Sacramento Police searching for murder suspect

  The Sacramento Police Department is seeking help from the community in locating suspect Avery Draughty, wanted for murder. On Thursday, November 28, 2013, at approximately 2:53 p.m., officers responded to the 3700 block of Balsam Street regarding a report of a shooting. Officers quickly discovered that 31-year-old Tiffany Silva had been fatally struck with…

Cortez Quinn arrested on multiple felonies, falsified paternity DNA test

Twin Rivers Unified School Board member Cortez Quinn was arrested Tuesday night on multiple felony counts including concealing evidence by submitting a false DNA test to deny the paternity of a child he fathered with a school employee. Quinn is charged with: Felony counts of perjury Four felony counts of filing false documents Five misdemeanor…

Shooting at gas station late Saturday night

Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting that claimed the life of a man late yesterday evening. At approximately 11:30 p.m. last night, deputies were near El Camino Avenue and Howe Avenue when they responded to a call of shots fired at a gas station in the 3100 block of El Camino…

State Fair ends with a fight, plug for a party

Things were relatively uneventful in terms of major violence at this year’s California State Fair. That was until last night when a strange video popped up on Youtube showing a fight that broke out at the midway. The first video shows the beginning of the fight. Interestingly enough, the individual shooting the video makes numerous…

CHP Officer arrested in alleged sexual battery at Arden Fair

The Sacramento Police Department have arrested Jeffery Closson, an officer with the California Highway Patrol, in a sexual battery investigation involving a 22-year-old disabled male. On Thursday, June 20, 2013, officers responded to a report of a sexual battery that occurred in a public restroom of a department store at Arden Fair Mall. The 22-year-old…

Police seek help in identifying robbery suspect

The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a subject that may be involved in a robbery that occurred at 8:23 p.m., Monday, June 17, 2013. The suspect entered the business in the 3100 block of Marysville Boulevard and forced the employees, at gunpoint, to hand over cash from the safe…