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• Galt Traffic Stop Leads To Weapons Arrest

  11-05-2019 23:46
  GALT (CBS13) — Police in Galt say they stopped a vehicle for an expired registration Thursday night and ended up making a drug and gun arrest. David Cortez, 19
  This happened near Highway 99.
  ALSO: Fatal Train Accident Near Galt
  Police say they pulled over 19-year-old David Cortez, and while searching his car found an unregistered firearm, pills, and marijuana.
  He was transported to Sacramento Main Jail and booked on charges of carrying a concealed firearm within a vehicle, carrying an
  
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• Outrage Over Camp Fire Cleanup Delays

  11-05-2019 08:06
  PARADISE (CBS13) — Six months after Alicia Rock’s home burned down in Butte Valley, she says debris removal has been delayed over CalOES concerns of protecting “listed” species on her land.
  Rock says part of moving on from the fire is clearing the burnt rubble out.
  So she filled out the forms and got a green light for cleanup.
  The clean-up was set for this week, then came a surprise.
  The creek on her property is now preventing the debris cleanup because of environmental c
  
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• Netflix Takes Viewers Inside Sacramento County Jail

  11-05-2019 07:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Life inside the Sacramento County Jail is on full display, just released on Netflix.
  “It’s better than like the reality TV of the Kardashians,” Megan Hawkins, one of the inmates featured in the show, said.
  Netflix is giving you a look into the lives of inmates and it sounds like it wasn’t too hard to get their stars to sign-up.
  “I was like absolutely not so they just had to talk to me for like five minutes. You like my tattoos? You think I
  
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• All Lanes Of Greenback Lane Reopened After Crash

  11-05-2019 07:28
  UPDATE 11:13 p.m. — CHP says all lanes are now reopened.
  UPDATE 10:38 p.m. — CHP says the westbound lanes of Greenback Lane have once again reopened. The eastbound lanes are still closed.
  UPDATE 10:33 p.m. — CHP is on the scene and says two of those hurt in the crash have serious injuries. One has moderate injuries.
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Metro Fire says all lanes of Greenback Lane are closed at Hickory Avenue in Orangevale following a three-car crash.
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• Hitting The Water With The Wrong Equipment Could Be Deadly

  11-05-2019 07:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As the snow melts, the rivers are starting to swell, and that can lead to both fun and danger.
  Experts are warning people that plan on going treating that using the wrong equipment could be deadly.
  Buying an inexpensive boat to cruise along the lower Sacramento may be fine this year, but if you plan on riding the rapids, experts say, going cheap could cost you your life.
  At the confluence of Highway 49 in Auburn, some men experienced first-hand why there are signs
  
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• Lessons Learned In the 30 Years Since The 49er Fire

  11-05-2019 07:15
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – Thirty years ago veteran firefighters had never seen anything like the 49er Fire, a wildfire started by a mentally-ill transient burning toilet paper.
  Cal Fire Battalion Chief Sean Griffis was a 25-year-old rookie when the fire broke out on Sept. 11, 1988 and he remembers a conversation with a seasoned firefighter.
  “The battalion chief said this is going to be the fire of the future,” Griffis recalled. “This is going to be the fire of the new mille
  
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• Sac City Finally Responds To Public Safety Concern Along The Levees

  11-05-2019 07:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In response to a story that aired Thursday night on CBS13, the City of Sacramento is now responding and creating a task force to combat a growing public safety concern.
  Homeless campers are carving into levees that protect Sacramento from flooding, a break in the levee could be devastating.
  “We can’t have our levee compromised,” said City Council Member Jeff Harris.
  Harris represents the area along the Garden Highway where homeless people have dug hol
  
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• Ceres Student Wins New Car For Perfect Attendance

  11-05-2019 06:47
  CERES (CBS13) — A Central Valley High School sophomore is sure glad he showed up to class all year.
  Moises (his last name is not being released) had a flawless attendance record this year, making him eligible to win a new car from Modesto Toyota.
  ALSO: Ceres Police Warn Of Dangers Of Carrying Replica BB Handguns
  To make it even more significant, Moises’ family does not own a vehicle.
  The sophomore, who plans to study computer programming, says he will use the car to get back and
  
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• El Dorado Sheriff: Woman Tortured And Abused Adopted Daughters For Years

  11-05-2019 06:18
  PLACERVILLE (CBS13) — A Placerville woman is in jail following her arrest on a list of disturbing charges.
  The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Patricia Taylor brutally abused her four adoptive daughters for years.
  ALSO: Child Sex Assault Suspect Who Faked Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Arrested In Florida
  The Sheriff’s Office says one of Taylor’s daughters ran away from home back in April and went to live with an older sister, disclosing years of abuse
  
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• Stockton DUI Suspect Blows Nearly Deadly Number On Breathalyzer

  11-05-2019 05:58
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — CHP arrested a driver today in Stockton on Friday with a frightening blood-alcohol level.
  They say it happened after the driver hit a mailbox. Citizens nearby reportedly detained the driver until officers arrived.
  ALSO: Despite Victory, Stockton Journalism Teacher Kathi Duffel Could Still Be Fired Over Story About Student, 18, Working In Porn Industry
  The driver later blew a .399% on a breathalyzer machine.
  In California, a person can receive a DUI for having .08% b
  
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• Shooting Threat Deemed ‘Not Credible’ After Woodland High School Put On Lockdown

  11-05-2019 03:54
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — More than 1400 students were put on lockdown after authorities said a threat of a shooting forced them to take action.
  Turns out the threat wasn’t credible, but it was chaos as the investigation got underway and students reconnected with parents.
  Parents raced to woodland high school after reports of a shooting threat Friday morning.
  “I was working in Vacaville and I heard rumors about a gunman and all sorts of stuff,” said one man who showed up.
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• Law Enforcement Offices Band Together To Raise Money For Grass Valley School

  11-05-2019 03:41
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — On Thursday, we brought you the story of how 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.
  On Friday, several law enforcement offices in the area came together to help make up the money being lost because of the canceled fundraiser.
  ALSO: ‘This Is Ridiculous’: School Fundraiser In Grass Valley Canceled Over Conspiracy Th
  
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• Folsom Stabbing Suspects Behind Bars

  11-05-2019 03:29
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — A nearly four-month-long investigation into a stabbing in Folsom has landed two men behind bars.
  Police say 50-year-old Jon Royston and 49-year-old Jerry Hayes stabbed a man early in the morning on January 19 on Riley Street.
  John Royston, Folsom Stabbing Suspect
  Jerry Hayes, Folsom Stabbing Suspect
  ALSO: Police Track Down Folsom Break-In Suspect Using Find My iPhone App
  Detectives used surveillance video, witness statements, and cell phone photos to identify the susp
  
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• Thieves Target Placer County Horse Hospital During Busiest Time Of Year

  11-05-2019 03:13
  LOOMIS (CBS13) — More than $100,000 of X-ray equipment was stolen from a Placer County horse hospital.
  The thieves struck several times in a few weeks, leaving the Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center in a tough spot during one of the busiest times of the year. The hospital is packed right now with mares ready to have babies. The X-ray equipment that was stolen is used to make sure the young foals are healthy when they’re born.
  “I think it was a little surprising to us to think t
  
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• Police Hunting For Attempted Kidnapper In Stockton

  11-05-2019 02:46
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Police in Stockton are looking for a man who grabbed a teen while she was walking home from school.
  It happened Thursday afternoon near Alexandria Place and Meadow Avenue.
  ALSO: Police: Woman, 71, Suspected Of DUI After Crashing Into Stockton Police Patrol Car
  The girl says a black SUV with black rims started following her. The vehicle then stopped, a man exited, and then grabbed her.
  She was able to get away. The man returned to the SUV and drove off.
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• Woodland High Lockdown Lifted After Tense Day

  11-05-2019 02:22
  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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• Sacramento City-County Task Force Forms To Remove Homeless From Levee

  11-05-2019 02:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Homeless people are digging into the levees in Sacramento, putting 100,000 homes at risk of flood.
  The damage is clear all the way down on the levee by Northgate Boulevard.
  Someone has literally cut stairs right into the levee, and it leads right up here to a homeless encampment down below.
  ALSO: Homeless People Damaging Flood Levees, Putting Thousands Of Sacramento Homes In Danger
  The number of encampments across the levee is growing.
  Levee monitors are finding t
  
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• New Details: Midtown Sacramento Pursuit And Standoff

  11-05-2019 01:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — We’re learning more about a wild police chase and standoff that happened in midtown Sacramento Thursday night.
  Police say just after 9 p.m 41-year-old Marc Austin threatened to kill several people on the 1200 block of C Street.
  When they arrived on the scene to investigate, they say Austin crashed his truck into a police cruiser and attempted to drive away.
  ALSO: Arrest Made In Midtown Pursuit And Standoff
  Officers followed Austin, using a pit maneuver to st
  
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