Crime

Suspect barricaded in Rancho Cordova home is in custody, sheriff says

Police tape at crime scene

Police took into custody a person who broke into a Rancho Cordova home Saturday and barricaded themselves in the home after assaulting a person living there, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident took place Saturday morning on the 2900 block of Portsmouth Drive, according to an X post from the Sheriff’s Office shortly after 8:30 a.m.

In a follow-up post shortly after 10:30 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office said the person was “taken in custody without incident” and that more details would follow later Saturday.

Per the Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified suspect broke in and assaulted a resident living in the home, who escaped after suffering a minor injury.

A sheriff’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for further information.

Rancho Cordova police and members of the sheriff’s SWAT and negotiator teams are at the scene, along with K-9 and patrol officers, according to the Sheriff’s Office social media post.

This story was originally published June 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM.

Lia Russell
The Sacramento Bee
Lia Russell covers California’s governor for The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Bureau. Originally from San Francisco, Lia previously worked for The Baltimore Sun and the Bangor Daily News in Maine.
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