Placer
Mail-bomber sentenced to 13 years in prison
FRESNO – A man from Oklahoma was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for mailing a pipe bomb to a Visalia business in 2009. Vernon Dale Mustin, 52,
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
Man pleads guilty to setting Galleria mall fire
SACRAMENTO – The man accused of setting the Westfield Galleria mall in Roseville on fire pleaded guilty to arson charges. According to court documents, Alexander Piggee, 23, of Sacramento sparked
Ex-Kings player gets probation in DUI case
ROSEVILLE – Former Sacramento Kings basketball player Antoine Wright was sentenced Tuesday to three years informal probation for a Nov. 5 drunken driving arrest in Rocklin. Placer Superior Court Judge Alan
Police ID fatalities in Roseville rainstorm wreck
ROSEVILLE — Two people killed in a Sunday morning traffic collision have been identified as the driver and passenger in a Chevrolet pickup truck that lost control during a morning
Hot spinach-hurler surrenders himself to Roseville cops
ROSEVILLE — Roseville police made partially good on a promise to apprehend those responsible for imitating a viral prank that left one young drive-thru attendant with serious burns to his
Governor declares state of emergency following mall fire
ROSEVILLE — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in a Placer County suburb after part of the Roseville Galleria mall was set on fire, causing at least
Counterfeit ring shaken up; police looking for more suspects
AUBURN — Officials are searching for two suspects believed to be part of a counterfeit mail fraud ring. The search comes as several members of the ring were sentenced this
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
Deputy gets probation for showing up drunk
ROSEVILLE — A Placer County sheriff’s deputy admitted to coming to work drunk and violating his probation, but a judge spared him further jail time. The attorney for Deputy John
