Law and Justice
Lorene Deanda, 64, of Ceres, was sentenced in Fresno yesterday to three years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, in relation to her stealing more than $550,000 from recipients of Social Security and other benefit funds. Evidence showed Deanda was employed
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Law and Justice
A man who was arrested twice for drunk driving in less than two weeks in incidents that seriously injured one person and killed another was convicted of murder. The jury trial concluded today at Sacramento Superior Court. Jonathan Lindow was convicted second-degree murder, DUI causing injury, DUI causing injury with
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Current News
At their next meeting, the Elk Grove City Council will renew the Elk Grove Police Department’s use of military equipment ordinance and receive a report on its current inventory. The report is required by Assembly Bill 481, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, requiring an annual review of the inventory
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A man convicted on several counts of sexual assault was sentenced today in Sacramento County Superior Court. Donald Fambro was sentenced to 137 years in state prison following his conviction on seven counts of lewd acts on a child. Also known as “Rico the Producer,” was found guilty on August
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A prolific Sacramento tagger was sentenced last week and ordered to pay restitution. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Alexander Pat sentenced Scott Smith to one year in county jail, one year probation and ordered to pay $50,102 in restitution. Smith pleaded no contest to two charges of felony vandalism.
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In a setback for taxpayer advocates this week, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments to remove an initiative from the November 2024 ballot. The request came from several Democratic legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The arguments center on the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA). If approved
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Community News
Elk Grove Police arrested three suspects on various charges last week in what they described as organized retail theft. The suspects, Alfred Montalvo, 33, Don Clemons, 31, and Kysiah Jones, 27, reportedly entered an unnamed retailer and stole approximately $4,000 of merchandise on the evening of Tuesday, November 21.
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Environmental News
Oakland, California—Yet another fish in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is in deep trouble and an environmental advocacy organization intends to take legal action to prevent the species from becoming extinct. On October 11, San Francisco Baykeeper put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the group