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• BREAKING: Highway 50 Closed

  12-05-2019 23:47
  UPDATE 2:50 p.m. — CBS13 has learned this began as a chase involving the Sacramento Police Department.
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — CHP says all traffic is being diverted off of eastbound Highway 50 at Watt and westbound on Highway 50 at Bradshaw for a traffic stop.
  It is unknown when the highway will reopen.
  This is a breaking news story. We will update it when we get new information.
  SAC 50, holding traffic westbound at Bradshaw and eastbound at Watt Avenue due to police activity. pic
  
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• Butte County K9 Takes Down Robbery Suspect When Taser Does Not

  12-05-2019 23:33
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says 50-year-old Thomas Remy is behind bars for robbing an Oroville 7-11 and assaulting its clerk.
  But they say Remy didn’t go quietly.
  After cornering Remy and ordering him to the ground, he reportedly advanced at a deputy while wielding a beer bottle.
  A deputy then tasered Remy, but it reportedly did not affect him.
  Deputies say Remy then ran down a hill and jumped over a barbed wire fence.
  That’s when K9 Chico was de
  
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• Elk Grove Boulevard Re-Opened

  12-05-2019 23:16
  UPDATE 5/12/19 2:16 p.m. — Police report the road reopened early Sunday morning. There is still no word what caused the malfunction.
  UPDATE 8:33 p.m. — Elk Grove Police say the busy road is still closed, five hours later.
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Police say part of Elk Grove Boulevard is currently closed because of a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm.
  The closure stretches from Elk Grove Florin to School Street.
  ALSO: CBS13 Investigation Into How CHP Responds To 911 DUI Call
  
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• Amber Alert Lifted, Child Located, Father Arrested

  12-05-2019 23:07
  OAKLAND (AP) — Police have arrested a California man they say falsely claimed that his three-year-old daughter was abducted in a carjacking, triggering an Amber Alert.
  KTVU-TV reports Oakland police say the man’s Mercedes was stolen Saturday — but the child was not inside.
  Investigators say the father lied about the girl’s disappearance because he thought authorities would help him recover his car faster.
  The girl was actually with her mother at the time of the carjacking
  
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• Amber Alert Lifted, Child Found, Father Arrested

  12-05-2019 23:07
  OAKLAND (AP) — Police have arrested a California man they say falsely claimed that his three-year-old daughter was abducted in a carjacking, triggering an Amber Alert.
  KTVU-TV reports Oakland police say the man’s Mercedes was stolen Saturday — but the child was not inside.
  Investigators say the father lied about the girl’s disappearance because he thought authorities would help him recover his car faster.
  The girl was actually with her mother at the time of the carjacking
  
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• BREAKING: Amber Alert, Car Stolen In Oakland With Child Inside

  12-05-2019 07:42
  OAKLAND (CBS13) — CHP says someone stole a Mercedes in Oakland with a three-year-old girl inside.
  Please be on the lookout for a silver 2005 Mercedes S 430, California Plate 8GIY743.
  
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• Neighbors React To Woman Arrested For Torturing Children

  12-05-2019 07:07
  PLACERVILLE (CBS13) — Patricia Taylor has been adopting and fostering children for years, now the 63-year-old is accused of torturing those children. Things were so bad, deputies say one of the girls ran away to her older sisters house.
  “Those poor kids had to have just been living in fear,” one neighbor, Susan Collins, said.
  Once the 14-year-old was able to escape, she told deputies about years of abuse.  When they went to check on the other three girls Taylor a
  
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• Vehicle Hits Fire Hydrant In Roseville; Eight Businesses Damaged

  12-05-2019 06:53
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A vehicle hit a fire hydrant Saturday evening in Roseville, shearing off the valve used to close it, and sending water shooting into the sky.
  It happened in the parking lot of 1221 Pleasant Grove.
  ALSO: Duckling Rescued In Roseville With Blow Dart In Neck
  Because the hydrant was so damaged, firefighters had to wait for the water department to shut off the main.
  Two buildings and eight businesses were damaged by water.
  Crews are still trying to asses the extent of t
  
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• Homicide Suspect Behind Bars After CHP Finds “Crime Scene” In His Vehicle

  12-05-2019 05:31
  OAKDALE (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office says a woman found on the side of the road just outside of Oakdale early Saturday morning was killed.
  A couple of hours later, CHP says a man crashed his car on Highway 99 in Turlock.
  ALSO: CHP: 1 Dead In 5-Vehicle Crash On Highway 12 In Fairfield
  Officers report there was a crime scene inside the vehicle and tied it to the homicide in Oakdale.
  Scott Williams, 21, of Riverbank, is now behind bars for homicide, driving unde
  
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• Sacramento Arson Suspects Behind Bars On List Of Charges

  12-05-2019 04:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police have made two arrests in a two-month-old arson in South Sacramento.
  The incident happened on March 19 on the2700 block of Meadowview Road.
  Police say Chantel and Rashawnda Williams started a fire in an apartment where a woman and four-year-old boy were sleeping.
  Arson Suspect, Chantel Williams
  Arson Suspect, Rashawnda Williams
  ALSO: Sacramento Police Searching For Arsonist
  Both women are charged with felony arson of an inhabited structure.
  Chante
  
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• Watch: Helicopter Rescues Sonoma Hiker

  12-05-2019 04:27
  SONOMA (CBS13) — A rescue crew from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office airlifted an injured hiker to safety Saturday morning.Helicopter “Henry-1” was dispatched to Sonoma Mountain Regional Park for a hiker who suffered a knee injury and couldn’t walk any further.
  The crew located the woman and landed nearby.
  ALSO: Sonoma-Based Brewery Needs Help Naming New Vacaville Taproom
  After they checked the hiker out, they decided to fly her to safety.
  A deputy and t
  
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• Watch: Sacramento Police Release Body Cam Video Of Midtown Arrest

  12-05-2019 02:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police are sharing a video of officers responding to a man in midtown firing a gun into the air.
  Besides concerned citizens, that man called 9-1-1 and was threatening to kill himself.The body camera videos just released begin with officers heading to the scene.
  Body camera video of one of the Sacramento Police Officers descending on a midtown scene.
  ALSO: WATCH: Rio Vista Police Release Body Camera Footage Of Officer Body Slamming Woman During Traffic S
  
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• Habitat For Humanity Hosts Women’s Build In West Sacramento

  12-05-2019 02:28
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — For the entire month of May, Habitat for Humanity is hosting women builds.
  Piles of dirt are changing the landscape of Discovery Preschool in West Sacramento.
  “Putting in new picnic tables and a shade structure at Sam Combs park as well as some projects at Discovery Preschool that include building playhouses for the children,” says Laine Himmelmann, Habitat for Humanity of  Greater Sacramento.
  In a sea of pink, it’s a majority of women who a
  
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• Fatal Hit And Run In Stockton

  12-05-2019 01:45
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a man and then took off early Saturday morning.
  It happened on El Dorado Street.
  ALSO: Pedestrian Hit And Killed In Stockton
  Police say someone hit a man either riding or walking a bicycle. That man died from his injuries.
  So far, there is no description of the suspect or their vehicle.
  
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• BREAKING: Elk Grove Boulevard Closed

  12-05-2019 00:54
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Police say part of Elk Grove Boulevard is currently closed because of a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm.
  The closure stretches from Elk Grove Florin to School Street.
  ALSO: CBS13 Investigation Into How CHP Responds To 911 DUI Calls Prompts Changes
  Crews are reportedly on the way to look at the malfunctioning equipment.
  There is no estimated time of reopening.
  
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• Attempted Murder Arrest In Amador County

  12-05-2019 00:35
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — A man is behind bars in the Amador County jail after an early Saturday morning attack.
  Police say Jimmy Rogers attacked his girlfriend at their residence.
  ALSO: Harrah’s Northern California Opens To Thousands In Amador County
  Officer say Rogers resisted when they tried to handcuff him and a brief struggle ensued.
  Rogers was arrested for attempted murder, battery causing serious bodily injury, elder abuse, violation of parole, and domestic violence.
  He is
  
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• Sugar Pine Fire 75% Contained

  12-05-2019 00:22
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) — Crews are closing in on full containment on the Sugar Pine Fire.
  Courtesy: US FOREST SERVICE
  The U.S. Forest Service says the fire has burned around 66 acres and is 75% contained.
  This is about 7.5 miles northeast of Foresthill.
  
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• Man Stabbed Outside Vacaville High School, Attacker Escapes On Scooter

  12-05-2019 00:12
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — Police are investigating a bizarre crime in Vacaville.
  They say a 37-year-old man and a woman were in a parked car early Saturday morning, when another man approached the car, opened the door, and surprised the two inside.
  ALSO: Brazilian Tourists’ Stolen Bags Recovered By Vacaville Cops Just In Time For Flight Home
  The man who opened the door then fled on a scooter.
  The 37-year-old man gave chase and the two got into an altercation in front of Will C. Wood H
  
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