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• Woodland High On Lockdown As Police Investigate Shooting Threat

  10-05-2019 23:48
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – The latest on a shooting threat investigation at Woodland High School:
  2:48 p.m.
  Woodland police say officers have found no evidence of a shooting or that the threat was credible.
  Parents are still in the process of picking up their children from the school.
  1:42 p.m.
  Students at Woodland High School are being evacuated and bused to Christiansen Park.
  Woodland police say the first report of a shooting threat came just after 10 a.m. The school was placed on lockdown and o
  
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• Crews Battling Wildfire Near Sugar Pine Reservoir In Tahoe National Forest

  10-05-2019 23:39
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) – Several agencies are helping battle a wildfire in the Tahoe National Forest.
  The fire, dubbed the Sugar Fire, is near the Sugar Pine Reservoir and about 7.5 miles northeast of Foresthill. The area is frequented by campers and off-roaders.
  CAL FIRE is assisting the @Tahoe_NF with a wildfire at Sugar Pine Rd and Big Reservoir Ln, northeast of Foresthill (Placer County). #SugarFire pic.twitter.com/G59seozcMR
  — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) May 10, 2019According to the US For
  
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• Vehicle Fire Causing Traffic On NB Highway 99 In South Sacramento

  10-05-2019 23:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A vehicle fire on northbound Highway 99 has blocked several lanes Friday afternoon.
  The incident is near the Fruitridge Road offramp.
  The vehicle fire causing traffic on Highway 99. (Credit: CHP South Sacramento)
  According to California Highway Patrol, the number 1 and 2 lanes are closed.
  Expect traffic if you’re heading through the area. Drivers are being advised to watch out for emergency personnel.
  
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• 100 Feet Of Defensible Space Is The Law. What Does That Mean?

  10-05-2019 23:23
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California law requires homeowners to maintain 100 feet of defensible space around homes and structures to increase you home’s chance of withstanding a wildfire.
  More than eight million people own homes and businesses in wildland areas, meaning that homes and communities exist in areas that once burned as part of a natural process.
  The 100 feet of defensible space is broken down into two zones.
  ZONE 1: 30 feet of “Lean, Clean & Green”Remove all de
  
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• Police: Woman, 71, Suspected Of DUI After Crashing Into Stockton Police Patrol Car

  10-05-2019 22:40
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A 71-year-old woman is under arrest after she allegedly crashed into a Stockton police patrol car and tried to drive away.
  The incident happened Thursday night near West Lane and Access Street.
  Anita Hartgrove’s booking photo. (Credit: Stockton Police Department)
  Stockton police say, around 10:45 p.m., officers were investigating a crash that killed a 24-year-old man in the area. A marked patrol car was then struck by a different driver.
  No one was in the patrol ca
  
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• 49er Fire Was Once The Third Most Destructive, Now It’s Not In Top 20

  10-05-2019 22:17
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – On September 11, 1988 the 49er Fire started in Nevada County and quickly became the third most destructive fire in state history; now, it’s not even in the top 20.
  The fire started at approximately 9:05 am and ultimately burned 33,700 acres, for a total of 53 square miles. An estimated 4,000-4,500 homes were within the fire perimeter.312 Total Structures
  148 Homes
  89 VehiclesMany of the homes destroyed (80%) did not have adequate defensible space.
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• Woodland High On Lockdown After Reports Of Shooting Threat

  10-05-2019 21:28
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – Woodland High School is on lockdown as police investigate reports of a shooting threat.
  Police are searching the school room by room, but have not found evidence that a shooting has occurred, according to a department spokesperson.
  Students are being released. Parents are urged to pick their children up at Christensen Park. They are urged not to come to the school.
  
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• California 2nd Only To Washington In ‘Bigfoot’ Sighting Reports

  10-05-2019 20:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Do you believe in Bigfoot? Well, a lot of Californians certainly do.
  Travel Channel conducted research for a new show “In Search Of Monsters” gathered data from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and found that California had the second most reports of the creature in the country.
  According to the Travel Channel, of the more than 23,000 sightings of Bigfoot in the country, there were 1,697 sightings in California. Washington is the only state with m
  
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• Deputies: Man Shoots Other Man In Self-Defense After Confrontation At Sutter County Motel

  10-05-2019 19:21
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – A couple is under arrest after they allegedly caused a big, violent scene at a motel near Yuba City.
  The incident happened late Tuesday night at the Lexington Inn.
  According to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 11:30 p.m. to investigate reports of shots fired. At the scene, deputies found that a man, Raymond Gonzales, had a gunshot wound to his leg.
  As deputies soon learned, another man had shot Gonzales in self-defense.
  Gonzales and a
  
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• Police: Man, 24, Ejected From Car In Stockton Crash, Dies At Scene

  10-05-2019 18:27
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A 24-year-old man was killed in a crash in Stockton late Thursday night, police say.
  The incident happened near West Lane and Access Street.
  Stockton police say, just before 10:30 p.m., a car was speeding north on West Lane when – for an unknown reason – it crossed into the opposite lane and crashed into a tree.
  The driver, the 24-year-old, was ejected in the crash and was soon pronounced dead at the scene.
  A 27-year-old man who was in the passenger seat was
  
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• Changing the game: Ice Cube’s battle to buy regional sports networks

  10-05-2019 17:31
  (NNPA) – More and more, Black athletes and entertainers are looking to expand beyond the field of expertise that gained them fame, notoriety and riches, and leverage these positions to help them make their same mark in the world of business. There are Black people who successfully transitioned from their respective art or sport, turning themselves into well-respected businesspeople and a positive example of what entrepreneurship looks like. The life of the late rapper and entrepreneur Nips
  
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• Durant Endures Calf Injury, Warriors Beat Houston In Game 5

  10-05-2019 17:21
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Right about now, the series between the defending champions Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets may be the best in the 2019 NBA Playoffs thus far.
  Klay Thomson of the Golden State Warriors talks to the media about his teammate’s Kevin Durant’s calf strain. The Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in Game 5 at Oracle Arena on May 8, 2019.After the game was decided 104-99 by the Warriors in Game 5, it’s understandable and evident that Game 6 will be tha
  
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• San Joaquin Co. Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Contacting Detective Posing As Minor For Sex

  10-05-2019 17:16
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A San Joaquin County man is facing charges after allegedly soliciting sex from a minor online.
  The sheriff’s office says their detectives have been posing as minors on the internet as part of an ongoing investigation.
  Jeffrey Drabin’s booking photo. (Credit: San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office)
  One man, Jeffrey Drabin, contacted an undercover detective thinking it was a minor. Drabin then allegedly sent the detective inappropriate messages and solicited
  
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• Officials Warn Of Possible Mercury Exposure At Elk Grove Middle School

  10-05-2019 15:16
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Parents in Elk Grove received a warning that their middle school age kids may have been exposed to mercury.
  Joseph Kerr Middle School officials put out a warning Thursday night that a small amount of mercury was found on the floor of one of the science rooms.
  Environmental emergency crews were immediately notified and are removing possible sources of the contamination.
  The school hasn’t received any reports of any students feeling sick, but officials say they are
  
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• Amgen Tour Of California Returns To Sacramento This Weekend, So Do Road Closures

  10-05-2019 09:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Amgen Tour of California returns to our area once again this weekend.
  Stage 1, which will happen in downtown Sacramento and Yolo Counties on Sunday, will bring thousands of people to the area.As a result, the following streets will be closed in Sacramento:Saturday at 8 a.m. through Monday at 1 a.m.L Street between 10trh Street and 15th Street
  14th Street between L and K streets.
  Saturday at 4 p.m. through Monday at 1 a.m.10th Street between N and K streets
  Sunday f
  
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• ‘This Is Ridiculous’: School Fundraiser In Grass Valley Canceled Over Conspiracy Theory Involving Comey Tweet

  10-05-2019 08:06
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — A Grass Valley Charter School fundraiser set for this weekend is canceled, after social media posts by conspiracy theorists connected the event to a possible terror attack.
  Law enforcement confirmed the far-fetched threats described in the posts are not credible, but event organizers made the decision to cancel out of an abundance of caution.
  The third annual Blue Marble Jubilee at the Nevada County Fairgrounds was expected to draw big crowds on Saturday.
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• Social Media Conspiracy Halts Grass Valley School Fundraiser

  10-05-2019 08:06
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — A Grass Valley Charter School fundraiser set for this weekend is canceled, after social media posts by conspiracy theorists connected the event to a possible terror attack.
  Law enforcement confirmed the far-fetched threats described in the posts are not credible.
  Event organizers say hey made the decision to cancel out of an abundance of caution.
  The third annual “Blue Marble Jubilee” was expected to draw big crowds with live music at the Nevada County Fa
  
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• School District Approves Layoffs Of More Than 100 Staff Members

  10-05-2019 08:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento City Unified School District approved the layoffs of nearly 200 staff members Thursday night.
  The approval was made during a special board meeting. The district blames budget issues and a decline in enrollment for the layoffs as they continue to make cuts to try and avoid a state takeover.
  READ: Parents Disturbed By Teacher’s Arrest For DUI, Spitting At Officers
  A total of 178 certificated staff positions will cut, according to the district.
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• Homeless People Damaging Flood Levees, Putting Thousands Of Sacramento Homes In Danger

  10-05-2019 07:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There’s a growing threat to the levees that protect areas of Sacramento from flooding, and the city is not doing much to stop it.
  “This is public infrastructure and needs to be preserved,” said Tim Kerr, general manager for the American River Flood Control while inspecting the levee damage.
  Sometimes erosion can be caused by fallen trees or rodents, but now, levee monitors are finding that damage is being intentionally caused by homeless people carvin
  
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• Homeless Digging Into Crucial Flood Levees Putting Thousands Of Sacramento Homes In Danger

  10-05-2019 07:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There’s a growing threat to the levees that protect the surrounding areas from flooding and as it turns out, the city isn’t doing much to stop it.
  “This is public infrastructure and needs to be preserved,” said Tim Kerr, general manager for the American River Flood Control while inspecting the levee damage.
  Sometimes erosion can be caused by fallen trees or rodents, but now they’re finding faults intentionally caused by homeless people car
  
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• Homeless Digging Into Crucial Flood Levees Putting Thousands Of Homes In Danger

  10-05-2019 07:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There’s a growing threat to the levees that protect the surrounding areas from flooding and as it turns out, the city isn’t doing much to stop it.
  “This is public infrastructure and needs to be preserved,” said Tim Kerr, general manager for the American River Flood Control while inspecting the levee damage.
  Sometimes erosion can be caused by fallen trees or rodents, but now they’re finding faults intentionally caused by homeless people car
  
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• Study: States That Legalize Marijuana See Instant Bump In Home Values

  10-05-2019 07:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When it comes to legal marijuana, you don’t have to smoke it, sell it, or grow it to be cashing in. If you own a home, you could already be making money.
  A recent study shows homes near cannabis dispensaries get a boost in value.
  Sacramento is now home to 30 cannabis dispensaries. Some are even located in well to do neighborhoods, but real estate appraiser Ryan Lundquist says, you probably won’t notice because they operate with little fanfare.
  “There&
  
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• Sacramento-Area Cannabis Dispensaries Could Soon Raise Value Of Nearby Homes

  10-05-2019 07:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When it comes to legal marijuana, you don’t have to smoke it, sell it, or grow it to be cashing in. If you own a home, you could already be making money.
  A recent study shows homes near cannabis dispensaries get a boost in value.
  Sacramento is now home to 30 cannabis dispensaries. Some are even located in well to do neighborhoods, but real estate appraiser Ryan Lundquist says, you probably won’t notice because they operate with little fanfare.
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• BREAKING: Police Pursuit Leads To Standoff In Midtown

  10-05-2019 07:27
  UPDATE 10:33 p.m. — Police now say this started just before 9:00 p.m. when someone called them and reported a person threatening to kill people on the 1200 block of C Street.
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police have a suspect surrounded in his car in midtown Sacramento.
  This is happening at D and 19th Streets.
  ALSO: Police: Teens Arrested In Connection To Series Of Retail Thefts Totaling Over $180K
  Police say they tried to stop a suspicious vehicle at C and 12th Streets, but
  
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• Arrest Made In Midtown Pursuit And Standoff

  10-05-2019 07:27
  UPDATE 11:18 p.m. — Police have arrested the suspect after an hour-long standoff in midtown.
  UPDATE 10:33 p.m. — Police now say this started just before 9:00 p.m. when someone called them and reported a person threatening to kill people on the 1200 block of C Street.
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police have a suspect surrounded in his car in midtown Sacramento.
  This is happening at D and 19th Streets.
  ALSO: Police: Teens Arrested In Connection To Series Of Retail Thefts
  
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• Police: Teens Suspected In Series Of Retail Thefts Totaling Over $180K

  10-05-2019 06:41
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Police say three 18-year-old females are in custody in connection to a series of retail thefts worth almost $200,000.
  The suspects are accused of stealing approximately $1,200 from the Hollister store in Fairfield, over $30,000 worth of merchandise from Victoria Secret, and over $150,000 from Ulta Beauty.
  Fairfield police said on April 9, employees at the Solano Mall Victoria’s Secret location reported a theft of approximately $25,000 worth of merchandise. The emp
  
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• Police: Teens Arrested In Connection To Series Of Retail Thefts Totaling Over $180K

  10-05-2019 06:41
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Police say three 18-year-old females are in custody in connection to a series of retail thefts worth almost $200,000.
  The suspects are accused of stealing approximately $1,200 from the Hollister store in Fairfield, over $30,000 worth of merchandise from Victoria Secret, and over $150,000 from Ulta Beauty.
  Fairfield police said on April 9, employees at the Solano Mall Victoria’s Secret location reported theft of approximately $25,000 worth of merchandise. The emplo
  
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• Warriors Star Kevin Durant Out For Rest Of West Semifinals

  10-05-2019 06:19
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors will be without postseason scoring leader Kevin Durant as they try to close out the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals.
  “Well, we’ll just find somebody on the bench who can give us 35 points and two blocks and 11 boards and nine assists,” coach Steve Kerr said once the team arrived back in Houston on Thursday evening.
  An MRI exam Thursday confirmed the Warriors’ initial diagnosis of a strained right
  
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• Elk Grove School Warns Of Staff Member With Meningococcal Disease

  10-05-2019 05:59
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — An Elk Grove school is warning parents of a staff member with a disease that causes meningitis.
  James McKee Elementary issued a statement Thursday saying a staff member might have interacted with students and faculty before showing signs of meningococcal disease.
  Though the risk of transmission is low, the school recommends vaccines to keep the disease from spreading.
  According to the CDC, meningococcal disease can lead to infections of the lining of the brain and
  
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• Investigation Into Elk Grove School Bus Crash Continues After Woman Narrowly Escapes Injury

  10-05-2019 04:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — CHP released new information on a school bus crash from Wednesday afternoon in Elk Grove, where the bus crashed into several parked cars -pushing them into a home.
  Officials said the driver was not under influence of alcohol or drugs, nor was he medically impaired. He drove this route routinely. They are asking for the footage from inside the bus. The crash could have injured a homeowner who happened to be home when it all happened.
  Maria Tancioco was standing in her b
  
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• Rescue Kitten Faces Major Surgery At UC Davis; GoFundMe Seeks $8,000

  10-05-2019 03:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When Ellie Purpura took in six-week-old kitten Will from the Yolo County Animal Shelter, she immediately brought him into the UC Davis Emergency room.
  Will (credit: Ellie Purpura/GoFundMe)
  Will was covered in fleas, had tapeworms, and was very underweight, Purpura said.
  “I got the call for this ‘sick kitten’ and when I got to the shelter he was clearly having trouble breathing,” Purpura said. “I brought him immediately to the UC Davis vet
  
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• Community Leaders React To State Spending On Homelessness, Education

  10-05-2019 03:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The billion dollar budget initiative in regards to homelessness is music to Noel Kammerman’s ears.
  He runs a support center for Sacramento’s homeless called “Loaves and Fishes.”
  “The increases that we’ve seen with homelessness in Sacramento all up and down the state, it’s certainly needed,” Kammerman said. “It’s a very visible issue. There are people all over that need the help that this money will hopefully b
  
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• Zillow Offers Coming To Sacramento

  10-05-2019 03:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Homeowners in Sacramento will soon be able to sell their homes using Zillow Offers.
  Launched over a year ago in nine U.S. cities, Zillow Offers allows homeowners to request a no-obligation cash offer from Zillow to buy their home.
  ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg Drops $59,000,000 On Tahoe Waterfront Properties
  If the homeowner accepts the offer, Zillow buys their house, prepares it for showings, and then quickly lists it for sale.
  Zillow uses local real estate agents in its
  
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• Newsom On Billion Dollar Homeless Budget: “It’s About The State Acknowledging Cities Can’t Do This Alone”

  10-05-2019 03:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his May revision of the state’s annual budget, proposing a $213 billion state budget that boosts spending on K-12 education, wildfires, and homelessness.
  Part of the budget includes doubling spending on homelessness to bring the total to $1 billion.
  On Wednesday, CBS13 ran a story about a homeless man who reportedly pleasured himself in broad daylight in an alley between homes, just a mile away from a school.
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• Parents Disturbed By Teacher’s Arrest For DUI, Spitting At Officers

  10-05-2019 02:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Some parents say they are shocked and disturbed after finding out an Elk Grove man arrested for driving drunk and spitting at officers, is also a middle school teacher in Sacramento.
  John Chandler’s booking photo. (Credit: Elk Grove Police Department)
  John Chandler was arrested Tuesday and proceeded to take a strange mugshot.
  According to the school website, Chandler is a PE teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. K-8.
  “They are supposed to be teaching your kids
  
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• Game Camera Catches Glimpse Of Missing Donkey

  10-05-2019 02:22
  CLEARLAKE OAKS (CBS13) — A donkey missing since late April has been spotted, thanks to a game camera.
  Diesel the donkey ran away from his human family while trail-hiking in part of the Cache Creek Wilderness back on April 20th.
  ALSO: Search On For Missing Pet Donkey
  Despite several searches, no one has seen Diesel since.
  It’s the update we’ve all been waiting for, the pet donkey is alive!
  Until early Thursday morning, that is!
  The still was taken near the Judge Davis Trail
  
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• Stockton Man Sold 6 Ounces Of Crack Cocaine For $6,000

  10-05-2019 01:50
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A Stockton man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for trafficking cocaine base, according to the Department of Justice.
  David Alhaqq, 56, pleaded guilty on Jan. 3. Court documents reveal a confidential source purchased six ounces of cocaine base from Alhaqq during a controlled buy in November 2016.
  READ ALSO: DUI Suspect Accused Of Spitting On Officers Teaches In Sacramento City School
  Before the buy, Alhaqq met with an unidentified third-party at a park
  
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• Deputies Searching For Driver Near Cal Expo After Pursuit, Crash

  10-05-2019 00:23
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for the driver of a suspicious vehicle that crashed into a structure on Exposition Boulevard Thursday afternoon.
  The sheriff’s department said deputies located the suspicious vehicle on Arden Boulevard near Business 80 and engaged in a short pursuit. Deputies said the driver was driving erratically and called off the pursuit for safety reasons.
  A short time later the sheriff’s department helicopter sp
  
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• Deputies Detain For Driver Near Cal Expo After Pursuit, Crash

  10-05-2019 00:23
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies have detained a driver of a suspicious vehicle that crashed into a structure on Exposition Boulevard Thursday afternoon.
  The sheriff’s department said deputies located the suspicious vehicle on Arden Boulevard near Business 80 and engaged in a short pursuit. Deputies said the driver was driving erratically and called off the pursuit for safety reasons.
  A short time later the sheriff’s department helicopter spotted
  
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