Ask Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What is status of case against former Creative...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What is the legal standing of the Citrus Heights private school principal? It's been quite a while since he was...
View ArticleWoodland police officer injured in scuffle, patrol dog subdues suspect
A Woodland police officer was assaulted and injured while wrestling a suspect to the ground in the early morning hours Saturday. The officer's K-9 police dog ended the scuffle by biting the suspect on...
View ArticlePolice looking for would-be bank robber in Citrus Heights
By Anne Gonzales afgonzales@sacbee.com A Citrus Heights bank was the target of an attempted robbery Saturday morning, according to police. A man attempted to rob a teller at the Wells Fargo Bank, 8477...
View ArticleMan struck by RT light rail dies Saturday
By Anne Gonzales afgonzales@sacbee.com A man was struck and killed by a Sacramento light rail train Saturday morning. George Healy, 56, address unknown, appears to have intentionally walked between two...
View ArticleAlert police officer arrests suspect in week-old crime
By Anne Gonzales afgonzales@sacbee.com A Sacramento police officer spotted a vehicle he remembered from a week-old hit-and-run case, leading to the arrest of the driver Saturday night. A bicyclist was...
View ArticleWoman reports sexual assault on grounds of Davis church
A woman was sexually assaulted and robbed Saturday outside a Davis church, police in Davis said. The assault occurred on the property of the Davis Community Church, 412 C Street at around 11:20 a.m.,...
View ArticleSacramento man identified in week-old shooting
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a man killed a week ago by a resident in the Hagginwood neighborhood of north Sacramento. The dead man has been identified as Raymont...
View ArticleGaramendi to inspect fire damage at Beale
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, this afternoon will inspect heavy fire damage sustained earlier this month to a large building at Beale Air Force Base near Marysville. An estimated $10 million in...
View Article1 person hit, killed by freight train in Davis
A Union Pacific freight train that originated in Roseville struck and killed a man sitting on Union Pacific railroad tracks in Davis this morning. The man was hit about two miles from the nearest...
View ArticleFive arrested in Sacramento car insurance fraud case
Five people from the Sacramento region were arrested on suspicion of staging an elaborate case of insurance fraud. James Adkins, 44, of Loomis filed a claim in May 2010 with his insurance company and...
View ArticleTrial opens in infant's day care center death
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com Nearly two years after 10-week-old Avin Rominger died inside a Mather-area day care home, the child endangerment trial of Sacramento county's former "child care...
View ArticleMeeting tonight to discuss mailbox break-ins in Pocket-Greenhaven area
A community meeting will be held this evening to discuss mailbox break-ins in Sacramento's Pocket- Greenhaven area. The meeting with representatives of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is scheduled...
View ArticleTransient arrested in sexual assault of woman in Davis
Davis police announced the arrest this afternoon of a 25-year-old man in connection with the sexual assault of a woman outside a church Saturday morning. About 2:30 p.m. today, police received a call...
View ArticleSacramento Police seek help locating missing 24-year-old man
Sacramento police ask the community's help in locating a 24-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday. Christian Lopez (pictured) is considered to be at risk because he is developmentally...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to Fiddletown man who murdered...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What ever happened to Jack Sackrider for the murder of his girlfriend sometime in the early '90s? Submitted by:...
View ArticleNo remains found yet in digging for San Joaquin serial killer victims
After several days of digging, the FBI and drilling experts have not found any human remains at a well in Linden where a search is being conducted for victims of two San Joaquin County killers. Federal...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after hit by vehicle on Fair Oaks Boulevard
A pedestrian died when struck by a vehicle this morning on Fair Oaks Boulevard. The man was hit about 6:30 a.m. on Fair Oaks Boulevard near San Juan Avenue. Westbound lanes of Fair Oaks Boulevard...
View ArticleTraffic stop on Highway 99 leads to drug arrests
Sacramento police said a traffic stop turned into a narcotics bust last night on Highway 99. Officers saw a vehicle traveling southbound on Highway 99 near Mack Road about 11 p.m. and began to pull it...
View ArticleLoomis robbery suspect sought by deputies
Placer County sheriff's deputies need help in identifying a man sought in connection with robberies at two Loomis businesses. On Jan. 16, at about 11:30 a.m., the man held up the Star Liquor Store on...
View ArticleDA links suspects in Old Sacramento New Year's killings to gangs
Sacramento prosecutors have filed an amended complaint on the fatal New Year's Eve shooting in Old Sacramento charging that the killing of two victims that resulted from a spilled beer was...
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