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• Stockton Native, Leader Of Major Missouri Drug Ring, Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison

  05-10-2018 23:55
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – The leader of a drug ring that was caught with nearly 200 pounds of mostly pure methamphetamine has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
  Forty-one-year-old Israel Angeles-Moctezuma, of Stockton, California was the last of 52 defendants to plead guilty and be sentenced in the case.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release Friday that Angeles-Moctezuma directed a network of co-conspirators who transported hundreds of pounds of meth, marijuana and heroin from
  
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• CHP: Stephon Clark Protester At Fault For Collision With Sheriff’s Patrol Car

  05-10-2018 22:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A California Highway Patrol investigation has found a protester is at fault for an incident where she was struck by a sheriff’s patrol car.
  The incident happened back in March during a protest over the shooting of Stephon Clark.
  Wanda Cleveland, a 61-year-old retired bus driver, was seen being struck by a Sacramento
  County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle. Several videos were taken of the incident.
  Investigators with CHP’s South Sacramento division
  
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• Suspected Car Thief’s Bizarre Chase Caught On Video In Roseville

  05-10-2018 22:18
  ROSEVILLE (CBS) – A man was arrested and faces multiple charges after a bizarre vehicle chase with police — and a portion of it was caught on camera.
  On Thursday night, Roseville police received word of a stolen vehicle. The owner told police her boyfriend stole the car and was possibly under the influence of drugs, according to a statement from the Roseville Police Department.
  Police located the suspect and eventually took him into custody. Jacob Oliphant, 31, was booked i
  
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• Suspect In Fatal Stockton Shooting Arrested In Sparks, Nevada

  05-10-2018 21:14
  SPARKS, Nev. (CBS13) — A man is under arrested in connection with the October 1 shooting in Stockton that left one person dead and wounded a 5-year-old boy and a second man.
  The first shooting happened in the 700 block of Sutter Street. A 19-year-old man was shot and later died from his wounds.
  A second shooting involved two more victims, a 28-year-old man and a 5-year-old boy. They were hit in the area of California and Parks streets and were reportedly linked to the suspect in the previo
  
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• 1,000 Wild Horses To Be Rounded Up In NorCal; Some Could Be Sent To Slaughterhouses, Activists Say

  05-10-2018 19:47
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is set to round up 1,000 wild horses and says that many of them could be sold to distant slaughterhouses.
  The Sacramento Bee reports the roundup is set to begin Oct. 9 and last through the month, and will target horses from a herd in the Devils Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory inside the Modoc National Forest.
  Modoc National Forest Supervisor Amanda McAdams says the area is supposed to have up to 400 horses but that the area has almost 4,000 ani
  
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• Police: Stockton Woman Screams For Help, Tases And Tries To Rob Man Who Stopped

  05-10-2018 19:16
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Police say a 24-year-old woman is suspected of pretending to need help, only to try and rob a passerby.
  The incident happened near East Main and North Pilgrim Streets Thursday afternoon. Stockton police say a 66-year-old man was driving in the area when he happened upon two men and a woman.
  The woman was screaming for help, so the man pulled over.
  However, the woman then pulled out a Taser and demanded the man’s money. The man was Tased several times when he tried
  
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• Activist Van Jones Celebrates 50th Birthday

  05-10-2018 18:21
  SAN FRANCISCO — During an evening of celebratory splendor last week, nearly 600 of Van Jones supporters, fans and family gathered at Fort Mason in San Francisco to honor him for not only his accomplishments, raising billions of dollars for social justice initiatives all over America, raising awareness of the perils of climate change or helping to close youth prisons.
  But to also wish him a happy 50th Birthday.
  It’s been a grand year for him. The Van Jones Show on CNN started this yea
  
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• Police: Elk Grove Man Robbed By Suspect Who Followed Him Home From Casino

  05-10-2018 17:05
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police say they have arrested a man suspected of following someone home from a Sacramento casino and robbing them.
  The incident happened early Thursday morning. Elk Grove police say they responded to a home along the 8800 block of Starfall Way to investigated a reported robbery.
  Richard Bullock’s booking photo. (Credit: Elk Grove Police Department)
  Officers found that a man had just come home from an unnamed casino in Downtown Sacramento and had been robbed at kni
  
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• Man Who Comforted Robert Kennedy After Assassination Dies In Modesto

  05-10-2018 09:22
  MODESTO (CBS13) — He was the teenage busboy who rushed to help a dying Robert Kennedy in the Ambassador Hotel in 1968.
  The presidential hopeful was riding a wave of popularity when an assassin’s bullet felled him in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles Times photographer captured Romero comforting Kennedy in his last moments.
  Romero was just 17 at the time when he became a part of that history. Fifty years later, Romero passed away in Modesto this week.
  The iconic snapshot shows presidential n
  
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• Toddler Wandering In Street Saved By Man Who Just Missed Her With Car

  05-10-2018 08:47
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A man narrowly avoided hitting a toddler wandering alone in the middle of a street.
  Ricky Lynn has a safety-first mentality that was born out of tragedy. He lost his 7-year-old niece over the summer after she was hit and killed while crossing the street.
  He says it was that vigilance that helped keep another family from going through the same loss.
  “I’m always on top in terms of safety,” he said. “We had cars parked here, and I saw maybe some pin
  
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• Man’s Quick Braking Saves Toddler Wandering In Street

  05-10-2018 08:47
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A man narrowly avoided hitting a toddler wandering alone in the middle of a street.
  Ricky Lynn has a safety-first mentality that was born out of tragedy. He lost his 7-year-old niece over the summer after she was hit and killed while crossing the street.
  He says it was that vigilance that helped keep another family from going through the same loss.
  “I’m always on top in terms of safety,” he said. “We had cars parked here, and I saw maybe some pin
  
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• Grab-And-Go Thefts On The Rise On UC Davis Campus

  05-10-2018 08:40
  DAVIS (CBS13) — A string of thefts hit UC Davis with thieves literally ripping laptops and electronics out of people’s hands. Students are on high alert after a violent robbery Thursday morning. But the victims were not students, they were two CBS13 employees.
  “This one, I think, is a reminder that crime does lurk,” said Joe Farrow, Chief of UC Davis Police Department. “There will be people who take advantage of situations and there will be people that will, quite f
  
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• Grab And Go Theft On The Rise At UC Davis Campus

  05-10-2018 08:40
  DAVIS (CBS13) — A string of thefts hit UC Davis with thieves literally ripping laptops and electronics out of people’s hands. Students are on high alert after a violent robbery Thursday morning. But the victims were not students, they were two CBS13 employees.
  “This one, I think, is a reminder that crime does lurk,” said Joe Farrow, Chief of UC Davis Police Department. “There will be people who take advantage of situations and there will be people that will, quite f
  
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• Construction in Historic Folsom Cutting Access to Small Businesses

  05-10-2018 08:34
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — Some small businesses in Folsom are struggling to stay afloat as upgrades are made to the historic part of the city. Construction has been going on since August and it’s limiting access into several nearby shops.
  While business owners say in the long run the changes could help them, in the meantime they’re losing a lot of money. The signs say open during construction, but the problem is figuring out how to get inside.
  “It’s so close but yet so far a
  
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• Cascade Fire, One Year Later: A Community Trying To Rebuild

  05-10-2018 08:09
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) – Monday will mark the one year anniversary of the northern California wildfires that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes.
  “The winds just came out of nowhere and it was so dry,” said Matthew Hunt of Loma Rica.
  Images of the flames that swept through the town of Loma Rica in Yuba County are still fresh in Hunt’s mind.
  “It seemed like it was forever ago, but it was just yesterday because it burnt an image,” he said. &ldq
  
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• Woman Claims AT&T Contractor Damaged Property, Antagonized Dog

  05-10-2018 07:53
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In West Sacramento, complaints are being filed against AT&T and a company it’s subcontracting to trim trees. Some homeowners say crews have entered their property without giving notice and left it damaged.
  “Angry, violated. I didn’t know people were in my backyard without my permission with my dog,” said West Sacramento homeowner Casey Lang.
  If it wasn’t for her neighbor and her security cameras, Lang says she would have never kno
  
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• Former Stockton Mayor Charged For Signing Traffic Ticket As Donald Trump

  05-10-2018 07:26
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva is facing even more charges, this time for running a red light and signing his name as Donald Trump.
  One day after the public learned that Silva is facing eight charges ranging from embezzlement to money laundering from the city of Stockton, the misdemeanor charges came to light.
  Silva’s attorney, Mark Reichel, confirmed Thursday that Silva was pulled over by CHP for failing to stop at a red light this past July and signed his na
  
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• Shocking Photo of Stockton Homeless Boy Sparks Questions Of Child’s Safety

  05-10-2018 05:40
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A photo of a young homeless boy in Stockton is evoking a reaction from the community. The photo shows the boy sitting in the dirt at a homeless camp. But to many, it appears he is living in a third-world country.
  Stockton Police say they say this case is now being investigated by Child Protective Services.
  Five-year-old “Suki” Whigham is a young homeless boy just trying to make the best out of his situation. But “Suki” was pictured on Wednesday, s
  
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• Collegiate Summer Baseball League Suspends Operations, Affecting Two Local Teams

  05-10-2018 04:35
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — The Great West League announced it’s suspending operations for the upcoming season. The decision affects the futures of two local baseball teams, the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox and the Lincoln Potters.
  The Gold Sox says it will pursue competitive playing options in either a collegiate baseball league or as an independent summer team. The Potters announced it will be joining the California Collegiate League.
  “All of the teams in the South Division are excited about
  
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• Fairfield Police Offering $500 For Info About Guns On Or Near Schools

  05-10-2018 03:24
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Nimi Amatoru recalls a gun battle, a block away from her high school. Then, one of the suspected shooters took cover inside the school gym.
  “All of a sudden it’s like, lockdown everyone gets inside I got crammed into a room of all these kids and we’re in there for hours,” she said.
  Amatoru has seen the same shooting chaos unfold at schools across the country. But at Armijo High School, officials are now working with the Fairfield Police Depa
  
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• Highway 49 Lanes Closed In Nevada City After Police Pursuit

  05-10-2018 03:09
  8:30 p.m. UPDATE: Police say the suspects accused of robbing a T-Mobile store in Nevada City were pursued for two miles before the Highway 49 crash.
  Two of the suspects attempted to flee from the crash after the vehicle landed on its roof, but were blocked by an officer. They ran to the other side and attempted to escape through blackberry bushes. They taken into custody, thorns and all.
  There were originally four suspects sought, but police now say the three who are in custody are the only ones
  
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• Sacramento Police Release More Video From Shooting Involving Pellet Gun

  05-10-2018 02:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Police Department released dozens of videos from an officer-involved shooting last month following reports of a man with a gun.
  The 62 videos released by Sacramento Police are the likely the last covered by a Sacramento ordinance requiring the release of body cam and dash cam video within 30 days of an incident.
  RELATED: Gov. Brown Signs Body Camera Law Requiring Release Of Critical Incident FootageThe Sept. 6 shooting left 19-year-old Darrell Richa
  
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• Roadside Smog Test Checkpoint Pops Up In Davis

  05-10-2018 02:23
  DAVIS (CBS13) — A checkpoint in Davis Thursday may have confused some people, but it provided a service to ensure cars aren’t over polluting the air. It was set up between El Macero Drive and Cowell Boulevard Thursday morning.
  With blinking emergency lights, orange cones and CHP officers standing post on a well-traveled road, most drivers thought the scene was a DUI checkpoint.
  “We have a CHP officer on site for safety purposes mainly but he also randomly chooses vehicles into
  
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• New ‘Snapcrap’ App Designed To Clean Up San Francisco Streets

  05-10-2018 01:55
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A newcomer to San Francisco has created a free app to make it easier for people to report poop and used needles on the city’s famously dirty streets.
  Sean Miller, 24, moved to San Francisco from Vermont after college last year and says he was astonished by the amount of public grime. His “Snapcrap” app was released over the weekend for iOS users and declares itself the “fastest way” to request cleaning in San Francisco.
  “See somethin
  
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