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• Man Taken Into Custody After SWAT Situation In Suisun City

  18-07-2019 22:45
  SUISUN CITY (CBS13) – The latest on the SWAT situation in Suisun City on Thursday:
  1:45 p.m.
  Authorities say a man has been taken into custody after the incident.
  Exactly what prompted the standoff is unclear.
  The man’s name has not been released at this point.
  12:19 p.m.
  Law enforcement officers have swarmed a Suisun City neighborhood on Thursday.
  The scene is on Seagull Drive, off Pintail Drive.
  Exactly why officers are in the area is unclear, but a Solano County Sheriff’s Of
  
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• Sactown Crawler Party Bike Is Up For Sale On Craigslist For $10,000

  18-07-2019 22:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The owner of the “Sactown Crawler” party bike has put the item up for sale on Craigslist for $10,000.
  After debuting in Sacramento in late 2016, the 15-person bike pedaled customers from bar-to-bar through midtown and is currently not in service.
  The current owner said the bike could give a buyer a potential new form of income.
  
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• Sactown Crawler Brew Bike Is Up For Sale On Craigslist For $10,000

  18-07-2019 22:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The owner of the “Sactown Crawler” party bike has put the item up for sale on Craigslist for $10,000.
  After debuting in Sacramento in late 2016, the 15-person brew bike pedaled customers from bar-to-bar through midtown and is currently not in service.
  The current owner said the bike could give a buyer a potential new form of income.
  
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• South Sacramento Traffic Stop Leads To Seizure of Handguns, Drugs And Cash

  18-07-2019 21:28
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A recent South Sacramento traffic stop ended with an arrest made as officers seized three pounds of marijuana, codeine syrup, a handgun and large amounts of cash.A recent traffic stop in South Sacramento led to an arrest and the seizure of a handgun, three pounds of marijuana, Codeine Syrup and a large amount of cash. pic.twitter.com/vohkLJ9AJl
  — Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) July 18, 2019A follow-up search warrant led officers to an additional handgun wit
  
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• Sacramento Mother Suspected Of Firing Shots Inside Apartment Arrested Again Just A Day Later

  18-07-2019 20:53
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – The woman suspected of firing shots in her La Riviera Drive apartment on Tuesday was arrested again just a day later.
  According to the Folsom Police Department, officers responded to the Fairfield Inn & Suites along Cavitt Drive Wednesday morning to investigate a disturbance. At the scene, officers found Kathy Miller and her husband had been in an apparent domestic violence incident.
  RELATED: Sacramento Mother Arrested After Firing Shots Inside Apartment With Kids
  
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• Southwest Removes MAX Flights Through October, Further Delays Sacramento To Hawaii Flights

  18-07-2019 20:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Southwest Airlines is more making schedule revisions to deal with issues surrounding the Boeing 737 MAX. The airline has now removed its 38 MAX planes from its flight schedule through November 2. It previously removed the fleet from its schedule through October 1.
  The latest schedule revision removes approximately 180 daily flights. Any further delays could impact the holiday flight schedule.
  Boeing and the FAA grounded all MAX planes in order to do software enhancemen
  
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• Stockton Kings Giving Away Tickets During Saturday’s School Supply Drive

  18-07-2019 19:43
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – The Stockton Kings are giving away opening game tickets to anyone who donates school supplies for its second annual “Stuff the Bus” event.
  Fans can drop off donations Saturday, July 20, from 9 am-2 pm at the Lincoln Center.
  Suggested donation items include:Backpacks
  Spiral Notebooks
  Weekly/Monthly Planners
  Black/Blue/Red Pens
  Pencils (#2 and mechanical)
  Highlighters
  3-Ring Binders
  College Ruled Paper
  Master Locks for Lockers
  Crayons
  Colored Pencils
  Glue Stick
  
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• Arson Suspect Arrested Near Lincoln After 10 Acre Fire

  18-07-2019 19:40
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – A Sacramento resident was arrested Tuesday evening in relation to a fire in unincorporated Lincoln that grew approximately 10 acres in size.
  A local deputy spotted 27-year-old Gary Ruble walking away from the fire near North Foothills Boulevard and Athens Avenue. Cal Fire arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the fire.
  Investigations conducted by Cal Fire and the local sheriff’s office resulted in Ruble’s arrest, who remains in custody at Placer County
  
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• DUI Driver Accused Of Rear-Ending Modesto Police Patrol Car, Running From Scene

  18-07-2019 19:34
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A 21-year-old Modesto woman is under arrest and accused of rear-ending a police cruiser and then running away from the crash scene early Thursday morning.
  Jessyca Mendez had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash on Sylvan Avenue and Dragoo Park Drive.
  Modesto Police posted on Facebook that around 1:45 this morning a driver reported another driver speeding eastbound on Sylvan Avenue. Moments after that report came in, the car r
  
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• Army Veteran From Bay Area Drowns At Lake Tahoe

  18-07-2019 19:07
  RENO, Nev. (AP) – Authorities have identified a 34-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man who drowned at Lake Tahoe as a U.S. Army veteran who worked as a correctional officer for the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
  The Douglas County sheriff’s office says bystanders pulled Andreia Jeffrey Arqueza from the water at Zephyr Cove on Tahoe’s southeast shore at about 4 p.m. Tuesday.
  Deputies began life-saving measures on the shore but he later was pronounced dead at a hospital
  
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• Police: Suspects Nearly Ran Over Employee While Stealing A/C From Fairfield Walmart

  18-07-2019 18:59
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – Police in Fairfield are asking for help in finding two suspected thieves who nearly ran over an employee on their way out.
  Fairfield police say two men stole an air conditioning unit from the Walmart on North Texas Street on July 2.
  An employee tried to stop the pair, but was knocked down and almost run over.
  Anyone with information on who the suspects might be is asked to contact Fairfield police at (707) 428-7600.
  
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• 4 Minors Cited, Adult Arrested After Break-In At South Sacramento Middle School

  18-07-2019 16:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Five people were stopped after an early morning break-in at a south Sacramento area middle school on Thursday.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded to James Rutter Middle School just before 4:30 a.m. to investigate multiple alarms going off.
  At the scene, deputies found five people were on campus.
  Deputies say some of the suspects had school property in their hands.
  Four of the suspects were juveniles, deputies say. Those four have b
  
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• Colin Kaepernick’s Nike Commercial Nominated For An Emmy

  18-07-2019 16:26
  (CNN) — Nike’s partnership with athlete-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick is continuing to pay big dividends. One of the company’s attention-getting commercials starring Kaepernick was just nominated for a 2019 Emmy.
  The commercial, titled “Dream Crazy,” features Kaepernick alongside other sports legends like Serena Williams and LeBron James, who have reached beyond their personal achievements to support and advance political and social causes.
  The commercial is
  
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• Deputies Shoot, Kill Kidnapping Suspect Who Took Person Hostage During Attempted Arrest In Modesto

  18-07-2019 15:45
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A kidnapping suspect was shot and killed by deputies in the Modesto area Wednesday night, authorities say.
  The Modesto Police Department says deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office were investigating a kidnapping and false imprisonment incident in Modesto when the suspect – 52-year-old Modesto resident Stephen Murray – was spotted near Vine and Madison streets.
  Murray had another person with him, believed to be the victim in the kidnapping
  
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• Suspect Purchased Ice Cream Before Climbing Into Truck, Carjacking Vendor

  18-07-2019 08:39
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — A crazy carjacking unfolded in Rancho Cordova Wednesday afternoon, damaging multiple cars, including an ice cream truck.
  The wild scene started shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the area of Recycle Road where the suspect approached the ice cream truck, made a purchase, then reportedly carjacked the truck at gunpoint.
  According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, he sped off with the truck toward Sunrise Boulevard and Douglas Boulevard.
  A Sheriff’s
  
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• City Hall Turned Into Housing?

  18-07-2019 08:08
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Home sweet home, at City Hall? Stockton is now considering an unusual idea to transform their historic city hall, into housing.
  The would-be housing complex would be called “The Lofts at The Hall.”
  The Stockton city government is moving its services out of the building because it is so outdated. Now the stately structure is the subject of Stockton developer Dan Cort’s inspiration and imagination.
  Cort and the city of Stockton are in exclusive talks to c
  
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• Sacramento Mayor Aims To Make Shelters A Right For Every Homeless Person In California

  18-07-2019 07:57
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Mayor Darrell Steinberg wants to make it a right for every homeless person in the state to have shelter.
  “Think about what your life, anyone’s life would be living out in the elements for a long time without protection and without a roof over your head. We gotta do different and better,” said Mayor Steinberg.
  He is proposing enough shelters for all the homeless people living on the streets of California.
  “Until we get people indoors, i
  
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• Researchers At UC Davis Develop Environmentally-Friendly Strawberries

  18-07-2019 07:45
  DAVIS (CBS13) — California strawberries are about to get sweeter and a lot better for the planet too.
  UC Davis researchers have engineered five new varieties that are pesticide-resistant, produce fuller fruit, and are cutting costs for farmers.
  Steve Knapp, the director of the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program, said their goal is to produce fruit every week of every month.
  Researchers say their five new varieties of strawberries will help farmers cut costs and control disease.
  “On
  
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• Stanislaus County Helps Farmers Grow Hemp With Launch Of New Pilot Program

  18-07-2019 05:57
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — Stanislaus County is helping farmers grow hemp. It’s all part of a new pilot program which officially launches on July 18.
  It allows farmers to grow a limited amount of industrial hemp, a plant that is in the cannabis family but is grown differently and can’t get you high.
  The county said so far more than 90 farmers have expressed interest in the program and about a third of them have already signed up.
  Al Cottrell is a walnut farmer and seed breeder
  
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• Prime Crime: Porch Pirates Find New Ways To Steal Your Packages

  18-07-2019 03:50
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Amazon Prime Day is over. Now over the next two days, more packages will be showing up on doorsteps.
  Area police said with more deliveries, there’s a higher risk for porch pirates getting their hands on your goods.
  Amazon delivery drivers tell us thieves are getting even more creative, even impersonating drivers to get access to your packages.
  Chris with Amazon delivery geared up for the 48-hour Prime delivery rush Wednesday.
  “Stay on top of things and go wi
  
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• Man Shot At Deadman’s Campground Committed ‘Eerily Similar’ Crime Exactly Two Years Ago

  18-07-2019 02:57
  TUOLUMNE COUNTY (CBS13) — The Sheriff’s Department have released new information about the man shot at Deadman Campground last week.
  Timothy Edward Smith, who deputies say was shot after entering a tent at the campground and getting on top of a woman, was arrested exactly two years ago for an “eerily similar” crime.
  In a press release Wednesday, the Sheriff’s department said their investigation revealed Smith was arrested and charged in San Mateo County with indecen
  
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• Family Of Sacramento Man Swept Into River Continues Searching On Their Own

  18-07-2019 02:20
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — It’s been four days since a Sacramento man was swept away in the South Yuba River. His daughter barely survived the same fall.
  Now, the family of Alex Alvarez is still working to find his body.
  Alvarez’s family has been doing their own searches because rescue crews are unable to do much or see much with the water so high.
  His wife Anekka said she’ll spend Wednesday, her birthday, at the water where he was last seen. She said Alex had a huge he
  
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• Getaway Driver Suspect Convicted Of Murder In Death Of Beloved Lodi Doctor

  18-07-2019 02:00
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — A Sacramento man was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a beloved Lodi doctor last year.
  Raymond Austin Jacquett, 26, was convicted for his part in the murder of Dr. Thomas Shock in Lodi. Dr. Shock was killed in the doorway of his Lodi home on Aug. 1, 2018.
  From left: Robert Elmo Lee, Christopher Anthony Costello, Mallory Stewart, and Raymond Jacquett.
  Three other suspects, Robert E. Lee, Mallory Stewart, and Christopher Costello, were arres
  
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• Ice Cream Truck Carjacked, Suspect Leads Deputies On Pursuit

  18-07-2019 00:13
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — A suspect is in custody after carjacking two vehicles, including an ice cream truck, and leading officials on a short chase in Rancho Cordova Wednesday afternoon.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said the suspect, who had a gun, carjacked an ice cream truck around 1:22 p.m. then crashed that vehicle.
  After the crash, the suspect reportedly carjacked another vehicle that was passing by.
  A short pursuit ensued. Officials said the suspect then crashed
  
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