Monthly Archives: November 2011

Tyrone Smith’s autopsy: Cliffs Notes Version

Today we provided the entire autopsy report for Tyrone Smith as published by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as well as a review by our own Sergio Villarreal of its findings. For those of you who have not read the … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

About that Tyrone Smith autopsy report…

Over a month has passed since the in-custody death of Tyrone Smith and the autopsy reports have been released. From where I sit, the cause of his death seems pretty cut and dry. Let me first say that I am not by … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Tyrone Smith’s full autopsy released

The Sacramento County Coroner has released the findings of its autopsy on Tyrone Smith, the police shooting suspect who died while in custody last month. Since public inquiry has been so overwhelming on this topic, ranSACkedmedia has decided to post the report … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Get ready for the wind

If you live in Downtown Sacramento or any other neighborhood with large and older trees, you might want to think twice about where you park your car today. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Sacramento … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , | Comments Off

Hit-and-run in Midtown leaves 33-year-old man dead

Police are looking for help from the public to lead them to the person who hit a killed a man with their truck in Midtown Sacramento. Around 9:40 p.m. Monday night, near 19th and S Streets, 33-year-old Thomas Francis Dennis … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Urijah Faber’s sister seriously injured in car wreck after Black Friday shopping

19-year-old Michaella Tastad, the sister of MMA fighter Urijah Faber, was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle accident after Black Friday shopping at the Roseville Galleria. She is currently in a medically induced coma due to the life-threatening head trauma she sustained in the … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Possible bomb at Police Headquarters turns out to be a cookbook

On Monday a woman in Sacramento received a package from an ex-boyfriend that caused her to become alarmed. Not knowing exactly what was in the package, she thought it would be best to drive the package to the Police Headquarters … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Sacramento woman, boyfriend, killed by DUI driver in Clovis

A Sacramento woman and her boyfriend were killed early Monday morning by a man who Clovis police say was driving under the influence. Larry Garcia, 29, was driving a black Toyota near the intersection at Minnewawa and Barstow avenues when … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento County suing pot dispensaries and their landlords

Sacramento County has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court as part of a crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries it says are stepping outside of the law. The suit claims that the Capital City Health & Wellness shop on Fulton Ave … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Wrong-way DUI driver causes 7 cars to crash on Business 80

A 75-year-old man who CHP officers say was driving while under the influence caused multiple car wrecks on Business 80 on Sunday night. CHP Sergeant Kelly Cardoza told NEWS 10 that the driver entered the busy highway going the wrong … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Sacramento County expects a record 10,800 cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea for 2011

While local teen pregnancy rates have dropped to an all-time low, due in part to the availability of contraceptive choices like the pill and hormonal shots, easily avoidable sexually transmitted diseases are being spread in Sacramento County at a record … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Sacramento Caltrans tech who falsified Bay Bridge tests going to jail for child sex crime

The Sacramento man who allegedly falsified the structural integrity test results on the new Bay Bridge span is going to jail as part of a plea deal for a sex crime involving his ex-girlfriend’s 8-year-old granddaughter. 58-year-old Duane Wiles pled … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Black Friday deals not enough, two men bolt from store with cart of unpaid merchandise

Two men in Sacramento weren’t satisfied with the deep discounts offered on Black Friday so they took it to the next level; they filled a cart full of merchandise and bolted out of a store without paying. According to the … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Team owners, players reach tentative deal, NBA season to return by Xmas

The Sacramento Kings should be back on the court by this time next month, according to reports this morning that claim that NBA team owners and players are finalizing a deal to bring the labor lockout to an end. If … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | Comments Off

6-foot fresh-cut Xmas trees in Sacramento for only $9.98

Wise Buys Liquidators is offering 6- to 8-foot Christmas trees for only $9.98 a piece starting today, according to its website. Last year, the discount outlet ran the same promotion and moved about 30,000 Oregon pines during the holiday season. … Continue reading

Posted in Archives | Tagged , , | Comments Off