Sexual assault occurs in Woodlake

A woman was sexually assaulted within the Woodlake neighborhood yesterday afternoon. The victim went with the suspect to his car that was parked near Woodlake Park. The victim, observing  large butcher knife carried by the suspect, got into the suspects car. The victim wanted to get out of the car, but the suspect would not…

Deadline looms for Toy and Food Drive

The deadline for the Eighth Annual Twin Rivers Police Department’s Holiday Toy and Food Drive is this Friday, December 4, 2009. The drive will aid selected families from each of the schools within the Twin Rivers and Center Unified School Districts. Items accepted include cash, food, new toys, new clothes, school supplies, and more. Donations…

Still time to register to run

There is still time to register for this Thanksgiving’s Run to Feed the Hungry. Over 28,000 participants attended last year’s event, raising $750,000 for Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. The event will consist of: A 10K Timed Run starting at 8:45am A 5K Timed Run starting at 9:05am A 5K Fun Run/Walk to follow…

Childhood memory of Loma Prieta

I was only a child when the Loma Prieta quake struck at 5:04pm on October 17, 1989. My memories are faint, but I do remember where I was when it struck. After getting picked up from school, mom and I made our daily visit to see grandma. We’d always sit together in the kitchen around…

Robla School District gets grant money

The Sacramento Police Department, in partnership with the Sacramento City Unified and Robla School Districts, has been awarded $463,699 from the Secure Our Schools Grant, provided through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The Robla School District will recieve $242,517 of the grant funding and use it towards increasing security…

What’s with the dark green bin?

Hagginwood and East Del Paso Heights residents probably took a triple take when bringing their cans in yesterday. The Solid Waste Services division of the City’s Department of Utilities distributed yard waste containers throughout these neighborhoods yesterday morning. The bins are used to collect yard waste such as leaves, grass trimmings, tree and shrub prunings,…