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Suspected jewelry thieves nabbed in Auburn

AUBURN — Undercover police got an up-close and personal look Thursday at a man and woman allegedly selling stolen jewelry. The pair now faces serious charges. Auburn police Capt. John

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Deputy gets probation for showing up drunk

ROSEVILLE — A Placer County sheriff’s deputy admitted to coming to work drunk and violating his probation, but a judge spared him further jail time. The attorney for Deputy John

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Man gets prison time for high speed pursuit

ROSEVILLE —  A Roseville man will spend the next four years in state prison after pleading no contest to leading officers on a high speed chase last month. Keith Logan,

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Man convicted of exposing himself in public

AUBURN – A Placer County jury this week found an Auburn man guilty of exposing himself at a park last year. 45-year-old Dirk Foehr’s attorney had argued that his client

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Former youth pastor gets prison time for sexual relationship with minor

ROSEVILLE — A Rocklin youth pastor accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl was sentenced to three years in state prison. Prosecutor Todd Kuhnen of the Placer

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Gridley heist brings 'fedora bandit's' crime spree total to six

GRIDLEY — A disguise-wearing bank robber who has targeted Bank of the West locations in California and Nevada has struck again, bringing his total of larcenies to six. Known as

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Gridley heist brings ‘fedora bandit’s’ crime spree total to six

GRIDLEY — A disguise-wearing bank robber who has targeted Bank of the West locations in California and Nevada has struck again, bringing his total of larcenies to six. Known as

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Suspected jewlery thief who lives near jail now in jail

AUBURN — An April 1 break-in at a jewelry store may have showed promise as far as robberies go, but there was little follow-through in what led authorities to arrest a

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Police find murder suspect in Placer jail

ROSEVILLE — Brad Robert Miller was sitting in Placer County jail early Monday morning on an intoxicated driving charge when police informed the 46-year-old he was being charged with murdering

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Failure to register as sex offender puts ice cream vendor in hot water

ROSEVILLE — Authorities arrested a local ice cream vendor who neglected to register as a sex offender Wednesday, after investigators were tipped off the 62-year-old man was operating his truck