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• Alleged Thief Dies From Heart Attack After Neighbors Confront Him

  11-03-2019 23:46
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — An alleged thief died after he was confronted by neighbors in Stockton.
  Police say residents noticed a 35-year-old man breaking into a car Sunday night in the 300 block of East Jackson Street. The residents confronted the man, overpowering and restraining him.
  READ ALSO: Police: Woman Drank 6-Pack Of Beer In Target Dressing Room
  When police arrived, officers realized the alleged thief was having a heart attack. Paramedics responded to the scene and tried to save him
  
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• Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Arrested In Sting

  11-03-2019 22:06
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – A Sacramento man is behind bars after he allegedly sexually assaulted a minor he met on a dating app.
  Forty-six-year-old Alex Rojas was arrested in Auburn last week after Placer County sheriff’s deputies say they contacted him, posing as the victim.
  Rojas is facing six felony charges.
   
   
  
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• Sierra Canyon Claims Boys’ Open Division Title Over Sheldon High

  11-03-2019 19:23
  DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — After Sierra Canyon beat Elk Grove’s Sheldon High School 76-52 in the Open Division of the Boys’ Basketball State Championship game at Golden 1 Center, a reporter told NBA All-Star Kenyon Martin something significant about his son, Kenyon Martin Jr.“Your son could remove the ‘Jr.’ name because he plays just like you,’” the reporter said. Martin Sr. responded, “Yes, because he’s his own man.”
  Martin Jr. had 23
  
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• California police report almost no racial profiling

  11-03-2019 18:14
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation attempt to track racial profiling complaints against police produced numbers so unrealistically small that the board overseeing the tally wants departments to make changes to encourage more people to come forward.The panel’s most recent report found 17 percent of California’s law enforcement agencies reported not a single complaint in 2017.And of 659 profiling complaints that were filed in a state of nearly 40 mil
  
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• Vacaville Police Identify Woman’s Remains 28 Years After Her Body Was Discovered

  11-03-2019 18:02
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Police in Vacaville were finally able to identify the remains of a woman found 28 years ago.
  Cynthia Merkley (credit: Vacaville PD)
  The body of Cynthia Merkley was discovered while in 1991 while the Folsom Premium Outlets were being built. She had been dead two to three weeks. Investigators at the time did not find any obvious signs of foul play, neither could they determine how she died, according to a Vacaville Police Department statement. To complicate the case,
  
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• Traffic Stop In El Dorado County Turns Up Counterfeit Cash, Meth

  11-03-2019 17:20
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – A traffic stop in El Dorado County landed one person in jail on drug and counterfeit charges.
  The suspect, a felon on probation, allegedly had methamphetamine and counterfeit cash in their truck when they were stopped overnight, according to amn El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department tweet.
  A late night traffic stop by #EDSO lead to the arrest of a felon on probation with a large quantity of #meth and counterfeit currency!! #graveyard #workin while the count
  
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• William Mulock Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder After Folsom Stabbing

  11-03-2019 15:31
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – One person is under arrest and another is recovering from a stab wound after a violent incident over the weekend.
  The stabbing happened just after 6 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 75000 block of Folsom Auburn Road.
  The victim was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery on the single stab wound he received.
  William Mulock, 67, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assault. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.
  
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• South Sacramento Man Accused Of Firing Gun During Dispute Arrested After Deputy Standoff

  11-03-2019 15:05
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man kept deputies tied up last night after he refused to come out of his home off Satellite Parkway in South Sacramento.
  Deputies say the man fired a gun during a fight with his neighbor.
  The man eventually surrendered and was arrested.
  
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• Crash Involving Car, Motorcycle Knocks Down Traffic Light Pole In Stockton

  11-03-2019 14:36
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A motorcycle crashed into a traffic light in Stockton, knocking it down late last night.
  When Stockton Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene on Precissi Lane, they found the motorcycle, the damaged pole, and another car damaged.
  The area was closed as crews cleaned up.
  Both drivers were taken to the hospital to be treated for unknown injuries.
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• Workout With A Local Athlete Preparing For The NFL Draft

  11-03-2019 07:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Burbank High’s PJ Johnson is getting ready for the NFL.
  The Arizona defensive tackle has been hard at work since declaring for the draft.
  CBS13’s Sara Hodges worked out with Johnson, running through the drills of a mock pro day.
  Check out the video below for more.
  
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• These Players Saved The Match For The Sac Republic

  11-03-2019 07:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Republic FC scored in the 81st minute on Saturday, to secure a draw in its season opener.
  The two responsible for that goal are Sam Werner and Haris Hanzapolos.
  ALSO: WATCH: Sac Republic FC’s Rodrigo Lopez Midfield Goal
  CBS13’s Joe Musso sits down with the pair.
  
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• Stockton Gets Closer To Adding CSU Campus

  11-03-2019 07:14
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis is visiting Stockton Monday to reportedly learn more about building a potential new California State University campus.
  Mayor Michael Tubbs and Assemblymember Susan Eggman will give the Lieutenant Governor a tour CSU Stanislaus’ Satellite campus.
  ALSO: Mayor Tubbs: Possible CSU Stockton Campus Would Bring Jobs To Community
  When Governor Gavin Newsom announced his 2019 budget, he included $2 million to fund a review of a new
  
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• Deputies: Man Gets Fired, Shows Back Up And Opens Fire

  11-03-2019 05:07
  LATHROP (CBS13) — Terrifying surveillance video shows an armed man threatening his former employers and coworkers.
  “I honestly couldn’t even breathe,” Sukhjinder Singh, owner of Dhaliwal Brothers Trucking, said.
  The video shows a man pulling a gun from his waistband, & pointing it just inches from another man’s face.
  The San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office says Beant Singh finished his last day on the job, but then he came back, this time with a gun.
  “He wa
  
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• Security Cameras Help Catch Hobby Shop Criminals

  11-03-2019 04:28
  Sonora (CBS13) — Two men are sitting behind bars tonight after they broke into R and J Hobbies and Tools in Sonora, and it was all caught on camera.
  In the security video, the men can be seen breaking a window, pillaging the merchandise, and exiting the store.ALSO: Search On For Juvenile Suspect In Elk Grove Robbery
  But, thanks to the security footage, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office quickly identified and arrested the suspects.
  They did an estimated $4,000 in damages and a
  
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• Hail Hammers Rancho Cordova

  11-03-2019 04:07
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Did you see hail today? Parts of our region sure did!
  CBS13 viewers sent us dozens of pictures and videos of hail, most coming from Rancho Cordova.
  ALSO: Foothills Weather: Rain, Hail, & Flooding Slam Sonora
   
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  Did you see hail where you were? You can send us your photos and pictures here!
  
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• Call For Healing In Sacramento

  11-03-2019 02:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramentans came together today to talk about the Stephon Clark shooting.
  “What can we do as a community? How can we reach out to our young people? How can we reach out to our elders and unify together?” asks Karin Frank.
  Those are the questions organizers want to get to answer to.
  ALSO: DA Won’t File Charges Against 84 Stephon Clark Protesters Arrested On Monday
  People coming together in a healing circle, a week after the DA announced the offic
  
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• Firefighters To Drivers: Stop Blocking Hydrants!

  11-03-2019 02:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Metro Fire has an important message to drivers; stop parking in front of fire hydrants.
  They shared an image from a scene last night in Sacramento, where a truck and trailer are blocking access to a hydrant.
  Trailer blocking fire hydrant
  ALSO: Fire Department Gives Real-World Example Of Why Hydrants Are No-Parking Zones
  Firefighters remind drivers that it’s illegal to park within15 feet of a hydrant in California, and that blocking hydrants delays
  
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• Local Kids Attend Free Football Camp

  11-03-2019 01:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — On this chilly Sunday, young boys and girls are taking to the field for a football camp.
  And the best part is, it’s all free.
  Volunteers are helping kids achieve their dreams with free monthly football camps.
  “A lot of camps you have to pay to enroll but this camp is more for players who need help getting off the streets and more time as a player and not focused on other distractions in life,” says 14-year-old Joseph Ortiz.
  Besides learning football s
  
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• Mountain Lion Spotted In Amador County

  11-03-2019 00:37
  JACKSON (CBS13) — Imagine waking up to this!
  Jackson resident Leslie Osgood says this mountain lion walked into her backyard this morning while she was having coffee.
  Caught on camera
  ALSO: Mountain Lion Caught After Roaming Natomas Neighborhood
  Leslie says she called the Amado County Sheriff’s Department to advise of the sighting.
  She also alerted nearby neighbors.
  
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