Sacramento theater group suffers thefts, organizes Friday fundraiser
A Sacramento theater group is hosting a fundraiser Friday night to recover from the loss of more than $30,000 in equipment during two burglaries last month. The thefts were "devastating," according to...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Elk Grove sexual assault
By Darrell Smith dvsmith@sacbee.com Elk Grove police are calling on the public to help find a man suspected in a sexual assault on Sunday, Nov. 11. Police describe the man as white or Latino, 5 feet, 9...
View ArticleEarly morning light-rail train fatally strikes person in Midtown
By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com Regional Transit officials said a light-rail accident this morning in Midtown left one person dead and one injured. An RT spokeswoman said the 5:30 a.m. collision...
View ArticleTwenty people indicted in gang-related drug, arms trafficking case
A federal grand jury in Sacramento has returned nine indictments charging 20 people with drug and arms trafficking by the Nuestra Familia prison gang and its affiliated Norteno gang members. The...
View ArticleCA Attorney General Kamala Harris releases report on human trafficking
A week and a half after California voters passed Proposition 35, beefing up penalties for people convicted of human trafficking, Attorney General Kamala Harris has released a report looking at the...
View ArticleMissing airman found dead in vehicle in Nevada County
A man found dead this afternoon in a vehicle off Highway 20 in Nevada County is believed to be an airman who had been reported missing from Beale Air Force Base. The vehicle was found near Mooney Flat...
View ArticleMan convicted in fatal stabbing outside marijuana dispensary
A Sacramento County jury has found a gang member guilty of second-degree murder in the of stabbing 24-year-old Jesus Galvan during a fight in front of a Sacramento marijuana dispensary last year....
View ArticleTwo men convicted of attempted murder in gang-related shooting
Two men have been convicted of multiple charges including attempted murder, use of a gun and gang allegations stemming from a 2008 drive-by shooting. A Sacramento County jury on Wednesday returned...
View ArticleElk Grove man, brother charged with student loan fraud
An Elk Grove man and his brother are in federal custody, charged with student loan fraud. A federal grand jury in Sacramento on Thursday returned a 12-count-indictment charging Mordechay Altit, 33, of...
View ArticleIndictment accuses Citrus Heights man of mortgage fraud
A Citrus Heights man was arraigned today in federal court in Sacramento on mortgage fraud charges. Daniel Gherasim, 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for bank fraud, false statements...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to teenager charged in 1986 double...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: A kid I met in 1985 or '86 was charged with double homicide. He was only 15 or 16. Did the killer ever get...
View ArticleWoman struck by light-rail train in Midtown identified
By Richard Chang and Bill Lindelof rchang@sacbee.com The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a light-rail train early Friday morning. Regional...
View ArticleSacramento police, transit officials investigate collision of lightrail...
Three people were taken to local hospitals tonight after a lightrail train collided with a tractor trailer carrying almonds north of downtown Sacramento. None of the injuries were serious or...
View ArticleAirman found dead in Nevada County identified
An airman found dead in his vehicle off Highway 20 Friday was identified as Ayaz "Neil" Ali, 41, said Nevada County sheriff's officials. Ali reportedly was stationed in Georgia and was visiting...
View Article12-year-old boy hit by trailer, killed on Elk Grove street
By Brad Branan bbranan@sacbee.com A boy leaving an Elk Grove shopping center was killed today in a motor vehicle accident. The 12-year-old boy was riding a bike and crossing with a friend at Bond Road...
View ArticleBoy killed in Elk Grove traffic accident is identified
A boy killed Sunday in a motor vehicle accident has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's office as Edward Hill, 12, of Elk Grove. The boy was riding a bike and crossing with a friend at...
View ArticleYuba City teen dies after car goes out of control on wet pavement
An 18-year-old died when the car in which she was riding spun out of control on a wet Garden Highway and hit a tree. The California Highway Patrol reported that Kayla Lizama-Pierson, 18, of Yuba City...
View ArticleCitrus Heights police say wife's beef with co-worker ends with husband's jail...
Citrus Heights police said a husband is suspected of ramming one of his wife's co-workers and another man into a plate glass window with an SUV. Detectives said that the incident began Sunday with an...
View ArticleTwo die in Pilot Hill house fire
Two people died last night in a fire that destroyed an old house in Pilot Hill. The fire was reported at 4531 Salmon Falls Road at about 6 p.m. Sunday. An El Dorado County Fire District engine from...
View ArticleSacramento police close southbound Truxel Road after multi-car collision
Sacramento police are closing southbound lanes of Truxel Road in South Natomas following a collision involving three cars. The collision occurred on Truxel Road at Pebblewood Way. Check back later for...
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