California Disrupting Retail Crime
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California Disrupting Retail Crime

(Sacramento, CA) — California is releasing new numbers on the statewide crackdown on retail crime. Governor Newsom and the CHP reporting nearly 500 arrests and the recovery of more than 160-thousand stolen goods in just three months.Since January, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has conducted 185 investigations leading to 474 arrests and more…

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Californians Happy To Be Back In The Office

(Undated) — According to a new survey, a majority of California workers say they are happy to be back in the office. The survey by Wealth of Geeks reveals over half of those surveyed say they value face-to-face conversations.Connections during team lunches or happy hours were reportedly missed the most about the office. And, 1…

Rape Arrest in Plumas Lake, Assault Arrest in Live Oak
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Rape Arrest in Plumas Lake, Assault Arrest in Live Oak

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports a rape by use of drugs arrest in Plumas Lake. 39-year-old Edwin Robles-Bautista of the 1300 block of Dusty Maiden Drive was taken into custody and booked into the Sutter County Jail at 2:30 last Friday afternoon.Additionally, the Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of…

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Motorcyclist Killed in Fifth Street Bridge Collision Identified

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports a motorcyclist was killed in a collision either late Friday or Saturday night. 24-year-old Diego Miguel Zuniga of Marysville is identified by The Appeal-Democrat, citing the Sutter County Sheriff’s office as the victim.Zuniga was reportedly “riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed getting onto…

Plumas County Sheriff Dispatcher Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement Scheme
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Plumas County Sheriff Dispatcher Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement Scheme

(Plumas County, CA) – A Plumas County Sheriff’s office dispatcher has been arraigned on two felony counts of embezzlement and one count of alteration of books.39-year-old Cassandra Beth Lavley of Quincy is accused of embezzling $20,000 over the last two years while she was Secretary / Treasurer of the Plumas County Sheriff’s Employee’s Association, from…

Inmate Died After Being Pinned To Ground By Prison Staff
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Inmate Died After Being Pinned To Ground By Prison Staff

(Folsom, CA) — There is new information about the death of an inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says the inmate, Christopher Leong, died after being pinned to the ground by staff last Friday night. That was after he allegedly charged at and started hitting staff.Corrections…

Campus Supervisor Arrested For Inappropriate Acts With Minor
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Campus Supervisor Arrested For Inappropriate Acts With Minor

(Elk Grove, CA) — A former campus supervisor for an elementary school in Elk Grove is behind bars on suspicion of inappropriately touching and communicating with a minor. The alleged victim, a student, is eleven-years-old.The suspect, 49-year-old David Martinez Jr., worked at Helen Carr Castello Elementary School. Martinez has also done work in the after-school…

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Two Teenage Carjackers Arrested in Marysville

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Two 16-year-olds were arrested in Marysville early Saturday, on suspicion of carjacking, making terrorist threats, hit & run and advancing on officers “announced” by the Marysville Police Department, according to Michaela Harris in The Appeal-Democrat.The first alleged carjacking occurred in the Watermark Plaza on 9th Street, when the 16-year-olds, one armed with…

Officer, Deputy Involved Shooting in Chico
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Officer, Deputy Involved Shooting in Chico

(Chico, CA) – A Chico Police officer and Butte County Sheriff’s deputy are on administrative leave following a non-lethal shooting of a domestic violence suspect, pre-dawn yesterday morning, at around 2:45.According to a Chico Police Department release, the incident began when 41-year-old Jason Sampson was being pursued and his vehicle was disabled by a spike-strip….

Vandalism of Israeli Flags Being Investigated as Hate Crime
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Vandalism of Israeli Flags Being Investigated as Hate Crime

(Davis, CA) — The Davis Police Department is investigating several instances of vandalism of Israeli flags as a hate crime. Police say multiple Israeli flags were sliced or taken from homes last Friday morning. Two incidents were caught on video.One video shows a person with a large knife walking into a front yard in east…