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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
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,
