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Sacramento Sheriff’s Department details Tuesday night’s standoff

The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department has released the following statement in regards to the SWAT activity and standoff that occurred on Tuesday in the southern portion of the county: An eight-hour standoff in the south part of Sacramento County ended yesterday evening with … Continue reading

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Two suspects shot by Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputies within a week

Law enforcement officers from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department had to shoot two suspects this week in separate incidents after the subjects in those cases violently attacked the responding deputies. On Sunday morning, a deputy working the Arden Arcade area stopped two subjects … Continue reading

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Sacramento Sheriff’s Department to return 2 pounds of improperly seized pot

The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department will have to return 2 pounds of medical marijuana that a judge says they illegally seized during a code enforcement inspection. The department has no plans to challenge the judge’s order, and even says they “respect … Continue reading

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Repeat copper thieves foiled by baby monitor

A pair of copper thieves who had hit a Carmichael church twice in one week were arrested after a few members of the congregation banded together to catch the vandals in the act. Using their ingenuity and the limited resources they … Continue reading

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Federal investigation crosses numerous local law enforcement agencies

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms served search warrants in and around Sacramento at four officers’ homes on Thursday as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal sale of weapons on the black market by members of several local … Continue reading

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North Highlands man shoots wife in chest with shotgun in front of deputies

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies who responded to reports of gunfire yesterday are reporting that a man with a shotgun shot his 71-year-old wife in the chest with a shotgun right before their eyes. The woman is expected to survive. It all went … 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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$5,000 dollar reward offered in connection with taxi cab robberies

After three taxi cab robberies over a two-day period in Sacramento, the Yellow Cab Company is throwing out a tidy incentive for information that leads to the robber’s identity; $5,000 in cold hard cash. In all three cases, a man … Continue reading

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North Highlands copper thieves caught red-handed

Two men who were just seconds away from trading in their stolen copper for quick cash were arrested after they admitted to sheriff’s deputies that the material was stolen. An eyewitness called the police when they saw two men putting … Continue reading

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Man loses his AK, doesn’t have a good day

Sheriff deputies searching for a man who assaulted them during a traffic stop found more than they were expecting when they entered an apartment where they believed he was hiding; an illegal AK-47 assault rifle with 400 rounds of ammo … Continue reading

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Brave 12 Year Old Girl Punches Armed Home Invader

Wednesday was an especially scary day for four kids home alone in North Highlands when two men kicked in their front door. Around 1 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, two men kicked in the door of a home along Bolivar Avenue, … Continue reading

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Dog owner arrested for leaving pit bull puppy in a hot car

A man attending a Fourth of July event at Hagan Community Park was arrested on charges of animal cruelty after leaving a 10 week old puppy in a hot car for over 2 hours.  According to the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, … Continue reading

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Sacramento man shot dead after pulling two guns on deputies

Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man in the Arden Arcade neighborhood Sunday night after he threatened them with two guns. Officers responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call around 9:20 p.m. on the 3400 block of Morrow Street. … Continue reading

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Are area police officers abusing prescription drugs?

Love them or hate them, one could hardly argue that Sacramento law enforcement officers don’t have a difficult job.  They have the unenviable duty of being the line of defense between those who would potentially hurt the innocent or rob … Continue reading

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