Pedestrian hit by train in W. Sacramento identified
The name of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train Sunday has been released by the Yolo County Sheriff-Coroner's office. He was identified as Mitchell Lee Yarrington, 52,...
View ArticleJury finds in favor of men who claimed excessive force by deputies
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com A jury in federal court has found that Sacramento County sheriff's deputies violated the constitutional rights of two men by subjecting them to excessive force while...
View ArticleAuburn police seek help to identify store robbery suspect
Auburn police have released images from surveillance video showing the suspect sought in the armed robbery of a convenience store early Saturday. A clerk at the store in the area of Auburn Ravine Road...
View ArticleSacramento men arrested in Rocklin vehicle burglaries
Rocklin police have arrested two men in connection with car burglaries in the city. About 5 a.m. Sunday, a resident of the 2900 block of Cameron Drive saw an individual break into his neighbor's...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 Crime Q&A: Was anyone arrested in fatal shooting off 65th Avenue?
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What results on the fatal shooting of a victim in late 2012 at 65th Avenue and 21st Street? Was anyone arrested?...
View ArticleCrown Vic police impersonators fool Sacramento motorist
Sacramento police report a motorist was pulled over by apparent jokesters pretending to be officers on patrol in the Robla area. Shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, a motorist in the 4300 block of Pell...
View ArticleWoman arrested for DUI after hitting Sacramento patrol car
A Sacramento police officer in South Sacramento last night arrested a woman who hit the back of his patrol car. While stopped at a red light at Mack Road and Center Parkway, the officer's patrol...
View ArticleUPDATE: Body found in river identified as missing Tahoe Park man
A body recovered from the American River this morning has been identified as that of 59-year-old Mark Lauchli, who was reported missing last month. Lauchli was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Feb. 12 at his...
View ArticleUPDATE: CHP motorcycle officer injured in Sacramento crash
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured this morning in a collision on Stockton Boulevard north of 37th Avenue in the Fruitridge Manor neighborhood. The crash occurred about 11:35...
View ArticleDetectives recount molest allegations against principal
One young woman told a detective that Robert Adams would routinely place her on his lap at his Citrus Heights school and reach up under her shirt to rub her chest area. A former teacher told another...
View ArticleFormer private school principal ordered to stand trial on child molestation...
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com A judge on Tuesday ordered former principal Robert B. Adams to face trial on charges that he methodically and routinely molested young girls at his private school in...
View ArticleTwo men convicted, one acquitted in cabbie killing
Three separate Sacramento Superior Court juries convicted two defendants of first-degree murder and acquitted a third in the Oct. 18, 2010, shooting death of cab driver James Walker in the parking lot...
View ArticleMan convicted of 1980 Davis murders denied parole
A man convicted of murdering two people in Davis in 1980 will remain in prison for at least three more years. Daniel Wehner today was denied parole for the ninth time by a two-commissioner panel of the...
View ArticleSacramento deputies seek tall suspect in credit union robbery
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies hope a clear, close-up photograph (left) of a suspected robber will lead them to a tall man they say held up a Folsom Boulevard credit union. The department said...
View ArticleBullet found on Southwest jet at Sacramento International Airport
A bullet was found on a Southwest airplane after it landed at Sacramento International Airport this morning, officials said. The jet, Southwest flight 212 from San Diego, landed at 9:48 a.m. without...
View ArticleElderly driver pins three men against wall
Three men were struck and pinned by a van in front of a restaurant on Broadway, Sacramento Police said. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. in front of a Chinese restaurant at the 1400 block of...
View ArticlePlacer man who allegedly abused dog is charged with animal cruelty
A man who allegedly injured and left his dog to die was charged with animal cruelty in Placer County Superior Court on Monday. Mark Pope was assigned a public defender during his court appearance,...
View ArticleSentence, guilty plea announced in child pornography cases
An Antelope man has been sentenced and a Sacramento man has pleaded guilty in separate child pornography cases. Stephen Graeff, 60, of Antelope, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J....
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: What is status of case involving death of girlfriend...
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: What is the status of the October 2012 shooting in Natomas in which a boyfriend shot his girlfriend? Submitted...
View ArticleChild dies after accidentally struck by father's vehicle in Lodi
Lodi police said the death of a little boy hit by a vehicle driven by his father was accidental. Police responded to Tree Court about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on a report of a child that had been struck by...
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