San Joaquin
Thanksgiving home invasion and shooting
A Thanksgiving morning incident in the town of San Joaquin not only leaves a 91-year-old woman in intensive care, but also has Fresno County Sheriffs searching for answers. Marcella Miller,
New gang task force in Central Valley
TULARE – A newly created multi-agency task force aims to cut down on gang violence in the Central Valley. State Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the creation of the new
Real estate exec cops to rigging public auctions
SACRAMENTO — A real estate executive pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure
Internet predators fall into Operation TRAPS
For two days last week, law enforcement officers in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, El Dorado and Placer counties were busy conducting a child predator sweep. The operation, code named Operation
Stockton aid worker embezzled from own company
SACRAMENTO — A past employee of a Stockton aid organization serving parents on public assistance was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison for embezzling funds from her
FBI: Former mortgage broker used business front to charge bogus liens
SACRAMENTO — Facing allegations that he created a business front to funnel nearly $1.8 million in bogus lien payments to himself and others, a former Redding mortgage broker pled guilty
Mother, daughter arrested in $5M mortgage fraud scam
SACRAMENTO — A mother and daughter were charged this week with conducting a 19-month mortgage fraud scheme that drained lenders of approximately $5 million.
Illegal gambling operators could face stiff prison sentences
ACRAMENTO — Four men have pled guilty to conducting an illegal gambling operation that took illicit sports bets and doled out lottery tickets in three counties over a two-year period.
Fleeing suspect fatally shot after aiming truck at officers
SACRAMENTO — A high-speed chase that streaked from Stockton into Sacramento in the early Tuesday morning hours ended with the fatal shooting of the suspect as he steered his truck