Jurors convict Luebbers of 1st degree murder of principal
By Carlos Alcala calcala@sacbee.com PLACERVILLE - An El Dorado Superior Court jury has convicted janitor John Luebbers of first degree murder in the fatal shooting Schnell Elementary School Principal...
View ArticleBoy missing from Fair Oaks group home found safe
An 11-year-old boy reported missing from a group home in Fair Oaks earlier this month has been located. Miguel Sanchez was found safe and unharmed Thursday by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office,...
View ArticleWednesday denim drive will benefit victims of sexual assault, domestic violence
The California Victim Compensation Program on Wednesday will be collecting donations of denim clothing to benefit victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The "Denim Day" campaign aims to raise...
View ArticleCHP seeks information after bicyclist dies in hit-and-run crash
The California Highway Patrol seeks information regarding a hit-and-run collision that resulted in the death of a bicyclist Friday night in the North Highlands area. About 10:30 p.m., Randall Ledford,...
View ArticleYolo Narcotic Enforcement Team arrests target criminal gang network
State Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of several gang members and their associates in the Sacramento region. The arrests, according to a state Department of Justice news...
View ArticleMan, 18, shot to death after argument in Foothill Farms
A young man has died and another man is being detained after a shooting early this morning Foothill Farms. Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy Jason Ramos said that around 3 a.m. a man came to a home in...
View ArticleLincoln police suspect roof climber was running a meth lab
A man suspected of climbing onto a neighbor's roof with a firearm on Monday, was re-booked Tuesday on suspicion of making meth, Lincoln police said. Police said that Jason Michael Arnold, 27, lived...
View ArticleMistrial declared in Vicars child molestation trial
A Sacramento Superior Court jury announced today that it failed to reach verdicts on any of the 22 counts in the child molestation trial of former Sierra Oaks Elementary School teacher Shane Adair...
View ArticleWest Sacramento police release new details in Friday's massive manhunt
Police have released new information about last week's massive manhunt that began in West Sacramento and ended with the fatal shooting of the suspect in Sacramento County. Among the newly released...
View ArticleSac PD copied files from Twin Rivers Unified Superintendent Frank Porter's...
By Melody Gutierrez mgutierrez@sacbee.com Sacramento Police Department officials copied files and information from the district-issued computer of Twin Rivers Unified Superintendent Frank Porter as...
View ArticleWoman in wheelchair wounded in south Sacramento drive-by shooting
A woman sitting in a wheelchair in the driveway of a home on 44th Avenue in south Sacramento suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in a drive-by shooting this afternoon. Sacramento County...
View ArticleWoodland Police investigate Tuesday night assaults
Woodland police are investigating two assaults that occurred Tuesday night. The first was reported at 8:10 p.m. and officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of Nicholson Circle. There they found a...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in fatal shooting of man in Elverta
A suspect sought in the shooting death of a man in Elverta last month was arrested this morning. Andrew Jeffries (pictured), 33, was taken into custody at 7:30 a.m. after he was located at a residence...
View ArticleTraffic backed up on Capital City Freeway near Arden
Traffic is backed up on eastbound Capital City Freeway this morning at the scene of a fatal motorcycle collision near the Arden Way offramp. The accident involving the motorcyclist and a big rig...
View ArticleJury convicts Durst in Oak Park arson that hurt four firefighters
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Robert William Durst of arson and five other felony counts for the July 5, 2010, Oak Park arson fire of his...
View ArticleMost won't be charged for 'occupying' the Capitol
Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully announced today that she will not file charges against 73 of the 77 protesters arrested during March 5 protests at the state Capitol. The vast majority of the...
View ArticleWest Sacramento police warn of driver of Mustang possibly posing as police...
West Sacramento police are seeking information regarding an individual who may be impersonating a police officer. The department received a report Sunday regarding someone driving a red mid-2000 model...
View ArticleName of Elk Grove motorcyclist in fatal Capital City freeway crash released
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of the motorcyclist killed Thursday morning on the Capital City Freeway. He was identified as Brett Dewitt Goodenough, 52, of Elk Grove. The...
View ArticleSacramento man arrested at Burlingame hotel for human trafficking
A Sacramento man was arrested Wednesday on pimping and human trafficking charges after beating and strangling a prostitute at a South San Francisco motel, police said. The suspect, Marshaun Spencer...
View ArticleMADD recognizes vigilant DUI arrest efforts of Sacramento officers
Nineteen Sacramento police officers have received awards from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers. For their superior enforcement efforts in stemming drunk driving MADD handed out awards to officers Luis...
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