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• Placer Parents Looking For Answers After Coach Put On Unexpected Leave

  26-01-2019 09:00
  AUBURN (CBS13) — Placer High School in the hot seat again after parents say a soccer coach has been placed on administrative leave. But this is not the first controversy for the Placer County school and parents are now asking for transparency from the school district.
  “She’s a great mentor for the kids,” said mom Nancy James. “My daughter loves her!”
  Under the haze of Friday night lights, the Placer High soccer team took on Oakmont High. But as much as th
  
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• Nurse Busted By Feds For Selling Opioid Pills Over The Dark Web

  26-01-2019 08:28
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — A Rancho Cordova nurse is under arrest for selling thousands of opioid pills over the dark web. Surveillance video from a doorbell camera shows the moment federal agents made the arrest outside her Rancho Cordova home.
  Video from one camera shows an agent with his gun drawn, as others back him and swarm nurse Carrie Alaine Markis’s home. Another camera shows officers placing her under arrest.
  You can hear their commands for Markis to put her arms behind her b
  
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• Hours After Mayor’s Apology, Police Order Homeless To Leave City Hall

  26-01-2019 07:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hours after the Mayor of Sacramento Darrell Steinberg apologized for police removing homeless people outside of City Hall, officers were back out doing it again.
  A video shows Sacramento police telling about 15 people to leave city hall property around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officers were enforcing a city ordinance that prohibits anyone from being at City Hall after 11 p.m. until 7 a.m.
  Steinberg says it’s a mistake and wants the policy to be changed. He apolo
  
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• Candy Crime: Sacramento Counties File Complaint Against Candy Companies For ‘Misleading Customers’

  26-01-2019 07:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Some California counties say customers are being ripped off when it comes to candy with boxes that look big but hold fewer sweets than expected. Now prosecutors are trying to put an end to the problem by taking candy companies to court.
  Valentine’s Day is less than a month away and store shelves are stocked with sweet treats, but sometimes those big boxes of chocolates are leaving customers sour.
  Now prosecutors from six California counties have filed a complaint
  
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• Police: 2-Year-Old Dies After Being Run Over By Mother In Tragic Accident

  26-01-2019 06:38
  STOCKTON (CBS13) —A tragedy in Stockton Friday night as a two-year-old boy was run over and killed by his own mother.
  It happened around 7 p.m. on Deepwell Drive off of Davis Raod in Stockton.
  Police say the mother of the child simply did not see him as she was backing up her car in the driveway.
  Police are calling this a tragic accident.
  
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• 2 Known Gang Members Arrested; Police Seize Weapons, Meth

  26-01-2019 06:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two gang members have been arrested after a long-term investigation by the North Gang Enforcement Team in Sacramento.
  (credit: Sacramento Police Department)
  The gang officers are part of the Sacramento Police Department and identified Sacramento resident Francisco Flores as a validated gang member. Officers identified Flores was supplying a heavy amount of narcotics to North Sacramento neighborhoods.
  (credit: Sacramento Police Department)
  Through an intensive investiga
  
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• Davis Police Looking For Suspect Believed To Have Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old

  26-01-2019 04:40
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis police are looking for a suspect believed to have sexually assaulted a 10-year-old child Friday evening.
  Police said officers responded to the 3000 block of Cowell Blvd. for a sexual assault investigation Friday and suspect 40-year-old Maria Roberto Rodas may have sexually assaulted a 10-year-old while the child was home alone.
  The suspect is well known to the victim and officers believe that Rodas used a knife to threaten the child.
  Rodas left the scene before police
  
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• Residents Frustrated At Lack Of Response About Injured Ducks And Geese

  26-01-2019 04:23
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — Something is afoul at Ellis Lake. Residents are reporting injured ducks and geese and are frustrated with the response they are getting from officials.
  This serene setting is great for humans and animals alike but caring for the birds when injured has some at a loss.
  “I feel sorry for them,” said Lorraine Head.
  Head and her friend Jim love to fish at Ellis lake but hate what they see when they are there.
  “I saw one duck with an arrow through it.
  
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• Pregnant Single Mother’s Car Wrecked In Police Chase Crash

  26-01-2019 03:42
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A police chase ended in a crash into four neighbors’ cars early Friday morning.
  The suspect, 35-year-old Michael Kennedy, is in custody, but neighbors are still shaken up. Their cars, which were hit one by one like dominos, are now wrecked.The chase began when police say they saw the suspect driving recklessly and ended near Arcade Boulevard and Branch Street. The suspect’s vehicle smashed into four cars including one Stephanie Marino affectionately n
  
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• Officials Urging Cannabis Businesses To Beef Up Security After Increase In Robberies

  26-01-2019 03:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento City officials are urging cannabis businesses to review their security procedures as they’ve seen an increase in robberies in recent weeks. The thieves are mainly targeting distribution centers.
  Christopher Cohen owns TotaLeaf Inc. They manufacturer and distribute a wide range of cannabis items from edibles to oils. Cohen’s products are desirable to customers but lately have also been attracting thieves.
  “We’re being cashed-out a
  
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• Woman Crochets Blankets For The Homeless In Sacramento

  26-01-2019 02:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — While the cold winter nights persist, one local woman is working to help those who are homeless in Sacramento.
  (credit: Sacramento Police Department)
  The Sacramento Police Department shared the story of a woman who crocheted warm blankets for the homeless and emailed dispatchers looking for help.
  The dispatchers reached out officers Lansdale and McVane who picked up the blankets and distributed them to those in need.
  The department shared that they were touched by the
  
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• 5 Former Professional Athletes Inducted Into Sacramento Sports Hall Of Fame

  26-01-2019 01:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Saturday marks one of the most special nights for sports in the Sacramento area as five former professional athletes will be inducted into the 2019 Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame.
  The celebration kicked off Friday afternoon at the Thunder Valley Casino resort with a meet-and-greet. Fans got the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the area’s most decorated athletes.
  The athletes include former major leaguers and Cordova High stand-outs Chris Bosi
  
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• Obituary: Nugget Markets Chairman

  26-01-2019 01:47
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — The man behind Woodland-based Nugget Markets has passed away. According to his family, Eugene (Gene) Stille passed away peacefully in his sleep earlier this month.
  Stille was chairman of Nugget Markets and was a third-generation grocer. In the mid-1950s, he took over the family business which his grandfather founded in 1926.
  ALSO: Nugget Markets Rises On Forbes List Of Best Companies To Work For
  There are currently 12 Nugget Markets across Northern California.
  In 20
  
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