Local Business Owner’s Federal Case Closes
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Local Business Owner’s Federal Case Closes

(Sacramento, CA) – In Federal Court in Sacramento, local business owner Rick Vardell’s firearm & drug trafficking case, for the most part, concluded, with a sentence of no additional time, a $100 special assessment and a $5,000 fine (interest waived) and 360 hours of community service, according to documents posted by Harold Kruger on Facebook…

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…