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• Police: Turlock Sideshow Bystanders Allegedly Climbed On Fire Truck

  07-05-2021 22:40
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) — Authorities say people involved in a Turlock sideshow allegedly started climbing on a fire truck and tried to pull off a fire hose.
  Police say, just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Turlock city firefighters were on duty and stuck in heavy traffic near West Monte and North Berkeley avenues due to a sideshow. Some bystanders believed to be associated with the sideshow then descended on the fire truck.
  Firefighters say the people then started climbing onto the fire truck and tried
  
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• CHP: Marysville Woman, 38, Who Was Walking On Highway 70 Struck And Killed By Car

  07-05-2021 18:49
  
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — A Marysville woman who was walking in a lane of Highway 70 was struck and killed by a car early Friday morning.
  California Highway Patrol says, just before 2:30 a.m., the 38-year-old woman was walking northbound in an unlit part of the SR-70 #1 lane near the McGowan Parkway over-crossing.
  The woman was then struck by a car heading southbound on the highway.
  Officers say the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Neither drugs or alcohol were factors in the incident, C
  
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• Police: Woodland Bank Break-In Suspect Tried To Get Into Vault

  07-05-2021 16:48
  
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — A Woodland man is under arrest on suspicion of breaking into a bank and trying to get into the vault early Friday morning.
  Scene of the break-in early Friday morning. (Credit: Woodland Police Department)
  Woodland police say, a little before 3 a.m., Bank of America security called to report they were watching live surveillance video of a suspect who had broken into the Main Street bank. The suspect was also apparently trying to open the vault.
  Officers got to the scene an
  
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• San Andreas Hostage Situation: Deputy And Hostage Shot, Suspect Killed

  07-05-2021 15:31
  
  SAN ANDREAS (CBS13) — A hostage situation in San Andreas ended with a deputy and a hostage shot and the suspect being killed, authorities say.
  The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says the incident started a little after 10:30 p.m. after dispatchers got a call about an argument between a man and a woman at the Sierra Inn Motel in San Andreas.
  During the incident, the man allegedly pointed a gun at the woman’s head. The suspect had left by the time deputies arrived, however.
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• Sacramento Woman Fights For Tougher Drug Laws Aimed At Dealers After Brother’s Overdose

  07-05-2021 08:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A woman is on a mission to change California law after her brother accidentally overdosed without knowing what he was taking.
  Allyssia Solorio’s family is still in shock and left without closure eight months after her brother’s death. She is putting that pain into action, calling for tougher laws on drug dealers to prevent the same tragedy from happening to someone else.
  “For us, that wasn’t enough, 23 wasn’t enough,” she explained.
  
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• Woman Walking On I-80 Fatally Struck By 3 Cars, North Sacramento CHP Says

  07-05-2021 08:11
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A woman walking on Interstate 80 died Thursday night after being struck by three different cars near Madison Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The crash was reported at around 8:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway.
  According to the CHP, the woman was on foot in the middle lane of the freeway when she was struck by the vehicles. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Three of the lanes were shut down as a result of the crash.
  The woman’s iden
  
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• DA’s Office To Review Past Cases Related To Sacramento Police Officer Alexa Palubicki After Arrest For Alleged False Reports

  07-05-2021 07:58
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Three years of work are now being called into question after Officer Alexa Palubicki of the Sacramento Police Department was arrested for allegedly filing false police reports.
  “That is not keeping with the standards of this department,” said Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn.
  The police department is working with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, which said it has dismissed every case Officer Palubicki played a material role in.
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• ‘I Was Mad’: More Victims Report Drive-By Paintball Attacks In Sacramento

  07-05-2021 07:26
  
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The aftermath of a paintball hit can be breathtaking with bruises and broken skin. After a few quiet days, more random drive-by paintball attacks are being reported in Sacramento.
  Yvonne Ugarte sees a crowd at Lawrence Park in South Sacramento and she worries. Ugarte was hit in a drive-by paintball attack just around the corner.
  “I was mad and I can’t say it on TV but I was really upset and then I started thinking about other people,” Ugarte tol
  
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• Neighbors Say Turlock Firefighters Were Surrounded During Massive Sideshow; Fire Engine Vandalized

  07-05-2021 07:19
  
  TURLOCK (CBS 13) — Mobbed and vandalized on the job, disturbing video shows Turlock firefighters surrounded by a crowd that jumps onto their truck and starts ripping off fire gear.
  Thankfully, the first responders made it out OK.
  Neighbors in the area told CBS13 the firefighters were attacked during a massive sideshow near the intersection of Berkeley and Montevista avenues. Some of them said this is a routine problem that is getting out of control.
  Cellphone video shows a Turlock fire tru
  
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• Magnitude-4.7 Quake Near Truckee Felt In Downtown Sacramento

  07-05-2021 06:58
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake near Truckee was felt across the Sacramento area on Thursday night.
  The USGS listed the epicenter at an area approximately 11 miles northwest of Truckee.
  The quake was felt in areas as far away from the epicenter as downtown Sacramento and Yuba City.
  At least four earthquakes have been reported in the Tahoe area on Thursday, with this one being the strongest so far. A 3.2-magnitude quake was reported in the same area. A 3.3-magnitude quake wa
  
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• Man Facing Attempted Murder Charge For Allegedly Lighting Fire At Stockton Woman’s Home

  07-05-2021 03:44
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A man is in custody for attempted murder after he allegedly started a fire at a woman’s home early Thursday, the Stockton Police Department said.
  The incident happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. in the area of Ninth and California streets.
  The woman, 48, was in her home when the suspect, 36-year-old Allen Stone, reportedly approached an open window.
  Stockton police said the two were involved in an argument when Stone allegedly lit the window drapes on fire. The victim
  
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• UC Davis Health Partners With Allegiant Airlines’ CEO To Create New COVID Rapid Test

  07-05-2021 03:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – What may look like a run-of-the-mill COVID-19 test is actually a new rapid test being worked out by UC Davis Health and Dr. Nam Tran.
  The goal is to have a fast, cheap test and have a system to be able to do a multitude of tests at a given time.
  “So, our technology is able to do 48 samples in 20 minutes. All 48 in that time period. So, that’s much faster. You could have multiple instruments; you could automate it,” Tran said. “And then we’
  
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• Central California Prison Inmate Dies; Cellmate Is Suspect

  07-05-2021 02:43
  
  CORCORAN, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — An inmate at a Central California prison died Thursday and his cellmate is suspected of killing him, authorities said.
  James D. Torres, 67, was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 5 a.m. at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, Kings County. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to a statement from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  Torres was admitted to
  
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• Mateo’s Mission: A Make-A-Wish Delivery Day Packed With Love And Support

  07-05-2021 02:29
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – It was a dream come true for a Stockton 6-year-old, delivering packages to his local community. Mateo’s Make-a-Wish request had to be put on hold because of the pandemic. When it finally came to fruition on Thursday, the community delivered.
  Mateo arrived in luxury as he pulled up with his family in a limo, and stepped out surrounded by support.
  “Really exciting,” he said, when he had a moment to collect his thoughts.
  The day was especially exciting bec
  
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• Nevada County Authorities Searching For Woman, Newborn

  07-05-2021 02:16
  
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – Nevada County authorities are asking for the public to help locate a woman with a newborn whose whereabouts are unknown.
  Kimberly (credit: Nevada County Sheriff’s Office)
  The woman is identified by the sheriff’s office only by her first name: Kimberly. She is known to frequent the North San Juan and Camptonville areas and does not have a vehicle, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.
  Deputies believe Kimberly most likely has an infant wi
  
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• As Surface Water Supplies Dry Up, California Rice Growers Worry About Ripple Effect

  07-05-2021 01:37
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento Valley.
  Growing rice is a multi-billion dollar industry that supports 25,00 jobs.
  “Farmers are eternal optimists to risk so much with so many things out of your control,” said Fritz Durst.
  Durst is trying to keep his spirits up in a down year.
  “Normally I would sprinkle my crops in four-hour
  
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• $120M Worth Of Marijuana Plants Confiscated During Bust Spanning Several Counties

  07-05-2021 01:19
  
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) – Law enforcement officers say they seized or destroyed $120,000,000 worth of illegally grown marijuana plants during a recent investigation spanning several counties.
  In November 2020, an investigation began in Solano County that led Solano County Sheriff’s Office deputies to Siskiyou County and then to Elk Grove, according to a sheriff’s department statement Thursday. Law enforcement officials eventually served search warrants in Elk Grove and North High
  
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• Sacramento Police Officer Alexa Palubicki Accused Of Filing False Police Reports

  07-05-2021 01:17
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento police officer was arrested for two counts of filing a false police report, the department announced on Thursday.
  Officer Alexa Palubicki, 26, had been with the department for three years and was the subject of a months-long investigation. The Sacramento Police Department said in a news release that Palubicki had been placed on administrative leave as soon as details on her misconduct were received.
  The department said that information was brought forward
  
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