Tag: Crime

Local firefighters catch a fire

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From kcra.com:

An alleged marijuana operation went up in smoke Monday after fire destroyed a Sacramento home. Metro Fire Department officials said the home was totally engulfed in flames when they arrived, but they were able to knock the flames down quickly. Officials said that 450 marijuana plants were found…

Wild and crazy police shooting

The wild police pursuit that ended last night with a fatal shooting of a parolee out in north county apparently happened in front of a busload of horrified high school students. According to most of the local news outfits, that is. This morning’s Bee includes a few details that will either surprise you or not, depending on your faith in the human race:

Ashley Acevedo, a 17-year-old senior, said she was sitting at the back of the bus when someone shouted, “Look at that guy running!”

“People on the bus were actually cheering for him, (saying) run, run,” Acevedo said. “He looked up at us and smiled.”

Nice work, kids! Extinction, party of 8 billion?

Pioneer spirit alive, well in Nevada County

A drug raid in Grass Valley on Tuesday turned up not just the expected smokable marijuana drug (I think the city council there mandates that you “grow your own”) but also a brand new drug the authorities had never heard of!

What they discovered was “2C-I,” a synthetic hallucinogen much like the drug LSD.

According to Sgt. Bill Evans of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Department, investigators at first thought they had found methamphetamine. The suspect told them it was 2C-I, and that he had found it on the Internet.

The internet, eh? They should shut that thing down.

Executio-riffic!

The headline of this story on CBS/UPN about the pending execution of Clarence Ray Allen, the oldest inmate on death row, is worth pointing out:

A.G.’s Office: Oldest Inmate Should Be Executed

If the attorney general continues this trend, this does not bode well for the next-oldest inmate, especially if he’s only in jail for a night after getting a little too tipsy and punching his brother-in-law at a Christmas party. Execute the sum’bitch! is apparently what Bill Lockyer would say.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you

So the Elk Grove Police is issuing yellow warnings to folks who leave their cars susceptible to burglary. An idea they received at a conference from a town in Texas that experienced an 85 percent drop in burglaries after issuing the tickets. 85 percent you say? Hmmm.

The officers write out a yellow ticket-type warning and place it on the windshield. If the vehicle is unlocked, officers put it on the dash and lock the car.

A few thoughts I have about this. Let me know if I’m off base.

Did this town in Texas also publicize the warnings on the local news? Because I’m wondering if the police are not making the job easier for would be burglars by identifying the at risk vehicles for them by placing a yellow ticket on their windshield.

What if I don’t want my car locked for me? Maybe I left my keys in the car hidden for my friend who is going to borrow it for a few hours while I shop and now I am locked out of my car and have to call AAA? And my buddy is horribly pissed off and can’t make his court appearance? What if, you know?

All snark aside, do try to take heed from this article and protect yourself as best you can so that you don’t receive a yellow card and/or have your car burglarized. Believe me, it can happen to you.

Bow to your sensei

This is just too good to pass up. And, as usual, the details are golden.

Unbeknownst to the robber, Petrossi is an expert in martial arts. He assumed a “ready” stance, then grabbed a pair of scissors and box cutter from under the counter and told the man to “bring it on.” Petrossi said the man dropped the beer and fled.

If you get a chance watch the surveillance video paying close attention to the voice in the background.

Petrossi continued after the suspect, who looped back, got into the van, and attempted to drive away. His problems weren’t quite over, though. Petrossi grabbed a rock and threw it through the driver’s side window, shattering it.

No word yet on whether the store was robbed with no one, literally, minding it.