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• Bed Bath & Beyond Accepting Exchanges Of Toys R Us Gift Cards For Store Credit Until Thursday

  03-04-2018 20:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Want to get rid of that Toys R Us gift card before the company goes out of business? Another store is offering to exchange the gift card for credit.
  Bed Bath and Beyond says they’ll be accepting exchanges for Toys R Us gift cards until Thursday at 8:59 p.m. PST.
  You won’t get the full value of the card, however, and the gift card must have a minimum balance of $20. For example, according to the Bed Bath and Beyond website, a $20 Toys R Us gift card can net
  
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• Woman Accused Of Stealing As Much As $100,000 From Her Elderly Mother

  03-04-2018 19:10
  WEIMAR (CBS13) – A Placer County woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing up to $100,000 from her elderly mother.
  Katherine Ann Lawrence, 60, Weimar is facing charges of elder abuse, identity theft, and theft of an access card, according to a statement from the Placer County Sheriff’s Department.
  Lawrence’s mother has been in a care facility since October, and her daughter reportedly didn’t have permission to use her mother’s debit card or withdraw money from
  
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• Woman, 34, Struck And Killed By Car In Modesto

  03-04-2018 17:12
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Authorities say a 34-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car in Modesto over the weekend.
  The incident happened late Sunday morning near N. 9th Street and Carver Road.
  Modesto police say officers responded to the scene and found that a woman, Modesto resident Vanessa Julian, had been struck in the roadway. Medics took her to the hospital, but she was soon pronounced dead.
  Investigators believe Julian was pushing her bicycle across N. 9th Street, but not in a crosswa
  
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• Church Donates Security System To Placer County Schools

  03-04-2018 09:13
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – Schools in Placer County are getting a new security system, and it’s all thanks to a local church.
  Every classroom in Western Placer Unified School District will soon have a security device to keep out intruders.
  “People really want to know ‘If I’m on campus, can I keep my classroom safe?’” said Scott Leaman, superintendent for the district.There are 325 classrooms in the district and securing every one costs about $42,000. But Summit C
  
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• Groups Call For Lifting Protections For Police Officers

  03-04-2018 09:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A California law that gives peace officers certain protections is getting new scrutiny following the controversial shooting death of Stephon Clark.The CA Peace Officers Bill of Rights was passed into law in the late 1970s. California is one of more than a dozen states that have such a law.“We’re not saying get rid of the bill of rights, but there are some things that need to be changed or deleted,” said Greater Sacramento’s NAACP Chapter preside
  
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• China Tariffs Have California Agriculture Waiting For Fallout

  03-04-2018 08:43
  LODI (CBS13) — The Chinese government announced Monday it would increase tariffs by up to 25 percent on nearly 130 U.S. products.
  It’s responding to the U.S. tariffs recently imposed against the Asian country, and now both actions are causing concern for many California businesses with high exports to China.
  About 10,000 bottles of zinfandel are on their way to China. The deal between the Shenzhen Wind Industrial Association and the Klinker Brick Winery is helping put Lodi on the map
  
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• In Wake Of Stephon Clark Shooting, Activists Want Major Changes

  03-04-2018 08:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — King Joseph lived just a few doors down from Stephon Clark.
  “I walked over there and saw it. I was crying,” said Joseph.
  Joseph, 19, walked with us through his community of Meadowview, explaining the daily struggle.
  “I don’t see nobody out here trying to get everybody together, trying to talk to us, trying to get the young men together,” he said.
  But just up the street, activist Berry Accius vows to fight gun violence with new infrastructu
  
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• Condom Snorting Challenge Returns With Many Asking ‘Why?’

  03-04-2018 07:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An online challenge is making the rounds and putting teens in danger. It’s called the “condom snorting challenge.”
  Viral videos show teens inhaling the products with no regard to the risks. The challenge first surfaced several years ago, but it’s making a comeback and doctors say it can come with some serious consequences, even death.It’s the latest online challenge that has teens snorting condoms.“It’s just another thing to ad
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Suggests Deputy May Not Have Seen Protester He Hit With Vehicle

  03-04-2018 07:18
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones held a news conference Monday addressing the incident involving one of his deputies hitting a protester with his patrol car during demonstrations on Florin Road last Saturday night.
  The deputy drove away from the scene after hitting activist Wanda Cleveland who was marching with a group of about 100 people that night.
  “There’s a high likelihood that he didn’t even know that he collided with that protester,”
  
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• Sheriff Releases Dash Cam Video Of Protester Struck By Deputy’s Vehicle

  03-04-2018 01:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department released video from a vehicle that struck a protester on Saturday night.
  The incident happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  The sheriff played the videos during a press conference and gave a narrative to them, but said he would not release the videos.“While it is the policy of the sheriff’s department not to release in-car camera video to the public, this is an exceptional circumstance where much video h
  
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• Sheriff Releases Dash Cam Video Of Protester Struck By Deputy Vehicle

  03-04-2018 01:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department released video from a vehicle that struck a protester on Saturday night.
  The incident happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  The sheriff played the videos during a press conference and gave a narrative to them, but said he would not release the videos.“While it is the policy of the sheriff’s department not to release in-car camera video to the public, this is an exceptional circumstance where much video h
  
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