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Sacramento’s 50th Murder of 2022: Dangerous Times in the Capitol City

October 24, 2022 2:26 amOctober 25, 2022 7:14 am

An older man who had a regular weekly pinochle game outside the Sutter Lawn Tennis Club in East Sacramento was robbed and murdered at gunpoint Thursday, ostensibly for the cash from the game between friends. He was shot in the face despite...

Another Shooting & Murder in Downtown Sacramento

September 26, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 27, 2022 10:22 am

Violent attacks by dangerous homeless transients are becoming the “new normal” in Sacramento. So are murders. Another downtown shooting occurred Saturday night in front of several popular restaurants and bars on the 2700 block of J Street. This shooting was...

Sacramento 2021 Crime Spike: Murder, Rape, Assault, and Shootings Significantly Increase

June 2, 2022 11:48 amJune 2, 2022 11:50 am

The city of Sacramento saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in murder, rape, assault, and gun-related crimes compared to previous years, according to the Sacramento Police Department. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Police Department released a video covering the city’s 2021...

Lawless California? Homicides Up Again In 2021

January 14, 2022 8:43 amFebruary 4, 2022 9:54 am

December was another violent month in California. And 2021 showed homicides on the increase in the state. “There was a 94% increase in homicides from 2019 to 2021 in areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,” CBS Los...