Teens die in rollover accident near Chico
Two teens died over the weekend east of Chico in a rollover accident, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said in a press release that a 2003 Acura with three teens was approaching a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Folsom motorist injured in collision with freight locomotive
The California Highway Patrol reports that a 78-year-old Folsom man suffered moderate injuries this morning when the van he was driving collided with a freight train locomotive near Folsom Boulevard...
View ArticleSacramento men arrested for forgery of green cards
Two Sacramento residents have been arrested on suspicion of selling counterfeit IDs. Laurel Velasquez, 30, and Pedro Izehuatl, 45, were arrested after a four-month investigation by the California...
View ArticleUpdate: Roseville girls' tale of being held against their will looks untrue
Roseville police say that two teenage girls missing since Thursday have returned home, and their earlier story of being held against their will does not check out. A police spokeswoman said the two are...
View ArticleSacramento women accused of staging vehicle collision
Three Sacramento women have been arrested and a fourth is sought in a case of alleged insurance fraud. State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today that Susan Lee, 24, Angelique Jones, 20,...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to special ed teacher arrested in...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: There was a special education teacher who worked at Will C. Wood by the name of Mark Cline. He was taken to jail...
View ArticleBike rider dies after falling in Watt traffic lane
A bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle early this morning when he fell from his bicycle in a traffic lane. The CHP received a call at 12:47 a.m. today that a male bike rider had been hit by a...
View ArticleCHP leader at Sacramento HQ is honored
The highest-ranking female California Highway Patrol officer has been honored for her pioneering work in law enforcement. CHP Assistant Commissioner Ramona Prieto was recently presented with the...
View ArticleSacramento police render life-saving aid to man
Sacramento police officers were praised for their quick action in saving a person who collapsed from a heart attack on a downtown street. The officers learned that a person was on the pavement across...
View ArticleOff-duty sheriff tackles shirtless man disrupting prep football game
By Ed Fletcher efletcher@sacbee.com The shirtless man tackled after interrupting the football game between Colfax and Placer high schools Friday night has been identified as Patrick Hurley. The man who...
View ArticleRocklin man pleads guilty to child pornography charge
A Rocklin man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento to possessing child pornography. John Patrick Frost Jr., 28, admitted to one count of possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in...
View ArticleSouth Natomas runaway teen reunited with family
A teenager who ran away from her South Natomas home has been reunited with her family, Sacramento police detectives said. Nicholette Garner, 14, was reported missing by her parents Oct. 15. Police said...
View ArticleMan arrested, accused of owing $600,000 in child support
A man accused of failing for 21 years to pay court-ordered child support has been arrested in El Dorado County. Martin Seebach, 58, was arrested Monday and is charged in a criminal complaint with two...
View ArticleGranite Bay man enters guilty plea in aircraft repair case
A Granite Bay man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento to recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft. According to court documents, Jerry Edward Kuwata, 63, conspired with others...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Was killer caught in slaying of Rancho Cordova...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: In fall 1985, two women went to work at an office along east Highway 50. It was a Saturday, so, I surmise, they...
View ArticleBella Vista High student reportedly injured in accidental shooting on way to...
A Bella Vista High School student accidentally shot himself in the leg this morning while en route to school with a gun, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's...
View ArticleWoman dies after being hit by SUV on Franklin Boulevard
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a pedestrian who died after being hit by a sport utility vehicle on Franklin Boulevard earlier this week. She was identified as...
View ArticleBeale AFB site of drone protests
The California Highway Patrol said that nine protesters were taken into custody by military personnel Tuesday during a demonstration at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville. The CHP was called in to...
View ArticleWoman dies in Rancho Cordova crash
A motorist died last night on Sunrise Boulevard when her car went out of control and struck a tree. Rancho Cordova police responded to the accident on Sunrise Boulevard north of Douglas Road about 9:30...
View ArticleProsecutor labels Hirschfield 'evil' and 'incomprehensible'
A prosecutor tore into Richard Joseph Hirschfield today for what she called his "incomprehensible" and "evil" attack on John Harold Riggins and Sabrina Marie Gonsalves, whose deaths 32 years ago...
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