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CRIME & SAFETY
Teen detonated mortar under unmarked Sacramento County Sheriff's Office vehicle, deputies say
ANTELOPE, California — Several teens were detained Thursday night after they allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and mortars at oncoming traffic in Antelope. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, it happened in a neighborhood near Heartland Drive and Tetotom Park Way. Deputies say the teens were setting off...
Several Northern California residents to be surprised by firework citations in the mail
(FOX40.COM) — Despite constant warnings about hefty fines, dangers, and other consequences of setting off illegal fireworks, Northern California law enforcement kept busy on the Fourth of July as violators launched colorful explosives through the skies. Sacramento This year, some agencies worked undercover to catch people violating firework rules. The Sacramento Fire Department drove around […]
The Roseville Police Department publishes a weekly crime report. Here are the published incidents from June 11 to June 18 :
At 11:25 A.M., the victim was at the ATM when approached by two female adults. While at the ATM, one of the female suspects approached the victim with a $20 bill and told her she dropped it. The female suspect told the victim to put it in her purse. As the victim opened her coin purse, one of the female suspects tried to look in the coin purse and assist with putting the $20 bill away. The victim told her not to touch her purse and began walking back to her car. The two female suspects followed the victim to her car. At the car, one female suspect told the victim she had a flat tire. The victim threw her coin purse into her front passenger seat and went to look at her flat tire. The victim assumed the second female suspect opened her unlocked front passenger door and began to rummage through her coin purse. When the victim realized she did not have a flat tire, she went back to the passenger compartment and noticed her coin purse was open and both female suspects walking quickly through the parking lot. The victim yelled out to them to stop and one of the suspects came back and gave her a handful of bank cards and then left again on foot heading west. The victim looked through the bank cards that she received and noticed her ATM card was missing so she went into the bank and canceled her ATM card.
Northern California police arrest man with illegal fireworks days after charging him with six-figure fine
(FOX40.COM) — A 31-year-old Northern California resident was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after police discovered him in possession of over 100 pounds of illegal fireworks. The arrest comes a few days after Woodland Police announced the discovery of 120 illegal firework mortars after executing a search warrant at two separate homes in the city. The […]
Sacramento Police searching for missing woman
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Police Department is asking the community’s help in locating an at-risk 38-year-old woman. Jocelyn Saalman, who is considered at-risk due to a mental health condition, was last seen on Thursday leaving C Street with a tan backpack, police said. She is described as 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weighing […]
Suspect Arrested in 1984 Murder of Roseville Woman
Cold case investigators from the Roseville Police Department and the Placer County District Attorney’s Office have announced the arrest of 59-year-old Richard Moore in Los Angeles on homicide charges related to a decades-old cold case. The arrest pertains to the 1984 murder of 69-year-old Madeline Garcia on the 300 Block of Atlantic Street in Roseville. Evidence collected at the scene indicated that Garcia was attacked and dragged into an alley where she was subsequently murdered.
Woman in wheelchair dies after hit by big rig in Sacramento's Arden-Arcade area
ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — A woman in a motorized wheelchair was hit and killed by a big rig Friday morning in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento County, California Highway Patrol said. CHP was dispatched around 10:20 a.m. to the crash site at Fulton Avenue and Alta Arden Expressway. The roadway...
California Highway Patrol Recovers $46k Worth of Stolen Blackstone Griddles in Sacramento Warehouse
California's roads are safer today thanks to the hawk-eyed investigators of the California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Cargo Theft Interdiction Program (CTIP). In a case of a cunning heist, these investigators have managed to snatch back a hefty loot of Blackstone griddles reportedly valued at over $46,000. The culprits had orchestrated what's known in the trade as a "fictitious pick-up", as per a CHP Golden Gate Facebook Post.
Placer DA Charges Foster Care Mother in Drowning Deaths of Twin Boys
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — The Placer County District Attorney’s Office announced they have filed charges against Schitara Page, age 37 – the foster care mother of twin boys who drowned in a pool in Roseville last year. In Oct. 2023, Roseville first responders went to a home in...
Watch: Illegal fireworks light up night sky, spark fires across part of Northern California
Each year on the Fourth of July, the sky across parts of Northern California lights up with illegal fireworks displays. The 2024 holiday was no exception, even as several communities stepped up fines and other crackdown efforts. Some fireworks were spotted by KCRA 3's skycam before the sun fully set...
Placer County Sheriff's arrest log: Object thrown at vehicle, DUIs, brandished weapon
Editor’s note: Arrest reports are released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Charges can be amended or dismissed. June 26. Kayla Blazewick, 36, was arrested at 2:28 p.m. on suspicion of an outside felony warrant in the 11800 block of Go...
Sacramento police investigate 2-month-old's death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police are investigating a 2-month-old's death Saturday after they were called to the South Natomas area about the child not breathing. Sacramento Police Department officials say they were called to the 1600 block of west El Camino Avenue about a child not breathing around 3:30 p.m. First responders arrived on scene and took the child to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead.
Wheatland man arrested, accused of starting Adams Fire in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Wheatland man is accused of weed-eating in dry grass, leading to the start of the Adams Fire in Lake County. According to CAL FIRE, the man – only identified as being from Wheatland – was arrested on three misdemeanor charges. The Adams...
Pedestrian in critical condition after suspected DUI driver hits them, Sacramento police say
ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — A pedestrian was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a driver suspected of DUI hit them early Thursday morning, Sacramento police said. The crash happened around 3:35 a.m. at Auburn Boulevard and Watt Avenue in the Del Paso Park neighborhood,...
CHP announces DUI checkpoint in Sacramento on Fourth of July weekend
(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol has released the exact location of the DUI checkpoint that will be held in Sacramento on Friday night. CHP’s DUI checkpoint will be one of two held in Sacramento on Friday night, with the other one being operated by the Sacramento Police Department in Midtown from 8 p.m. to […]
KCRA Today: Illegal fireworks spark several fires, 2 drownings along Yuba River on Fourth of July
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day. Here, you'll find what you missed overnight, what's happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up. You can also watch our...
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