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Unlicensed contractor arrested for doing business in disaster area
AUBURN — Repeat offender Jeffrey Lyn Scott has been arrested again for contracting without a license – this time in a disaster area. Scott, 48, was nabbed Tuesday during an
Internet predators fall into Operation TRAPS
For two days last week, law enforcement officers in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, El Dorado and Placer counties were busy conducting a child predator sweep. The operation, code named Operation
Roseville man pleads guilty to wire fraud
ROSEVILLE — A Roseville man has pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud and could face 30 years in prison. Alexsandr Bernik, 28, was reportedly involved in a scheme
Woman conviced for letting Down Syndrome child wander too many times
AUBURN — A 58-year-old Reno woman with a history of leaving her Down Syndrome child behind in stores or letting him wander away has been convicted by a jury for
Bogus matchmaking site preyed on job seekers’ desperation
ROCKLIN — It was supposed to be just an easy part-time gig to tide over Rocklin’s newly married Derek Sherrard and Jaymie Sanfilippo between jobs. But after a nightmarish whirlwind
Grand theft suspect linked to Roseville fire
ROSEVILLE — Roseville police chased down a grand theft suspect who may have sparked a wind-swept vegetation fire that chewed through 90 acres of open grassland Wednesday. Patrick John Henry,
Roseville man latest to fall for growing laser crime
SACRAMENTO — It’s not a widely publicized crime but, according to federal aviation officials, “lasering” is dangerous enough to deserve more of the proverbial spotlight than it’s getting. A Roseville
Five arrested in alleged meth operation
ROSEVILLE — Five people were arrested and booked into Placer County Jail Tuesday for illegally purchasing large amounts of Sudafed, allegedly with the intent to manufacture and sell methamphetamine out
Roseville police to put brakes on red-light runners
ROSEVILLE — Over the next few weeks, traffic enforcement officers with the Roseville Police Department will pay extra attention to red-light runners, concentrating efforts on selected intersections throughout the city
Third-striker faces 200 years behind bars
ROSEVILLE — A 38-year-old Roseville man with two felony strikes could be sentenced to more than 200 years in state prison after a jury convicted him today of 13 charges,