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Defendant in '06 murder case sent to mental hospital
ROSEVILLE — Eric Martin Minchak, accused of using a knife in the death of a woman at a Roseville gas station in 2006, has been placed under the conservatorship of
Armed robbers hold up gas station store
ROSEVILLE — A Tuesday night convenience store robbery has police searching for the armed suspects responsible. The robbery occurred around 10:36 p.m. at a gas station convenience store on the
Burglaries may be related
ROSEVILLE — Police officers in Roseville and Citrus Heights are investigating three robberies that may have been committed by the same suspects. The robberies occurred on Brimstone Drive in Citrus
Transient charged with attempted murder
By Jim Ruffalo Crime Voice Contributor Auburn — After several days of investigation, Auburn police arrested a local transient as a suspect in a pair of attempted murders. Officers from
'Underwater research' got ex-attorney arrested, disbarred
ROSEVILLE — An Auburn man who spent time in prison for conducting a bizarre underwater study on teens and young adults was arrested last week for trying to recruit another
‘Underwater research’ got ex-attorney arrested, disbarred
ROSEVILLE — An Auburn man who spent time in prison for conducting a bizarre underwater study on teens and young adults was arrested last week for trying to recruit another
Unoccupied home site of marijuana operation
ROSEVILLE — An unoccupied home in the 1800 block of Blue Skies Drive was the site of an illicit marijuana growing operation, police announced Wednesday. The man renting the residence,
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
