Police report missing Fresno children found unharmed in Sacramento area
The Sacramento Police Department reports that seven siblings reported missing from their Fresno home and believed to have been abducted by their father have been found unharmed in the Sacramento area....
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What is status of photographer accused of secretly...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What is the current status of the criminal case against Ronald Buchanan Jr., the volleyball coach and...
View ArticleChild molest hearing continues against principal
By Sam Stanton Sstanton@sacbee.com Accused principal Robert Adams is back in court today listening as a Citrus Heights police officer testifies about evidence that Adams molested students at his...
View ArticleCitrus Heights bookkeeper ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution
A federal judge has sentenced a bookkeeper from Citrus Heights to nearly six years in prison for fraud and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell sentenced Kathe Rascher, 53, on Friday to...
View ArticleDogs rescued from Rancho Cordova fire by Sac Metro firefighters
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District firefighters today rescued two small dogs from a burning Rancho Cordova mobile home. The dogs were last reported in critical condition at a pet hospital where they...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life in prison for Discovery Park murder
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Russel L. Hom today sentenced Robert Albert Thompson to state prison for 57 years to life for the Feb. 14, 2012, stabbing and burning death of Sharion Renay King. Jurors...
View ArticleRoseville man pleads guilty to possessing child porn discovered during...
A Roseville man whose daughter was arrested last year in connection with the death of his granddaughter has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Daniel Harrison McGrath, 58, of Roseville...
View ArticleRobbery suspects arrested after early morning chase through UC Davis campus
Two Woodland residents are in custody accused of robbery after leading Davis police officers on a chase through the UC Davis campus early this morning. Police were called to Fifth and L streets about...
View ArticleRancho Cordova man pleads guilty in child sexual exploitation case
A Rancho Cordova man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Sacramento to engaging in child sexual exploitation. According to court documents, Brandon Marks, 25, attempted to entice a minor to engage...
View ArticleAcademy to acquaint Yolo County residents with criminal justice system
Applications are available for the Yolo County District Attorney Citizens Academy. Now in its second year, the academy is sponsored by the DA's Office in cooperation with the Yolo County Sheriff's...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What happened to pastor accused of sexual assault at...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Whatever happened to the case of the pastor in south Sacramento -- his name was Frederick Dew -- who was accused...
View ArticleRocklin middle school teacher arrested; accused of giving marijuana to students
By Anita Creamer acreamer@sacbee.com A 38-year-old Rocklin middle school teacher was arrested Friday after a parent complained to a school resource officer that the teacher had allegedly given students...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Auburn armed robbery
A masked armed robber made off with cash from an Auburn convenience store Saturday morning, according to police detectives. The suspect is still at large, said Auburn Police Sgt. Dale Hutchins. A clerk...
View ArticleSacramento robbery suspect arrested, thanks to store manager
A quick-thinking drugstore manager helped police nab a robber in Sacramento's Pocket neighborhood late Saturday,according to Sacramento police. A man entered a CVS pharmacy store at 7465 Rush River Dr....
View ArticleRocklin teacher with alleged 'party pad' for teens out on bail
A Rocklin middle school teacher is out on bail, following his arrest on suspicion of supplying marijuana and alcohol to minors. Ian Runciman, 38, was booked on felony counts of supplying marijuana to...
View ArticleMan walking on tracks killed by train in West Sacramento
By Dale Kasler dkasler@sacbee.com A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train in West Sacramento this afternoon, police said. The unidentified man, believed to be in his late 40s,...
View ArticleTeen arrested for alleged Facebook threat
A 17-year-old student was arrested today after threatening on Facebook to shoot someone at El Camino High School during school on Monday. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said the student was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Overturned tanker removed, Highway 70 to reopen
A spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that an overturned tanker truck has been safely removed and a section of HIighway 70 is reopening after a 16-hour...
View ArticleSacramento police used Taser and baton to bring suspect under control
A suspected motorbike thief was wrestled, hit with a Taser and ultimately struck with a police baton during a violent arrest in South Sacramento on Sunday. Lonetoga Maea, 32, was booked on suspicion of...
View ArticleTwo shot at Elk Grove bowling alley parking lot
Two people were injured over the weekend when shot at an Elk Grove bowling alley parking lot. Elk Grove police were dispatched about 12:45 a.m. Sunday to the Pins N Strikes parking lot, 3443 Laguna...
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