Tag: Sacramento

More than 100 children victimized by California man who targeted children as young as 6 online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities on Tuesday announced that a Northern California man was arrested for allegedly posing as a young, pre-pubescent girl on social media and convincing dozens of children to make and send to him sexually explicit photos and videos. At the alleged suspect’s suggestion, many of the videos involved the victims’ siblings, friends and other children known to […]

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Search for missing Redding man, 92, ends in tragedy after victim found deceased in Sacramento County

UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 19, 12:21 p.m. Originally Published: Thursday, Dec. 16, 12:08 p.m. See Original Story Below. REDDING, Calif., — Family members of a missing, 92-year-old Redding man say their desperate search has come to an end after the victim was found deceased in Sacramento County. Although Redding PD has not yet released any new information about their search for […]

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Firefighting inmate steals engine, leaves “half-block of destruction” during escape attempt

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say a California inmate firefighter left “half a block of destruction” when he stole a firetruck in an apparent Independence Day escape attempt in Shingle Springs in El Dorado County, about 35 miles east of Sacramento, late Sunday evening, July 4.  The inmate, who sustained minor injuries after he was seen crashed into and “ricocheting off” […]

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