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Woman dies after crashing into field in Elk Grove
ELK GROVE, Calif. — The Elk Grove Police Department is investigating a deadly crash on West Stockton Boulevard Friday night. Officials say a woman driving a Nissan SUV northbound on West Stockton Boulevard around 6:49 p.m. They say she crossed over into the southbound lane and crashed into the field on the west side of the roadway.
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 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 in […]
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,...
Fireworks blamed for at least 1 Sacramento house fire in busy July 4th night for firefighters
SACRAMENTO – Firefighters around the Sacramento area had to deal with fire after fire overnight as Fourth of July celebrations raged into the early hours on Friday. At least one house fire was likely started by fireworks, officials say. Sacramento Fire crews responded to the 600 block of Piedmont Drive and found flames between two homes. Firefighters went to work quickly and were able to keep the flames from spreading inside the homes. No injuries were reported, but it's unclear how much damage was done by the fire. Sacramento Fire says fireworks were the likely cause of the Piedmont Drive incident. In Citrus Heights, Sacramento Metro Fire crews responded just before midnight Friday to a report of a heavy fire in a garage along Ebonywood Court.Everyone inside the Ebonywood Court home got out safely, firefighters say, and the flames were contained before they could spread to any other homes. Exactly what started the Ebonywood Court fire is still under investigation. Earlier in the night, officials said illegal fireworks were likely to blame for catching the roof of a middle school on fire in Sacramento.
Crash injures six people in Sacramento County, two of them critically
(FOX40.COM) — A crash in Sacramento County on Wednesday afternoon left six people injured, two of them critically, according to Sacramento Metro Fire. The agency said the crash occurred near the intersection of Florin Road and Eagles Nest Road around 5:45 p.m. Four people sustained moderate injuries and two were critically injured, Metro Fire added. […]
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.
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.
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...
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 […]
'We need you back home': Sacramento mother pleads for missing daughter to come home
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A concerned Sacramento mother is pleading for help to find her 14-year-old daughter. She hasn’t been seen since Mother’s Day. “It scares me because anytime I watch the news and they say they find a body, I don’t know if that’s my daughter,” said Kayla Green.
Woman killed by semi-truck along Northern Sacramento County roadway
(FOX40.COM) — A woman was killed on Friday after being struck by a semi-truck along Alta Arden Expressway, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said the truck driver had stopped at a red light along the roadway as a woman stopped along the same roadway to cross onto Fulton Avenue. While the woman […]
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