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• Body Of Naked Woman Found In Modesto Alley

  21-04-2017 22:10
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Detectives are investigating after the unclothed body of a woman was found in a Modest alley Friday morning.
  The scene is near Grape and Evergreen avenues..@ModestoPolice have a section of Evergreen Ave blocked off, near Carver as they investigate a death. More details soon @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/1upacwRBiV
  — Carlos Correa (@CarlosCorrea2) April 21, 2017
  Modesto police say the woman’s body was discovered around 9 a.m. Detectives have few deta
  
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• Three-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In Sacramento Found Safe

  21-04-2017 21:01
  
  UPDATE: Police say the girl has been found safe.**************she has been located and is safe, we thank you for your assistance ********#sacpd @sacsheriff https://t.co/nuboSKPtb1
  — Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) April 21, 2017
  Previous story below:
  Police are searching for a 3-year-old girl who has been reported missing.
  The girl was lasts seen in the area of 32nd Street and Broadway around 6:30 a.m. today, according to a statement from police. They say she walked away from her residence
  
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• Three-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing In Sacramento

  21-04-2017 21:01
  
  Police are searching for a 3-year-old girl who has been reported missing.
  The girl was lasts seen in the area of 32nd Street and Broadway around 6:30 a.m. today, according to a statement from police. They say she walked away from her residence
  She is hearing impaired and was last seen wearing a tie-dye shirt. She is described as being of mixed race, 3 feet tall and weighs 50 pounds.
  If you see the girl, please call 911.
  
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• Police: Elk Grove Child Allegedly Abducted By Mother Found Safe

  21-04-2017 20:54
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – The latest on the parental abduction of a 3-year-old girl in Elk Grove:
  12 p.m.
  Elk Grove police say the missing girl has been found safe.
  Kira Chen was found safe in the Sacramento area just before noon on Friday, police say. The girl was allegedly abducted by her mother, Panpan Chen, who was also found safe.UPDATE: Missing child Kira Chen and her mother Panpan Chen have been safely located in the Sac area. Updated Press Release to follow.
  — EGPD (@ElkGrovePD) Ap
  
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• Teacher Suspected Of Kidnapping Student To Face Federal Court In Sacramento

  21-04-2017 19:36
  
  SISKIYOU COUNTY (CBS13) – The teacher suspected of kidnapping a 15-year-old student and taking her across the country will be arraigned in federal court in Sacramento.
  The month-long manhunt for Tad Cummins came to an end in Siskiyou County on Thursday. Cummins, 50, was arrested in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity Forest.
  READ: Full Criminal Complaint Against Tennessee Teacher Tad Cummins
  Cummins and the student were last seen back in March in Tennessee.
  The pair was found inside of cab
  
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• Police: Love Triangle Allegedly Spurred Couple To Plot Baby’s Death

  21-04-2017 17:33
  
  SAN LEANDRO (CBS) — A man and woman from Antioch have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and attempted murder for a shooting at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Leandro on Monday in which an 11-month-old baby boy was allegedly targeted because of an apparent love triangle, police said Thursday.
  Lt. Isaac Benabou said the alleged attack on the infant inside the McDonald’s at 1287 Washington Ave. at the downtown San Leandro Plaza at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday is “ve
  
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• Man Dies After Fire At Arden Arcade Home

  21-04-2017 15:57
  
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – One person is dead after a Sacramento County home goes up in flames.
  At around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Heavy flames were seen coming from the home on Morse Avenue, near Hurley Way.
  None of the nearby homes or businesses were damaged, but the home where the fire started was severely damaged. Crews estimate the flames caused $100,000 in damage.
  Metro Fire says one person was rescued from the home by firefighters, but later died at a hospital.
  The person has only been iden
  
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• 10 Pounds Of Pot Wrongly Sent From Sacramento To Pennsylvania Pastor

  21-04-2017 15:32
  
  YEADON, Pa. (AP) — Police are trying to determine who shipped 10 pounds of marijuana from California to a pastor in the Philadelphia suburbs.
  Yeadon police tell WTXF-TV the drugs arrived Thursday, in bundles stuffed into a plastic bucket inside a cardboard box that was delivered by United Parcel Service.
  The package was sent from Sacramento.
  But the woman who received it is a church pastor who tells authorities it wasn’t meant for her. Police believe someone else might have been
  
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• Police: Elk Grove Mother Abducts 3-Year-Old

  21-04-2017 13:14
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Elk Grove police are searching for a woman who is suspected of abducting her 3-year-old daughter.
  Detectives say police officers responded to a report of child abduction on Thursday night. Upon arrival, they located the reporting party who stated that 29-year-old Panpan Chen picked up 3-year-old Kira Chen from school. The pair hasn’t been seen since then.
  According to the police department, Panpan Chen has made suicidal statements. The reporting party be
  
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• Elk Grove Mother Abducts 3-Year-Old

  21-04-2017 13:14
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS 13)- Elk Grove Police Department are searching for a woman who abducted her 3-year-old daughter.
  Elk Grove Detectives said police officers responded to a report of child abduction on Thursday night. Upon arrival, they located the reporting party who stated that 29-year-old Panpan Chen picked up 3-year-old Kira Chen from school. The pair hasn’t been seen since then.
  According to the police department, Panpan Chen has made suicidal statements. The reporting party bel
  
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• California’s First 4-20 After Marijuana Legalization Full Of Gray Areas

  21-04-2017 09:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s a high holiday for marijuana lovers across the country. The April 20, or 4-20, holiday had a special significance for many in California this year. It’s the first celebration since the passing of Proposition 64, which decriminalized the adult use and possession of marijuana.
  But Prop. 64 is just the beginning, a framework for what the cannabis industry will look like in the state. Regulating a big industry takes time and right now there are some hazy a
  
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• Sacramento Sikhs Share Concerns Of Discrimination In India With Congressman

  21-04-2017 08:54
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento-area Sikhs may call America home, but they are looking for help from Washington to fight discrimination overseas.
  Local Sikh leaders met with Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Elk Grove) on Thursday evening to raise concerns over alleged discrimination and persecution against Sikhs – and other minorities – in India.
  “We are always being targeted,” said Balbir Dhillon, president of the Sacramento Sikh Temple.
  He says American Sikhs continue to st
  
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• Janet Mejia Remembered By Friends As Roommate Awaits Murder Trial

  21-04-2017 08:45
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – “I can’t imagine or even fathom why anybody would ever want to hurt her,” Janet Mejia’s best friend said while fighting back tears.
  It was an emotional Thursday night as family and friends gather to remember Janet.
  The 28-year-old Sacramento County woman’s body was found dumped on Watt Avenue last week and her roommate’s boyfriend is now charged with her murder.
  “Let us not dwell on how or why she’s no longer here, ins
  
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• California Bill Would Require Universities To Offer Early Abortion Options

  21-04-2017 08:15
  
  SACRAMENTO — Could public universities in California start offering the abortion pill? One state senator is hoping that’s the case.
  State Sen. Connie Leyva introduced Senate Bill 320, which would require all UC and CSU schools to provide the abortion pill at on-campus health centers.
  The bill passed the health committee on Wednesday. CSU’s and UC’s don’t currently offer abortion services.
  “Last summer, I found out I was pregnant and that was a huge surprise be
  
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• California Bill Would Require Universities Offer Early Abortion Options

  21-04-2017 08:15
  
  SACRAMENTO — Could public universities in California start offering the abortion pill? One state senator is hoping that’s the case.
  State Sen. Connie Leyva introduced Senate Bill 320, which would require all UC and CSU schools to provide the abortion pill at on-campus health centers.
  The bill passed the health committee on Wednesday. CSU’s and UC’s don’t currently offer abortion services.
  “Last summer, I found out I was pregnant and that was a huge surprise be
  
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• After A Monthlong Search, Student Found Safe, Teacher Arrested

  21-04-2017 07:32
  
  SISKIYOU COUNTY (CBS13) — A nationwide manhunt came to an end in Northern California Thursday. After a month of searching, authorities arrested the Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping his 15-year-old student, with the help of a good Samaritan.
  After a frantic few weeks, 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas’s family is relieved, while authorities are thankful the ending wasn’t worse. The six-week-long manhunt started in the small town of Columbia, Tennessee. Thursday morning, it end
  
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• 5 Elk Grove High Students Fall Ill After Ingesting Food That Contained Cannabis

  21-04-2017 03:43
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Five students fell ill at Elk Grove High School after ingesting food that allegedly contained cannabis, school district officials said on Thursday.
  Three students reported feeling ill before 3 p.m. on Thursday, telling campus officials they had eaten something that contained cannabis. Later in the day, two more students came forward telling they were feeling ill as well.
  None of the students required hospitalization. School administrators contacted the parents of the st
  
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• California Bill Would Require Teaching Students How To Spot Fake News

  21-04-2017 03:31
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In the age of fabricated headlines, and fake news features on Facebook, Marlene Hecker makes sure to talk to her son Dawson about the news he consumes.
  “I think kids should be learning true facts,” she says.
  Dawson is only 10 but he’s a news junkie.
  “What is fake news? Junk news,” he says.
  His dad wrote a film about it.
  “Project Censored – The Movie” looks at media censorship in terms of what stories aren’t cov
  
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• Fatal Crash Involving Motorcycle, Car Closes Power Inn Road In Sacramento

  21-04-2017 02:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two people are dead and another person injured after a motorcycle and car collided on Power Inn Road in Sacramento.
  The crash happened just before 4 p.m. near the intersection of Power Inn Road and 53rd Avenue.
  Police say Power Inn Road will be closed between 52nd Avenue and Junipero Street until around 8 p.m.
  The motorcyclist died at the scene, while a passenger in the car died later at the hospital.**Update to fatal veh accident.Power Inn shut down between Junip
  
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• Fresno shooter has Sacramento connection

  21-04-2017 02:14
  FRESNO (CBM) -Fresno is the latest scene of a mass shooting since last week’s fatal shooting at a San Bernardino elementary school, killing a teacher and one student and comes on the heels of the Facebook shooting of a 74-year-old man walking down the street in Cleveland, Ohio.
  According to news reports, Kori Ali Muhammad shot a total of four people late this morning, killing three. He was alleged to have shouted “Allahu Akbar” (which means God is great in Arabic) as he was tak
  
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