Defendant pleads no contest in videotaped assault on woman
One of two men arrested last year in the videotaped assault on a mentally ill woman outside a south Sacramento doughnut shop has pleaded no contest in the case. Rasaan Ali Zawadi Jr., 21, entered his...
View Article2nd Shermantine victim found in Calaveras tentatively identified
By Kim Minugh and Peter Hecht kminugh@sacbee.com San Joaquin Sheriff's officials this afternoon said they have made preliminary identification of the remains of one of the bodies found at a Calaveras...
View ArticleWitnesses say alcohol involved in fatal Woodland crash
Witnesses have told Woodland Police that a woman involved in a single-car collision in Woodland had been drinking alcohol shortly before the crash that killed her Monday afternoon. The driver, Vanessa...
View ArticleStandoff ends with arrest in Sacramento's Woodbine area
A standoff in the Woodbine area that started with a traffic stop and ended with a suspect holed up in a house concluded with the man surrendering peacefully to officers this evening. The situation...
View ArticleThree dead, one injured in Yuba City shooting
Police shot and killed a man suspected of gunning down three women - two of them fatally - inside a Yuba City home this afternoon. About 4:15 p.m., Yuba City police received reports of gunshots in the...
View ArticleSheriff's unit joins Sacramento Boys and Girls Club in Friday 'Unity for...
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department's Youth Services Unit will join with the Boys and Girls Club in a "Unity for Youth" event on Friday. The event, offered free of charge and open to the public,...
View ArticleApplications sought for Sacramento County law enforcement course
By Brad Branan bbranan@sacbee.com Interested in the world of law enforcement? Want to understand how the system works? Sacramento County is offering a class taught by professionals in the system. The...
View ArticleDependency court referee arrested on sex allegations
Sacramento police today arrested a county juvenile dependency court referee on suspicion of trying to get two women he thought were underage girls to strip for an adult magazine. Sacramento Juvenile...
View ArticleRobbery suspect said to hit same Sacramento bank twice
Sacramento police have arrested a man suspected of twice holding up the same downtown bank. Sacramento police said that on Wednesday at about 4 p.m. Michael Johnson, 52, entered the River City Bank at...
View ArticleFour arrested for stabbing teen at Lodi Burger King
Two men and two teens are suspects in the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy Wednesday at a Lodi Burger King. Officers responded at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to the fast food restaurant on West Kettleman Lane...
View ArticleArrest made in killing of burned woman at Discovery Park
An arrest has been made in the killing of a woman whose burned body was found Tuesday in Discovery Park. Sacramento police said today they have arrested Robert Thompson, 36, on suspicion of homicide in...
View ArticleReward offered by Elk Grove store owner for return of designer snake
A reward is being offered for the return of a designer snake stolen from an Elk Grove store. The $500 Bumblebee ball python was stolen about 11:30 a.m. on Valentine's Day from The Serpentarium, 9160...
View ArticleHighway 99 crash kills one south of Yuba City
One person was killed in a crash just south of Yuba City this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident occurred on Highway 99 just south of Oswald Road at about 6 a.m. and...
View ArticleRescued Sacramento couple happy to be back home after three-day ordeal
By Carlos Alcalá calcala@sacbee.com A Sacramento couple who were trapped for days in a snowed-in car in remote Placer County were happy and relieved today, a day after they were rescued. Mark Schroeder...
View ArticleJuries convict three of murder in "Jack Day" killings
Two Sacramento Superior Court juries have found three defendants guilty of murder in the March 17, 2010, shooting death of Marque Alexander Johnson while he was walking to a bus stop in south...
View ArticleSecond man pleads no contest in videotaped attack
A second defendant pleaded no contest today to the videotaped attack on a mentally ill woman outside a south Sacramento donut shop. Donnell Damone Wade, 19, entered his plea in front of Sacramento...
View ArticlePollock Pines man jailed in Placerville-area home burglary
A 20-year-old Pollock Pines man is in custody, accused of burglarizing a Placerville-area home twice in five days. Travis Cunha (pictured) was arrested Feb. 9 and is being held without bail bail in El...
View ArticleUpdate: Highway 99 crash south of Yuba City kills woman, 53
By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com A 53-year-old woman died this morning in a head-on crash south of Yuba City. A California Highway Patrol press release said that a 20-year-old woman was driving...
View ArticleSacramento police arrest suspect in 'Evil Clown' robberies
Sacramento police today announced the arrest of a man suspected of being the "Evil Clown Robber." Detectives located and arrested Vanna Sisounthone (pictured), 43, Feb. 3 in connection with three...
View ArticlePlacerville aircraft dealer admits he helped Mexican buyers evade cash...
By Rick Daysog rdaysog@sacbee.com A Placerville aircraft dealership that helped several alleged drug traffickers from Mexico conceal the purchases of six airplanes has agreed to forfeit more than...
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