Auburn transient booked on sleeping bag theft try
Auburn police said a man punched two people when he tried to take their sleeping bags. Bashay Edward Jorgenson, 32, described by police as a transient, was arrested on battery and attempted robbery...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in Highway 50 onramp hit-and-run
A 65-year-old pedestrian was killed Christmas eve when she was hit by a vehicle while crossing a Highway 50 onramp in Rancho Cordova. The female pedestrian was walking across a Sunrise Boulevard onramp...
View ArticleSerna-Mayorga makes court appearance in credit card case
Lisa Serna-Mayorga made her first court appearance today on charges that she made $19,000 in unauthorized puchases on a city of Sacramento credit card. Serna-Mayorga, who is free on $50,000 bail, did...
View ArticleNearly 3,000 drivers caught in cell phone crackdown
Nearly 3,000 drivers were caught breaking cell phone rules during a crackdown in 37 police jurisdictions in and around Sacramento County. "We are committed to saving lives on area roadways, and drivers...
View ArticleCoroner IDs suspect killed in alleged Pocket-area home-invasion
The man who was fatally shot Saturday morning as he allegedly tried to break into a Pocket area home has been identified as 31-year-old Joseph Merjil. Sacramento police allege that Merjil and other...
View ArticleSacramento police seek suspect in fatal Valley Hi hit-and-run
Sacramento police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run in the Valley Hi area this morning. Killed in the collision was a man in his 20s who has not yet...
View ArticleSacramento police: Erroneous shooting calls at Arden Fair prompted by teens...
By Kim Minugh kminugh@sacbee.com Arden Fair Mall is open for business this evening after false reports of a shooting sent shoppers and employees into a panic earlier this evening. Sacramento police...
View ArticleCat perishes in Arden-area fire traced to oil-soaked rags
Rags soaked in linseed oil have been identified as the cause of an early morning fire at an Arden-area home that claimed the life of a pet cat. A resident of the 2800 block of Becerra Way was awakened...
View ArticleMan sentenced to four years in prison for Carmichael arsons
An 18-year-old man who admitted starting numerous fires in the Carmichael area has been sentenced to four years in state prison. Morgan McGinn (pictured) admitted starting 15 fires during August and...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to man accused of rapes in early '90s?
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to Eric Knapp, arrested many years ago for rape in Sacramento? Submitted by: Emily, Sacramento...
View ArticleCoroner identifies man killed in Valley Hi hit-and-run
Sacramento County Coroner's deputies have released the name of the young man killed in a hit-and-run in the Valley Hi area on Wednesday. He was identified as David Tyrell Mickens, 29, of Sacramento....
View ArticleMan fatally shot while standing on sidewalk in Del Paso Heights
By Anne Gonzales and Bill Lindelof agonzales@sacbee.com A man standing on a sidewalk in a Del Paso Heights neighborhood was shot and killed Thursday morning, Sacramento police said. Police received...
View ArticleVideo shows suspects in south Sacramento County shooting
Sacramento County sheriff's detectives seek the public's help to identify three men wanted in connection with a shooting in south Sacramento County earlier this month in which a child was nearly hit by...
View ArticlePolice seek help locating missing Vacaville woman
Vacaville police are asking the public's help in locating a 56-year-old woman who has been missing for a week. Cathleen Boland (pictured) was last seen about 10:30 p.m. Dec. 20. Police said she...
View ArticleRed-light cameras to go 'live' Saturday in Rancho Cordova
A new digital red-light photo enforcement camera system has been installed at Zinfandel Drive and White Rock Road in Rancho Cordova and is scheduled to go "live" at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. For a period of...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to suspects in 2005 killing of rap...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What happened to the suspects in the 2005 killing of Donald Willis in the Arden area? Submitted by: James,...
View ArticleSad end to Camino man's disappearance
The body of a man missing for more than a month has been found in El Dorado County. When David Clement, 30, of Camino, was thought to have gone for a jog on the morning of Nov. 6 and never returned,...
View ArticleOfficer ordered to stay away from victim in rape case
The Sacramento police officer accused of raping a 77-year-old woman made his first appearance today in Sacramento Superior Court. Gary Dale Baker said nothing and waived the reading of the charges...
View ArticleMissing Vacaville woman found dead in vehicle
A Vacaville woman who had been missing since Dec. 20 was found dead this morning in her vehicle. Cathleen Boland (pictured), 56, had told her family that she was considering suicide, and Vacaville...
View ArticleMan hit with crowbar in Woodland robbery attempt
Woodland police are searching for a suspect who apparently followed a man from a Sacramento bank this morning, then attempted to rob him at a gas station, striking the victim with a crowbar. Police...
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