in Rocklin
A 53-year-old Roseville woman who was reported missing last week has been found dead in Rocklin Monday morning. Cynthia Figuroa (pictured) was found in her car, which was parked near a business,...
View ArticleTruckee man arrested in motorcyclist's death near Negro Bar
By Ed Fletcher efletcher@sacbee.com A Truckee man has been arrested after authorities alleged his actions behind the wheel cost the life of a motorcycle rider Monday and risked the life of child riding...
View ArticleMan tied to NY homicide barricades self in Natomas home
By Ed Fletcher efletcher@sacbee.com A man believed to be wanted in connection with a New York homicide barricaded himself in a Natomas home Monday evening, a spokeswoman for the Sacramento Police...
View ArticleCoroner identifies motorcyclist killed near Negro Bar
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a motorcyclist killed when a car pulled in front of him on Greenback Lane near the entrance to Negro Bar State Park. The motorcyclist was...
View ArticleSacramento officer's grim discovery in warehouse district
An officer patrolling in a warehouse district of Sacramento came upon a burning body Monday night. Sacramento police said that the officer saw an object burning in the 6000 block of Warehouse Way in...
View ArticleNew York rapper taken into custody after Sacramento stand-off
A rapper wanted in connection with a New York homicide was taken into custody Monday night in Natomas, a spokeswoman for the Sacramento Police Department said. Responding to an anonymous tip, the...
View ArticleBicyclist dies after crash with Sacramento County garbage truck
A 22-year-old bicyclist died from his injuries suffered when he collided with a garbage truck in the predawn hours today. The accident occurred about 6:30 a.m. when a Sacramento County truck driver was...
View Article1 dead in small plane crash in Williams
The Associated Press WILLIAMS - Authorities say the pilot of a small plane died when his aircraft crashed in a rural area north of Sacramento. The crash occurred Monday night near the town of Williams...
View ArticleTwo women convicted in beating death at north area car wash
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted two women of second-degree murder and torture in the Sept. 14, 2011, beating death of a man at an abandoned north side car wash. The verdicts were...
View ArticleCalifornia wins slight postponement in prison overcrowding case
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com The state won a four-week reprieve today in the court order requiring it to reduce its inmate population by the end of the year, and the three federal judges...
View ArticleVeteran Sacramento County sheriff's deputy arrested on molestation charges
By Phillip Reese preese@sacbee.com A veteran Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation in Nevada County. Donald Michael Black, 43, faces five counts of...
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