Elk Grove News

Things went so bad for Christopher Garcia that even his grandmother wanted to press charges against him, according to an Elk Grove police report.

A dispute over missing property between two Elk Grove men escalated into violence, leaving one man beaten and the other arrested, according to a police summary.

The arrests took a helicopter, K-9 units and several other officers, but Elk Grove police finally arrested four suspect car thieves who tried to flee through a residential area.

Elk Grove police said officer arrested two Sacramento men on suspicion of violating a number of weapons and related laws after a loud party was shut down.

The theme was bad driving earlier this week as Elk Grove police busted a suspected car thief and a juvenile driving without a license but with illegal drugs, police records show.

Sacramento's latest environmental watchdog is, it turns out, your local plumber.

Elk Grove Police Department officers have arrested two juvenile burglary suspects, thanks to a witness who decided to get involved, according to a watch summary.

It isn't easy being a school safety patrol officer.

An 18-year-old Laguna Creek High School student was arrested this morning for bringing a gun on campus, according to authorities.

The Elk Grove Auto Mall is one of 32 North American sites chosen to sell the Fisker Karma sedan, a luxury plug-in hybrid.

Watch Elk Grove Mayor Pat Hume's State of the City address on a live Webcast at 7 tonight.

Elk Grove police arrested a 20-year-old Sacramento man whose actions delayed a train and closed two major roads.

Elk Grove police arrested three boys over the weekend for allegedly being involved in an attempted burglary.

Another intersection in Elk Grove will have red-light cameras in place beginning Monday.

Galt's Boys and Girls Club, which has offered after-school care, tutoring and activities to Galt children for 25 years, will close on April 15, said President Thomas Walters.

Elk Grove will hold workshops about composting on Saturday and April 11. They are free to city residents.

Mayor Kevin Johnson will conduct his third Town Hall-style gathering on Thursday night in the South City Farms neighborhood of south Sacramento.

The city of Galt soon will offer a prescription discount program for its residents.

Elk Grove Mayor Pat Hume will deliver the 2009 State of the City address March 26.

Maintenance work at Union Pacific railroad crossings in Elk Grove will require the city to close some roads beginning Monday.

Maintenance work at Union Pacific railroad crossings in Elk Grove will require the city to close some roads beginning Monday.

Isleton's fire chief has been given administrative discipline after pleading no contest to driving a city-owned vehicle while drunk, City Manager Bruce Pope told The Bee on Thursday.

Wal-Mart will offer residents information about a 100,000-square-foot store proposed for Bruceville Road and Whitelock Parkway during a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the Holiday Inn Express, 9175 W. Stockton Blvd.

Wal-Mart representativeon Thursday will offer Elk Grove residents information about a store proposed for Bruceville Road and Whitelock Parkway.

Elk Grove police arrested two 15-year-old Elk Grove boys for allegedly stealing a bike from a garage.

Elk Grove police arrested a 22-year-old Sacramento man in connection with a hit-and-run accident Monday.

The economic recession is driving cities and counties to cut services and staffing and, in some cases, delay road building.

Elk Grove police are investigating a shooting that injured two people Friday night.

Elk Grove police arrested a 16-year-old Sacramento boy who allegedly placed a loaded handgun outside the Strikes Family Entertainment Center Saturday night.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified a man killed in a single-car accident Monday as 55-year-old Ricky Gilmore of Elk Grove.

If you are an Elk Grove resident living in a diverse neighborhood, we'd like to hear about your experiences.

A public meeting about the extension of Kammerer Road is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Carroll Elementary School, 10325 Stathos Drive.

The Isleton fire chief has pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

School choice got a little bit narrower in Elk Grove Unified this week.

Elk Grove Unified School District trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a five percent cap on the number of students who can transfer from one school to another through open enrollment.

Isleton Fire Chief Robert Eugene Bartley will have a court hearing Thursday on charges that he was driving under the influence.

A document with the Social Security numbers of more than 500 Elk Grove Unified School District employees was lost by a district employee more than a month ago, according to Mary Deutsch, president of the California School Employee Association local in Elk Grove.

A 13-year-old girl reported that she was kidnapped and raped Monday evening in the Laguna Creek area, according to a police report released Tuesday.

The city's community enhancement team will take to the streets over the next three months to search out nuisances and blight.

Volunteers and area firefighters will spread through Galt on Saturday to distribute batteries for smoke detectors.

Elk Grove police are looking for people who drove by a home and shot at a man over the weekend.

Lawsuits and debt continue to pile up against General Growth Properties Inc., the developer of the unfinished mall whose promise and money gave Elk Grove a push from bedroom community to incorporation in 2000.

Elk Grove police have arrested a 41-year-old Citrus Heights man believed to be a serial bank robber nicknamed "Flannel Guy" who has hit four banks in eight days.

Elk Grove residents can help plant 300 native oak trees along creeks and channels in the city from 8:30 a.m. to noon March 7.

Elk Grove police on Wednesday released surveillance photos of a man who robbed the Downey Savings & Loan last week.

Elk Grove residents are invited to assist in planting 300 native oak trees along creeks and channels in the city the morning of March 7.

Residents can now find out which homeowners associations and neighborhood groups serve them by typing their address into a database on the city Web site.

More details were available Monday about the man who robbed a Downey Savings Friday afternoon in Elk Grove.

Elk Grove police arrested two 17-year-old Sacramento boys who allegedly verbally threatened security staff at the Strikes Family Entertainment Center.

The westbound lane of Grant Line Road at Waterman Road intersection will be closed beginning Monday for a traffic project.