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CA - Northern - January 30th, 2012
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  • Victim of fatal shooting identified
    STOCKTON Anthony Layba, 54, has been identified by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office as the man shot to death Friday morning in Stockton. According to the Stockton Police Department, Layba [...]
  • Three-county chase ends in Stockton
    STOCKTON - A high-speed chase that spanned three counties ended with an arrest on March Lane in Stockton just before 8 p.m. Thursday. The chase began around 5:30 p.m. in West Sacramento, when offic [...]
  • Pair wounded in suspected drive-by
    STOCKTON A young man was shot multiple times and a woman was struck by gunfire during an apparent drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon. The victims, in their late teens to early 20s, were shot w [...]
  • Elderly man hurt in hit-and-run
    STOCKTON An elderly man was hospitalized after a hit-and-run on El Dorado Street at Benjamin Holt Drive at about 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The severity of the mans inju [...]
  • Man shot as family unloads groceries
    STOCKTON A man was shot in the right leg while his family unloaded groceries in the 700 block of Houston Avenue on Wednesday night. The victim was standing in front of a duplex when a small white ca [...]
Suspect arrested in Folsom Lake College bomb threat

EL DORADO – The suspect in a recent bomb threat at Folsom Lake College’s El Dorado Center was arrested Thursday night and is being held at the El Dorado County Jail. Jason La Rue, 22, of Gold River, was arrested for false bomb report and possession of a weapon on school grounds. At 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the [...] No related posts.
Alleged sex offender held on $10M bail

WOODLAND — A previously convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl last week denied guilt Tuesday at his Yolo Superior Court arraignment. Jason Stephen Sigur of Dunnigan also saw his bail increased tenfold to $10 million at the request of Yolo County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Garrett [...] No related posts.
Gridley heist brings ‘fedora bandit’s’ crime spree total to six

GRIDLEY — A disguise-wearing bank robber who has targeted Bank of the West locations in California and Nevada has struck again, bringing his total of larcenies to six. Known as the “fedora bandit” for his penchant for disguising himself in a old-fashioned hat, dark sunglasses and fake beard, the middle-aged suspect’s last robbery was at a [...] No related posts.
Fake-bearded, fedora-wearing bandit strikes again

GRASS VALLEY — For the fourth time in the past four months, a man wearing a fedora and a fake beard robbed yet another bank. The latest robbery occurred March 31 at 4:10 p.m. at the Bank of the West at 736 Turnersville Rd. in Grass Valley, and is the second time he has robbed this [...] No related posts.
Fairfield couple convicted of racially-motivated assault

SACRAMENTO — A Fairfield couple was convicted by a federal jury last week in connection with a racially-motivated assault. The victim and his wife, an Indian-American couple, were at El Dorado Beach in South Lake Tahoe in July 2007 when Joseph and Georgia Silva confronted and attacked them in what the jury determined was a bias-motivated [...] No related posts.
Transit administrator racks up tickets

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — South Lake Tahoe’s BlueGo transit administrator has racked up several vehicle code violations and at least one more serious charge, yet still sits at the helm. According to El Dorado County arrest records, John Andoh, 29, has several driving citations including driving on a highway without a valid driver’s license. On July [...] No related posts.
Teen pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charge

Placerville —  An El Dorado Hills teen pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing her mother last year. Tylar Witt, 15, entered the plea in El Dorado County Superior Court Monday morning. Through her attorney, Mark Ralph, she also denied any special allegations. Coconspirator Stephen Colver, 19, pled not guilty to the allegations [...] No related posts.
Transient suspected of shooting down fellow homeless camp resident

PLACERVILLE — A dispute over property is suspected as the motive behind the deadly shooting of one transient by another Sunday afternoon. El Dorado sheriff’s officials on Monday announced the arrest of 42-year-old Kenneth Sharonoff, a resident of the Kmart at 3968 Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville. The person who reported the homicide to authorities told dispatch [...] No related posts.
Suspected burglars linked to multiple residential crimes

EL DORADO HILLS — An alert neighbor helped authorities bust up a home burglary in progress after spotting an open garage door Wednesday morning. Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, the caller reported the suspicious circumstances on the 6000 block of Creekberry Drive in El Dorado Hills. Responding sheriff’s deputies saw lights moving around inside the residence and heard [...] No related posts.
Marijuana plants seized at empty home

EL DORADO HILLS — A trail of potting soil and marijuana leaves lead authorities to the site of a sophisticated marijuana growing operation hiding in a quiet residential neighborhood Saturday morning. Deputies with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department spotted the evidentiary scraps on the driveway leading to the kicked-in door of a home on the [...] No related posts.
 
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