Crime

Man gets hit by car as he runs from police

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Saturday, March 9th, 2:38 pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - A man was arrested after he tried to flee from police and got hit by a car.

Police officers tried to stop Marquis Perrino, 23, as he rode his bike near Summersdale Drive and Mack Road around 5:25 p.m. Friday, but he dumped his bike and ran from the officers, the Sacramento Police Department said.

Perrino ran across Mack Road where he was hit by a car. He then got up and continued to run from the officers who were chasing after him.

Police said officers eventually caught up with him and took him into custody and treated for minor injuries he sustained after being hit by the car.

When officers returned to Perrino's bike, they found marijuana that was packaged to be sold, police said.

Perrino was booked into Sacramento County Jail for resisting police and possession of pot that was for sale.

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South Sacramento standoff ends after 7 hours

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Friday, March 8th, 1:09 am

SACRAMENTO, CA - A standoff between a wanted suspect and Sacramento County sheriff's deputies ended after nearly seven hours Thursday night.

A Sacramento police detective, who is part of an FBI task force, tried to serve a felony warrant at the south Sacramento home near 53rd Avenue and Burdett Way just after 4 p.m.

It's not clear whether the team made contact with the suspect or not, but they became convinced the man was inside.

SWAT team members and negotiators arrived at the scene around 4:30 p.m. Negotiators used a bullhorn to talk the suspect out of the home.

Deputies sent a robot into the house around 8 p.m.; shortly after that, they shot out an upstairs window.

Several neighbors were evacuated, although a few were later allowed to return to their homes.

The man's daughter and wife were outside with police and safe.

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Feds: Ringleader of area immigration marriage fraud scheme pleads guilty

Submitted by News10 Web Staff

Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 5:47pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - A Citrus Heights man faces up to 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced after pleading guilty to immigration fraud involving what the U.S. Attorney's Office said was a scheme to allow foreign nationals to come to the U.S. under false marriages.

Federal prosecutors said Sergey Potepalov, 57, was the mastermind of a group of 14 defendants who arranged for foreign nationals from Eastern Europe and Russia to marry U.S. citizens to obtain fiance visas and green cards to be in the U.S. The involved U.S. citizens were paid up to $5,000 to participate in the conspiracy and the foreign nationals paid up to five figures, according to court documents.

The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, to defraud the United States, to make false statements, and to induce an alien to enter and remain in the United States.

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Sacramento PD unveils new online crime mapping tool

Submitted by News10 Web Staff

Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 3:28pm

SACRAMENTO, CA - Want to know what and where crimes are being reported in your community?

The Sacramento Police Department says residents can do that now with its new online crime mapping website tool.

The program works on computers and iPhones. The user selects the city and up pops icons depicting the various crimes, the street block and when they were reported.

Crime reports in any city that subscribes to RaidsOnline can be checked.

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Police: Woman rear-ends cop car while under the influence

Submitted by Paul Janes, News 10 Web Producer

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013, 1:07pm

SACRAMENTO -A woman suspected of driving under the influence was detained by Sacramento police officers after she allegedly rear-ended their patrol car Monday night.

Sacramento police reports stated the patrol car was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Mack Road and Center Parkway at 11:56 p.m. when it was struck from behind.

Officers then determined the driver of the vehicle that struck them, 20-year-old Celia Gonzalez, was under the influence, say police.

Gonzalez was arrested at the scene and booked for DUI.

No injuries were reported in the crash and the patrol car only sustained minor damage.

No damage was reported to Gonzalez' car.

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Man on stolen dirt bike arrested after struggle with officers

Submitted by Paul Janes, News 10 Web Producer

Monday, March 4th, 2013, 12:19pm

Man on stolen dirt bike arrested after struggle with officers

SACRAMENTO - Sacramento police officers were dispatched to Starstone Way in the south Sacramento area on Sunday in response to several people being loud and riding dirt bikes up and down the street.

According to Sacramento police reports, officers en route to the scene around 6:48 p.m. spotted 32-year-old Lonetoga Maea riding a dirt bike on the sidewalk.

Officers made contact with Maea, who immediately resisted, police said.

Maea was then taken to the ground, but he got up and charged an officer who responded by deploying his stun gun. Maea was temporarily incapacitated but then charged and knocked over the officer, said police.

Supporting police units utilized their batons to control and eventually take Maea into custody.

An ensuing investigation revealed the bike Maea was riding had been stolen, said police.

Maea was arrested for assault on an officer, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of methamphetamine.

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Safety advice for when a stranger knocks at your door

Submitted by News10 Web Staff

Friday, March 1st, 2013, 1:54pm

There's an unexpected knock from a stranger at the front door. What to do?

1. Be cautious when opening the door. Do not blindly open the door to see who it is or what it is that they want.

2. Ignore the knock on the door . You may want to go about your normal business and NOT pretend that you are not home, but instead continue to do what you were doing, or even make some noise or turn on a light so that the person knows that someone IS home (possibly avoiding a burglary).

3. Look out a window first to see who it is - Avoid looking out a door window, but instead go and look through another window away from the door if possible. If you don't recognize them, you could shout through the door and ask what they want, or you could choose to ignore them.

4. Set the door chain. Be sure that your door chain is set well with LONG screws into the door frame to help resist a "push in." Crack open the door to speak to the person through the gap.

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