Sherriff's Department asks public's help to locate missing person
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for an at-risk man who went missing from his home Friday evening in North Highlands. Preston Allington, 26, was last...
View ArticlePolice: Man arrested after parking officer, K9 officer punched
A man is in custody on suspicion of assaulting a city parking enforcement officer and a police officer, authorities said. The incident happened about 4 p.m. Friday at Meadowview Road and Freeport...
View ArticleMan kills two teen sons, dog and himself, Calaveras deputies say
By Anne Gonzales afgonzales@sacbee.com A Murphys man killed his two teenage sons, then took his own life, Calaveras County sheriff's deputies said today. They found the grisly murder-suicide scene at...
View ArticleDUI suspected in crash today that leaves one dead, others injured
By Anne Gonzales afgonzales@sacbee.com One person is dead and another faces manslaughter and child endangerment charges, after a two-vehicle accident early this morning on El Camino Avenue near Colfax...
View ArticleCouple escapes North Highlands house fire
By Cynthia Hubert A North Highlands couple escaped injury Sunday morning when a fire engulfed their home in the 7400 block of Esteem Drive. Two dozen Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crew members...
View ArticleBattery fire destroys Orangevale garage
By Cynthia Hubert Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews doused an electrical fire this evening that destroyed a garage in Orangevale. The fire, in the 5600 block of Beauregard Way, apparently...
View ArticleSix teens in fatal crash that kills two near Auburn
By Bill Lindelof blindelof@sacbee.com Six teens were in an SUV at the time the vehicle overturned last night, killing two girls just outside of Auburn, according to the California Highway Patrol. The...
View ArticleMan dies in Yuba County gunfire
Four people were shot, one fatally, in gunfire Sunday at a house in Yuba County. Somebody fired several shots toward a house in the 5800 block of Poplar Avenue near Almond Avenue about 10 p.m. Sunday...
View ArticleKatt Williams shuffles court date
Troubled comedian Katt Williams was a no-show for a Sacramento court date today. Williams was to be arraigned at a 10:30 a.m. appearance in Sacramento Superior Court's Department 8 in connection with a...
View ArticleTip leads to capture of Roseville car thief suspect
A suspected car thief and the subject of two intense police searches last week has been arrested thanks to a tip by a citizen. Gary Lee Fowler, 43, was wanted for stealing six cars from a Roseville...
View ArticleBaby's death in day care home was SIDs case, expert claims
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com The trial of former day care operator Sheila Caceres entered its second week today, with a medical expert testifying that the infant who died while in her care was a...
View ArticleBrothers struck by hit-and-run identified by Sacramento coroner
Two brothers who died after being struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on a Meadowview street have been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's office. Eddie Eugene Richard, 43, and Mark...
View ArticleTeenage girls killed in Auburn area crash identified by CHP
Two teenage girls killed in a rollover crash last night have been identified by the California Highway Patrol Six teens were in an SUV when the vehicle overturned last night, killing the two girls just...
View ArticleFather in Murphys murder-suicide had previous arrest for battery
A father who reportedly killed his teenage children before taking his own life at a home in Murphys had been arrested four years ago following a fight with his estranged wife and her sister, according...
View ArticleMissing North Highlands man reported back home
A North Highlands man reported missing Saturday has returned home, according the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Preston Allington, 26, was considered at-risk because of his mental capacity. He...
View ArticleSacramento man sentenced for possessing child pornogrpahy
A 37-year-old Sacramento man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for possessing child pornography. Oliver P. Kim was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb. Kim also will be...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman attending vigil dies after struck by vehicle
A 79-year-old woman died this evening after she was struck by a vehicle while attending a vigil at the site of a fatal Sunday morning crash. Sacramento police spokeswoman Officer Michele Gigante said...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What was outcome in case of man who killed...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: A couple of years ago there was a story about a mom named January that was allegedly killed by her boyfriend....
View ArticleBlood trail leads Rocklin police to country club burglary suspect
A trail of blood led Rocklin police officers to a robbery suspect at the Sunset Whitney Country Club Monday night. Officers found smashed windows and a blood trail at the country club after receiving a...
View ArticleSacramento coroner IDs woman killed by SUV while attending vigil
The woman who died Monday evening after she was struck by a vehicle while attending a vigil at the site of a fatal Sunday morning crash was identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office. Kathryn...
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