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• Boy, 11, Killed In Crash On I-5 Near Woodland

  14-04-2017 18:00
  
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – An 11-year-old boy is dead after a crash on Interstate 5 near Woodland late Thursday afternoon.
  California Highway Patrol responded to the scene near the Yolo/Sacramento county line just before 5 p.m. and found three cars had been involved in a crash.
  Officers say that a GMC was heading southbound on I-5 when traffic came to a stop. For some reason, the GMC’s driver wasn’t able to stop in time and rear-ended a Ford. The GMC then crashed into a Honda before fi
  
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• California State Assemblyman’s Modesto Office Vandalized

  14-04-2017 17:05
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – An assemblyman’s office in Modesto was vandalized and broken into.
  At some point overnight Wednesday into Thursday, someone vandalized Assemblyman Heath Flora’s Modesto office along Tully Road with graffiti and smashed a window.
  It’s not exactly clear if Flora’s office was targeted because of his status as a politician, or if it was just a random act of vandalism.
  However, Flora says his office has seen a couple of other incidents over the past yea
  
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• Three Adults Shot In Vacaville Apartment Complex

  14-04-2017 13:17
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13)- On Thursday right before midnight, Vacaville police officers responded to several 911 calls of gun shots at an apartment complex in 100 block of Aegean way.
  Upon arrival, officers discovered three adults suffering from gunshot wounds. They were transported to area hospitals with critical injuries.
  The police department is investigation the crime. They are urging anyone with information to contact Vacaville Police Department.
  
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• 3 People Hurt In Shooting At Vacaville Apartment Complex

  14-04-2017 13:17
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13)- Shots rang out at a Vacaville apartment complex late Thursday morning, leaving several people injured.
  The scene was along the 100 block of Aegean Way just before midnight.
  Upon arrival, officers discovered three people – a man, a woman and a teenage girl – suffering from gunshot wounds. They were transported to area hospitals and are suffering from non-life threatening injuries.
  Officers are still working to identify the suspects.
  The police department is investig
  
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• Placer County Drones Targeting Another Buzzing Menace—Mosquitoes

  14-04-2017 09:00
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Placer County is taking the fight against mosquitoes to new heights. The county’s Mosquito and Vector Control District is now using drones for mosquito control.
  The agency is the first in California to use the technology in its vector control program.
  Mosquito season is here and for Scott Schon of the Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District, it’s time to put drones to the test.
  “There’s only so much manpower we have to cover all of
  
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• Drones Being Used To Target Mosquitoes In Placer County

  14-04-2017 09:00
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Placer County is taking the fight against mosquitoes to new heights. The county’s Mosquito and Vector Control District is now using drones for mosquito control.
  The agency is the first in California to use the technology in its vector control program.
  Mosquito season is here and for Scott Schon of the Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District, it’s time to put drones to the test.
  “There’s only so much manpower. We have to cover all o
  
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• Vacaville Police Reaching Out To Help Families With Special-Needs Children

  14-04-2017 08:50
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – The Vacaville Police Department is reaching out to families with special needs to help better serve the community and it’s making a big difference.
  “Anything that we can do to help the special-needs community to feel safe with the police department and the fire and rescue, it will only improve the system,” said Nicole Neff of Vacaville.
  A family outing for the Neff family isn’t exactly easy.
  “Rayna has autism and intellectual disabilit
  
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• Nearly Two-Dozen Caught In Stockton Gang Sweep, Including Corrections Officer

  14-04-2017 08:38
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Twenty-three people are behind bars after a major gang sweep spearheaded by Stockton Police Department. Investigators seized various weapons and narcotics after a citywide raid on Wednesday.
  “Getting gang members, violent criminals, weapons and narcotics off our streets is an ongoing process to make Stockton the best that it can be,” said Eric Jones, Stockton Police Chief.
  The people arrested face more than 60 felony charges combined for offenses including po
  
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• Friends, Family Plead For Help Finding Janet Mejia

  14-04-2017 03:24
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It is Day 3 in the desperate search for a missing 28-year-old Sacramento State graduate.
  Janet Mejia went missing while on the way to a doctor’s appointment in Sacramento County. Deputies discovered her car a day later.
  “We want Janet to come home and Janet we love you we miss you,” Daisy Mejia cried out for her little sister; her only sister. “I’m praying to god that you’re OK,” she said.
  Daisy Mejia is devastated and desperat
  
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• Stolen Fairfield School Band Equipment Recovered, Teen Arrested

  14-04-2017 00:34
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A teen was arrested in connection with the theft of instruments from a Fairfield school band.
  A 17-year-old Pacifica resident was arrested on suspicion of felony suspicion of stolen property after a search warrant was served at a home on Wednesday afternoon.
  The two instruments were in cases clearly marked as either belonging to Armijo High School or the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. An antique, 100-year-old English horn was among the items re
  
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• Comedian Charlie Murphy, brother of Eddie, dies at 57

  14-04-2017 00:11
  NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy and a comic performer in his own right who turned encounters with Rick James and Prince into standout sketches on “Chappelle’s Show,” has died. He was 57.
  Murphy died Wednesday in New York of leukemia, according to his representative, Domenick Nati.
  He was perhaps best-known for his appearances on Dave Chappelle’s Comedy Central show. In the recurring segment “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywo
  
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