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Arrest made after triple murder in quiet town

LOOMIS — An old law enforcement ploy was used to hold a suspect long enough on one charge as homicide investigators worked to link the man to a triple murder

Placer

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

Placer

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

Placer

Placer County sheriff’s deputy arrested — again

ROSEVILLE — For the second time in recent months, a Placer County sheriff’s deputy found himself behind bars.

Placer

Placer County sheriff's deputy arrested — again

ROSEVILLE — For the second time in recent months, a Placer County sheriff’s deputy found himself behind bars.

Nevada

One dead after home invasion

SAN JUAN — The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office continues to sort out evidence from an apparent Saturday morning home invasion that ended with one suspect dead, a second critically injured and one

Placer

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

Truckee woman arrested on suspicion of arson

   Errin T. Randall might have a difficult task of proving her innocence on charges of arson after firefighters battled three separate blazes in the Lake Tahoe area Monday and

Mother and Daughter Arrested at Gunpoint

By Jim Ruffalo Auburn, Calif — A mother and daughter from Oroville wound up jailed Thursday (May 7), in part from what authorities say was taking the adage “God helps

Identity Theft Suspects Arrested

By Jim Ruffalo An alert resident’s concern led to the Sunday morning (April 26) Placer County Sheriff’s Office arrest of two transients on suspicion of identity thefts.    The Castle