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CHP Graduates 82 New Officers

Feb 22, 2023 12:00AM ● By CHP News Release

CHP graduates "Join the CHP 1,000" campaign goal

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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over this Holiday Season

Dec 22, 2022 12:00AM ● By MADD California News Release

2019-2020 Increase In Drunk Driving Deaths Largest in California Out Of Any State

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Helping Santa Deliver Holiday Cheer Since 1984

Dec 21, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sheriff's Toy Project held Toy Drive with Walmart

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California DAs to CDCR: Explain Early Release of Violent Criminals

Nov 02, 2022 12:00AM ● By CDAA News Release

Prisoners to earn credits for good behavior under Prop 57

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Sheriff's Dept., Seeks Information on Delta Jane Doe Homicide from 2004

Oct 20, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Lieutenant Rod Grassmann, Sac Sheriff's Department

A Genetic Genealogy investigation identified the victim as Shannon Vielguth

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PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT: Rainbow Fentanyl in Sacramento!

Oct 20, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sac County DA News Release

With Halloween coming up, DA Schubert says kids are being targeted

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Home Invasion Barricaded Suspect Taken into Custody

Oct 20, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sacramento Sheriff's Department News Release

Elderly woman jumped from a second-story window after the suspect entered

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New 988 number is the 911 for mental health emergencies

Aug 03, 2022 12:00AM ● By UCD Health News Release

Number connects directly to mental health professionals in US

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Homicide at L Street Nightclub under Investigation

Jul 06, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sacramento Police Department Press Release

Five adult male victims were located and treated at area hospital

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Homicide Investigation at Fair Oaks Park

Apr 19, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento Sheriff's Department

Suspect fled across Madison Avenue and into the City of Citrus Heights

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K Street Shooting Leaves 6 Dead

Apr 05, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sacramento Police Department News Release

Identification Release from the SacCounty Coroner

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Shooter Kills Four Inside Church then Shoots Himself

Mar 01, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

Shooter had a restraining order placed on him

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Arrest Made in Relation to Missing Woman Found Dead

Feb 17, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento County

DA's Crime Lab collaborated on this investigation

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DA Anne Marie Schubert Announces 2022 Virtual Citizens Academy

Feb 15, 2022 12:00AM ● By From the Office of DA Anne Marie Schubert

The academy was created to improve communication

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'End of Watch' for Police Officer Ty Lenehan Held

Feb 09, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Elise Spleiss

Fundraiser Brings a Community Together

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Sheriff Scott Jones Campaigning for California's 3rd Congressional District

Feb 02, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sheriff Scott Jones for US Congress

Sheriff Jones rose through the ranks since 1989

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Fatal Collision on West El Camino On Ramp Press Release

Jan 18, 2022 12:00AM ● By California Highway Patrol

A vehicle struck a tree and landed in a brush-covered gulley

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Probation Officers Endorse Pat Hume for Sacramento County Supervisor

Jan 17, 2022 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County Probation Association Press Release

Pat Hume was elected to the Elk Grove City Council in 2006

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Investigation Continues in Armed Carjacking and Officer Involved Shooting

Jan 17, 2022 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Deputies involved in the shooting will be placed on paid administrative leave

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Citrus Heights Man Sentenced to over 24 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Jan 17, 2022 12:00AM ● By Department of Justice Eastern District of California

Charges for sexual abuse of the victim over the course of many months

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Activists Battle Poachers

Jan 12, 2022 12:00AM ● By Story and photos by Susan Maxwell Skinner

Winter deer breeding season is game-on for illegal hunters

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Sheriff Scott Jones & DA Anne Marie Schubert Announce Arrest in Series of Hate Crimes

Jan 05, 2022 12:00AM ● By Offices of Sac County Sheriff's Department and District Attorney

Sherman was charged with a felony desecrating a religious symbol at synagogue

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CHP Highlights Changes to State's Traffic Safety Laws

Jan 05, 2022 12:00AM ● By California Highway Patrol News Release

Laws take effect January 1, 2022

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Homicide Investigation on Van Alstine Avenue

Dec 22, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento Sheriff's Department

calls from residents stated they heard gunshots and a scream

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Operation: HOT SPOTS 2021

Nov 12, 2021 12:00AM ● By Office of Sacramento County District Attorney

Countywide sting operation aimed at reducing demand side human trafficking

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Wall of Honor Gains 15th Hero

Nov 04, 2021 12:00AM ● By Story and photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner

32-year-old officer and veteran was shot by robber

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Synagogue Hate Crime Related Vandalism & Intimidation Investigation

Oct 28, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Sergeant Rod Grassmann, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

Someone taped anti-Semitic leaflets to the menorah in front of the building

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Undercover Sting Catches Unlicensed Contractors

Oct 28, 2021 12:00AM ● By Contractors State License Board News Release

Consumers need to protect themselves by hiring a licensed contractor

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Understanding Emergency Powers: How They Impact Citizen Rights

Aug 04, 2021 12:00AM ● By Gorilla Learning Institute News Release

Townhall fundraiser to discuss law enforcement during the pandemic

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Public Comments Requested on Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Jul 30, 2021 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County Stormwater Utility

Communities neeed a long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses

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Slow Down for a Safe and Sane Independence Day

Jun 30, 2021 12:00AM ● By California Highway Patrol Press Release

Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) focused on speed enforcement

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Pickup Rampage is Fatal in Vicinity of Fair Oaks Blvd

Jun 21, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Patrick Larenas

Erratic driver of Pickup truck injures several and kills one

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DA Anne Marie Schubert Announces Open Registration for Virtual Crime Lab Youth Shadow Days

May 27, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Shelly Orio, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office

the latest technologies are applied to crime scene investigations

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County Supervisors Vote to Implement Laura's Law

May 20, 2021 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

AOT is a court-ordered outpatient treatment service for adults with serious mental illness

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Threats to Code Enforcement Officers Rise as Two Officer Safety Bills Stall in the Senate

May 12, 2021 12:00AM ● By By Will Hixson, California Association of Code Enforcement Officers

Code enforcement officers tasked with violations traditionally addressed by police/sheriff

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