Man draws 65-years-to-life sentence for child molestation
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 65 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting children. Santiago Sanchez was convicted by a Sacramento County jury in February of multiple counts of lewd...
View ArticleSacramento police promote eight new leaders
Sacramento police officials promoted eight officers to new leadership positions today, including a new deputy chief to fill the vacancy left by newly appointed Chief Sam Somers Jr. That new deputy...
View ArticleMother, daughter plead guilty to burglaries targeting seniors
A mother and daughter have pleaded guilty in a series of burglaries committed in the Sacramento area during January. Helen Costello, 43, and Shirley Costello, 22, pleaded guilty today to five counts of...
View ArticleFormer Lions Education Foundation treasurer accused of embezzlement
The former treasurer of the Lions Education Foundation was arrested today in El Dorado County, accused of embezzling more than $275,000 from the nonprofit organization. The El Dorado County District...
View ArticleAsk Sacto 911 crime Q&A: Has anyone been arrested in deputy's 2006 killing?
Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues. QUESTION: Several years ago, a Sacramento sheriff's deputy was killed on a routine traffic stop of a white van. A white...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 90 years to life for 2011 sexual assaults
A man convicted of sexually assaulting three women in the south Sacramento area in 2011 has been sentenced to 90 years to life in prison. Ladell Lamont Sanders, 42, was convicted last month by a...
View ArticleOfficials warn dry winter, warm weather increase fire risks
Due to lack of rain and unseasonably warm weather, fire season has come early this year. Officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit are urging...
View ArticleAuburn police say man fled officers after running stop sign
An Auburn man is behind bars after allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and then running away from police. The incident occurred on Thursday around 11:30 p.m. when driver Keith Smith failed to stop...
View ArticleSacramento County Sheriff Jones ticketed for following too closely on I-80
By Richard Chang rchang@sacbee.com For those who think law enforcement officials are not subject to traffic tickets, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones has a message: Think again. On March 9, while...
View ArticleCHP, local law enforcers on alert for drunken drivers on St. Patrick's Day
By Tony Bizjak tbizjak@sacbee.com The California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies report they will be on special alert on St. Patrick's Day for drunken drivers. More than 300 people...
View ArticleSeven injured in Galt drive-by shooting
Seven people were shot and wounded in a hail of bullets in Galt late Saturday night at a family get-together. Galt police said the shooting may be gang-related. All survived the attack. Galt police...
View ArticleSacramento homicide detectives investigate Midtown brawl fatality
A man died after reportedly being in a fight in midtown Sacramento in early Sunday, Sacramento police said. Police responded to 18th and P streets about 12:45 a.m., after receiving reports of a...
View ArticleVictims identified in fatal Marysville race track crash
The two victims struck and killed by a race car at Marysville Speedway on Saturday evening have been identified as Dale Richard Wondergem Jr., 68, of Grass Valley, and Marcus Joseph Johnson, 14, of...
View ArticleGraffiti tagger likely fell to his death, police say
By Anne Gonzales The body of a convicted graffiti "tagger" was found on the pavement below a Sacramento freeway bridge Saturday. Police say he may have been spray-painting on the bridge when he fell to...
View ArticlePolice dog sniffs out man in dirt hole at Grass Valley home
The U.S. Marshals fugitive task force on Sunday arrested a wanted man hiding in a dirt hole in Grass Valley. When the marshals task force, Nevada County deputies and a California Highway Patrol police...
View ArticleLodi man arrested for stabbing his mother
Lodi police arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his mother twice on Saturday. Chad Elliott, 24, was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide. His mother was listed in stable condition. Police said...
View ArticleMidtown pedestrian subjected to gay slurs, baseball bat striking
A man was hit with a baseball bat and called gay slurs last night in midtown. Sacramento police are investigating the assault that happened about 10:15 p.m. at 20th and D streets. Police said a man in...
View ArticleSacramento River drowning victim identified
The name of the woman who drowned last week inside a vehicle that went into the Sacramento River has been released. The Yolo County Coroner's office identified her as Mussarat Parveen Shaudhary, 58, of...
View ArticleSuspicious device prompts Woodland fire station evacuation
A Woodland fire station was evacuated this morning after a citizen brought to the station a suspicious device found in an empty house in the neighborhood. Police responded to Fire Station No. 2 at 1619...
View ArticleBuying-alcohol-for-minors sting nets 506 arrests in California
Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, in cooperation with more than 100 law enforcement agencies, conducted a record-setting statewide decoy "shoulder-tap" operation. The...
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