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• Sheriff: Suspect Shot Sacramento County Deputy Mark Stasyuk In Back, Head

  21-09-2018 23:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones released more details on the shooting that left Deputy Mark Stasyuk dead.
  Jones detailed the timeline of events that led up to the shooting in Rancho Cordova:
  The incident began after 1 p.m. Monday. Deputies responded to a report about a dispute with a suspect and employees at the Folsom Boulevard Pep Boys location. Before the deputies entered the store, the suspect – 38-year-old Anton Lemon Moore – was pacing around in
  
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• Benicia Man, 58-Year-Old Roy Charles Waller, Arrested In NorCal Rapist Case

  21-09-2018 21:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The man accused of terrorizing women in Northern California for nearly 30 years is now behind bars.
  Roy Charles Waller, a 58-year-old living in Benicia, was arrested, authorities said in Friday’s press conference.
  Roy Charles Waller’s booking photo. (Credit: Sacramento Police Department)
  Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the arrest was made after a DNA match. Much like the break in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist cas
  
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• Benicia Man, 58, Arrested In NorCal Rapist Case

  21-09-2018 20:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The latest on a major development in the NorCal Rapist case:
  11:45 a.m.
  Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn announced that a suspect has been arrested in the NorCal Rapist case.
  Roy Charles Waller, a 58-year-old living in Benicia, was arrested, authorities said in Friday’s press conference.
  Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the arrest was made after a DNA match. Much like the break in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist case f
  
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• Major Development To Be Announced In ‘NorCal Rapist’ Case

  21-09-2018 18:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities say they are set to announce a “major development” the NorCal Rapist case Friday morning.
  Police have said the “NorCal Rapist” is believed to be responsible for a series of sexual assaults in several cities from the Sacramento Valley to the Bay Area. The spree lasted from 1991 to at least 2006. At least nine women are believed to have been victims of the NorCal Rapist.
  Sketch of the “NorCal Rapist” released in 2006 by the
  
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• Week Six High School Football: Monterey Trail Takes On Southern California Paraclete

  21-09-2018 18:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — We’re a month into high school football and teams are showing their true colors. 
  When you’re out at games, don’t forget to tag us in your pictures with #CBS13FNF for a chance to be featured on the CBS13 Sports Friday show.
  Here are the teams to watch this week:
  Paraclete @ Monterey Trail — CBS13 Game of the Week!
  Southern California school Paraclete is traveling all the way from Lancaster to Elk Grove this week to face the undefeated Monte
  
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• Woman Credits Fallen Deputy Mark Stasyuk With Saving Her Life

  21-09-2018 16:48
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – A car crash survivor is sharing her memories of fallen deputy Mark Stasyuk – who she credits with saving her life.
  Last June, Irene Velazco was driving to church when she was t-boned at Mather Field and Mills Station roads in Rancho Cordova.
  Her car flipped three times.
  As Velasco started to pray in Spanish, she says she heard Deputy Stasyuk praying, too, in English as he wrapped and treated her injured arm.
  “I’m always going to pray for him, and
  
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• Turlock Man Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Woman With Car In Walmart Parking Lot

  21-09-2018 15:49
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – A Turlock man was arrested after authorities say he intentionally hit a woman with his car in the parking lot of a Walmart on Wednesday.
  The man says he ran over the victim because “God told him to.”
  Authorities say the 54-year-old victim walked in the Turlock Walmart parking lot, the suspect – 41-year-old Jose Perez – accelerated toward her.
  Perez fled the scene in his pickup truck; a bystander then called police and chased after the suspect. Shor
  
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• Billions Earmarked For Low-Income Housing Mishandled, State Pushes For Affordable Housing

  21-09-2018 09:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The state is trying to tackle the housing crisis in Sacramento by building affordable housing. Governor Brown signed legislation this week allowing vacant areas in the city to be developed.
  But one woman said she can’t wait for new buildings to be built. After being on section 8 for a long time, she said looking for a place has gotten harder.
  “The purpose from this letter is to give my tenant Valerie Torres 90 days to move from the property,” Valerie
  
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• Calaveras County Sheriffs Eradicate Over 4,100 Marijuana Plants In Two Days

  21-09-2018 08:23
  CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) — Sheriff’s deputies from the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office of Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) eradicated over 4,100 marijuana plants in two days.
  In their first bust of the two days, the team arrested three men for an illegal marijuana grow Wednesday.
  According to the sheriff’s office, the team served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation at an address on Acron Way in West Point Wednesday.
  (source: Calaveras County Sheriff)
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• Nevada, Placer & Yuba Counties Looking For Volunteers To Spot Wildfires

  21-09-2018 08:10
  GRASS VALLEY(CBS13) — In preparation for a dangerous fire season, volunteers are being sought after to staff the lookout towers in Nevada, Placer, and Yuba counties.
  The tall towers once built during World War II to protect against enemy fire are still utilized today, only it’s a different fight.
  “This is my 6th season,” Ed said.
  He’s retired law enforcement of nearly 30 years and now serving in a different capacity, protecting thousands of acres.
  “We can see
  
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• Modesto Turns Dog Park Into City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp

  21-09-2018 08:01
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A grand opening for a Modesto dog park has been canceled because of the city’s homeless crisis.
  The City of Modesto has decided that Beard Brook Park, which currently houses the new dog park, will now also serve as the site of a city-sanctioned homeless encampment.
  The dog park was slated for a ribbon cutting event next week, but Modesto city leaders designated the area as a legal homeless encampment following a federal court ruling stating cities cannot cite someon
  
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• Police: Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Rancho Cordova Accident

  21-09-2018 06:39
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Police said a 43-year-old man is dead after being hit on his bicycle while riding down Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova.
  According to East Sacramento CHP, the Rancho Cordova man was riding south on Sunrise Blvd. when a car in the far right lane was attempting to get onto Highway 50 and hit him. The accident was reported at 8 p.m.
  The driver was identified as a 41-year-old man from Fair Oaks, driving a 2002 Toyota Echo. Police said the driver was speeding up to g
  
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• Dutch Bros Holding Fundraiser For Fallen Deputy Mark Stasyuk

  21-09-2018 06:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Local Dutch Bros coffee locations are offering the community a way to give back to the family of fallen deputy Mark Stasyuk.
  All Sacramento area Dutch Bros locations will be participating in the fundraiser which will donate $1 from each drink sold on Sunday to the Deputy Mark Stasyuk Memorial Fund.
  Stasyuk was shot and killed Monday in Rancho Cordova. He was a four and a half year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
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• Audit Abuse Under the Capitol Dome

  21-09-2018 05:49
  OPINION – Despite the growing chorus of complaints from thousands of Californians up and down the state about long lines and wait times at the DMV, state lawmakers and Governor Brown refuse to order an official state audit into the agency’s management practices.
  How many hours have you wasted, spent standing in line at the DMV or on hold on its automated phone system?
  A recent audit request needed at least eight supporters from the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC)&m
  
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• Inderkum High School To Launch Public Safety Pathways Program

  21-09-2018 04:52
  NATOMAS (CBS13) — As more schools do away with vocational training across the country, the Natomas Unified School District is creating a new program for the next generation of first responders.
  The new Public Safety Pathway program is designed to benefit students as well as local law enforcement and fire agencies. Inderkum High School launched its Public Safety Pathway program which focuses on academics as well as training for a career in public service.
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• Teen Dies After Being Hit By Car, Dragged For Blocks

  21-09-2018 04:08
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A young teen was hit by a car, and the left to die. It happened early Wednesday morning on Watt Avenue near Whitney Avenue.
  The victim’s family said 14-year-old De’Sean was riding his bike when he was hit by a car then dragged for blocks.
  Neighbor surveillance shows an SUV barreling down East Country Club Lane with the boy on the hood. The car turned onto Potter Lane and flung the boy onto a lawn.
  CHP is still investigating why the teen was out so ear
  
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• Escaped Prison Camp Inmate Apprehended In San Leandro

  21-09-2018 02:49
  SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) — An inmate who escaped from a Nevada County prison camp earlier this week is back in custody after being found by authorities in San Leandro Thursday.
  On Tuesday, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the public’s help in finding Justin Tyquiengco. He was discovered missing at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp outside Nevada City, about 47 miles west of Truckee.
  In 2015, Tyquiengco received a six-year senten
  
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• Community Bands Together To Support Stockton Police Officer Paralyzed In Crash

  21-09-2018 02:31
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Many members of the Stockton community are coming together to help Officer James Nance, who was left paralyzed after crashing with a vehicle on his motorcycle.
  Officer Nance will remain in a long-term rehabilitation facility while he recovers. He talked about his injury and his recovery in a letter to the community.
  “Unfortunately, on August 28th while doing what I love, I was hit by a car and critically injured,” said Lt. Kathryn Nance, who was reading a let
  
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• CHP: Two Sacramento Police Officers Injured In Multi-Vehicle Accident

  21-09-2018 02:09
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Two on-duty police officers sustained moderate injuries in a four-vehicle accident on Highway 12 Thursday.
  According to CHP Solano, the accident happened around 3 p.m. when an unmarked Sacramento police car rear-ended another unmarked police car causing a chain reaction.
  (source: Fairfield Fire)
  In total, four vehicles were involved in the accident, including two civilian cars.
  The two Sacramento police officers were transported to North Bay Medical with moderate injuri
  
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• Some Evacuations Lifted, Highway 50 Reopened After El Dorado Co. Wildfire

  21-09-2018 01:32
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – The latest information on a wildfire burning in El Dorado County on Thursday:
  4:31 p.m.
  Cal Fire announced that the fire is now 12 acres and 30 percent contained. Evacuations are still in place south of Highway 50 for Crystal Springs Road, Crystal Springs court, Glennwood Drive, Superior Drive, Pony Express at Crystal Springs Road, 8 Mile Road in the affected area.
  #MeyersFire [update] near Meyers Rd in Camino (El Dorado County) is now 12 acres & 30% con
  
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• Solano County Looking For More Than 400 Midterm Election Poll Workers

  21-09-2018 01:23
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) — Midterm elections are quickly approaching and Solano County is looking for more than 400 people to work at polling locations on Election Day, Nov. 6.These jobs come with a stipend ranging from $50 – $250.According to the Assistant Registrar of Voters, John Gardner, “it takes more than 1,000 citizens to help conduct a statewide general election and we need the communities’ help.”
  There is mandatory paid training required for all poll workers.T
  
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