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  • Florida man arrested of hiding AirPods under woman’s vehicle to track her, police say

    A man was arrested after he was accused of using AirPods to stalk a woman, according to the Winter Springs Police Department. On Tuesday, a woman told police she was in fear for her life after a man had been harassing her for some time. The suspect, Luis Rendon, was accused of constantly messaging and calling the victim using private or blocked numbers, the victim told police. He was also accused of sending her Zelle payment requests to her bank, using the “memo” box as a form of text message. Police said Rendon got a job where the victim worked “to be around her,” forcing the victim to change schedules. The victim told police that Rendon would come outside of her apartment in the middle of the night and threaten her to come out. Things escalated after Rendon started messaging the victim, claiming to know her whereabouts at all times and who she was with, according to police. The victim decided to have her vehicle inspected because she felt Rendon was following or tracking her.Upon inspection, an Apple AirPod case and earbuds were found inside a gray plastic bag, neatly tied into a ball and tucked away in the undercarriage of her vehicle.Police explained this device includes a tracking feature that enables users to monitor “MyDevices” by connecting it to the owner’s phone. Police spoke with Rendon about the claims against him, and he ultimately confessed to them. He told police he liked her and wanted to know where she was going. He was placed under arrest for stalking and invasion of privacy, according to police.

    LONGWOOD, Fla. —

    A man was arrested after he was accused of using AirPods to stalk a woman, according to the Winter Springs Police Department.

    On Tuesday, a woman told police she was in fear for her life after a man had been harassing her for some time.

    The suspect, Luis Rendon, was accused of constantly messaging and calling the victim using private or blocked numbers, the victim told police.

    He was also accused of sending her Zelle payment requests to her bank, using the “memo” box as a form of text message.

    Police said Rendon got a job where the victim worked “to be around her,” forcing the victim to change schedules.

    The victim told police that Rendon would come outside of her apartment in the middle of the night and threaten her to come out.

    Things escalated after Rendon started messaging the victim, claiming to know her whereabouts at all times and who she was with, according to police.

    The victim decided to have her vehicle inspected because she felt Rendon was following or tracking her.

    Upon inspection, an Apple AirPod case and earbuds were found inside a gray plastic bag, neatly tied into a ball and tucked away in the undercarriage of her vehicle.

    Police explained this device includes a tracking feature that enables users to monitor “MyDevices” by connecting it to the owner’s phone.

    Police spoke with Rendon about the claims against him, and he ultimately confessed to them. He told police he liked her and wanted to know where she was going.

    He was placed under arrest for stalking and invasion of privacy, according to police.

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  • Child critically injured, 2 adults hurt after overnight Stockton crash, police say

    BACK TO YOU, ERIN. THANK YOU. JUST INTO THE KCRA THREE NEWSROOM, STOCKTON POLICE SAY A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A CAR CRASH. THIS HAPPENED NEAR PACIFIC AVENUE IN NORTH BANK COURT AROUND 1230 THIS MORNING. OFFICERS SAY THAT TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. ONE DRIVER, A 25 YEAR OLD MAN, THE OTHER A 42 YEAR OLD WOMAN. THEY WERE BOTH TREATED AT THE SCENE. THE WOMAN HAD A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IN THE CAR WITH HER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CON

    Child critically injured, 2 adults hurt after overnight Stockton crash, police say

    Updated: 7:25 PM PDT Oct 21, 2025

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    A child is in critical condition, and two adults were injured after an overnight Stockton crash, officials said Tuesday. Officers went to Pacific Avenue and Northbank Court around 12:31 a.m. for a report of a vehicle collision, the Stockton Police Department said. There, they found two vehicles.Inside one was a 25-year-old man, police said. The other vehicle had a 42-year-old woman and a boy who is about 5 years old.Police said the boy was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. The two drivers were treated at the scene.Investigators are now looking into the cause of the crash. Details were not released on whether DUI or speeding were factors.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    STOCKTON, Calif. —

    A child is in critical condition, and two adults were injured after an overnight Stockton crash, officials said Tuesday.

    Officers went to Pacific Avenue and Northbank Court around 12:31 a.m. for a report of a vehicle collision, the Stockton Police Department said. There, they found two vehicles.

    Inside one was a 25-year-old man, police said. The other vehicle had a 42-year-old woman and a boy who is about 5 years old.

    Police said the boy was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. The two drivers were treated at the scene.

    Investigators are now looking into the cause of the crash. Details were not released on whether DUI or speeding were factors.

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  • 2 hurt, including a US Marshal, after an ICE agent’s weapon discharged in LA immigration operation

    Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, a law enforcement source tells CNN.An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s weapon discharged after an individual apparently rammed into a vehicle that was part of a team of ICE and US marshals engaged in immigration enforcement, the source said.The suspect’s condition is not currently known. The law enforcement source previously told CNN the suspect was “gravely wounded.”The US marshal who was injured in the incident is currently in stable condition, the US Marshals Central District of California confirmed in a statement.DHS said the incident took place during a “targeted enforcement traffic stop.”“ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure. The illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee,” the agency said in a statement. “Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcement, our officers followed their training and fired defensive shots. The illegal alien was shot in the elbow and one law enforcement officer was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet. Both are in the hospital.”Investigators believe gunfire erupted after an ICE officer confronted the suspect’s vehicle and smashed a window with their service weapon, the law enforcement source said. While attempting to grab the suspect, authorities believe the agent’s weapon discharged, striking both the suspect and a deputy US marshal.CNN has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for more information.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    LOS ANGELES —

    Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, a law enforcement source tells CNN.

    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent’s weapon discharged after an individual apparently rammed into a vehicle that was part of a team of ICE and US marshals engaged in immigration enforcement, the source said.

    The suspect’s condition is not currently known. The law enforcement source previously told CNN the suspect was “gravely wounded.”

    The US marshal who was injured in the incident is currently in stable condition, the US Marshals Central District of California confirmed in a statement.

    DHS said the incident took place during a “targeted enforcement traffic stop.”

    “ICE law enforcement officers, assisted by U.S. Marshals, pulled the illegal alien over in a standard law enforcement procedure. The illegal alien weaponized his vehicle and began ramming the law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee,” the agency said in a statement. “Fearing for the safety of the public and law enforcement, our officers followed their training and fired defensive shots. The illegal alien was shot in the elbow and one law enforcement officer was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet. Both are in the hospital.”

    Investigators believe gunfire erupted after an ICE officer confronted the suspect’s vehicle and smashed a window with their service weapon, the law enforcement source said. While attempting to grab the suspect, authorities believe the agent’s weapon discharged, striking both the suspect and a deputy US marshal.

    CNN has reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for more information.

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  • ‘They smashed into me’: Activist says video shows ICE rammed his truck. Agents claim the opposite

    Video footage that appears to show federal immigration agents using their vehicle to ram into the truck of an immigrant rights activist has sparked controversy and public outrage in the city of Oxnard, an agricultural town that has been the frequent target of immigration raids.

    At the center of the controversy is a claim by federal agents that the activist was the aggressor, ramming into the agents’ vehicle.

    The incident began shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents notified the Oxnard Police Department that their vehicle had been rammed by a civilian’s vehicle near the intersection of 8th and A streets, according to Sgt. Martin Cook.

    “We responded, and ICE agents detained an individual, and a crowd started to gather,” Cook said. “We were there to keep the peace and prevent any type of altercation with ICE or any other federal agency.”

    Cook said that federal agencies took control of the investigation. He did not know if the person arrested by agents requested a police report and referred all questions to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees several agencies including ICE and Customs and Border Protection.

    VC Defensa, an immigrant rights group that has been documenting immigration raids in the region, said on Instagram that one of its volunteers, whom the group identified as Leo Martinez, had been arrested.

    The group also released video footage taken by eyewitnesses that they said showed that the allegation by federal agents against Martinez was false.

    “ICE intentionally struck Leo’s truck and blocked his exit while Leo was exercising his right to observe ICE activity,” the group stated in one of its Instagram posts.

    The video starts with a Jeep Cherokee with tinted windows tailing a dark gray truck before ramming into the passenger door on the driver’s side. The driver of the truck then pulls into a dirt lot, where the group says Martinez was arrested.

    “This shameful escalation by ICE is nothing more than an attempt to intimidate those of conscience who are standing up against Trump’s assault on immigrants,” the group said on Instagram. “We will not be deterred, and we will continue to keep our communities safe.”

    The incident is the latest controversy involving federal immigration agents that has not only sparked outrage among activists and residents but also raised questions about some of the claims agents previously have made.

    Two months ago, federal immigration officers stopped Francisco Longoria in San Bernardino. During the encounter, Longoria, who was in his truck with his 18-year-old son and 23-year-old son-in-law, said he feared for their safety after masked officers shattered his car window, then he drove off and an officer fired several rounds at the truck.

    Department of Homeland Security officials have said officers were injured during the encounter when Longoria tried to “run them down,” prompting one officer to “discharge his firearm in self-defense.”

    Attorneys for Longoria dispute that their client injured the officers or attempted to hit them and have called for an investigation of the shooting.

    In June, Arturo Hermosillo was accused of ramming his van against a federal agent’s vehicle when he was instructed by the agents to move his van back to make room for an ambulance for a woman who had been injured during an immigration sweep.

    Hermosillo was reversing when he said a federal agent standing near the vehicle pushed in his side view mirror, blocking his view; Hermosillo subsequently bumped into a vehicle behind him. Shortly after, agents pulled him out of the van.

    Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin told The Times in an email at the time that a person “rammed his vehicle into a law enforcement vehicle” during the June 19 operation

    “CBP Agents were also assaulted during the operation and verbally harassed,” she said.

    Videos of that day did not capture any assaults; they showed residents yelling at agents.

    The incident in Oxnard mirrors a level of aggression by federal agents seen on the streets of Chicago.

    A Chicago-area mayor said ICE agents used excessive force when making arrests at a cemetery. A pastor who was protesting at a detention center was shot in the head with a pepper ball. Troubled by the clashes between agents and the public, one federal judge is considering ordering agents to wear body cameras.

    The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment from The Times. In a statement to CNN, however, DHS said that claims that agency is using “harsher approaches” are “smearing” federal agents who “put their lives on the line every day to enforce the law.”

    In downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, just outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center where a crowd had gathered with “Free Leo Now!” and “ICE out of L.A.” signs, they listened to Martinez as he thanked them for their support and their work.

    “I knew I didn’ t do anything f— wrong; that’s why they released me with pending charges,” he told the crowd. “That’s what they do with pretty much a lot of our volunteers cause we didn’t do s— wrong.

    “They smashed into me,” he continued as people clapped. “And then they tried to accuse me of assaulting them, what kind of bulls— is that?”

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  • After two arrests at Folsom schools, Curt Taras makes first federal court appearance

    A retired Air Force engineer and former youth soccer coach accused of making threats at Folsom High School and later violating a court order at a local elementary school is back in custody and now faces a federal charge of allegedly possessing a firearm in a school zone.Curt Taras made his initial appearance in federal court at 2 p.m. Thursday, where the court went over his federal charge.Authorities say the FBI took Taras into custody Wednesday morning in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Folsom Police Department. The federal case stems from a September incident at Folsom High School in which officials say Taras allegedly made threats on campus while carrying a knife; a firearm and ammunition were later found in his vehicle parked nearby. He was arrested again this week after allegedly violating a court order by entering Gallardo Elementary School. He posted bail in both local cases before the federal arrest.“There are statutes that prohibit a person from having a firearm within a thousand feet of a school. Curt never had a firearm on Folsom High School, but his vehicle was parked nearby in walking distance at a strip mall,” said Matthew Taylor, Taras’s attorney. Taras is slated to appear in Sacramento County court on Friday on related local matters. In a statement, the DA’s office said it would again seek detention and ask him to stay away from all district school sites pending resolution of the cases.Taras will appear in federal court again on Friday afternoon, where a judge will review his detention details. He will be detained until then. The federal public defender asked the judge if Taras could not be shackled on both his ankles and hands moving forward. The judge granted this and said future proceedings could be leg shackles.A hearing in Sacramento County court was also set for Friday morning. Taras’ defense attorney said that the hearing will still proceed, but Taras will not be present.The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office had said it would ask a judge to deny bond in his local cases.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    A retired Air Force engineer and former youth soccer coach accused of making threats at Folsom High School and later violating a court order at a local elementary school is back in custody and now faces a federal charge of allegedly possessing a firearm in a school zone.

    Curt Taras made his initial appearance in federal court at 2 p.m. Thursday, where the court went over his federal charge.

    Authorities say the FBI took Taras into custody Wednesday morning in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Folsom Police Department.

    The federal case stems from a September incident at Folsom High School in which officials say Taras allegedly made threats on campus while carrying a knife; a firearm and ammunition were later found in his vehicle parked nearby.

    He was arrested again this week after allegedly violating a court order by entering Gallardo Elementary School. He posted bail in both local cases before the federal arrest.

    “There are statutes that prohibit a person from having a firearm within a thousand feet of a school. Curt never had a firearm on Folsom High School, but his vehicle was parked nearby in walking distance at a strip mall,” said Matthew Taylor, Taras’s attorney.

    Taras is slated to appear in Sacramento County court on Friday on related local matters. In a statement, the DA’s office said it would again seek detention and ask him to stay away from all district school sites pending resolution of the cases.

    Taras will appear in federal court again on Friday afternoon, where a judge will review his detention details. He will be detained until then.

    The federal public defender asked the judge if Taras could not be shackled on both his ankles and hands moving forward. The judge granted this and said future proceedings could be leg shackles.

    A hearing in Sacramento County court was also set for Friday morning. Taras’ defense attorney said that the hearing will still proceed, but Taras will not be present.

    The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office had said it would ask a judge to deny bond in his local cases.

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  • Sierra snow travel: Chain controls in effect on Interstate 80, Highway 50

    Sierra snow travel: Chain controls in effect on Interstate 80, Highway 50

    LIVE AT 10 P.M. WE BEGIN WITH THE SECOND NIGHT OF WET WEATHER HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING HEAVIER SNOW IN THE SIERRA. THIS IS A LOOK AT CONDITIONS ALONG I-80 NEAR KINGVALE. THIS WAS EARLIER TONIGHT WHERE PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME ON THE ROADS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE AT TEN. I’M ANDREA FLORES AND I’M KURTIS MING. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A LIVE LOOK AT I-80. NOW, THIS IS NEAR DONNER SUMMIT TONIGHT. RIGHT NOW, CHAINS ARE REQUIRED FROM KINGVALE TO THE DONNER LAKE INTERCHANGE. CHAIN CONTROL IS LIKELY TO STAY IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 50. THIS IS AT MEYERS. CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON HIGHWAY 50 FROM THREE MILES EAST OF KYBURZ TO MYERS IN EL DORADO COUNTY. AND WE’RE TRACKING THE SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE SIERRA TONIGHT. ANDRES VALLE IS STANDING BY ON INTERSTATE 80. BUT WE WANT TO START WITH KCRA 3 METEOROLOGIST. HEATHER WALDMAN. SO, HEATHER, WHERE IS THE STORM SYSTEM RIGHT NOW? YEAH, THAT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING STEADILY FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS, AND WE’VE ACTUALLY BEEN WATCHING THE SNOW LEVEL COME DOWN. ALL THE WHILE, IT’S JUST BEEN SOGGY IN THE FOOTHILLS ALL DAY, AND THE VALLEY HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SOME OF THAT LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE. LET’S GO NORTH TO SOUTH HERE. QUINCY, PORTOLA, LA PORTE, SEEING THAT LIGHT RAIN. BUT IT IS CHILLY. TEMPERATURES TODAY IN THE 40S AT BEST. UP THERE IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIT AND MISS. RAIN SHOWERS FROM YUBA CITY DOWN TOWARDS ARBUCKLE AND ESPARTO AND WINTERS JUST ENOUGH TO WET THE ROADS. WE’RE ONLY PICKING UP A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OUT OF ANY OF THIS, BUT THOSE SHOWERS EXTEND DOWN INTO THE EAST BAY. A LITTLE BIT OF WET WEATHER LEFT OVER THERE IN FAIRFIELD. IT’S BEEN RELATIVELY DRY FROM STOCKTON TO ESCALON INTO MODESTO AND PATTERSON FOR MOST OF THIS EVENING. BUT YOU GO UP THE HILL INTO SONORA JACKSON, ANGELS CAMP THAT’S WHERE YOU’RE SEEING SOME OF THAT LIGHT RAINFALL. THIS IS ECHO SUMMIT RIGHT NOW. THAT’S A FREEZE FRAME, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME SNOW BUILT UP ON THE ROADS. WE DO HAVE CHAIN CONTROLS AND YOU SEE THE DELAYS HERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE EASTBOUND LANES, THE YELLOWS REPRESENTING SOME OF THAT SLOWER TRAFFIC AREAS IN RED. THAT’S WHERE CARS LIKELY HAVING TO STOP, PULL OVER, PUT THE CHAINS ON AND KEEP GOING. NOT SEEING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW AT LAKE LEVEL AROUND TAHOE. MAYBE SOME WET SNOW JUST BARELY REACHING THE GROUND, BUT IT’S NOT REALLY STICKING. HERE’S WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO GET YOUR DELAYS FROM KINGVALE UP OVER DONNER SUMMIT AND INTO TRUCKEE. EVERYBODY’S IN THE RED IN THE EAST AND THE WESTBOUND LANES. THERE’S ONE MORE LOOK AT DONNER SUMMIT FOR YOU, AND THAT’S WHY THINGS ARE SLOW GOING AT THE MOMENT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT LOOKING AT 4 TO 8IN OVER DONNER SUMMIT. SIMILAR TOTALS OVER ECHO SUMMIT UP TO AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OVER EBBETTS PASS AND SONORA PASS. WE’LL TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, AND OF COURSE WE’LL LOOK AHEAD TO WHEN THINGS DRY OUT IN A FEW MINUTES. SOUNDS GOOD. HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AS HEATHER JUST MENTIONED, THAT SNOW IS MAKING SIERRA TRAVEL TOUGH. KCRA 3’S ANDRES VALLE IS IN THE SIERRA TRACKING THE CONDITIONS FROM INSIDE. LIVE TRACKER THREE. YEAH GUYS. SO WE’RE CURRENTLY HERE IN I-80 AT KINGVALE. WE’RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO LOOP OUR WAY BACK ONTO THOSE WESTBOUND LANES, BUT IT’S REALLY SLOW MOVING. SO THIS IS THE AREA WHERE A LOT OF CALTRANS CREWS ARE STOPPING PEOPLE MAKING SURE THEY HAVE CHAINS, AND IF THEY DON’T, THEY TURN THEM AROUND TO GO DOWN THE HILL DOWN TO A LOWER ELEVATION. SO RIGHT NOW WE’RE ABOUT 6000FT, AS YOU CAN SEE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF US IS A SEMI TRUCK. THE ROADS ARE COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE TAKE IT OVER TO OUR ROOF CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH SNOW IS BUILT BEHIND US AND ALSO THE SEMI TRUCKS. ALSO HAVING TO TURN AROUND AS WELL. BUT AS WE TAKE YOU BACK OVER TO THOSE, WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, THERE IS A LONG LINE ON THOSE WESTBOUND LANES HEADING OVER THE HILL RIGHT NOW. AND SO THIS IS AN AREA WHERE CALTRANS IS AGAIN CHECKING THOSE PEOPLE IN CASE THEY HAVE THOSE CHAINS. BUT LET’S SHOW YOU VIDEO THAT WE GATHERED FROM EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS THIS EVENING, I SHOULD SAY FROM WHEN THE TRAFFIC WAS A LOT SLOWER ON INTERSTATE 80. THIS IS WHEN CHAIN CONTROLS OFFICIALLY WENT UP RIGHT AROUND 7:30 P.M. THERE WAS A LONG LINE OF VEHICLES BEING STOPPED ON THE EASTBOUND LANES OF I-80 AT KINGVALE AND CALTRANS. CREWS WERE STATIONED ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE, WARNING DRIVERS OF ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW. NOW, MANY DRIVERS HAD TO STOP AT THE SHELL GAS STATION TO BUY CHAINS BEFORE CONTINUING ON THE INTERSTATE. NEXT IS BY SOME CHAINS AND INSTALL THEM REAL QUICK AND THEN HOPEFULLY BE ON OUR WAY. NOPE. I’M KIND OF SURPRISED. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE RAIN. SO THIS IS AWESOME. WE WERE WE WERE TRYING TO BEAT IT, BUT WE GOT HELD UP IN SACRAMENTO. BUT IT’S FINE ADVICE GOING INTO, YOU KNOW, THIS WINTER SEASON, I GUESS JUST DRIVE, DRIVE SLOWLY. AND YOU KNOW, WATCH OUT FOR THE TRUCK DRIVERS. AND YOU DON’T NEED TO CARRY CHAINS. WE SELL THEM RIGHT HERE. AND YEAH SO THAT SHELL GAS STATION ACTUALLY STAYS OPEN LATE WHEN CHAIN CONTROLS ARE IN EFFECT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW IT IS SLOW MOVING ON THOSE WESTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 80, AS WELL AS THOSE EASTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 80. SO THAT’S THE LONG LINE THAT YOU SEE ALONG THOSE STREETS, ALL THOSE CARS AND TRUCKS STOPPED RIGHT NOW AS CALTRANS CREWS ARE CHECKING FOR THOSE CHAINS. LET’S SHOW YOU THAT ROOFTOP CAMERA AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THESE SEMI TRUCKS HAVE PULLED OVER ALONG THE WESTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 80 AS WELL. SO WE KNOW SO FAR THAT CHAIN CONTROLS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TONIGHT. WE’VE SEEN CALTRANS CREWS TREATING THOSE ROADWAYS, PLOWING THE SNOW AS WELL OUT OF THE INTERSTATE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, AGAIN, THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY SLOW RIGHT NOW. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF THE SIERRA, IF YOU ARE COMING UP HERE, BRING THOSE CHAINS WITH YOU. INSTALL THEM, OF COURSE, AT THOSE CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS, IF YOU DON’T HAVE THEM, YOU CAN BUY THEM AT THAT SHELL GAS STATION AT KINGVALE. BUT AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO TAKE YOU QUITE A BIT OF TIME BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC IS STOPPED. AND REMEMBER, THE SPEED LIMIT IS ALSO ONLY 30MPH, WHEN CHAIN CONTROLS ARE IN EFFECT. WE’RE LIVE HERE IN LIVE TRACKER THREE ON THE KCRA THREE NEWS. YEAH, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME ISSUES WITH THE LANE DISTINCTION DUE TO THAT SNOW ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. LOOK AT THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING AGAIN TO CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 50. THIS WAS EARLIER TONIGHT IN EL DORADO COUNTY. CALTRANS WAS OUT EARLY CLEARING THE ROADS AFTER WHAT WAS MOSTLY A PRETTY RAINY DAY ALONG HIGHWAY 50. AND DRIVERS ARE TAKING IT EASY. IT’S A LITTLE TOUGH DRIVING SOMETIMES, AND THEN IT MAKES A HAZARDOUS TRIP FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. GOING BOTH WAYS. HEADING INTO THE SEASON, YOU DEFINITELY WANT, YOU KNOW, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, AND NOT JUST THAT YOU’D WANT, YOU KNOW, CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES. NOW TO HIGHWAY FOUR IN CALAVERAS COUNTY. IT WAS SNOWING THERE PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY LONG. WE CAPTURED THESE IMAGES IN TAMARACK. FAMILIES WERE SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MUCH SNOW FELL TODAY. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT, ESPECIALLY FOR OCTOBER. IT’S IT’S A LITTLE EARLY IN THE SEASON TO BE SNOWING THIS HARD. SO HELP US SHOW THE WEATHER. SHARE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE STORMS. IT COULD END UP ON TELEVISION LIKE CLAUDETTE JUUL WHO SHARED THIS PHOTO OF THE CLOUDS AND WOODLAN NOT RAINING AT THE TIME, BUT THE ROADS THERE WERE WET. AND CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO FROM PAM GOODLEY. THIS IS THE FRESH SNOW AT THE ROYAL GORGE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AREA. WE’D LIKE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TOO. YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH US DIRECTLY. SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. 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    Sierra snow travel: Chain controls in effect on Interstate 80, Highway 50

    Updated: 11:12 PM PDT Oct 14, 2025

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    Rain has been the headliner for the start of Northern California’s winter storm, but snow is picking up in the Sierra.The largest amounts are expected in the afternoon and the evening. The heaviest snow will be south of Donner Summit, Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said. (Video above: Winter storm updates Tuesday at 10 p.m.)Below is the latest information on chain controls. 11:00 p.m.: Reporter Andres Valle was in Livetracker 3 and showed that I-80, around 6,000 feet elevation, was covered in snow. The following chain controls remain in effect:Interstate 80: Chain controls are in effect eastbound from Cisco to Donner Lake Interchange and westbound from Donner Lake Interchange to 2.5 miles east of the junction for Highway 20 in Nevada County.Highway 50: Chains are required from three miles east of Kyburz to MeyersHighway 88: Chains are required from Ham’s Station to Picketts JunctionHighway 4: The highway is closed from 0.7 miles east of Lake Alpine to the junction of Highway 89 due to snow. Additionally, chains are required from Camp Connell to the Mt. Reba turnoffHighway 89: Chains are required on all vehicles from Picketts Junction to 2.7 miles south of the junction with Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Additionally, chains are required on vehicles from Bliss State Park to Tahoe City. 10:30 p.m.: Chain controls remain in effect in portions of I-80 in the Sierra, causing some drivers to buy chains for their tires before they can continue on their travels.”We were trying to beat it, but we got held up in Sacramento,” said one traveler, Tracy Lent. “I thought it was going to be rain, so this is awesome.”Chain installers are ready to help those who don’t have any chains already.”You don’t need to carry chains. We sell them right here,” Bowles said. He also urged drivers to take it slow and watch out for trucks. 7:30 p.m.: Interstate 80: Just before 7:30 p.m., chain controls went into effect on I-80 between Rainbow and the Donner Lake Interchange, according to the Caltrans Quickmap.7:00 p.m.: Highway 4: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles from half a mile east of Camp Connell to the Mt. Reba turnoff.Watch Livetracker 3 video from Tuesday evening:6:30 p.m.: Highway 88: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Ham’s Station to Picketts Junction3 p.m.: Chain controls are up on Highway 50 and Highway 88. Highway 50: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Twin Bridges to Meyers.Highway 88: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from 4 miles east of Ham’s Station to Silver Lake.| MORE | See the latest rain and snow totals here. Track the latest California highway road conditionsHere is where you can search Caltrans road conditions by highway and see if chain controls are in effect.Real-time traffic mapClick here to see our interactive traffic map.Track interactive, Doppler radarClick here to see our interactive radar.Download our app for the latestHere is where you can download our app.Here are key websites to prepare for and track California power outages.Preparing for power outages: Ready.gov explains how to prepare for a power outage and what to do when returning from one here.Keeping informed when you’ve lost power and cellphone service: How to find a National Weather Service radio station near you.Here is how to sign up for CalAlerts emergency alert notifications for any county in California.Track PG&E power outages here.Track SMUD outages here.Track power outages across all California counties.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook, Instagram and X.Meteorologist Heather Waldman on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X, Facebook and Instagram.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on Facebook.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook, X and Instagram.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.Send us your photos and videosShare your weather photos and videos at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. —

    Rain has been the headliner for the start of Northern California’s winter storm, but snow is picking up in the Sierra.

    The largest amounts are expected in the afternoon and the evening. The heaviest snow will be south of Donner Summit, Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said.

    (Video above: Winter storm updates Tuesday at 10 p.m.)

    Below is the latest information on chain controls.

    11:00 p.m.: Reporter Andres Valle was in Livetracker 3 and showed that I-80, around 6,000 feet elevation, was covered in snow.

    The following chain controls remain in effect:

    • Interstate 80: Chain controls are in effect eastbound from Cisco to Donner Lake Interchange and westbound from Donner Lake Interchange to 2.5 miles east of the junction for Highway 20 in Nevada County.
    • Highway 50: Chains are required from three miles east of Kyburz to Meyers
    • Highway 88: Chains are required from Ham’s Station to Picketts Junction
    • Highway 4: The highway is closed from 0.7 miles east of Lake Alpine to the junction of Highway 89 due to snow. Additionally, chains are required from Camp Connell to the Mt. Reba turnoff
    • Highway 89: Chains are required on all vehicles from Picketts Junction to 2.7 miles south of the junction with Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Additionally, chains are required on vehicles from Bliss State Park to Tahoe City.

    10:30 p.m.: Chain controls remain in effect in portions of I-80 in the Sierra, causing some drivers to buy chains for their tires before they can continue on their travels.

    “We were trying to beat it, but we got held up in Sacramento,” said one traveler, Tracy Lent. “I thought it was going to be rain, so this is awesome.”

    Chain installers are ready to help those who don’t have any chains already.

    “You don’t need to carry chains. We sell them right here,” Bowles said. He also urged drivers to take it slow and watch out for trucks.

    7:30 p.m.: Interstate 80: Just before 7:30 p.m., chain controls went into effect on I-80 between Rainbow and the Donner Lake Interchange, according to the Caltrans Quickmap.

    7:00 p.m.: Highway 4: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles from half a mile east of Camp Connell to the Mt. Reba turnoff.

    Watch Livetracker 3 video from Tuesday evening:

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    6:30 p.m.: Highway 88: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Ham’s Station to Picketts Junction

    3 p.m.: Chain controls are up on Highway 50 and Highway 88.

    • Highway 50: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from Twin Bridges to Meyers.
    • Highway 88: Chains are required on all vehicles except 4-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all 4 wheels from 4 miles east of Ham’s Station to Silver Lake.

    | MORE | See the latest rain and snow totals here.

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  • 2 Pennsylvania state police officers shot during vehicle chase, suspect dead

    Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.The troopers were airlifted by a medical helicopter to WellSpan York Hospital to be treated, according to investigators. They are in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.Officials have not yet released the names of the injured troopers. They were responding to a theft call at a sporting goods store. Several suspects had fled in a vehicle, the statement said. The troopers saw the vehicle and there was a pursuit.Spike strips stopped the vehicle. Two women came out and were taken into custody, the statement said.A man in the vehicle “began shooting at troopers, striking two of them,” the statement said. “Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the male.”Gov. Josh Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were praying for the officers and asked others to join them.“Pennsylvania’s law enforcement officers are the very best of us — running towards danger every day to keep our communities safe,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X.The shooting took place in southern Franklin County, which is about 85 miles northwest of Baltimore.

    GREENCASTLE, Pa. —

    Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.

    The troopers were airlifted by a medical helicopter to WellSpan York Hospital to be treated, according to investigators. They are in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.

    Officials have not yet released the names of the injured troopers.

    They were responding to a theft call at a sporting goods store. Several suspects had fled in a vehicle, the statement said. The troopers saw the vehicle and there was a pursuit.

    Spike strips stopped the vehicle. Two women came out and were taken into custody, the statement said.

    A man in the vehicle “began shooting at troopers, striking two of them,” the statement said. “Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the male.”

    Gov. Josh Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were praying for the officers and asked others to join them.

    “Pennsylvania’s law enforcement officers are the very best of us — running towards danger every day to keep our communities safe,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X.

    The shooting took place in southern Franklin County, which is about 85 miles northwest of Baltimore.

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  • California police saw an illegal U-turn. But they couldn’t issue a ticket to the self-driving Waymo

    Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.The San Bruno Police Department wrote in now viral weekend social media posts that officers were conducting a DUI operation early Saturday morning when a self-driving Waymo made the illegal turn in front of them.Officers stopped the vehicle, but declined to write a ticket as their “citation books don’t have a box for ‘robot’.”“That’s right … no driver, no hands, no clue,” read the post, which was accompanied by photos of an officer peering into the car.Officers contacted Waymo to report what they called a “glitch,” and in the post, they said they hope reprogramming will deter more illegal moves.The department’s Facebook post has generated more than 500 comments, with many people outraged that police didn’t ticket the company. People also wanted to know how police got the car to pull over.But San Bruno Sgt. Scott Smithmatungol said they can only ticket a human driver or operator for a moving violation, unlike parking tickets that can be left with the vehicle.A new state law that kicks in next year will allow police to report moving violations to the Department of Motor Vehicles, which is figuring out the specifics, including potential penalties, the Los Angeles Times reports.Waymo spokesperson Julia Ilina told the LA Times that the company’s autonomous driving system is closely monitored by regulators. “We are looking into this situation and are committed to improving road safety through our ongoing learnings and experience,” Ilina said.Waymos currently operate in Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco and in areas south of the city, including the suburb of San Bruno.“It blew up a lot bigger than we thought,” Smithmatungol said of the viral post to The Associated Press on Tuesday. “We’re not a large agency like San Francisco.”San Bruno has about 40,000 residents and a sworn police force of 50 officers, he said.Waymo is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SAN FRANCISCO —

    Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket.

    The San Bruno Police Department wrote in now viral weekend social media posts that officers were conducting a DUI operation early Saturday morning when a self-driving Waymo made the illegal turn in front of them.

    Officers stopped the vehicle, but declined to write a ticket as their “citation books don’t have a box for ‘robot’.”

    “That’s right … no driver, no hands, no clue,” read the post, which was accompanied by photos of an officer peering into the car.

    Officers contacted Waymo to report what they called a “glitch,” and in the post, they said they hope reprogramming will deter more illegal moves.

    The department’s Facebook post has generated more than 500 comments, with many people outraged that police didn’t ticket the company. People also wanted to know how police got the car to pull over.

    But San Bruno Sgt. Scott Smithmatungol said they can only ticket a human driver or operator for a moving violation, unlike parking tickets that can be left with the vehicle.

    A new state law that kicks in next year will allow police to report moving violations to the Department of Motor Vehicles, which is figuring out the specifics, including potential penalties, the Los Angeles Times reports.

    Waymo spokesperson Julia Ilina told the LA Times that the company’s autonomous driving system is closely monitored by regulators. “We are looking into this situation and are committed to improving road safety through our ongoing learnings and experience,” Ilina said.

    Waymos currently operate in Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco and in areas south of the city, including the suburb of San Bruno.

    “It blew up a lot bigger than we thought,” Smithmatungol said of the viral post to The Associated Press on Tuesday. “We’re not a large agency like San Francisco.”

    San Bruno has about 40,000 residents and a sworn police force of 50 officers, he said.

    Waymo is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet.

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  • Eastbound I-4 reopens after crash near convention center in Orange County

    One eastbound lane of Interstate 4 has reopened after the highway was shut down near mile marker 72 on Monday afternoon after multiple crashes with injuries, Florida Highway Patrol said. Five people were transported to area hospitals, FHP said. One of the vehicles involved is a semi that overturned. Eastbound traffic had been detoured onto International Drive before getting back on I-4 eastbound from Sand Lake Road.Traffic is still moving very slowly in the area as the other lanes of eastbound I-4 where the crash occurred are still shut down as of 6 p.m.>> This is a developing story and will be updated

    ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —

    One eastbound lane of Interstate 4 has reopened after the highway was shut down near mile marker 72 on Monday afternoon after multiple crashes with injuries, Florida Highway Patrol said.

    Five people were transported to area hospitals, FHP said.

    One of the vehicles involved is a semi that overturned.

    Eastbound traffic had been detoured onto International Drive before getting back on I-4 eastbound from Sand Lake Road.

    Traffic is still moving very slowly in the area as the other lanes of eastbound I-4 where the crash occurred are still shut down as of 6 p.m.

    >> This is a developing story and will be updated

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  • 2 injured in Osceola County road rage shooting, sheriff’s office investigating

    Two people were injured following a road rage shooting in Poinciana on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred sometime after 4 p.m. near the area of Cypress Parkway and Marigold Avenue, a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office told WESH 2. The sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred after Jose Gabriel Astacio, 30, got out of his 2016 Mercedes GLE and exchanged words with the victims.Soon after the victims attempted to leave the intersection, Astacio fired three shots into the passenger side of the Ford Expedition, hitting the front-right passenger, a 41-year-old male, in the face. At the same time, the driver suffered injuries after being grazed by a bullet.The driver of the Expedition that was shot at then drove to the nearby HCA Poinciana Hospital, where the passenger was later airlifted to Osceola Regional. “This is an ongoing problem not only here in Osceola County but in Central Florida, road rage,” said Kim Montes of the Osceola County sheriff’s office. “You cannot let your emotions take over driving. We cannot take things personally when you’re driving and somebody cuts you off, whether it’s intentional or unintentional. We cannot let our emotions fuel our anger so much that it comes to this.”With the assistance of the Miami-Dade County Robbery Intervention Unit, Astacio was located in South Florida on Sept 24. He was taken into custody in Hialeah. His vehicle was later located hidden near a residence in Kissimmee. Once in custody, a large amount of cash and drugs were found on his person. Astacio was booked into the Miami-Dade jail on local charges, according to Osceola deputies.Pending extradition back to Osceola County, a warrant has been issued for Astacio for the following charges: attempted murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

    KISSIMMEE, Fla. —

    Two people were injured following a road rage shooting in Poinciana on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

    The shooting occurred sometime after 4 p.m. near the area of Cypress Parkway and Marigold Avenue, a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office told WESH 2.

    The sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred after Jose Gabriel Astacio, 30, got out of his 2016 Mercedes GLE and exchanged words with the victims.

    Soon after the victims attempted to leave the intersection, Astacio fired three shots into the passenger side of the Ford Expedition, hitting the front-right passenger, a 41-year-old male, in the face. At the same time, the driver suffered injuries after being grazed by a bullet.

    The driver of the Expedition that was shot at then drove to the nearby HCA Poinciana Hospital, where the passenger was later airlifted to Osceola Regional.

    “This is an ongoing problem not only here in Osceola County but in Central Florida, road rage,” said Kim Montes of the Osceola County sheriff’s office. “You cannot let your emotions take over driving. We cannot take things personally when you’re driving and somebody cuts you off, whether it’s intentional or unintentional. We cannot let our emotions fuel our anger so much that it comes to this.”

    With the assistance of the Miami-Dade County Robbery Intervention Unit, Astacio was located in South Florida on Sept 24. He was taken into custody in Hialeah.

    His vehicle was later located hidden near a residence in Kissimmee.

    Once in custody, a large amount of cash and drugs were found on his person. Astacio was booked into the Miami-Dade jail on local charges, according to Osceola deputies.

    Pending extradition back to Osceola County, a warrant has been issued for Astacio for the following charges: attempted murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.


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  • Southbound lanes reopen after fatal crash on Florida’s Turnpike in Clermont

    One person is dead following a crash on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Mile Marker 277 in Clermont on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m.A 59-year-old man from St. Cloud was driving his 2015 Genesis GV80 on the southbound lanes of the Turnpike when, for unknown reasons ran off the roadway and into an active construction site, hitting a construction tractor. The driver in the construction tractor suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital. FHP said the driver of the Genesis was ejected from his vehicle and transported to South Lake Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to FHP. A third vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old from Orlando, was also transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. A fourth vehicle struck crash debris in the inside lane, but the driver was not injured. Southbound lanes near Mile Marker 277 have now reopened, according to FHP.

    CLERMONT, Fla. —

    One person is dead following a crash on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike near Mile Marker 277 in Clermont on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

    FHP said the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m.

    A 59-year-old man from St. Cloud was driving his 2015 Genesis GV80 on the southbound lanes of the Turnpike when, for unknown reasons ran off the roadway and into an active construction site, hitting a construction tractor.

    The driver in the construction tractor suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital.

    FHP said the driver of the Genesis was ejected from his vehicle and transported to South Lake Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

    A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to FHP. A third vehicle, driven by a 30-year-old from Orlando, was also transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

    A fourth vehicle struck crash debris in the inside lane, but the driver was not injured.

    Southbound lanes near Mile Marker 277 have now reopened, according to FHP.

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  • Beleaguered Northern California jewelry store turns to security gadgets to help snag robbers

    A Northern California jewelry store that has been robbed twice since 2023 has turned to innovative methods to stop, deter and ultimately capture a series of armed bandits.

    Between 20 and 25 masked suspects stormed into Heller Jewelers in San Ramon on Monday around 1:50 p.m. and began smashing display cases, according to the San Ramon Police Department.

    Surveillance footage obtained by ABC News showed suspects using crowbars to break glass and pilfer an estimated $1 million in loot, while others entered the store with handguns.

    Before the suspects could exit, however, the shop’s security measures activated and the store’s door closed, momentarily trapping the mob.

    San Ramon police told a local news station that the closed door would have required a security guard to open.

    Cellphone footage shows at least one suspect opening fire on the security door. The suspects eventually broke through and fled to awaiting vehicles in the mall’s valet parking section.

    San Ramon police initially chased some of the suspected vehicles but stopped the pursuit “due to the inherent danger to the public.”

    Police helicopters and drones, however, continued tracking a car that went through Contra Costa County and into Alameda County.

    Seven unidentified suspects have been arrested in two locations in Oakland and Dublin. They range in age from 17 to 31, according to San Ramon police, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    A store manager for Heller Jewelry declined to comment on the heists.

    The store has been closed since Monday and plans to reopen Saturday, according to a Facebook post.

    “Heller Jewelers has been a part of the community for nearly 30 years, and we’ve always believed in the strength of the relationship we’ve built with you,” the store noted in a message. “Your support in the days since means more to us than we can express.”

    Heller was previously hit on St. Patrick’s Day in 2023. In that robbery, five men, including one with a firearm, burst into the store and stole more than $1.1 million in merchandise.

    A Rolex watch with a tracking device was among the loot.

    Detectives found and arrested one suspect, which led them to the other four.

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  • Sacramento police arrest Yuba City man for alleged $30,000 scam

    HE IS, CALL THE STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. SACRAMENTO POLICE ARRESTED A MAN SUSPECTED OF SCAMMING A WOMAN OUT OF NEARLY $30,000. TODAY, SACRAMENTO POLICE ANNOUNCING THEY ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD BALWINDER SINGH OF YUBA CITY. HE WAS BOOKED ON FELONY CHARGES. POLICE RELEASING THIS PHOTO OF MONEY. OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT HAD. RENEE THOMAS TOLD US IT STARTED WITH AN EMAIL THAT SHE THOUGHT WAS FROM PAYPAL. WE SPOKE WITH HER LAST MONTH, THE SCAMMER TOLD THOMAS HER IDENTITY AND INFORMATION HAD BEEN USED TO OPEN 22. PAYPAL ACCOUNTS AND PROMISED TO HELP AND TOLD HER TO WITHDRAW HER LIFE SAVINGS AND CASH. AND THEN THEY CAME TO HER HOUSE TO TO PICK IT UP. ONLINE SCAMS CAN BE INHERENTLY CHALLENGING. IT’S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVER THE INTERNET, SO NOT NOTHING THAT YOU KNOW THAT IS EASILY TRACKED FACE TO FACE. IN THIS CASE, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE. TECHNOLOGY CAN BE A CHALLENGING POINT FOR THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDABLY. AND SO A LOT OF TIMES THEY DO FALL VICTIM TO THESE INTERNET TYPE OF PHISHING SCAMS. WELL, POLICE SAY THEY ARE HOLDING CASH AS EVIDEN

    Sacramento police arrest Yuba City man for alleged $30,000 scam

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    Sacramento police arrested 36-year-old Balwinder Singh of Yuba City on felony charges, suspecting him of scamming a woman out of her life savings.Last month, KCRA 3 spoke to Rhane Thomas, the victim, who said it started with an email she believed was from PayPal. The accused scammer told Thomas her identity and information had been used to open 22 PayPal accounts, promised to help, and instructed her to withdraw her life savings in cash, which he then collected from her home.Thomas shared her surveillance video with KCRA 3, which captured the moment she walked up to the car and handed over a box she said contained $28,000.Allison Smith, spokesperson with Sacramento Police, said identifying the vehicle was a key part of the investigation. “Online scams can be inherently challenging. It’s something that happens over the Internet,” said Smith. “In this case, we were able to locate this suspect’s vehicle.”Police say the cash is being held as evidence. “We do need all of that information for evidence for future prosecution,” said Smith. “In terms of like the timelines of things of when people are getting their finances back, that’s hard to say.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Sacramento police arrested 36-year-old Balwinder Singh of Yuba City on felony charges, suspecting him of scamming a woman out of her life savings.

    Last month, KCRA 3 spoke to Rhane Thomas, the victim, who said it started with an email she believed was from PayPal.

    The accused scammer told Thomas her identity and information had been used to open 22 PayPal accounts, promised to help, and instructed her to withdraw her life savings in cash, which he then collected from her home.

    Thomas shared her surveillance video with KCRA 3, which captured the moment she walked up to the car and handed over a box she said contained $28,000.

    Allison Smith, spokesperson with Sacramento Police, said identifying the vehicle was a key part of the investigation.

    “Online scams can be inherently challenging. It’s something that happens over the Internet,” said Smith. “In this case, we were able to locate this suspect’s vehicle.”

    Police say the cash is being held as evidence.

    “We do need all of that information for evidence for future prosecution,” said Smith. “In terms of like the timelines of things of when people are getting their finances back, that’s hard to say.”

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  • ‘They’re next’: ABC10 shooting suspect faces new federal charges; ominous note found in car

    Federal prosecutors have added new charges against the man accused of shooting into the lobby of ABC10 Sacramento and said a note was found in his car that used the phrase “they’re next” in referring to Trump administration officials.Anibal Hernandez Santana, a 64-year-old California lawyer and retired lobbyist, has now been charged with possession of a firearm within a school zone and discharge of a firearm within a school zone, in addition to interference with a radio communication station, according to an amended criminal complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. (Video above: Suspect’s lawyer speaks out.)The complaint sheds new light on why investigators believe Hernandez Santana is responsible for Friday’s shooting at ABC10 and reveals that a note referencing members of the Trump administration was found in his car after his initial release on bail on Saturday. | RELATED | Read the amended criminal complaint hereAccording to the court documents, Sacramento police who executed the search warrant found a handwritten note that read, “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondie. They’re next. – C.K. from above.”The court documents outline a timeline of the shooting and investigation that followed. Before opening fire on the ABC10 station Friday at 1:34 p.m., he allegedly fired a single round in the air two minutes earlier while standing on the sidewalk in front of 2555 3rd Street. The court documents describe the area as located adjacent to the rear parking lot and about 300 feet to the southwest corner of ABC10. That location was within a school zone, according to prosecutors. He then drove to the front of ABC10 at 400 Broadway and fired three shots into the building’s lobby, prosecutors said. The criminal complaint says that video surveillance showed the suspect wearing a “gray t-shirt, dark colored pants, gray and white shoes, and a dark colored satchel worn around his torso.”The complaint alleges that the shooting interfered with ABC10’s radio communications because employees sheltered in place and the shooting led to the cancellation of a planned news conference. A witness at the shooting scene showed officers a spent 9mm casing and another witness provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle. Crime scene investigators found a spent projectile from a doorway in the building’s lobby. After DMV records linked the suspect’s Nissan vehicle to a residence on Carlson Drive in River Park, Hernandez-Santana was taken into custody as he exited his apartment. (See neighbors speak out about that initial arrest in the video below.)Detectives who executed a search warrant in his apartment “located a dark colored satchel that appeared consistent with the satchel that was worn by the suspect as previously observed on video surveillance,” the court documents said. Inside the satchel, they found a Sub Compact 9mm handgun with the same caliber as the bullet and casing found at the shooting scene. The handgun was inside a holster with an empty magazine, according to the court documents. Hernandez Santana’s hands also tested presumptive positive for gunshot residue, according to the complaint. The court documents say detectives also found a whiteboard planner on Santana Hernandez’s refrigerator with a handwritten note under “Friday” that said, “Do the Next Scary Thing.” He was booked based on that information, according to the complaint. The court documents go on to say that after Hernandez-Santana was released on bail Saturday at 1:50 p.m., law enforcement executed a search warrant on his vehicle. That’s where they found the note that referenced FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said he believes “C.K. from above” in the note was a reference to the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Hernandez Santana was arrested later that evening.The first two federal charges related to firearms in a school zone face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The interference with a radio communications station charge carries a maximum of one year imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000. In addition to the federal charges, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said it will be filing charges related to discharging a firearm into an inhabited building and assault with a semi-automatic firearm, along with personal use of a firearm allegation.If convicted of those charges, he would face a maximum sentence of 17 years in state prison.Ho, the Sacramento County district attorney, said his office will be requesting no bail. He is due to appear on those charges Monday at 3 p.m., an hour after his federal court appearance. Defense attorney Mark Reichel confirmed to KCRA 3 that he is representing Hernandez Santana in both cases and said Sunday that his client was arrested by the FBI after he took a break from conferring with the attorney and going outside his apartment. KCRA 3 spoke to Reichel on Sunday, before the FBI released new details in the case and outlined the investigation. At the time, Reichel questioned the motives behind the federal arrest and what he described as a minor charge related to radio communications interference. He said he believed investigators were scrutinizing his client’s social media activity, which was critical of the Trump administration.”If you look at his social media, they’re going to say, ‘Boy, it sure shows that he’s liberal and left wing.’ So you think they’re going to overlook something like that? I don’t think so,” he said.KCRA 3 has reviewed what appears to be Hernandez Santana’s public social media account on X, which includes many posts critical of President Donald Trump and members of his administration, and some that referenced Kirk’s killing.In the past week, the account posted or replied to posts 18 times on political themes.According to Reichel, Hernandez Santana is an Army veteran who went on to become a lawyer and successful lobbyist and legislative advocate in Sacramento before retiring a year ago. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    Federal prosecutors have added new charges against the man accused of shooting into the lobby of ABC10 Sacramento and said a note was found in his car that used the phrase “they’re next” in referring to Trump administration officials.

    Anibal Hernandez Santana, a 64-year-old California lawyer and retired lobbyist, has now been charged with possession of a firearm within a school zone and discharge of a firearm within a school zone, in addition to interference with a radio communication station, according to an amended criminal complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

    (Video above: Suspect’s lawyer speaks out.)

    The complaint sheds new light on why investigators believe Hernandez Santana is responsible for Friday’s shooting at ABC10 and reveals that a note referencing members of the Trump administration was found in his car after his initial release on bail on Saturday.

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    According to the court documents, Sacramento police who executed the search warrant found a handwritten note that read, “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondie. They’re next. – C.K. from above.”

    The court documents outline a timeline of the shooting and investigation that followed. Before opening fire on the ABC10 station Friday at 1:34 p.m., he allegedly fired a single round in the air two minutes earlier while standing on the sidewalk in front of 2555 3rd Street. The court documents describe the area as located adjacent to the rear parking lot and about 300 feet to the southwest corner of ABC10. That location was within a school zone, according to prosecutors.

    He then drove to the front of ABC10 at 400 Broadway and fired three shots into the building’s lobby, prosecutors said.

    The criminal complaint says that video surveillance showed the suspect wearing a “gray t-shirt, dark colored pants, gray and white shoes, and a dark colored satchel worn around his torso.”

    The complaint alleges that the shooting interfered with ABC10’s radio communications because employees sheltered in place and the shooting led to the cancellation of a planned news conference.

    A witness at the shooting scene showed officers a spent 9mm casing and another witness provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle. Crime scene investigators found a spent projectile from a doorway in the building’s lobby.

    After DMV records linked the suspect’s Nissan vehicle to a residence on Carlson Drive in River Park, Hernandez-Santana was taken into custody as he exited his apartment.

    (See neighbors speak out about that initial arrest in the video below.)

    Detectives who executed a search warrant in his apartment “located a dark colored satchel that appeared consistent with the satchel that was worn by the suspect as previously observed on video surveillance,” the court documents said.

    Inside the satchel, they found a Sub Compact 9mm handgun with the same caliber as the bullet and casing found at the shooting scene.

    The handgun was inside a holster with an empty magazine, according to the court documents.

    Hernandez Santana’s hands also tested presumptive positive for gunshot residue, according to the complaint.

    The court documents say detectives also found a whiteboard planner on Santana Hernandez’s refrigerator with a handwritten note under “Friday” that said, “Do the Next Scary Thing.”

    He was booked based on that information, according to the complaint.

    The court documents go on to say that after Hernandez-Santana was released on bail Saturday at 1:50 p.m., law enforcement executed a search warrant on his vehicle.

    That’s where they found the note that referenced FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

    Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said he believes “C.K. from above” in the note was a reference to the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

    Hernandez Santana was arrested later that evening.

    The first two federal charges related to firearms in a school zone face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The interference with a radio communications station charge carries a maximum of one year imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000.

    In addition to the federal charges, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said it will be filing charges related to discharging a firearm into an inhabited building and assault with a semi-automatic firearm, along with personal use of a firearm allegation.

    If convicted of those charges, he would face a maximum sentence of 17 years in state prison.

    Ho, the Sacramento County district attorney, said his office will be requesting no bail.

    He is due to appear on those charges Monday at 3 p.m., an hour after his federal court appearance.

    Defense attorney Mark Reichel confirmed to KCRA 3 that he is representing Hernandez Santana in both cases and said Sunday that his client was arrested by the FBI after he took a break from conferring with the attorney and going outside his apartment.

    KCRA 3 spoke to Reichel on Sunday, before the FBI released new details in the case and outlined the investigation. At the time, Reichel questioned the motives behind the federal arrest and what he described as a minor charge related to radio communications interference.

    He said he believed investigators were scrutinizing his client’s social media activity, which was critical of the Trump administration.

    “If you look at his social media, they’re going to say, ‘Boy, it sure shows that he’s liberal and left wing.’ So you think they’re going to overlook something like that? I don’t think so,” he said.

    KCRA 3 has reviewed what appears to be Hernandez Santana’s public social media account on X, which includes many posts critical of President Donald Trump and members of his administration, and some that referenced Kirk’s killing.

    In the past week, the account posted or replied to posts 18 times on political themes.

    According to Reichel, Hernandez Santana is an Army veteran who went on to become a lawyer and successful lobbyist and legislative advocate in Sacramento before retiring a year ago.

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  • North Sacramento residents regain power after railcar fire, officials say

    Evacuations were almost called in north Sacramento after a railcar caught fire on Monday morning in a mostly industrial part of the city, officials said. Crews were dispatched around 2:08 a.m. to the 3900 block of Roseville Road underneath the Highway 80 overpass near Del Paso Park.A railcar caught fire with the potential to spread to two other railcars, one tank containing ethanol and another containing diesel, both explosive materials. A three-alarm fire was called for additional units to help, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The fire extended into some grass, six vehicles in a tow yard and a trailer containing lead-acid batteries. Power lines were damaged and people lost power, the fire department said.The SMUD outage map showed 1,859 customers lost power in the area around 2:52 a.m. due to damaged equipment. Power had been restored to all but 31 customers as of 5:20 a.m. Roseville Road is shut down between Marconi Avenue and Longview Drive. I-80 was not closed as the fire was contained. It was unclear what caused the fire or where it originated. No injuries have been reported at this time. Sacramento Valley Railroad, under Patriot Rail, operates the railcar that caught fire. Patriot Rail told KCRA3 that the railcar that caught fire was carrying telephone poles and the fire didn’t spread to any other railcars. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. —

    Evacuations were almost called in north Sacramento after a railcar caught fire on Monday morning in a mostly industrial part of the city, officials said.

    Crews were dispatched around 2:08 a.m. to the 3900 block of Roseville Road underneath the Highway 80 overpass near Del Paso Park.

    A railcar caught fire with the potential to spread to two other railcars, one tank containing ethanol and another containing diesel, both explosive materials. A three-alarm fire was called for additional units to help, the Sacramento Fire Department said.

    The fire extended into some grass, six vehicles in a tow yard and a trailer containing lead-acid batteries. Power lines were damaged and people lost power, the fire department said.

    The SMUD outage map showed 1,859 customers lost power in the area around 2:52 a.m. due to damaged equipment. Power had been restored to all but 31 customers as of 5:20 a.m.

    Roseville Road is shut down between Marconi Avenue and Longview Drive. I-80 was not closed as the fire was contained. It was unclear what caused the fire or where it originated. No injuries have been reported at this time.

    Sacramento Valley Railroad, under Patriot Rail, operates the railcar that caught fire. Patriot Rail told KCRA3 that the railcar that caught fire was carrying telephone poles and the fire didn’t spread to any other railcars.

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  • L.A. County moves to keep ICE away from data that show where people drive

    Los Angeles County is moving to add more checks on how federal immigration officials can access data collected by the Sheriff’s Department that can be used to track where people drive on any given day.

    County supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a motion, introduced by Supervisor Hilda Solis, to beef up oversight of data gathered by law enforcement devices known as automated license plate readers.

    It’s already illegal in California for local law enforcement agencies to share information gleaned from license plate readers with federal agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a warrant.

    But after a summer of ramped-up deportations, the county supervisors decided to impose more transparency on who’s requesting license plate data from the Sheriff’s Department — and when the agency provides it.

    The change will create a clear policy that the data cannot be “disclosed, transferred, or otherwise made available” to immigration officials except when “expressly required” by law or if they have a warrant.

    “In a place like Los Angeles County, where residents depend on cars for nearly every aspect of daily life, people must feel safe traveling from place to place without fear that their movements are being tracked, stored, and shared in ways that violate their privacy,” the motion states.

    Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the sole no vote. Helen Chavez, a spokesperson for Barger, said the supervisor voted against the motion because it calls for the county to support a bill that would limit the amount of time law enforcement can keep most license plate data to 60 days. Law enforcement has opposed that bill, she said.

    Across the country, law enforcement agencies use cameras to collect data on millions of vehicles, poring over the records for clues to help find stolen vehicles, crime suspects or missing persons.

    A sheriff deputy’s patrol car is equipped with a license plate scanner. The plate numbers are instantaneously processed and if the registered vehicle owners are wanted for felonies or certain types of misdemeanors, if they are registered sex or arson offenders or if an Amber Alert has been issued, an alarm will sound to alert the officer.

    (Los Angeles Times)

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement it has roughly 366 fixed licensed plate readers from Motorola Vigilant and 476 from Flock Safety in contract cities and unincorporated areas. An additional 89 mobile systems from Motorola are mounted on vehicles that patrol these areas.

    The department said its policy already prohibits it from sharing data from plate readers, known as ALPR, with any entity that “does not have a lawful purpose for receiving it.”

    “LASD shares ALPR data with other law enforcement agencies only under an executed inter-agency agreement, which requires all parties to collect, access, use, and disclose the data in compliance with applicable law,” the statement read. “LASD has no current agreements for ALPR data sharing with any federal agency.”

    Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that the agency has multiple resources at its “fingertips to ensure federal law is enforced in Los Angeles, and throughout the entire country.”

    “These sanctuary politicians’ efforts to stop the Sheriff’s Department from cooperating with ICE are reckless and will not deter ICE from enforcing the law,” McLaughlin said.

    Southern California law enforcement departments — including LAPD and authorities in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties — have been accused of routinely flouting state law by sharing license plate data with federal agents. A recent report from CalMatters cited records obtained by the anti-surveillance group Oakland Privacy that showed more than 100 instances in a single month when local police queried databases for federal agencies.

    “When you collect this data, it’s really hard to control,” said Catherine Crump, director of UC Berkeley’s Technology & Public Policy Clinic. “It’s no different from once you share your data with Meta or Google, they’re going to repackage your data and sell it to advertisers and you don’t have any idea which of the advertising companies have your data.”

    Even with the board cracking down on data sharing, advocates say it’s nearly impossible to ensure federal agents are barred from license plate data in L.A. County.

    Dave Maass, the director of investigations for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said private companies that operate in California still collect and sell data that ICE can use.

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection also has its own license plate readers around Southern California, he said.

    Maass said even if a county bars its local sheriff’s department from sharing data with ICE, it’s difficult to guarantee the rule is followed by the rank-and-file. Immigration officers could informally pass on a plate number to a deputy with access to the system.

    A patrol car with a license plate scanner

    An L.A. County Sheriff’s Department patrol car equipped with a license plate reader can scan somewhere between 1,000 and 1,500 plates a day.

    (Los Angeles Times)

    “Maybe they run the plate,” Maass says. “Unless there’s some public records release from the Los Angeles side of things, we just really don’t know who accessed the system.”

    Under the motion passed Tuesday, the sheriff department would need to regularly report what agencies asked for license plate data to two county watchdogs groups — the Office of Inspector General and the Civilian Oversight Commission.

    “Having somebody who is somewhat independent and whose role is more aggressively overseeing reviewing these searches is actually quite a big deal,” Maass said.

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  • Online dating murder suspect lured men into brutal robberies, L.A. County prosecutors allege

    A 44-year-old Inglewood man allegedly killed and robbed two men he met through a dating website before savagely beating a third, prosecutors said Monday.

    Rockim Prowell was charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and multiple counts of carjacking and burglary in a string of attacks from 2021 to 2025, according to a criminal complaint made public Monday. In each case, Los Angeles County prosecutors said, Prowell met his victims through online dating.

    “Imagine the terror and horror these victims felt after being duped into believing they were meeting for one reason, only to face inexplicable violence,” Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a statement. “These were predatory acts that showed a total disregard of life.”

    In July 2021, Prowell met up with Miguel Angel King, 51, after they connected on a dating app, according to a news release issued Monday by the district attorney’s office. Prosecutors allege that Prowell shot King and stole his car, which was found a week later. Forensic evidence collected from the vehicle linked Prowell to the killing, according to the district attorney’s office. King’s remains were found in the Angeles National Forest the next month.

    At the time of King’s death, Prowell was awaiting trial on multiple counts of burglary and theft. He was arrested in May 2021, court records show, and allegedly killed King two months before the district attorney’s office offered him a plea deal that placed him on probation.

    A spokesman for the district attorney’s office declined to comment on the prior plea agreement or identify the dating app used in each attack.

    The L.A. County public defender’s office, which last represented Prowell in 2021, did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

    Prowell was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, but his hearing was delayed to Oct. 16, according to a district attorney’s office spokesperson.

    In August 2023, prosecutors said Prowell met up with Robert Gutierrez, 53, after again using a dating website to connect.

    Gutierrez’s family reported him missing a week later and his body was never found, prosecutors said. But when Prowell was arrested last week, prosecutors said they found Gutierrez’s vehicle in his garage.

    This year, prosecutors say Prowell also lured a 40-year-old man to meet him through the same dating website, after which he “bound the victim, stole his wallet and beat him with a baseball bat,” according to the news release. The man escaped, but Prowell chased after him in a car, running him over and breaking his leg.

    Prosecutors could pursue the death penalty against Prowell, but a decision on whether to do so must be approved by a committee within the district attorney’s office.

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  • Power outage reported in Arden-Arcade near where vehicle crashed into pole

    Power outage reported in Arden-Arcade near where vehicle crashed into pole

    Updated: 11:29 PM PDT Sep 2, 2025

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    More than 1,000 people were without power in Sacramento County on Tuesday night, according to an outage map from SMUD. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department said it was responding to a crash near the intersection of Watt and Whitney avenues around 10:47 p.m.A vehicle had crashed into a power pole and hydrant, officials said. No injuries were reported.Sac Metro Fire said the power pole had been sheared, causing outages in the area. The water district was requested to shut down the water and replace the hydrant.The majority of outages were in the Arden area, but SMUD also reported a handful of outages in Carmichael.An estimated restoration time was listed as 12:20 a.m., according to the SMUD outage map.The crash is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. —

    More than 1,000 people were without power in Sacramento County on Tuesday night, according to an outage map from SMUD.

    The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department said it was responding to a crash near the intersection of Watt and Whitney avenues around 10:47 p.m.

    A vehicle had crashed into a power pole and hydrant, officials said. No injuries were reported.

    Sac Metro Fire said the power pole had been sheared, causing outages in the area. The water district was requested to shut down the water and replace the hydrant.

    The majority of outages were in the Arden area, but SMUD also reported a handful of outages in Carmichael.

    An estimated restoration time was listed as 12:20 a.m., according to the SMUD outage map.

    The crash is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.

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  • Firefighters take quick action as Hollywood Hills brush fire threatens homes

    Fire crews quickly converged on a brush fire that ignited Tuesday evening in the Hollywood Hills below several homes, according to L.A. fire officials.

    The blaze ignited around 6:40 p.m. north of West Sunset Boulevard in the 2100 block of Sunset Plaza Drive, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It burned about a quarter of an acre of vegetation as it moved uphill, briefly threatening nearby homes.

    Within half an hour, officials reported that water drops from Fire Department helicopters were “significantly slowing” fire progress below the homes. About 80 firefighting personnel were assigned to the fire, which burned one car but did not affect any structures.

    Water drops from L.A. Fire Department helicopters significantly slowed the fire’s progress, officials said.

    (KTLA)

    By 7:30 p.m., all active flames were extinguished and forward progress had been stopped, according to the Fire Department.

    Those living nearby were instructed to shelter in place while helicopters continued water drops to cool hot spots between homes and hand crews worked to reach 100% containment in very steep terrain. Shelter-in-place orders were lifted around 8 p.m.

    L.A. Mayor Karen Bass praised first responders for their “heroic” and rapid response to the blaze.

    “Tonight’s fire in the Hollywood Hills has been stopped without any structures being impacted thanks to urgent action from LAFD handcrews and helicopters as well as strong collaboration with the LA County Fire Department,” she said in a statement on X. “LAFD will remain on site into the night. We will stay alert through the current heat advisory, which the National Weather Service has extended through Wednesday.”

    After a sweltering Labor Day weekend across Southern California, a heat advisory remains in effect for a wide swath of L.A. County until 6 p.m. Wednesday, bringing with it an elevated danger of fire starts — a risk compounded by lightning from late-summer thunderstorms.

    Amid January’s historic firestorm in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, the Sunset fire ignited in the Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon, prompting widespread evacuation orders and massive traffic jams as residents rushed to flee the area. That fire was reported at 2350 N. Solar Drive, burned about 60 acres and was contained within 24 hours, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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  • Law Roundup: Sheriff’s vehicle crunched in grocery collision

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    Sep. 2—A T-bone collision involving a Flathead County Sheriff’s vehicle and a Dodge flatbed truck was reported in front of a grocery store. There was reportedly heavy front-end damage to the deputy’s vehicle and to the passenger side of the truck. The truck driver was allegedly up and walking and rode in the ambulance transporting the deputy to the hospital.

    A man reportedly stole a 2003 silver Ford Explorer with black trim, with the owner’s friend’s dogs still inside. They said they thought the man was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine. They also told officers they recently purchased the vehicle but hadn’t registered it yet.

    A man with the megaphone allegedly threatened another man with violence and used the megaphone to call him names. He reportedly refused to provide his name or phone number to police. Instead, he said if law enforcement didn’t “handle it,” he would do something that would send him to jail if he saw megaphone man again.

    A man reportedly punched his girlfriend in the head, took her car and drove to a bar.

    Someone parked next to a bunch of teens allegedly overheard them talking about how drunk they were and were racing a Mercedes, a Tesla, Audi and a motorcycle around a parking lot off U.S. 93 North.

    The caller alleged that some of the teens were “falling down drunk” and that the Mercedes almost hit their wife while the driver of a Chevy Silverado almost hit them and yelled at them after noticing they were on the phone. Officers ticketed one teen for reckless driving and released him per his father’s request, who wanted him to go straight home. Another driver’s parents wanted their child to remain at the scene until they arrived to pick him up. He was released to his mother.

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