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• Remains Found Outside Alta Sierra Home Identified

  12-04-2017 19:11
  
  ALTA SIERRA (CBS13) – Authorities have identified the remains of a person found in a Nevada County home last week.
  The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office says the victim is 60-year-old Scott William Cox. Detectives say Cox was a resident of the Alta Sierra home where the remains were found back on April 3.
  A search warrant for the home was obtained on Tuesday and more evidence for the case have been taken.
  Cox’ remains were found in a trashbag outside the home. According to local m
  
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• Teens Arrested After Crashing Party, Trying To Rob Attendees In Granite Bay

  12-04-2017 18:53
  
  GRANITE BAY (CBS13) – Placer County law enforcement is offering a stern warning about what you share on social media.
  Investigators say three teenagers crashed a Granite Bay party posted on Snapchat and allegedly tried to rob party goers with a shotgun.
  The girl hosting the party only wanted Granite Bay residents to show up. But after one of the attendees posted about the party on Snapchat, a trio of young men from the Placerville and Cameron Park area decided to show up.PCSO arrest 3(1 fo
  
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• Bill Aims To Ban Retail Pet Sales In California

  12-04-2017 16:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Animal rights groups are pushing a bill that would replace animals for sale in retail pet stores, with rescue and shelter animals.
  The bill would ban the sale of dogs, kittens and rabbits that come from mills and breeders from being sold at pet stores in California.
  But store owners say the bill will only create a black market.
  “If you want a purebred puppy, say a teacup Yorkie and you don’t find it at the shelter, where will you go? Craigslist,” said
  
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• Thieves Steal Fairfield School Band Instruments

  12-04-2017 08:55
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — School band instruments worth thousands of dollars are now gone from a Fairfield high school.
  Fairfield Police say sometime over the weekend, dozens of band instruments were stolen from Armijo High School. Students first noticed the missing instruments on Monday morning.
  Fairfield police say someone somehow made their way into the band room and stole dozens of band instruments. Band students say they are devastated by the theft.
  “I came in Monday, fifth period, I
  
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• Suspects In Yuba City Soldier’s Murder Face Hearing In Tennessee

  12-04-2017 08:47
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS13) – New developments happened in the case of a Yuba City soldier killed in Tennessee. A family came face to face in a Fort Campbell court with the men accused of killing their daughter, Private First Class Shadow McClaine.
  Family members remembered their daughter McClaine with a memorial more than two thousand miles from their Yuba City home. Flowers now line the same place where McClaine’s remains were found in January.
  Her mother came face to face on Tue
  
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• Video Of Violent Sacramento Jaywalking Arrest Sparks Concerns Over Excessive Force

  12-04-2017 08:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Newly released video from the Sacramento Police Department shows an officer throwing a man to the ground during a jaywalking arrest.
  It sparked controversy after a video surfaced on social media Monday.
  “Stop right now, or I’m going to take you to the ground,” the officer said in the video to a man walking across Grand and Cypress in Del Paso Heights.
  But the man didn’t stop and kept walking.
  “You a big man because you got a gun? I go
  
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• Sacramento County Votes To Ban All Commercial Marijuana Activities

  12-04-2017 08:37
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County is moving forward with a proposal to ban all commercial marijuana activities. The first vote passed 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The final vote will happen in two weeks.
  “I think we’re burring our head in the sand,” said Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, the lone nay vote.
  Kennedy disagrees with the proposed pot business ban.
  “We’re already behind the 8-ball on this. It’s happening in the neighborhoods now,” said Kenne
  
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• Oroville High Merger Would Eliminate Las Plumas High School Name

  12-04-2017 06:10
  
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — A high-school district is considering a merger of its two main campuses in a cost-saving move.
  The Oroville Union High School District sent a letter home to parents on Monday detailing plans to reconfigure the Oroville High School and Las Plumas High School campuses. Under the plan, freshmen would attend the current Oroville High campus, while sophomores, juniors and seniors would attend the current Las Plumas High campus.
  Both campuses would be named Oroville High
  
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• RAW VIDEO: Sacramento Police Dashcam Video Of Violent Jaywalking Arrest

  12-04-2017 03:50
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police have released dashcam video of the arrest of a man who was jaywalking in Del Paso Heights.
  The video shows the confrontation and force used during the incident. Viewer discretion is advised as the video contains strong language.0:18: Video shows Nandi Cain Jr. walking across the street as an officer approaches. Cars can be seen passing by Cain as he crosses the street.0:30: Audio is activated on the video as officer notifies d
  
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• Sacramento Police Officer On Leave After Jaywalker Takedown Caught On Camera

  12-04-2017 02:19
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An officer caught on video taking down a suspected jaywalker has been placed on administrative leave.
  Sacramento Police confirm the officer stopped someone for illegally crossing at the intersection of Cypress Street and Grand Avenue in North Sacramento.
  Naomi Montaie captured the video of Nandi Cain Jr. being thrown to the ground and repeatedly punched by a Sacramento police officer. She and her friend were driving home with several children in the car at th
  
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• Sheriff: Sacramento County Shooting Was Drug Deal Gone Bad

  12-04-2017 01:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A shooting that sent a man crashing into a fence with his car was over a drug deal gone bad, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said on Tuesday.
  The shooting happened at around 4 p.m. on Monday on the 4500 block of Altadena Way. A 26-year-old man had a bullet wound to his head. He was behind the wheel at the time of the shooting and the vehicle subsequently crashed through a fence into a backyard.
  The victim remains in critical condition.
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• Missing Sutter County Teen Found, Yuba City Man Arrested

  12-04-2017 00:21
  
  EDITOR’S NOTE: In previous stories, we identified the teen as it was a missing person’s case. However, due to the charges filed, we have removed mentions of her name from those stories and will not be identifying her by name in keeping with our policy of not identifying possible underage sexual assault victims. We ask that you do the same on our social media platforms out of respect for the victim and her family. 
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