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• DUI Suspect Accused Of Spitting On Officers Teaches In Sacramento City School

  09-05-2019 21:04
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – The DUI suspect accused of spitting at police officers as they tried to arrest him, then sticking his tongue out in a mug shot, is a teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr. K-8 School in Sacramento.
  A district spokesperson confirmed John Chandler’s employment and arrest. The district issued a statement reading:
  “Personnel matters are confidential. We are not at liberty to discuss them publicly. However, we are listening and sympathetic to the concerns of par
  
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• Police Track Down Folsom Break-In Suspect Using Find My iPhone App

  09-05-2019 20:42
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – An Elk Grove man is under arrest after a Folsom woman’s home was broken into and several of her items were taken.
  Justin Cogbill (credit: Sacramento County Jail)
  On May 3, police were notified of a burglary in the 1700 block of Creekside Drive in Folsom. When police arrived, they spoke to the victim who said her apartment was broken into and several items, including her vehicle, her credit cards, and her cell phone, were stolen, according to a Folsom Police Departmen
  
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• Fairfield Man, 25, Killed In Clarksburg Crash; Toddler Ejected, Injured

  09-05-2019 19:56
  CLARKSBURG (CBS13) – Authorities have identified the man killed in a crash that also injured a 1-year-old child near Clarksburg Wednesday night.
  The crash happened around 8 p.m. on South River Road and left the vehicle partially under water.
  California Highway Patrol says officers found the driver – now identified by the Yolo County Coroner’s Office as 25-year-old Fairfield resident Emilio Villagomez Rivera – had been ejected in the crash. He was pronounced dead at the sc
  
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• Dignitaries Break Ground On New Raley’s On Freeport Boulevard

  09-05-2019 18:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – City leaders are hopeful the new mixed-use complex with a brand new Raley’s grocery store at the center will help revitalize part of Freeport Boulevard.
  Groundbreaking of the complex was held on Thursday. Dignitaries – including Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Raley’s owner Michael Teel and longtime store employees – were on-hand for the ceremony.
  ⁦.⁦@GoodDaySac⁩ groundbreaking for new Raley’s in Land Park that will help revital
  
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• Dressers Sold Online At Target And Walmart Recalled After Child Killed In Tip-Over Incident

  09-05-2019 18:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – More than 300,000 three-drawer chests sold online at a number of retailers, including Walmart and Target, are being recalled after a child died when the chest tipped over.
  The Libra style 3-drawer chests are manufactured by South Shore Furniture and were sold from October 2009-July 2018 for about $60. The 3-drawer chests came in nine colors and each drawer has a metal handle. The chests are 27-and-a-half inches high, 31-and-a-quarter inches wide, and 15-and-a-half inch
  
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• 60K Igloo Coolers Recalled Over Concerns They Can Trap, Suffocate Kids

  09-05-2019 17:57
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Igloo-brand coolers are being recalled over concerns children can get trapped inside and suffocate.
  Officials say the latch can automatically lock and trap someone inside the airtight containers, possibly causing them to suffocate.
  One child has already reportedly been trapped in a cooler, but was freed by an adult.
  About 60,000 coolers are being recalled. The models under recall are:
  -Igloo marine elite 54 quart
  -Igloo marine elite 72 quart
  -Igloo marine elite legend
  
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• Officers Recover Couple’s Stuff Just Before Flight Back To Brazil After Their Car Got Broken Into At Vacaville Outlets

  09-05-2019 16:35
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – A couple visiting the US from Brazil had their rental car broken into, but thanks to the work of police officers they got their stuff back just before they flew back.
  Vacaville police say an officer was flagged down by the couple at the Vacaville Premium Outlets on Monday afternoon. The couple said their rental car had been broken into, and several backpacks with electronics were taken, when they made a quick stop to shop at the outlet mall. They had a plane to catch at
  
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• Brazilian Tourists’ Stolen Bags Recovered By Vacaville Cops Just In Time For Flight Home

  09-05-2019 16:35
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – A couple visiting the US from Brazil had their rental car broken into, but thanks to the work of police officers they got their stuff back just before they flew back.
  Vacaville police say an officer was flagged down by the couple at the Vacaville Premium Outlets on Monday afternoon. The couple said their rental car had been broken into, and several backpacks with electronics were taken, when they made a quick stop to shop at the outlet mall. They had a plane to catch at
  
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• One Dead, Baby Critically Injured In Single-Car Crash Near Clarksburg

  09-05-2019 08:59
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — Officials say a man has died and a baby was critically injured after a single-car crash on South River Road Wednesday night.
  The crash left the vehicle partially submerged in the water. The 1-year-old child was flown by air ambulance to the hospital after the crash.
  Driver killed, infant seriously injured and flown by air ambulance to hospital after car crashes offSacramento River levee road in Yolo County @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/cA4BkR8Y2Z
  — JT (@916JT)
  
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• Woman Caught On Camera Taking Roses From Bushes At Lodi Business

  09-05-2019 08:26
  LODI (CBS13) — Roses are red and one local business owner is feeling very blue after a petal prowler was caught on camera stealing precious blooms.
  “If she’s going to steal my flowers she might be stealing other things in the community,” said Angela Augusto. “These were red and they are gone.”
  Augusto owns the Self Matters Therapeutic Massage business on Oak Street. She wants people to smell the roses.
  “I want everyone to enjoy them,” she said.
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• Caught On Camera: Thief Chops & Steals Dozens Of Roses

  09-05-2019 08:26
  LODI (CBS13) — Roses are red and one local business owner is feeling very blue after a petal prowler was caught on camera stealing precious blooms.
  “If she’s going to steal my flowers she might be stealing other things in the community,” said Angela Augusto. “These were red and they are gone.”
  Augusto owns the Self Matters Therapeutic Massage business on Oak Street. She wants people to smell the roses, not steal!
  “I want everyone to enjoy them,” sh
  
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• School Bus With Student On Board Plows Through Parked Cars

  09-05-2019 08:03
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — It’s a school bus on a collision course. Surveillance video shows an Elk Grove Unified School District school bus veering into parked cars on Lakemont Drive in Elk Grove.
  One elementary school student was on board, but no one was hurt.Surveillance video shows the school bus first crash into one parked car, then another. The bus pushed one of the cars through a fence and into a home. In total, three cars are hit.
  Video shows the bus driver then back up his vehicle
  
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• Caught On Video: School Bus Driver Hits 3 Parked Cars, Damages House In Elk Grove

  09-05-2019 08:03
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A school bus with a student onboard crashed into parked cars in Elk Grove, and the incident was caught on video.
  One elementary school student was on board, but no one was hurt.The incident happened on Lakemont Drive. Surveillance video shows the school bus first crash into one parked car, then another, pushing one car through a fence and into a home. The driver then backs up his vehicle until it’s no longer on the sidewalk.
  In total, three cars are hit.
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• Neighbors Not Comfortable At Home After Homeless Man Exposes Himself In Broad Daylight

  09-05-2019 07:52
  DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — People living in downtown say they don’t feel comfortable in their own home. Some are even moving, all because of a homeless man.
  “Pants pulled down to the ankles pleasuring himself like he was at an amusement park,” said Robert Ellis.
  Robert says that’s what he saw looking outside his bedroom window. A homeless man, with his pants down, surrounded by magazines.
  “I did a triple take and that’s when I noticed an obscene
  
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• Homeless Man Accused Of Openly Pleasuring Himself In Downtown Sacramento

  09-05-2019 07:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — People living in downtown Sacramento say they don’t feel comfortable in their own home. Some are even moving, all because of a homeless man.
  “Pants pulled down to the ankles pleasuring himself like he was at an amusement park,” said Robert Ellis.
  Robert says he looked out his bedroom window to see a homeless man, with his pants down, surrounded by pornographic magazines.
  “I did a triple take and that’s when I noticed an obscene act taking
  
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• After Losing Everything In The Camp Fire, Family Relocates To Fair Oaks To Rebuild Their Life

  09-05-2019 07:40
  FAIR OAKS (CBS) — Six months after flames ripped apart their slice of paradise, Milton Hansen and his wife, Shun, still relive the day their lives changed forever.
  “We ran really good,” Milton told CBS13. “We got in the cars and we were gone.”
  Swipe through photos from the devastating Camp Fire.
   Rapidly-Spreading Wildfire In California's Butte County Prompts EvacuationsA firefighter looks down as a the wall of a burning home falls next to him as the Camp Fire
  
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• Families Sue Ford For 2017 Crash That Killed Stanislaus County Deputy, Community Service Officer

  09-05-2019 07:34
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The families of two Stanislaus County Sheriff’s employees who died in a fiery crash are now suing the Ford Motor Company.
  Deputy Sheriff Jason Garner and Stanislaus County Community Service Office Raschel Johnson.
  Deputy Jason Garner and community service officer Raschel Johnson were killed in May 2017 when they lost control of a Ford Explorer.
  READ THE COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES HERE.The lawsuit alleges the 2014 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle
  
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• One Dead, Infant Critically Injured In Single-Car Crash Near Clarksburg

  09-05-2019 06:28
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — Officials say one person has died and an infant was critically injured after a single-car crash on South River Road Wednesday night.
  The crash left the vehicle partially submerged in the water. The infant was flown by air ambulance to the hospital after the crash.
  Driver killed, infant seriously injured and flown by air ambulance to hospital after car crashes offSacramento River levee road in Yolo County @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/cA4BkR8Y2Z
  — JT (@916JT) Ma
  
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• WATCH: Wayward Otter Frolics In Rancho Cordova Park

  09-05-2019 06:22
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – It’s an unlikely sight miles from the nearest river — a playful otter feeding on mosquito fish in a Rancho Cordova park’s stormwater basin.
  A wayward otter showed up in a Rancho Cordova park’s stormwater basin
  Robert Neep, a resident of the Somerset Ranch subdivision off Douglas Rd., captured the marine mammal on video Wednesday afternoon and theorized the otter had come through the storm drain system.
  Neep said the otter appeared to be happ
  
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• What Will Happen To The Community Center Theater’s Giant Chandelier During Remodels?

  09-05-2019 06:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Questions circulated Wednesday over whether a piece of Sacramento’s past will be preserved.
  A chandelier in the Community Center Theater is coming down, but before it happens, many are coming up with solutions to save it.
  The mid-century modern chandelier hangs inside the Community Center Theatre and is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide. It has hung there for more than 40 years but is now in the way of a nearly $73 million renovation and expansion of the convention c
  
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• Debris Falling From Marshall Hotel During Demolition Stokes Fears Of Collapse

  09-05-2019 05:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  — Tuesday night streets around the historic Marshall Hotel in Downtown Sacramento were closed due to structural concerns after debris fell to the ground.
  On Wednesday, the roads were back open after that scare and the contractor told CBS13 the building is not in danger of collapse. Hundreds stopped and stared at what’s left of the historic Marshall Hotel as it came crashing down.
  “They don’t build them like they used to, but I say they don&rs
  
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• Contractor: Marshall Hotel ‘Not In Danger Of Collapse’ During Demolition

  09-05-2019 05:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  — Tuesday night streets around the historic Marshall Hotel in Downtown Sacramento were closed due to structural concerns after debris fell to the ground.
  On Wednesday, the roads were back open after that scare and the contractor told CBS13 the building is not in danger of collapse. Hundreds stopped and stared at what’s left of the historic Marshall Hotel as it came crashing down.
  “They don’t build them like they used to, but I say they don&rs
  
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• ICE Agents Reveal New Details About Deadly DUI Suspect’s Arrest

  09-05-2019 03:48
  SUTTER COUNTY (CBS13) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is releasing new information about how the agency was able to arrest the suspect in a fatal DUI crash.
  Ismael Huazo-Jardinez
  Ismael Huazo-Jardinez is accused of killing three people when he drove drunk and crashed into a Sutter County Family’s mobile home. He was initially released from jail on bond, but ICE later arrested him for being in the country illegally.
  A spokesperson for ICE said after the suspect was release
  
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• Six Months Later, Paradise Survivors Set Up Shop, Look To Build At Home

  09-05-2019 03:37
  PARADISE (CBS13) – Maureen “Mo” Clark is proud to be from Paradise.
  “I lived in my home that was destroyed for 23 years,” Clark said.
  It’s a home she built with her late husband and watched it go up in flames in mere seconds.
  “That fire went so fast. It was like an entity, it wasn’t a fire, it was alive,” Clark said.
  Six months later and there is not much that’s left of Clark’s neighborhood. Despite all the work that still needs t
  
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• CHP: 1 Dead In 5-Vehicle Crash On Highway 12 In Fairfield

  09-05-2019 02:54
  5:50 p.m. Update: Officials say the crash was caused by a white van that failed to slow down to traffic, causing a chain reaction with four vehicles in front of it.
  Officers said the person that died was an adult male in the fourth car in the crash. All the vehicles involved in the crash had solo occupants, CHP said.
  There were other injuries, but it is unknown at this time if all of the injured people were transported to the hospital.
  CHP is investigating the crash.
  4:50 p.m. Update: CHP O
  
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• Too Much Or Inclusive? Parents Rally At Capitol Over State Sex Ed Curriculum

  09-05-2019 02:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California has overhauled its sex education guide in public schools.
  The guide gives teachers a framework for talking to kids about everything from gender identity to healthy eating, encouraging them to talk about gender identity with kindergarteners and giving advice to help LGBT teenagers navigate relationships and practice safe sex. The aim is to be inclusive but some parents say it’s just “obscene.”
  More than 300 parents spoke to the board of
  
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• CDCR Managers And Supervisors Wrongly Taking Home State Vehicles Cost Taxpayers $80,000+

  09-05-2019 01:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A number of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation managers used state vehicles to travel to and from work, costing the state and taxpayers more than $80,000. Now, the agency is being asked to look into mileage logs for all managers and supervisors and work to get the money back from the employees who broke the rules.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 67 cases involving misuse
  
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• CDCR Employees Wrongly Took Home State Vehicles, Cost Taxpayers Over $80,000

  09-05-2019 01:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A number of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation managers used state vehicles to travel to and from work, costing the state and taxpayers more than $80,000. Now, the agency is being asked to look into mileage logs for all managers and supervisors and work to get the money back from the employees who broke the rules.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 67 cases involving misuse
  
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• CHP: 1 Dead In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Highway 12 In Fairfield

  09-05-2019 00:54
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Fairfield firefighters responded to a mass casualty incident on Highway 12 and Beck around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday.
  California Highway Patrol Solano confirmed that one person has died in the crash and multiple vehicles are involved.
  Fairfield firefighters are working a major injury accident Highway 12 and Beck. Please avoid the area
  — Fairfield Fire Dept. (@Fairfieldfire) May 8, 2019Drivers are being asked to avoid the area for the time being.
  Traffic is being diverte
  
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• Sheriff: Body Located In Murphys Creek

  09-05-2019 00:46
  MURPHYS (CBS13) — The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was found in a creek Tuesday morning.
  The Sheriff’s Office said a citizen called 911 around 11 a.m. Tuesday, reporting a deceased subject had been found in a creek near the 800 block of Main Street, Murphys. Citizens had reportedly discovered the body submerged in the water.
  The decedent is a white male adult believed to be approximately 40 years old. His identity is being withheld his family is not
  
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