Forever murders and facing those ‘taken in darkness’
Working on the crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ meant revisiting events some would rather forget. But is forgetting them even possible? “I wasn’t sure…
Read MoreWorking on the crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ meant revisiting events some would rather forget. But is forgetting them even possible? “I wasn’t sure…
Read MoreIn Placer County’s main courthouse, just past its front metal detector, there is a document pick-up area with stacked metal baskets. One basket is marked…
It is a surreal if tragic moment captured in a still-frame: Two men reaching their arms out, each pointing a weapon at the other, and…
Sacramento police and sheriff’s detectives have tackled ten homicide investigations since the start of November, with four of those murders happening in front of well-known…
Journalist captures sound, fury and lasting symbiosis in ‘Gun Comedy’ Silver-shaded transitions from face to face. A camera’s eye that drifts behind turning wheelchairs and…
The first firefighter who tried to rush into the house that morning found himself struggling with the door. He could see a key sitting in…
The woman had been arrested on a warrant that day while doing her court-ordered community service. “Well, that’s kind of shitty,” one of the…
In the end, as the SWAT members closed in, it was a neighborhood dog in Rocklin that likely made fugitive Eric Abril know that he…
Suspect parked his SUV right in front of FBI agent while allegedly directing deal for pounds of meth at everyone’s favorite espresso stand Law enforcement’s…
When it comes to making predictions, sometimes it’s fun to be right – sometimes it’s not. Readers of SN&R’s weekly newsletter will recall that, back…
San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremey Davis grew up in the same no-frills farming town as two of the state’s most inscrutable serial killers. They…
New nighttime economy manager is the face of a multipronged approach to turn the tide Leia Schenk didn’t show up to K Street on April…
It was the morning after Christmas 2022 when Rachel Holman walked into the Starbucks at 1901 J St. and noticed huge pieces of plywood fixed…
One of the most-sedate neighborhoods in West Roseville was engulfed in brief but devastating gunfire Thursday afternoon, leading to a tragic outcome. The incident happened…
I wasn’t a journalist back when the Columbine High School massacre happened in 1999. In fact, I wasn’t too much older than the shooters who…
It was just past 1:35 a.m. when Auburn police sergeant Anthony Davis and his partner Stan Hamelin pulled up to a blue-collar bar on the…
The year 2020 was a shocking one for Sacramento County as its neighborhoods endured the worst spike in gun-related homicides the region had witnessed in…