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Burglary Suspect Plucked Out of Waiting Line

Auburn, Calif. (Feb. 26) — Michael F. Brown was arrested by Auburn Police Wednesday night (Feb. 25) while he waited in the pharmacy line at a local drugstore. According to

California

Stabbing suspect arrested

By Jim Ruffalo Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 19-year-old man in North San Juan early Thursday (Feb. 19) morning after several reports of his alleged suspicious activity.

California

Rape suspect caught

By Jim Ruffalo  A Chicago Park man was booked at the Nevada County Jail early Tuesday (Feb. 3) morning as the prime suspect in Sunday’s rape and sexual assault of a

Civilians Capture Escapee

   Auburn, Calif — After successfully eluding more than three dozen Placer County law enforcement officers, an escaped inmate was finally corralled by about a half-dozen bystanders at a North

Arizona man spending holidays in Nevada County Jail

   Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies teamed up with Nevada City Police early Sunday (Dec. 28) morning to capture an Arizona man suspected of breaking into a  residence near Banner Lava

Auburn Police right on the nose in arrest

   Auburn, Calif. — An Auburn man, originally stopped on a suspected traffic violation, wound up being arrested when his bandaged nose led Auburn Police to link him with a recent

Public helps Lincoln Police find robbery suspect

   LINCOLN, Calif. — Lincoln Police are crediting local citizens with helping to find the suspect from last month’s strongarm robbery of a local hotel.

Ready for just about any crime

 Nevada County, Calif. (Dec. 3, 2008) —  A Bay Area couple was arrested early Wednesday morning, leaving Nevada County Sheriff’s investigators wondering just what crime was about to be committed.

Phone call interrupted by armed robbery

 Rough & Ready, Calif (Nov. 26, 2008) —  A Rough & Ready man was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of being the armed robber who interrupted a 19-year old woman’s cell phone

Maybe banks should check more checks

   AUBURN, Calif — Auburn Police Department investigators believe that a November 18 arrest could eventually lead to the unmasking of as many as a dozen people using a computer