• Yolo DA: 3 Unsolved Davis Rapes Linked To Golden State Killer Suspect

    DAVIS (CBS13) – Detectives are looking into whether an unsolved crime spree in Davis could be linked to the East Area Rapist case.
    The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office says Joseph James DeAngelo, the Citrus Heights man arrested on Wednesday in connection to the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer case, is also a suspect in three sexual assaults that happened in the summer of 1978.
    Three Davis women – age 33, 32 and 21 – were raped between June and July of that year
  • Report: California Leads The Nation In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California is a leader in many ways, but there’s one statistic it shouldn’t be proud to lead: its annual number of fatal hit-and-run vehicle crashes.
    There were 2,049 deaths in the U.S. that resulted from hit-and-run crashes, with 337 occurring in California in 2016 — the most recent year with available data, according to a statement from AAA. It’s the highest number the state has ever seen and a 60-percent increase over 2009.
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  • RAW VIDEO: Surviving an East Area Rapist Attack

    A woman remembers seeing the East Area Rapist crawling through her window and fighting him off
  • Cell Phone ‘Parking’ At Northern California School Reducing Distractions In Class

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    SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (KPIX) – You’ve heard of distracted driving and even distracted walking but what about distracted learning?
    The problem of smartphones in class is hitting the lower grades as well. One initiative named “Away for the Day” pushes a policy to lock up smartphones in middle schools for the entire day.
    It’s an issue that teachers across the country are tackling on a daily basis: students on their phones
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  • Search On For Missing At-Risk Woman, 29, From Colfax

    COLFAX (CBS13) – Authorities are asking for help in finding an at-risk missing woman from Colfax.
    The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Michelle McVicker was last seen late Wednesday night. She was wearing a white shirt, black jeans and a black jacket.
    Authorities say McVicker is considered at risk due to developmental disabilities.
    McVicker is believed to be in the Auburn or Nevada City areas. She could be with her boyfriend, police say.
    Anyone who sees her or knows wh
  • Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman

    NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad.
    Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison after a jury concluded he sexually violated Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He claim
  • RAW VIDEO: What Was It Like Living In Fear of the East Area Rapist?

    3 women remember what it was like living in fear of the East Area Rapist
  • Photo Released Of Sacramento Hit-And-Run Suspect’s Truck

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are sharing new photos of a vehicle they believe was involved in a hit-and-run that left a jogger dead.
    It happened at the intersection of Grasslands Drive and West El Camino Avenue just before noon on Monday.
    Sacramento police say a woman was running across the crosswalk when the vehicle hit her.
    The vehicle is described as a white Ford pickup truck with a camper shell.
    Authorities say the driver sped off down West El Camino after hitting the jogger.
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  • Photo Released Of Sacramento Hit-And-Run Suspect’s Car

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are sharing new photos of a car they believe was involved in a hit-and-run that left a jogger dead.
    It happened at the intersection of Grasslands Drive and West El Camino Avenue just before noon on Monday.
    Sacramento police say a woman was running across the crosswalk when the vehicle hit her.
    The vehicle is described as a white Ford pickup truck with a camper shell.
    Authorities say the driver sped off down West El Camino after hitting the jogger.
  • Sacramento Deputy Buys Homeless Family Living Out Of Car Breakfast

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento County deputy went the extra mile to help a woman with two children living out of a car.
    The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department posted on Thursday that, during a recent patrol in the North Sacramento area, Deputy Bakarich spotted a suspicious car parked in closed business’ parking lot.
    After going to check on the car, the deputy discovered that a mother and her two children were inside. The mother told to the deputy that she had moved out o
  • 2 Sacramento County E. Coli Cases Linked To Eating Romaine Lettuce

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Local health officials say they are investigating several cases of E. coli that could be tied to the outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.
    According to the Sacramento County Health and Human Services, there are two cases believed to be linked to the E. coli outbreak.
    E. coli Outbreak Update: Based on new data, CDC advises throwing away whole heads of romaine and hearts of romaine, plus chopped romaine and salad mixes, from Yuma, Arizona growing region. https://t.co/WTdyf
  • Who Is Suspected East Area Rapist Joseph DeAngelo?

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – His name had not been on law enforcement’s radar before last week, and the big question is: Who is Joseph James DeAngelo?
    Now 72 years old, DeAngelo was living in Citrus Heights.
    “I was absolutely flabbergasted,” said Ron Osborn, DeAngelo’s brother-in-law.
    Osborn says the family is in disbelief.
    “When you see the picture of someone you know so very close, there’s that shock element and to look at Joe, I never suspected,” Osborn
  • Who Is Suspected East Area Rapist And Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo?

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    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The names East Area Rapist and Golden State Killer are known to law enforcement officials up and down the state, but the name Joseph James DeAngelo hasn’t.
    Now at 72 years old, the newly retired DeAngelo had been living a quiet life in Citrus Heights. What do we know of the man accused of killing 12 people and raping scores of others?
    JOSEPH DEANGELO:Born in Bath, New York on November 8, 1945
    Attended Folsom H
  • Stockton Couples Relieved After Arrest In East Area Rapist Case

    STOCKTON (CBS13) – Two couples in Stockton breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Joseph DeAngelo, known as the East Area Rapist, is behind bars.
    “It was a day I had wished for over 40 years,” said Gay Hardwick. “I especially prayed that I would see him brought to justice in my lifetime.”
    Gay and her husband Bob Hardwick recount the horrific night in March 1978. The young couple had just gone to sleep in their Stockton home after a Friday night out on the tow
  • He Swore To Protect And Serve. Instead, Police Say East Area Rapist Suspect Preyed On Community

    AUBURN (CBS13) —Long before his arrest as the East Area Rapist, Joseph DeAngelo was an officer for the Auburn police department.
    “When I first met him I was his sergeant,” former Auburn Police Chief Nick Willick said.
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  • After Suspect’s Arrest, Victims Share Horror Of East Area Rapist

    SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – From 1976 to 1978, the East Area Rapist tormented and raped 38 women and murdered a Rancho Cordova couple.
    Now the torture is over for some knowing he’s behind bars.
    On Wednesday, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced that a suspect had been arrested in the case. He has been identified as 72-year-old Citrus Heights resident Joseph James DeAngelo.
    The news comes as a shock and relief for dozens of victims, many of whom still live
  • East Area Rapist Mystery Unravels With DNA, Joseph DeAngelo Arrest

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our time, until now.
    Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said, “The answer has always been in Sacramento.”
    Forty years after striking terror across the Sacramento region and then up-and-down California, the East Area Rapist has now been identified as 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo was finally captured inside his Citrus Heights home.
    “I was shocked to know this was right underneath our n
  • Decades Later, Investigators See Fruits Of East Area Rapist Investigation

    ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Former detectives from the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department spent most of their careers chasing down the east area rapist with no luck in solving the case.
    Those same investigators are relieved after learning of the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo.
    Former detectives say it’s been frustrating not being able to bring the East Area Rapist to justice.
    Larry Crompton is a surgeon assigned to a special task force in Contra Costa County. He worked tirelessly tr
  • Victims, Families Relieved By Arrest In East Area Rapist Case

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — “I’ve never let this person define me as a person, that’s giving him too much power, I wouldn’t even give him power that night,” said Margaret Wardlow.
    A brave and fierce 13-year old, Wardlow used what she knew about the East Area Rapist when she became victim No. 27, 41 years ago.
    Wardlow was one of many in the Sacramento County community, intrigued by the East Area Rapist’s crime spree. She tells CBS13 her research paid off, when s
  • East Area Rapist Victims’ Brother Led Crusade For DNA Database

    SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — Bruce Harrington lost his brother and sister-in-law in a crime tied to the East Area Rapist.
    He spoke on Wednesday after the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, the man suspected of committing more than 50 rapes and a dozen murders across California.
    “Closure to the anguish we have all suffered for the last 40-some-odd years,” he said.
    Harrington’s brother and sister-in-law were killed by the East Area Rapist in the couple’s Orange County ho
  • East Area Rapist Victims’ Brother Lead Crusade For DNA Database

    SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — Bruce Harrington lost his brother and sister-in-law in a crime tied to the East Area Rapist.
    He spoke on Wednesday after the arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, the man suspected of committing more than 50 rapes and a dozen murders across California.
    “Closure to the anguish we have all suffered for the last 40-some-odd years,” he said.
    Harrington’s brother and sister-in-law were killed by the East Area Rapist in the couple’s Orange County ho
  • Youngest Victim Calls Arrest In East Area Rapist Case ‘Greatest Gift Ever’

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The youngest victim of the East Area Rapist is sharing her story after the arrest of a former police officer for the violent crime spree.
    Margaret Wardlow was the 27th victim tied to the case in 1977, and was just 13 years old when she was raped.
    She says she was obsessed with reading about the East Area Rapist as a young girl and says she used what she knew to survive.
    “My inside voice told me, ‘You are going to be raped, this is what’s going to happ
  • Police Release Photo Of Vehicle In Deadly Hit-And-Run Crash

    Sacramento Police have released an image of the vehicle believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run that killed a jogger on Tuesday.

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