Suspect arrested in Old Sacramento shooting that leaves two dead
By Bill Lindelof and Denny Walsh blindelof@sacbee.com Workers today began cleaning up a trail of blood on the boardwalk in Old Sacramento - the site of a barroom shootout that brought an abrupt halt...
View ArticleMan found fatally shot in south Sacramento park identified
The man found shot to death in a south Sacramento park early Monday has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office as 49-year-old Clark Jay Hammer. A caller told dispatchers shortly...
View ArticleTwo men arrested for reportedly firing shotgun in the air in Woodland
Two men were arrested early this morning in Woodland after police received numerous calls reporting shots fired in the air. Woodland police arrested Jed Tranquilino Flores Torres, 32, of Woodland, and...
View ArticleMan dies after car crashes into Rosemont school play structure
A 21-year-old man was killed Tuesday when he lost control of his vehicle at a high rate of speed, crossed eight lanes of traffic on Bradshaw Road and crashed into a play structure at the historic...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police identify suspects in Elk Grove auto burglary
Sacramento Department SWAT officers have taken into custody two people initially suspected of taking a handgun and ammunition from a vehicle in Elk Grove. The alleged burglars, identified by Elk Grove...
View ArticlePlacer teens drug parents to get Internet access, police say
Two teenage girls in Placer County are in legal trouble after they allegedly used a drugged milkshake to knock out one of the girls' parents so they could access the Internet, Rocklin police said. The...
View ArticleFamily, coroner identify three victims of Old Sacramento's shootout on New...
By Kim Minugh and Sam Stanton kminugh@sacbee.com The couple shot during a fight in an Old Sacramento bar on New Year's Eve has been identified by family and friends as Gabriel and Christina Cordova....
View ArticleCHP seeks vehicle involved in fatal Christmas Eve hit-and-run
The California Highway Patrol is asking the community's help in the search for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian dead on Christmas Eve. The collision occurred about...
View ArticleRocklin man jailed, accused of August restaurant robbery
A 24-year-old Rocklin man has been arrested in connection with the August robbery of a local restaurant. Justin Zinman is being held in Placer County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to a...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to Mather day care operator accused in...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to the Mather day care provider who was accused of having an infant in her care die? Last that...
View ArticleMurder verdict in fatal Sacramento County pot robbery attempt trial
A Sacramento jury convicted Nathaniel Carter in the shooting death of another man two years ago in a pot robbery attempt. The jury returned the verdict against Carter on Thursday, finding him guilty of...
View ArticleHelp sought to locate missing Isleton man
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help to locate a man who has been missing from his Isleton home for two days. Douglas Castleman (pictured), 47, was last seen about...
View ArticleAttempted kidnap suspect accused of possessing child porn
A 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping in Woodland in November is also accused of possessing child pornography. Kyle Hall, described by police as a transient, was taken into...
View ArticleConvicted stalker sentenced to 19 years in prison
A man convicted of stalking a woman, installing spyware on her computer and hidden cameras in her bedroom has been sentenced to 19 years and four months in prison. Jose Moreno, 32, will also be...
View ArticleThree injured in collision near Highway 50-I-80 split in West Sacramento
Three people have been injured, one critically, in a collision near the junction of Highway 50 and Interstate 80 in West Sacramento. Sgt. Andrew Hill of the California Highway Patrol said the collision...
View ArticleTruckee police say tips led to arrest in snowblower thefts
Truckee police say tips from residents helped lead to the arrest of one person in connection with several snowblower thefts over the past two months. Christopher Daniel Nelson, 30, of Truckee was...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to juvenile who killed sheriff's deputy?
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What was the outcome of the juvenile that killed a sheriff's deputy a couple years ago around Christmas time? It...
View ArticleOne man reported dead in Citrus Heights shooting
One man is dead following a shooting this evening in Citrus Heights. Police spokesman Officer Bryan Fritsch said officers responded at 6 p.m. to a report of an assault with a firearm in the 7800 block...
View ArticleCouple arrested in connection with Old Sacramento shooting
Sacramento police have arrested two additional people in connection with the fatal New Year's Eve shooting in Old Sacramento. They said Amber Scholz (left photo), 36, and her husband Charles...
View ArticleTwo people injured in high-speed crash in Roseville
Two people were seriously injured tonight in a collision involving a speeding vehicle in Roseville. A Roseville police officer northbound on Foothills Boulevard about 7:40 p.m. saw a car southbound on...
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