Padilla says 'speed freak' killer told him of a third well site
By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com In a new twist to a gruesome San Joaquin County search, convicted killer Wesley Shermantine has described the location of a third well where he says a murder victim...
View ArticleShotgun blast fired near officers during Citrus Heights call
Citrus Heights officers working on a domestic violence call this morning say they were greeted by a shotgun blast that shattered a sliding glass door. Police said that about 12:45 a.m. today they...
View ArticleStory of Maggie the cattle dog continues with more jail time
The man who ran over Maggie the cattle dog has been given more jail time. Justin Phillip Lombardo-Barton, 19, of Camptonville, was sentenced in October to five years probation and time served. A...
View ArticleRancho Cordova train group wants vintage tractor back
A group that provides train rides to boys and girls has had a vintage tractor stolen that was essential to keeping their Rancho Cordova excursion railroad in good running order. The Sacramento Valley...
View ArticleClose call for teen shot in Sacramento
A 16-year-old was grazed in the head by gunfire as a result of another teen playing with a handgun, police said. Sacramento police said the two 16-year-olds were in the backyard of a residence in the...
View ArticleSacramento woman to stand trial in baby's microwave death
A judge today ordered a woman to stand trial for murder on charges she burned her two-month-old baby to death by placing her in a microwave oven. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Eugene Balonon also...
View ArticlePlacer officials seek ID of woman allegedly passing bogus bills
Placer County sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman accused of passing counterfeit bills throughout the county. The woman (pictured) was captured on surveillance...
View ArticleUpdate: Sacramento police report two people dead in murder-suicide
By Kim Minugh and Cathy Locke kminugh@sacbee.com Two men were killed Tuesday night in a murder-suicide that occurred in the parking lot of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District headquarters,...
View ArticleNevada City man admits to marijuana, money laundering conspiracy
A Nevada City man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Sacramento to involvement in a marijuana and money laundering operation. Charles Miller Hilkey Jr., 58, pleaded guilty today before U.S....
View ArticleSacramento man headed to prison for identity theft
A Sacramento man has been sentenced to four years in prison for aggravated identity theft. Melvin Lee Gregory, 30, was sentenced in federal court in Sacramento by U.S. District Judge John A Mendez,...
View ArticleRobbers pose as utility workers, tie up family during home invasion in South...
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies were called this morning to a home in southern Sacramento County where a family was tied up by robbers. Shortly before 9 a.m., the deputies responded to the robbery...
View ArticleSon arrested in killing of father last May in Roseville
Roseville police today arrested a son in the killing of his father last May. Christopher Dale Northam, 44, was fatally shot May 30 at the warehouse in Roseville where he was about to open an...
View ArticleCharges pile up for shoplifting suspect accused of biting Sacramento deputy
A shoplifting suspect had the book thrown at him after he allegedly bit a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy. Deputies were called to the Walmart store in the 5800 block of Antelope Road about 7 p.m....
View ArticlePepper-sprayed students file lawsuit against UC Davis
By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com A lawsuit has been filed in federal court against UC Davis over the pepper-spraying of protesting students by police on Nov. 18. Nineteen students have brought the...
View ArticleSacramento police confirm love triangle behind murder-suicide
By Kim Minugh and Bill Lindelof kminugh@sacbee.com Sacramento police confirmed today they believe a love affair was behind a murder-suicide outside the Sacramento Municipal Utility District building...
View ArticleMissing Carmichael woman located, reported safe
A Carmichael woman reported missing from her home last week has been located. Sacramento County sheriff's detectives have had contact with 55-year-old Melodie Benton (pictured), also known as Melodie...
View ArticleNevada County party participant arrested for homicide after chase into...
A man wanted for homicide this morning in Nevada County led officers on a chase that eventually ended in Sacramento County. Nevada County dispatchers were called about 12:30 a.m. today regarding a...
View ArticleChild molester tracked by Sacramento feds nabbed in Canada
A man with ties to Northern California who authorities say was America's most wanted child molester has been arrested in Canada. The U.S. Marshals Service in Sacramento has been working on the case of...
View ArticleDriver killed in high-speed crash into tree near Sacramento airport
The driver of a speeding car was killed when the vehicle hit a large oak tree just north of Sacramento International Airport early this morning. The California Highway Patrol reported that at about 1...
View ArticleTeen dies in jump from Galleria parking garage
An autopsy is being conducted on the body of a teenager who police said jumped off a parking garage at the Roseville Galleria. Roseville police and Roseville Fire Department personnel responded at 5:50...
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