Natomas High School was locked down at 9:06 a.m. this morning after two armed men reportedly were seen on the school campus.
Posts from ‘September, 2009’
Inside City Hall: Sacramento Councilman Cohn issues endorsements
Cohn makes tough call, backs two in District 5 Endorsement season for the 2010 City Council races is kicking off early.
Update: CHP says freeway shooter targeted vehicles on I-5, I-80
California Highway Patrol officials announced more details this morning in the arrest of a man they believe is responsible for the only spree of freeway shootings in the region in recent memory.
Update: CHP says freeway shooter struck 4 times on I-5, I-80
California Highway Patrol officials announced more details this morning in the arrest of a man they believe is responsible for the only spree of freeway shootings in the region in recent memory. Investigators allege that 23-year-old Kyle Douglas Frank, of Roseville, shot at four vehicles on four separate occasions during August and September. The shootings appeared to stem from road rage, investigators said, on Interstates 5 and 80, CHP officials said in a news conference this morning.
‘I-5 Strangler’ convict pleads guilty to killing 6 more women
Stephanie Brown, left, and Charmaine Sabrah, found dead in 1986, were among the victims of Roger Reece Kibbe. For the first time, Roger Reece Kibbe, the man called the “I-5 Strangler” by authorities, has taken responsibility for killing six young women investigators have long suspected were his victims
City Council approves plan for surveillance cameras
The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday night to accept a federal grant to pay for 32 surveillance cameras to be placed in crime hot spots. The $614,964 grant was awarded to the city in April by the federal Department of Homeland Security. In a letter to Mayor Kevin Johnson and the City Council, Jim Updegraff, chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union board of directors in Sacramento, wrote that the cameras would lead to racial profiling
Deputies shoot knife-waving woman in Davis eviction, police say
A Yolo County sheriff’s deputy shot a woman being evicted from her Davis apartment Tuesday morning after the woman brandished a knife and refused to drop it despite repeated orders, a Davis police spokeswoman said. Even after she was shot in the right side of her torso, 46-year-old Eleni Bekele stayed upright in her apartment doorway and continued to argue and hold the knife, said Lt. Colleen Turay.
Sacramento police seek leads in theft from Chanticleer singers at church
Thieves brought new meaning to a concert by the vocal ensemble Chanticleer at St.
Man booted from Sacramento bar suspected of killing security guard
Rena Davonne, right, raises a candle high with friends of Leroy Fisher, 64, affectionately known as “Pops.” The guard was fatally injured in midtown early Wednesday outside a bar where he was working. A man was arrested on suspicion of running him over. Sacramento police say as much as an hour had passed since 23-year-old Michael Weisz and a friend had been bounced from a midtown bar for unruly behavior, but it wasn’t enough time for his rage to wane.
Sacramento-region governments plan for green improvements
Local governments throughout the Sacramento region are moving quickly on plans that should make it easier for homeowners and businesses to finance energy-efficiency and renewable-energy investments. Assembly Bill 811, signed into law last year, authorizes cities and counties to issue loans for energy-related improvements, with the payments wrapped into a parcel’s property-tax bill and spread over many years
