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Sacramento

Vehicle Pursuit Leads to Two Arrests

A vehicle pursuit in Citrus Heights lead to the arrest of two men for evading police officers, according to a press release from the Citrus Heights Police Department (CHPD). Anthony

Fresno

Fresno Police Arrest 17 Auto Theft Suspects

FRESNO – The Fresno Police Department’s auto theft team has been busy over the last few days helping clear Fresno’s streets from car thieves. Officers have been focusing their efforts

Santa Barbara

OnStar Nabs Car Thief

Perhaps a more experienced car thief would not have made the fundamental mistake that David Daniel Peterson, 26, made on the morning of March 9th when he drove off in

Napa

Police: Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Had ‘Shiny Metal Object, Held It As If a Firearm’

Angelo Moreno, who died Friday in an officer-involved shooting after a pursuit, pulled up a shiny metal object from his truck and “held it as if it were a firearm,”

Napa

Police: Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Had 'Shiny Metal Object, Held It As If a Firearm'

Angelo Moreno, who died Friday in an officer-involved shooting after a pursuit, pulled up a shiny metal object from his truck and “held it as if it were a firearm,”

Santa Clara

Suspect shot and killed during high speed pursuit

A suspect who was spotted by San Jose Metro Unit Officers driving a stolen vehicle was shot and killed during a high speed pursuit that ended in the unincorporated foothills

Santa Barbara

He’ll Take Fries With That…And A Car

Santa Barbara County – Charles Sanford Cerrutti, apparently building a “junk food and grease” potential defense for himself, left the Lompoc  McDonald’s after partaking of their vast menu offerings, and

San Benito

Juvenile Arrested for Stealing Vehicle

HOLLISTER—For a few hours a group of teenagers thought it would be fun to take a ‘joyride’ in a stolen vehicle.  Their fun came to an end when an officer

Orange

Sleeping burglar arrested in stolen car

IRVINE – Irvine police officers arrested 18-year-old Brent Michael Brodie while he slept in a stolen vehicle on Tuesday morning. A resident reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the neighborhood,

California

Trending crime rates: Vehicle thefts due to increased unemployment rates

Rising violent crime rates may be attributed to lower police staffing levels as increased populations continue to live below the poverty line.  According to Sgt. Jason Dwyer with the San