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Sacramento youths robbed in stun-gun assault

SACRAMENTO - Two young men walking in the area of Mack Road and Valley High Drive Sunday night were assaulted with a Taser-like weapon and robbed, according to police.

Sacramento police reports stated the young men were approached by two other men around 5:43 p.m. The men asked to use a cellphone, and then one of them pulled out a Taser-like weapon, stunned both of the young men and took their property before fleeing.

One of the suspected robbers was described as a short, light-skinned man in his early 20s, wearing a black beanie and black clothing.

The other man was described as 6 feet tall with a medium build and dreadlocks. He was wearing all-black clothing.

Neither of the victims sustained serious injuries, according to police.

Arden Fair Mall car burglary suspects arrested

Arden Fair Mall car burglary suspects arrested

SACRAMENTO, CA - Two men police investigators suspect of committing hundreds of car burglaries in the Sacramento area over the last year have been arrested, says a police spokeswoman.

The pair, identified as Javier Garcia, 25, and Dominic Eales, 19, were found when Arden Fair Mall security officers scanned surveillance camera tapes following reports of multiple car break-ins in their lots on Jan. 30. Mall security saw two men and a suspect vehicle in the camera images and informed Sacramento police.

Police were able to find the vehicle in question as well as locate property reported stolen in burglaries, Gigante said.

Garcia and Eales are accused of burglary and conspiracy, Gigante said. They are being investigated in connection with other similar crimes.

Police seek help finding driver in brothers' hit and run deaths

SACRAMENTO, CA - What information Sacramento police detectives have in the hit and run deaths of two adult brothers last Friday morning in south Sacramento has not led to an arrest so investigators are asking the public's help.

Mark Anthony Richard, 40, of Sacramento, and Eddie Eugene Richard, 43, of Henderson, Nevada, were found lying on 24th Street south of Meadowview Road at approximately 2:45 p.m. Police Officer Michele Gigante said the two men had been hit by a vehicle.

Emergency responders pronounced one brother dead at the scene, police said. The other died of his injuries later that day at an area hospital.

Police: Man arrested for punching 2 officers in face

SACRAMENTO, CA - A man was arrested after punching a parking enforcement officer and a police officer in the face Friday afternoon, Sacramento police said.

Brian Debbs, 27, was taken into custody by a K9 in the area of Meadowview Road and Freeport Boulevard after getting a call from a parking enforcement officer around 4:05 p.m., police said.

The officer said he asked Debbs, who was walking in the middle of the street, to move out of traffic; Debbs then punched him in the face through his open car window.

Police said a K9 officer was first to arrive on scene. As the officer got out of the car, Debbs charged her and violently swung his fists and punched her in the face. Police said the K9 was deployed and subdued Debbs.

The officer and the parking enforcement sustained minor injuries. Police said Debbs was believed to be under the influence of drugs during the assault.

2 killed in Sacramento hit and run crash

SACRAMENTO, CA - Two men were killed in a hit and run crash early Friday morning.

The men were in the road on 24th Street, just south of Meadowview Road, around 2:45 a.m. when they were hit by a pick-up truck, Sacramento police said.

When crews arrived, one man was pronounced dead at the scene; the other was taken to the hospital was treatment, but later died of his injuries.

Witnesses told police that the victims were possibly in a fight before the crash. Police believe a late 2000s model white Chevrolet Silverado truck, with a red or orange colored "Z71" emblem on the side of the truck near the rear bed was involved in the crash.

Anyone with information regarding this hit and run crash is urged to call police at at (916) 264-5471 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or text in a tip to 274637 (CRIMES). Enter SACTIP followed by the tip information. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

2 killed in south Sacramento hit and run

SOUTH SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two men were killed in south Sacramento Friday morning after a driver in a pickup truck hit them and sped off, said police.

Sacramento police officers at the scene on 24th Avenue and Kenworthy Way, said a witness saw two men arguing in the middle of 24th Ave. around 2:45 a.m. when a white pickup drove down the street and plowed into both of them.

The truck then sped away northbound on 24th Ave., according to the witness' report.

Emergency response crews were called to the area and pronounced one of the men dead at the scene. The other man was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police are actively investigating the nature of the initial argument between the two men, as well as the hit and run.

The make and model of the truck were not obtained, but police said the vehicle likely has damage to its front end.

South Sacramento urgent care robbed at gunpoint

SACRAMENTO, CA - A south Sacramento urgent care center was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night.

Two masked men burst into Calvine Urgent Care, on the 8300 block of Elk Grove Florin roads, around 8:54 p.m., Sacramento County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos said.

The men jumped over the counter, hit one of the employees over the head with a gun and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. The employee suffered minor injuries.

Ramos said six employees were in the center when the men burst in; they were hiding in the back of while the suspects took the money.

The suspects then ran out the back of the business and away from the scene; Ramos said no vehicles were seen.

Ramos said the two men are still on the loose.