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14-year-old arrested by Elk Grove Police on suspicion of vehicle burglary
Elk Grove Police arrested a 14-year-old on the morning of Saturday, June 24 on suspicion of vehicle burglary. Just as night shift patrol officers were ending their duties on Saturday, police dispatch received a call regarding an in-progress vehicle burglary in the Lyndale Circle and Spring Ridge Way area. The
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – These 2 cases could have far reaching implications
Next week the current term of the United State Supreme Court will end, which means there will be rulings on a couple of significant cases. Those cases are Groff vs. Dejoy and Moore vs. Harper. Listen time 2 minutes 30 seconds
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Bakersfield innkeeper sentenced to 4 years for participation in pimping, prostitution ring
A Bakersfield innkeeper was sentenced in federal court in Fresno yesterday for his role in a pimping operation. Jatinbhai Naresh Bhakta, 31, of Bakersfield, was sentenced to four years and ordered to pay a forfeiture money judgment of over $1 million for using a facility of interstate commerce in aid
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Drive-by shooter convicted of first-degree murder, facing life sentence
A man accused of murder in a drive-by shooting was convicted yesterday in jury trial in Sacramento Superior Court. Devonte White was convicted of first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. The jury also found true the special circumstance that in the commission of the murder, White intentionally
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Modesto meth dealer sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking, illegal firearms possession
Joshua David Harrington, 36, of Modesto, was sentenced yesterday in Federal Court in Fresno to 12 years and seven months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on April 2, 2021, Harrington discarded a backpack
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With Trump’s historic federal espionage indictment, you have to ask WWGSD – What Would Gerry Spence Do?
One of the most successful and famous criminal defense attorneys in American history is Wyoming native Gerry Spence. Although retired from practice, the 93-year-old Spence remains a towering figure among trial attorneys. Among the clients he has successfully defended in high-profile federal cases have been Randy Weaver of Ruby Ridge
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Elk Grove Police Chief’s Advisory Board member calls for Councilmember Sergio Robles’ resignation over DUI arrest
Joy Yip says GTFOH! Yesterday a member of the Elk Grove Police Chief’s Advisory Board called for the resignation of an Elk Grove City Council member. In a post on her Instagram account, advisory board member Joy Yip called for the resignation of District 4 Elk Grove City Councilmember
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Repeat DUI convict sentenced for DUI-involved murder of bicyclist on American River bike path
A defendant who was convicted for a DUI-involved murder was sentenced today in Sacramento Superior Court. Armando Moreno-Rodriguez was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. On March 20, 2023, a jury convicted Moreno-Rodriguez of the second-degree murder of Michael Dodson, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, hit and run,
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Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith on Indictment of Donald J. Trump
Today at 12 pm PDT, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith made a statement on the unsealing of the seven-count indictment against former President Donald J. Trump. The former president will formally be indicted on Tuesday, June 13.
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Former Sacramento Police officer pleads no contest to falsifying reports
Other cases involving the officer were dismissed A former Sacramento Police officer pled no contest to two felony counts of submitting a false police report. The plea was entered on June 5, by former officer Alexa Palubicki, 29, to two felony counts of submitting a false police report. The charges
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Tale of Two Councilmen – Both caught passed out in a car, one city released body camera video while another hatches a cover-up
Elk Grove covers-up drunkenness of city councilman Two weeks ago tomorrow, on May 20, in Elk Grove, Calif., Elk Grove District 4 City Councilmember Sergio Robles was arrested by Elk Grove Police and booked into Sacramento County Jail for drunk driving. Police officers reportedly were notified and found the first-term