Roseville detectives book suspected robber thanks to bank photos
Security camera photos released to the media last week have led to a tip and then arrest of a man suspected of robbing two banks. Last week, two U.S. Bank branches inside Safeway supermarkets were...
View ArticleAlleged rape victim likely to testify at former cop's hearing
A former Sacramento police officer accused of raping a woman in her 70s had a new court date set today in which the alleged victim apparently will testify. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Laurel D....
View ArticleTwo Woodland men arrested after report of attempted break-in
A report from an alert neighbor led to the arrest of two men accused of attempting to burglarize a Woodland home this morning. Police officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Howard Drive at 10:34...
View ArticleSacramento County Jail inmate found dead in cell
A Sacramento County Jail inmate was found dead in his cell Monday after apparently hanging himself. The 34-year-old man was identified in Sacramento County Coroner's online records as Israel Mendoza of...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to man who went on rampage with...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I worked with a guy who won some money at a casino and had his friend claim it for lack of ID. The friend kept...
View ArticlePublic's help needed to ID suspect in midtown video
Sacramento police detectives have released a video (below; allow it to slowly load, about 1 minute) of a midtown robbery, hoping that the public can lead them to a culprit who held up two people. The...
View ArticleFree catalytic converter engraving Feb. 9 in Citrus Heights
Motorists can have catalytic converters etched with their license plate numbers for free in Citrus Heights. The Citrus Heights Police Department is teaming up with Scott's Econo Lube N' Tune to offer...
View ArticleElk Grove police need help finding flower store robber
Elk Grove police have released the photo of a florist shop robber. The armed man entered Nina's Flowers, 8517 Elk Grove Blvd., at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The robber took money from a store employee...
View ArticleMan booked on suspicion of bicycle ride-by shooting in Oak Park
Sacramento police arrested a man for a ride-by shooting into a home in Oak Park. Police said that they responded about 6 p.m. to a report of a home being fired upon in the 3300 block of 37th Street....
View ArticleMissing Sacramento man found by observant citizen
Sacramento police report that a 24-year-old man who had been missing since Thursday has been found. Christian Lopez was considered to be at risk because he is developmentally delayed. He had been...
View ArticleJury convicts man of murder in Tahoe Park stabbing death
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Jesus Gallegos of first-degree murder in the Feb. 14, 2010, stabbing death of Triston Ashley Salladay in Sacramento's Tahoe Park neighborhood. Superior...
View ArticleMan who killed woman in Discovery Park convicted of murder
A jury today convicted a man of first-degree murder for stabbing a woman to death last year in Discovery Park and then setting her body on fire. The verdict was returned against Robert Albert Thompson,...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Sacramento prostitute's ordeal
A self-professed prostitute from Sacramento told authorities that she was forced to perform sexual acts with a shotgun to her head, according to the Amador County Sheriff's office. The 23-year-old...
View ArticleCourt appearance rescheduled on mayor's aide
The court appearance of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's former office manager was rescheduled today to give her lawyer more time to examine financial records in the case in which she is accused of...
View ArticleRoseville police say wanted man may be armed, dangerous
Roseville residents are asked to be on the look-out for a man who is suspected of stealing a half dozen cars over the weekend. Gary Lee Fowler, 43, (pictured) may be armed with a handgun, Roseville...
View ArticlePlacer County Sheriff's office seeks thieves who stole safe
The Placer County Sheriff's office is asking the public's help in finding two men who lugged a safe out of a Loomis liquor store early Saturday morning. At 4:20 a.m. Saturday two men were seen on the...
View ArticleMan sentenced for 2011 attempted murder, carjacking
A man who pleaded no contest to attempted murder and carjacking has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in state prison. Jose Camilo, 32, was sentenced today by Sacramento Superior Court...
View ArticleInfant reportedly left in car during father's alleged burglary
A Pine Grove man has been arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and child endangerment after he disclosed that he had left his 7-month-old son in his vehicle during an alleged break-in. An...
View ArticleCitrus Heights man accused of burglaries, auto thefts
A Citrus Heights man has been arrested in connection with several burglaries that have occurred in the city in recent weeks. Citrus Heights police officers contacted a suspicious looking man in the...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What is status of man accused of killing Fair Oaks...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: I had a friend, Carole Sturgis, who lived in Fair Oaks and was killed on July 15, 2012. What ever happened to...
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