Bradshaw Animal Shelter released security-camera images after a cat was beaten and killed on Sun Florin Drive. Officials are asking residents to call 311 with tips.

Alexander Mateuz pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in the 2023 killing of his Mule Creek cellmate and was sentenced to 25 years to life.

The son of former Kern supervisor Zack Scrivner went public in Sacramento, accusing his father of abuse and backing bills to narrow mental‑health diversion eligibility.

GSU detectives say a parolee approached a vehicle stop in South Sacramento; a search turned up a loaded, unregistered Glock 19 and he was booked on a felon-in-possession charge.

A Placer County woman was sentenced to 175 years to life after convictions for repeatedly sexually abusing two young relatives while they were in her care.

A stolen vehicle was driven into a South Sacramento jewelry store on Saturday, critically injuring an employee as detectives investigate an apparent attempted robbery.

Sheriff’s detectives say a 35‑year‑old was arrested after roughly 50 Home Depot and Lowe’s thefts were tied to sales at local pawn shops. Search warrants recovered over $10,000 in allegedly stolen goods.

Sacramento police are investigating two early‑morning burglaries in south Sacramento after a vehicle drove through a storefront and an alarm signaled a second break‑in.

State regulators revoked a former Oroville officer's certification after he was found to have left an arrestee near a rural recycling facility; the woman was later injured in a hit‑and‑run.

Manteca police say a 60-year-old man who died after being detained had a preliminary autopsy finding of natural causes; toxicology testing is pending.

Attorney General Rob Bonta called 2024 "historic" after state data showed the fewest firearm-related deaths since 1968, while warning the gains are fragile. DOJ reports show falling homicides but tracing gaps remain.

A Fresno man was arrested in Las Vegas and is being held in Clark County on an active murder warrant in the March killing of Perry Paul Espinosa. Investigators are asking for tips.

Five men were arrested after Elk Grove police recovered more than $80,000 in stolen property and disrupted a suspected home burglary. Officers tracked items between vehicles and returned recovered goods to victims.