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Spiking your husband’s beer with meth is not a good way to get him motivated

A Sacramento woman’s plan to motivate her deadbeat husband has backfired and taken a turn for the worse. Just when things were looking up for her, her silly plan to get her husband off the couch went up in smoke. … Continue reading

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Meth in pants at airport lands man in jail

A 32-year-old man was arrested at Sacramento International Airport after he refused to submit to a secondary security screening before he boarded his flight. It turns out Enrique Garcia had a pretty good reason for not wanting to be scrutinized; … Continue reading

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Trailer home resident shoots at a newspaper delivery driver while presumably protecting pot grow operation

Two women delivering Sacramento Bee newspapers in a rural area of Sacramento County were shot upon by someone in a trailer home while working their Sunday morning paper route. After driving up a private road off Bradshaw to deliver the newspaper … Continue reading

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Thieves lead police on high-speed chase after stealing copper wire from light poles

Three men who ripped the copper wire out of at least 16 light poles in the South Sacramento community of Vineyard led police on a high speed chase Saturday morning, before crashing their pickup truck and fleeing on foot. Sheriff’s Deputies … Continue reading

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Copper thief caught in the act stripping wire he had just stolen

Another day, another copper theft story. On Friday morning the Sacramento Police Department responded to a call near the Sacramento Softball Complex on Longview Drive. A person in the park reported seeing a man stripping wire near the baseball scoreboard. … Continue reading

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Tweaker arrested for the second time in a month for stealing copper

29-year-old Steven Dickson just can’t help himself. Last month, he broke into a business in North Highlands to steal copper wire, only to be caught shortly before he was going to turn it in at a recycler for quick cash. … Continue reading

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Repeat offender going to prison after 11th DUI

There’s only one way to keep South Sacramento resident Jay Wayne Poterfield off the road; by sending him to prison. That is exactly where he is headed after racking up his 11th (!) DUI since 1989. CBS 13 interviewed his mother, … Continue reading

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Tweekers rob apartment in the early morning, caught 20 minutes later

Ah, speed freaks.  They’re easy to spot and prone to trouble.  Get a group of tweekers together, and soon enough one of them will convince the others that they’ve got a fool-proof plan to score some quick cash.  When they’re … Continue reading

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Sacramento ranks in the top ten for auto theft in the nation

If you live in the greater Sacramento area your chances of having you car stolen is among the highest in the country.  A new study released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau put Sacramento at No. 6 for likelihood of … Continue reading

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Police discover huge weapon stash, drugs and more in Sacramento home

The Sacramento Police Department responded to tips from neighbors by raiding a home on the 9200 block of Wenlock Court on Tuesday.  Inside, officers discovered an orgy of evidence, including over 25 guns, marijuana, cocaine, hash, and an ounce of … Continue reading

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Sacramento tops list of men who are arrested while high on drugs

#Hereweblaze. According to a Federal Report released this week, 80% of men arrested in Sacramento during 2010 were high on at least one drug when brought to jail. Of all the men arrested, 33% were high on meth. Out of … Continue reading

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