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Man sentenced in so. Sacramento carjacking, attempted murder attacks

SACRAMENTO, CA - A man on a bike was sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for two violent attacks on victims in south Sacramento two years ago.

Jose Camilo was convicted of attempted murder and carjacking in the March 30, 2011 crimes, the Sacramento County District Attorney's office reports.

Camilo was on his bike at Florin and Power Inn roads when he deliberately ran into the side of a car waiting at the intersection, got into the passenger side of the vehicle and beat on the 51-year-old driver, according to court documents. She was forced out of her car and Camilo got behind the wheel.

Man bashes cop car, fire truck with barbell, say police

SACRAMENTO - A 32-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he smashed up a cop car and fire truck with a barbell, say police.

Sacramento Police Department reports stated that firefighters sought police assistance during a medical aid call in which Vanthon Som became extremely aggressive towards them and broke the windows of their fire truck with a large barbell.

The first officer arrived at the scene on the 8200 block of Arroyo Vista Dr. around 2:43 p.m. and Som turned his aggression on her, smashing the back window of her patrol car with his barbell, said police.

According to police, backup arrived and eventually managed to subdue Som with beanbag rounds and a stun gun. He was then transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, medically cleared and booked on charges of resisting, assault on an officer, and vandalism.

No officers were injured during the event.

Police: Dad arrested in casino after leaving child in car

SACRAMENTO - A man was arrested inside a Sacramento casino around 1:41 a.m. Thursday after leaving his 2 year old inside the car, said Sacramento police.

A security guard at the Lotus Casino on Stockton Boulevard noticed movement inside the car and notified police. Upon investigation of the vehicle, officers found a little girl alone inside the vehicle, said police.

An ensuing investigation revealed 25-year-old Joseph Paiva had left his daughter inside the car for more than an hour, police said. 

Paiva was located, arrested and booked on a charge of felony child endangerment and his daughter was placed in the care of Child Protective Services.

The little girl was unharmed, according to police.

5 pass out mysteriously in Sacramento pot grow

SACRAMENTO, CA - Five people were taken to the hospital after they mysteriously fainted inside of a home that was also a site for a marijuana grow operation Friday night.

Sacramento City Fire crews responded to a south Sacramento home on the 1100 block of Westlynn Way around 8:30 p.m. after getting a call that a person in the home fainted, Battalion Chief Jonathan Williams said.

When crews arrived at the scene, they found three men and two women passed out inside. Williams said the five people were transported to the hospital for treatment; they are expected to be okay.

Initially, it was believed that the five people possibly suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. However, doctors said they did not find any carbon monoxide in their system. It's unclear what caused the people to faint.

Coroner IDs man gunned down in Oak Park

SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento County coroner says a man fatally shot in the area of Broadway and 39th Street Thursday was 19-year-old Anthony Navarro.

Officers were dispatched to the scene around 12:44 p.m. and found an Hispanic man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Sacramento police Officer Doug Morse.

Navarro was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. He lived in Sacramento.

Witnesses at the scene, the 3100 block of 39th Street, said they saw an undisclosed number of individuals pull up in a van, fire shots at the man who was walking on the street and then drive off.

Morse did not indicate whether police believed the shooting was gang-related. A motive behind the shooting was unclear.

Lockdown lifted, perimeter cleared in so. Sacramento

SACRAMENTO - Luther Burbank High School in south Sacramento was placed on lockdown Friday morning as police set up a perimeter near De Fer Circle and Meadowview Drive to search for two men who fled police in a stolen vehicle.

According to the Sacramento Police Dept. public information officer, the incident started when officers attempted to stop a red SUV listed as stolen. The driver of the vehicle fled to the Parkview Apartments where he and another man exited and fled on foot, said police.

Police set up a perimeter in the area to look for the men, with the focus of the search being on the apartment complex.

A Sacramento police officer at the scene initially said the subject of the search was connected to Thursday's deadly shooting in Oak Park, but detectives later recanted that statement, saying they could not confirm the subject was connected to the shooting.

Medical pot dispensaries' owner pleads to federal charges

SACRAMENTO, CA - A Stockton man accused of selling marijuana at storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento under the guise of supplying marijuana for medical purposes has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on manufacturing and distribution charges.

Lynn Farrell Smith, 62, was a co-owner of Pathways Health Cooperative, and Port City Health and Wellness in Stockton; Central Valley Caregivers Cooperative just outside Stockton city limits; and MediZen, Sacramento Patients Group, Twelve Hour Care, River City Wellness all in Sacramento, per court records.

Smith also grew marijuana at a Stockton residence and an industrial warehouse to supply the stores, according to the plea agreement.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Smith and co-defendants made millions in revenue from the operations which falsely claimed compliance with California medical marijuana laws.