Coroner: Sacramento murder victim died of trauma and asphyxiation
A Sacramento man found dead in his home Monday afternoon died from blunt force trauma and asphyxiation from a plastic bag being placed over his head, according to Sacramento County coroner's reports....
View ArticleMemorial fund set up for relatives of three slain in Rancho Cordova
A memorial fund has been set up for the surviving family members whose loved ones were slain in a bloody attack in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday afternoon. The Denis Bukhantsov Memorial Trust Fund, set up...
View ArticleSecond alleged sexual assault victim testifies against doctor
A second alleged victim completed two days of testimony today in the Dr. Scott Dodd Anderson sexual assault trial, saying the workers comp physician molested her during two visits in May 2009. The...
View ArticleFamily of Rancho Cordova murder victims speak out
Weary and choked with emotion, the family of the young mother and two toddlers slain in Rancho Cordova spoke for the first time publicly about the victims at a press conference Thursday. "She cared a...
View ArticleHelp sought in identifying bank robber
The Sacramento Police Department is looking for help identifying a suspect (photos, left) in an Oct. 17 bank robbery. During the 9:10 a.m. robbery of the Community Commerce Bank along River Park Drive...
View ArticlePolice sobriety checkpoint planned Friday in midtown
The Sacramento Police Department will be operating a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint Friday night in Sacramento's midtown area. The checkpoint will be set up at 21st Street and Capitol Avenue...
View ArticleDavis police to step up Halloween enforcement
Davis police officials say they will be deploying extra officers in an effort to decrease drunk or impaired driving on Halloween. "Local revelers should be aware that their Halloween disguises won't...
View ArticleUpdate: Rancho Cordova triple-murder suspect charged
By Kim Minugh and Anne Gonzales kminugh@sacbee.com The man accused in this week's brutal triple homicide in Rancho Cordova was formally charged today with three counts of murder, with the special...
View ArticleWoman, two dogs die in Citrus Heights mobile home park blaze
A fire in a Citrus Heights mobile home park claimed the life of a female resident early Friday morning. The unidentified woman was found dead, along with two small dogs, inside a recreational vehicle...
View ArticleJury convicts man of murder in 2006 carjacking death
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Taurus Aquarius Baker of first-degree murder for the Feb. 10, 2006, broad-dayling shooting death of Joseph Wayne Bush during an attempted carjacking....
View ArticleJudge orders murder trial for ex-park worker in boss' slaying
A judge today ordered Dupree Pierre Barber to stand trial for murder in the Jan. 23 shooting death of Cordova Recreation and Park District maintenance supervisor Steve Ebert. Judge Marjorie Koller...
View ArticleFederal prisoners escape from Lassen County
Two inmates from a federal prison camp in Lassen County escaped sometime Thursday evening, said U.S. Marshal's deputies. Marco Polo Aguilar-Martinez, 31, and Milton Antonio Borjas, 42, were last seen...
View ArticleAccessory gets eight years for girl's killing on Auburn Boulevard
A teenager who pleaded no contest to being an accessory to murder and then testified against the shooter in the killing of a 14-year-old Sparks, Nev., girl at an Auburn Boulevard teen party two years...
View ArticleFundraiser for McKinley Park rebuild set for Sunday
Food trucks and live music will converge at Sutter's Land Park Sunday to help raise money for the rebuilding of McKinley Park's playground. Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn and mobile food vendor...
View ArticleMan who murdered toddler son sentenced to 25 years to life
A man who murdered his 22-month old son for giving him dirty looks was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Steve White told Paul Gappo Harper, 31, that...
View ArticleCoroner identifies south Sacramento homicide victim
The Sacramento Coroner's Office identified the victim in Monday's south Sacramento homicide as Ruji Fang. Fang, 55, died from blunt force trauma and asphyxiation. The Sacramento Police Department...
View ArticleMan, woman arrested for alleged pimping of two teen girls
By Richard Chang rchang@sacbee.com Roshann Harris, 30, and Jason Wilson, 24, are behind bars after pimping and pandering two juvenile girls, authorities said. The pair was allegedly pimping two runaway...
View ArticleMan arrested after multiple home break-ins, Citrus Heights police say
By Richard Chang rchang@sacbee.com A man who broke into multiple homes and fled from police is behind bars, authorities said. Officers were called out to the 8400 block of Pearl Way in Citrus Heights...
View ArticleRoseville police, families seek missing teen girls
By Hudson Sangree hsangree@sacbee.com Roseville police are looking for two teenage girls who didn't return home after school Thursday. Both girls sent text messages to their fathers that night saying...
View ArticleVictim identified in Saturday night homicide near Galt
The Sacramento County coroner has identified the victim of a homicide in rural south Sacramento County. Kelly Dale McClurg, 60, was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. Saturday night at a home on Dillard Road...
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