Yuba County Code Enforcement Targets Illegal Signage
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Yuba County Code Enforcement Targets Illegal Signage

(Yuba County release) — You’ve seen those telephone poles stapled from top to bottom with fliers, and public walkways littered with signage. Yuba County Code Enforcement is tackling illegal signage in County right-of-way, including “snipe signs” attached to poles, trees, or standing freely. These signs cause blight, can pose traffic visibility hazards, and violate littering…

California Violent Crime Up 15% Since 2019
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California Violent Crime Up 15% Since 2019

(Sacramento, CA) — California’s violent crime rate has increased by 15-point-four percent compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Although crime remains lower than in the 1980s and 1990s, it has risen over the past decade.The report found the highest violent crime rates in the San Joaquin Valley,…

Yuba City Man Arrested in Live Oak Fuel Theft
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Yuba City Man Arrested in Live Oak Fuel Theft

(SCSO release) — Over the weekend, Sutter County Live Oak Deputies observed a vehicle in the Live Oak City Hall parking lot, after normal business hours. Upon approach, deputies located drug paraphernalia, a machete and a knife, in plain view, from the window of the vehicle.Deputies contacted 39-year-old Dale Allen Brooks Jr. from Yuba City,…

Yuba County Caregiver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $150,000 in Benefits Following Elderly Patient’s Death
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Yuba County Caregiver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $150,000 in Benefits Following Elderly Patient’s Death

(DOJ USAO Eastern District release) — Roselyn Mims, 51, of Linda, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.According to court documents, Mims was a Certified Nurse Assistant and In-Home Support Services (IHSS) home healthcare provider in the State of California, and she provided IHSS care to an elderly…

Yuba County Meeting on Olivehurst Improvements This Evening
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Yuba County Meeting on Olivehurst Improvements This Evening

(Yuba County release) — Interested in our plans to construct new sidewalks, bike lanes, and storm drains in Olivehurst? Join the conversation this evening at Yuba Gardens Intermediate (1964 11th Avenue, Olivehurst) from 6-7:30 p.m.Ask questions and learn more about Public Works’ goals of making walking, biking, and driving safer, and reducing localized flooding.Find out…

Roseville Postal Worker Robbed at Gunpoint, Mail Security Threatened
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Roseville Postal Worker Robbed at Gunpoint, Mail Security Threatened

(Roseville, CA) — A U.S. postal service worker was robbed at gunpoint in Roseville on Tuesday. It happened around 2:15 p.m. in the 17-hundred block of Mockingbird Street. The suspect reportedly approached the worker while delivering mail, demanded the postal keys, and displayed a handgun.The stolen keys provide access to all mailboxes in the 95747…

Sacramento County to Expand Authority for Clearing Homeless Camps
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Sacramento County to Expand Authority for Clearing Homeless Camps

(Sacramento County, CA) — Sacramento County may soon allow deputies and park rangers to clear homeless camps from public property without offering shelter beds, following a board meeting on Tuesday. Under the new ordinance, officials must give 48 hours’ notice before clearing camps, except in cases posing imminent threats or those near shelters.Critics argue this…