Elk Grove man found dead after domestic fight, standoff
A 52-year-old Elk Grove man has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a report of domestic violence and a standoff with police. Elk Grove police spokesman Officer...
View ArticleGrass Valley man arrested in Auburn armed robbery
A Grass Valley man was arrested today in connection with the armed robbery of an Auburn gas station and market earlier this month. Auburn Gas & Food at 1110 High St. was robbed Feb. 7 by man...
View ArticleWoodland police officer involved in collision responding to call
A Woodland police officer was involved in a collision this morning while responding to another officer's request for assistance. The crash occurred about 6:56 a.m. as an officer driving a marked police...
View ArticleSheriff's detectives seek identity of robbery suspects
Sacramento County sheriff's detectives seek to identify a group of suspects wanted in connection with a series of robberies and a carjacking during the past month. In each case, the suspects were...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to state employee accused of directing...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: A while back, an employee for the California Department of Social Services was being investigated by the CHP for...
View ArticleDetective work leads to Auburn robbery arrest
The search of a Grass Valley home led to the arrest of a man for an Auburn convenience store stick-up. Auburn police said a masked man armed with a gun held up the Auburn Gas & Food, 1110 High St.,...
View ArticleCoroner identifies man killed in Meadowview gunfire
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a man killed in an apparent exchange of gunfire on a Meadowview street. He was identified as Joseph McDowell, 20, of Sacramento....
View ArticleVictims in fiery I-5 crash identified by coroner
The Yolo County sheriff's department has released the names of both drivers who died from injuries suffered in a fiery crash on Interstate 5 in Yolo County Saturday night. The California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleRed Bandits operation targets gang members responsible for West Sac area...
Arrests by state and Yolo County law enforcement officers could cripple street gangs who are thought to be responsible for dozens of home and car burglaries, West Sacramento police said. The arrests...
View ArticleCoroner IDs boy fatally injured in Natomas hatchet attack
The boy allegedly killed in a horrific hatchet attack in Natomas on Tuesday night has been identified as 9-year-old Matthew Hernandez. Sacramento police allege that the boy's father, Phillip Raymond...
View ArticlePlacer detectives seek to identify Loomis burglary suspect
Placer County sheriff's detectives seek the public's help in identifying a burglary suspect whose image was captured on surveillance video in a Loomis barn early Saturday. The man (pictured) is...
View ArticleWest Sacramento man sentenced for 2010 gang assault
A West Sacramento man has been sentenced to 26 years and eight months in prison for a gang assault in which he struck a youth in the head with a hammer. A Yolo County jury convicted Christopher Lee...
View ArticleElk Grove police seek teen drivers for distracted driving program
The Elk Grove Police Department is seeking 100 teenage drivers to participate in a simulated distracted driving program intended to educate teens about driving safety. The young drivers are sought to...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to suspects in fatal shooting near...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: On June 24, 2006, by a park in Antelope, a young man named Serge Zubenko was shot and killed in his own car....
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing North Highlands man found safe
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports that a North Highlands man who disappeared from his home Wednesday night has been found and is safe. John Killins, 55 (pictured), who deputies say has...
View ArticleDukes of Hazzard-type chase in Yuba County
Two men in an SUV led the CHP on a Dukes of Hazzard-type chase Wednesday afternoon. A California Highway Patrol officer noticed a driver in a 1999 Dodge Durango about 4:30 p.m. with no seatbelt on...
View ArticleElectric shopping cart driver placed under arrest in Sonora
A man was arrested for traveling Sonora streets on a stolen electric supermarket shopping cart, police said. Country singing great George Jones once related how his then-wife Tammy Wynette took his car...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe police identify pedestrian struck by SUV
A pedestrian who died Friday evening after he was struck by a vehicle in South Lake Tahoe has been identified by police as John Carleton, 51, a local resident. Officers responded about 6:45 p.m. to...
View ArticleCHP offers 'Start Smart' traffic safety class for teenage drivers
The California Highway Patrol is offering a traffic safety class for teenage drivers and their parents or guardians. The "Start Smart" program targets new or soon-to-be-licensed drivers 15 to 19 years...
View ArticleTwo barbershop shootout defendants plead guilty to manslaughter
Two of the six defendants in the shootout at a south Sacramento area barbershop that killed a young mother protecting her 2-year-old son admitted their guilt today to manslaughter charges. Charles...
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