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• 78-year-old Elk Grove man found safe

  21-07-2016 22:58
  
  A 78-year-old at-risk man from Elk Grove who was missing for more than 24 hours has been found safe Thursday, police said.
  
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• Central CA police dog dies in overheated patrol car

  21-07-2016 21:14
  
  A police canine in Central California died in an overheated patrol car when a malfunction caused the air conditioner to shut off, officials said.
  
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• Former Los Rios police officer arrested on 22 felony charges

  21-07-2016 21:07
  
  A former Los Rios Community College police officer, who lives in Stockton, was arrested Thursday morning on 22 felony charges, including rape, criminal threats and other sexual offenses, officials said.
  
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• Former San Mateo Police Officer Arrested In Stockton On Multiple Sex Assault Charges

  21-07-2016 20:53
  
  STOCKTON (CBS) — A former police officer who had served with both the San Mateo and Sacramento police departments was arrested Thursday near his Stockton home on nearly two dozen charges of felony sexual assault, according to authorities.
  The San Mateo District Attorney’s Office on Thursday issued a press release detailing the arrest. Noah White Winchester — who had worked as an officer with the Sacramento Police Department, the Los Rios Community College District police f
  
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• Girl Found Dead In Rocklin Home Was Daughter Of Worker At Placer County DA’s Office

  21-07-2016 20:12
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – The DA’s office is confirming that it was Supervising Deputy District Attorney Jeff Wood’s daughter who was found killed in a home in Rocklin.
  Due to their connection to the case, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office says they will not be handling the case.
  “Given our strong emotional connection to Mr. Wood and his family it is legally impossible for us to prosecute this case,” the DA’s office wrote in a release on Thursday
  
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• 2 Men Accused Of Robbing Vacaville Jack In The Box Arrested

  21-07-2016 19:17
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Two young men are under arrest after a robbery at a Jack in the Box in Vacaville, police say.
  Vacaville police say officers were called to the Jack in the Box along E. Monte Vista Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. to investigate a reported robbery.
  A man – later identified as 18-year-old Devon McMahon – allegedly came into the restaurant, threatened an employee, told her he had a gun and demanded money. She gave him some cash and McMahon ran out to a Toyota waitin
  
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• 3 Transported After Car Crashes Into Tree In West Sacramento

  21-07-2016 18:22
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Three people are being taken to the hospital after a car crash in West Sacramento Thursday morning.
  The scene is near Harbor Boulevard and Riverbank Road.
  A car apparently lost control and ran into a tree near the levee.
  West Sacramento police say they believe the car lost control due to joyriding at excessive speed.
  
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• 2 Transported After Car Crashes Into Tree In West Sacramento

  21-07-2016 18:22
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – At least two people are being taken to the hospital after a car crash in West Sacramento Thursday morning.
  The scene is near Harbor Boulevard and Riverbank Road.
  A car apparently lost control and ran into a tree near the levee.
  West Sacramento police say they believe the car lost control due to joyriding at excessive speed.
  
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• Rio Linda Man Kayaking At Lake Tahoe Drowns

  21-07-2016 16:48
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a kayaker drowned in Lake Tahoe while vacationing with friends and family earlier this week.
  The Reno Gazette-Journal reports 43-year-old Paul Anthony Aguirre of Rio Linda, California was found floating on the water’s surface in area 10 feet deep and 300 yards off of the El Dorado Beach shoreline.
  The incident was reported Tuesday afternoon when family members noticed Aguirre’s vacant kayak floating in the lake. Police say his lif
  
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• The Riggs Report: What you don't see in convention coverage

  21-07-2016 16:45
  
  For political reporters, national conventions like the one this week in Cleveland and the one next week in Philadelphia are considered plum assignments because they are colorful pageants that represent a chapter in American history.
  
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• Gunman shoots at vehicle, kills man in Stockton

  21-07-2016 16:15
  
  A 26-year-old man was killed after a gunman shot into a vehicle in Stockton, officers said Thursday.
  
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• Travel Headaches Continue For Southwest Flyers

  21-07-2016 15:31
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Wednesday’s computer glitch that caused hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights to be delayed is continuing to give travelers headaches.
  The lines at the Southwest check-in at Sacramento International Airport were very long in the early hours Thursday morning.
  Southwest says multiple outages began popping up early Wednesday afternoon. The outages forced a temporary ground stop for flights.
  The airline reports their systems went back online Thursday morning. Howeve
  
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• Mom stays positive after illness leads to amputations

  21-07-2016 09:10
  
  A Woodland mother of three underwent four amputations after getting sick several months ago.
  
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• Local Company’s 3-Screen Movie Experience Could Be Hottest New Feature In Cinema

  21-07-2016 08:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – You’ve heard of 3-D films, but what about the three-screen experience?
  It’s innovative technology that’s only available in 30 theaters in the country – and it’s coming to the Palladio 16 cinemas in Folsom with the opening of the new Star Trek movie.
  “What we’ve done is provided the largest canvas Hollywood directors have ever had – and we’ve given them new paint brushes,” said Barco Escape CEO Todd Hoddick.
  Gl
  
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• 15-Year-Old Ban On Liquor Sales In Oak Park, Tahoe Park Could Be Lifted

  21-07-2016 08:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A liquor store ban in one part of Sacramento could be lifted by the city planning and design commission Thursday.
  The ban was put in place in 2001 to curb crime and blight within the Broadway-Stockton Special Planning District.
  Tahoe Park’s Bill Motmans lives near the Broadway and Stockton business corridors. He wants to keep the ban in place, because he says it’s worked.
  “Let’s not introduce potential, problem properties again while we’re
  
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• Girl Found Dead Inside Rocklin Home Remembered

  21-07-2016 07:49
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS) – More questions than answers surround the empty home at the end of Monument Springs Drive in Rocklin.
  A day after a 13-year-old girl was killed, neighbors are still in shock.
  “I broke down in tears. It’s really sad,” said Gail Gurkin. She moved into the neighborhood about a week ago and says the crime caught everyone by surprise.
  “It hits close to home,” she Gurkin.
  Ashley Wood’s mother found her body in her bedroom just before 11 a.m. on
  
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• CHP: Man tries to escape officers by running across highway

  21-07-2016 07:27
  
  A man was arrested Wednesday night after running across all freeway lanes as he tried to escape California Highway Patrol officers.
  
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• Researchers: Pigeons Can Help Alert Humans To Environmental Dangers

  21-07-2016 07:14
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – For a lot of people, pigeons are nothing more than rats with wings, nothing more than dirty birds, but a UC Davis professor has done the research and they could actually be very helpful.
  “It’s not just a pest, it’s not a rat with wings, but potentially a very vital sentinel that can alert us to dangers in our environment,” said Professor Rebecca Calisi with UC Davis.
  RELATED: UC Davis Study Finds Pigeons Can Spot Cancer Nearly At Same Level As H
  
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• Reports Of Shots Fired Sparks Multi-Agency Manhunt In Roseville

  21-07-2016 06:47
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – The hunt for two armed suspects lasted for most of the day on Wednesday.  Roseville Police Department began searching for the men after receiving several calls about shots fired in multiple locations in the city.
  “I don’t feel good about it,” said Janet Hoffman, who was in town visiting family in Roseville.  “All of a sudden, we heard sirens and helicopters!”
  Just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, Roseville P.D. received multiple calls abo
  
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• Suspect Escapes From CHP Patrol Car In West Sacramento

  21-07-2016 06:12
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police arrested a suspect who managed to escape from a CHP vehicle on Highway 50.
  Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, a CHP officer was driving westbound on Highway 50 and ran a check on the license place of a 1996 Ford Explorer. The computer alerted the officer that the SUV was reported stolen. The driver of the SUV, identified as Charles Ames, pulled over, and the CHP officer pulled in front of the stolen vehicle, according to a statement from the CHP.
  As the officer
  
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• Officers Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Assaulted CHP Officer In West Sacramento

  21-07-2016 06:12
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Law enforcement officers are searching for a suspect who allegedly made a violent escape from CHP custody in West Sacramento.
  On Wednesday night, a CHP officer was reportedly arresting a suspect for reasons unknown to CBS13 and had the suspect in handcuffs, when the suspect allegedly assaulted the officer and ran off, according to Sgt. Roger Kinney of the West Sacramento Police Department.
  The CHP officer is OK, but the suspect, so far, has managed to elude captur
  
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• 78-year-old Elk Grove man reported missing

  21-07-2016 05:47
  
  An older at-risk man was reported missing Wednesday morning from Elk Grove, police said.
  
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• US goes after more than $1B taken from Malaysian fund

  21-07-2016 03:15
  
  The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian economic development fund and that was used for high-end real estate, fancy artwork and production of the Hollywood film, "The Wolf of Wall Street."
  
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• Man convicted of multiple sexual assault charges

  21-07-2016 03:15
  
  A 55-year-old man was convicted of multiple child sexual assault charges Wednesday, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release.
  
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• Fire along American River creates large plume of smoke

  21-07-2016 02:19
  
  Crews stopped the progress of a vegetation fire Wednesday afternoon along the American River in Fair Oaks, the Sacramento Metro Fire Department said.
  
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• Firefighters Mopping Up Fire At Sailor Bar Park In Fair Oaks

  21-07-2016 01:41
  
  FAIR OAKS (AP) – Firefighters have stopped forward progress of a vegetation fire in Fair Oaks.
  The fire burned about four acres in the area of 4233 Illinois Avenue, which is along the American River at Sailor Bar Park, according to authorities. It sent up a large amount of smoke that was visible from miles away.
  A Sac Metro Fire Department helicopter, several engines, and water tenders battled the blaze.
  No injuries have been reported.
  The exact cause of the fire has not been released.
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• 5-Acre Fire Burning In Fair Oaks

  21-07-2016 01:41
  
  Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire in Fair Oaks.
  The fire has burned over 5 acres in the area of 4233 Illinois Avenue, which is along the American River at Sailor Bar Park, according to authorities.
   
  A Sac Metro Fire Department helicopter, several engines, and water tenders have been sent to the area.
   
   
  
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• Boys and Men of Color Sacramento to Host 5th Summit At Sac State

  21-07-2016 01:17
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  SACRAMENTO — The Boys and Men of Color Sacramento (BM0C) will host the “Fifth Annual BMOC Summit” at Sacramento State University on Thursday, July 21 in the University Union.
  The FREe summit, “We Are More Than A Statistic,” starts at 9:00 a.m. and runs to 4:00 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker for the summit is Karega Bailey. Workshops, music, raffles, and food are also included.
  Sacramento’s community-based organizations and sch
  
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