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Man arrested in kidnapping of girl from Sacramento street is registered sex offender

By Cathy Locke and Bill Lindelof - Published: 12:00 am

A man previously convicted of sex offenses has been arrested in connection with the midday abduction of a 7-year-old girl on a south Sacramento street nearly a week ago.

Sheriff's officials testify Aquitania went to buy gun before double-fatal shooting

By Andy Furillo - Published: 12:00 am

A dead man's reputation took a major tumble in court Friday in one of Sacramento's more high-profile homicides in recent years.

Judge orders murder trial in animal control officer's death

By Andy Furillo - Published: 12:00 am

A man accused of fatally shooting a Sacramento County animal control officer in Galt late last year will have to stand trial on special-circumstance charges that he murdered a public official who was in the course of his duties.

Alleged 'homeless hit man' acquitted in woman's killing

By Andy Furillo - Published: 12:00 am

A Sacramento Superior Court jury Friday acquitted Teng Thao, the alleged "homeless hit man," of murder charges in the Jan. 9, 2011, shotgun shooting death of Jenny Cha.

5 accused of fraud tied to cellphones

Published: Friday, May 17 2013 - 12:00 am

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Thursday that five Sacramento area residents were arrested by department fraud investigators and charged with felony counts.

Sacramento judge orders report on where killer should live

By Andy Furillo - Updated: 4:53 pm

A local company that's supposed to find a place for a killer to live in Sacramento if he's released from a state mental hospital has one month to come up with an assessment report on the issue or face a contempt of court citation.

Two Sacramento men sentenced in drug trafficking case

By Cathy Locke - Published: Thursday, May 16 2013 - 6:25 pm

Four men, including two from Sacramento, were sentenced today in federal court in Sacramento for trafficking in the drug Ecstasy.

Sacramento jury deliberates fate of alleged homeless hit man

By Andy Furillo - Updated: Thursday, May 16 2013 - 5:14 pm

A jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the murder trial of an accused homeless hit man named Teng Thao.

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