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Requires State Senate Confirmation Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper received an appointment yesterday from California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Cooper, elected sheriff in June 2022, was appointed to the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Before being elected sheriff, Cooper served in the California Assembly from 2014 to
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Bought luxury goods, other items with stolen cash The former chief financial officer of a car dealership who embezzled $1.9 million was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Sacramento today. Christopher Firle, 53, of Fairfield, was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison for
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There were two officer-involved shootings with Elk Grove PD in February In compliance with state law, the Elk Grove Police Department has released body camera videos of officers involved in a shooting. The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The shooting happened at the Holiday Inn Express on East
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by CalMatters, CalMatters Network March 13, 2023 In summary An appeals court ruled Monday in favor of companies that want to classify some workers as independent contractors, saying that Proposition 22 is mostly constitutional. In the winding story of California’s gig worker laws, another chapter has come to a
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Threatened harm during Elk Grove City Council meeting On Monday, March 13, at 8:30 a.m., Department 63 of the Sacramento Superior Court will convene. Located on the ground floor of the Sacramento County Jail, Department 63 is where recently arrested suspects are arraigned, and inmates make necessary appearances.
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Could be sentenced to 20 years in prison A Sacramento man pleaded guilty this week to charges brought against him for his participation in the Donald Trump-inspired January 6, 2021, coup d’etat attempt in Washington, D.C. Jorge Riley, 45, of Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 7,
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Over 6,500 plants were seized A Mexican national was sentenced yesterday at U.S. District Court in Sacramento after being convicted of illegally growing 6,500 plants on land in Shasta-Trinity National Forests. Agustin Cruz-Sanchez, 34, of Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison and ordered to
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The victim was not identified until 2015 The El Dorado County District Attorney’s office announced today an arrest has been made in a cold case rape and murder case that happened in September 1979. The arrest stems from when the suspect was tied to a rape case in Spokane,
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Distributed meth and illegally sold a firearm A man who formerly resided in Sacramento entered a guilty plea yesterday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Julio Adrian Jimenez-Sevilla, who currently resides in Oregon, pleaded guilty to distributing at least 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. Evidence produced show that on
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Oscar winner shares ownership with The Academy A ruling issued last week by the Division Two of the California Court of Appeals said a creditor could not seize an Oscar statuette by a recipient of the prestigious award because they do not retain exclusive ownership of the award. The case
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Maintained two residences A Porterville, Calif. man pleaded guilty today at U.S. District Court to fraud after he was found to have developed a Ponzi scheme that promised to turn cow manure into green energy. Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sheridan, Montana, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud,