A suspect is reportedly now in custody who is suspected of driving the wrong way on I-80 earlier this month, resulting in three deaths, according to an official press release issued by the California Highway Patrol and distributed by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

Aaron Jordon Caudillo, 24, of Roseville was reportedly treated for his injuries from the crash at Mercy San Juan Hospital, and has now been released from the hospital and booked into custody at the Sacramento County Jail. Caudillo was arrested on charges of felony DUI, felony being over the legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08%, and three counts of felony gross vehicular manslaughter while driving intoxicated.

According to CHP, on Saturday, January 10 at 2:10 am, the suspect was driving a 2006 Chrysler 300 reportedly under the influence of alcohol. He was traveling westbound on I-80 west of Madison Avenue, going the wrong way in the eastbound #1 lane at an unknown speed.

Matthew Azar, 19, of Roseville was driving a 1994 Buick Regal eastbound on I-80 west of Madison Avenue in the #1 lane approaching the suspect’s location. Azar was transporting Kendra Langham, 18, from Granite Bay, and Mathew Beardwitt, 18, from Roseville.

Matt Azar, Kendra Langham, and Mathew Beard-Witt, the three young victims of the DUI collision. (images: Facebook)

The vehicles collided head-on, and all three people in the Buick were killed upon impact. Caudillo survived the collision and was taken to Mercy San Juan for his injuries.

A gofundme account has been set up for Mathew Azar by his aunt to help raise money for his family. Another was set up by a friend to raise money for the funerals of all three victims. Anyone wishing to donate may click the links to the sites.

Read More about the victims: Granite Bay Today / Alumni deaths leave GBHS community in mourning

The Paso Robles police have a man in custody for possession of child pornography.

According to the PRPD, they received information a few weeks ago stating a suspect, Steven Martin Lindhorst, 51, of Paso Robles was in possession of child pornography on his personal computer.

PRPD detectives began an investigation into the claim and obtained a search warrant to look into Lindhort’s computer. They assisted by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab that discovered numerous digital images of suspected child pornography on the computer.
Investigators stated some of the images and videos appeared to have been manufactured by Lindhorst.

Detectives requested and obtained a second search warrant for Lindhorst’s residence where anther computer was discovered. Investigators discovered additional digital images of child pornography on the second hard drive. In total, investigators discovered approximately 24,000 images and 200 videos with most of them containing images of pubescent children engaged in sexual acts.

Lindhorst was then placed under arrest via an arrest warrant for several felony violations. He was later transported to SLO County Jail for felony lewd act with a child under 14 years of age, felony possession of child pornography, felony possession of explicit child pornography and misdemeanor posting intimate photos of another without consent. His bail was set at $160,000.
According to PRPD, detectives have identified and contacted fourteen victims.

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A suspected mail thief has reportedly been arrested, thanks in part to an alert citizen, according to an official weekly crime report issued by the Roseville Police Department.

Nathan Randolph Braden, 34, of Sacramento was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, and other related charges.

According to Roseville PD, on Thursday, January 22 at about 3:30 am, a resident called 911 to report suspicious activity — someone taking things in and out of a rental truck in the Diamond Woods area. The resident reportedly thought the person was breaking into cars.

Upon arrival, officers found the rental truck had been stolen in Sacramento, and detained the driver after a short struggle. Inside the truck, officers reportedly found burglar’s tools and numerous pieces of stolen mail. They also found several cluster mailboxes that had been broken into in the Blue Oaks, East Roseville Parkway, and Olympus Pointe neighborhoods.

The US Postal Service Inspection authorities have reportedly been notified and will be investigating the theft of US mail as a Federal Offense.

This is not the first time Braden has run afoul of the law. Records show that on October 8 of last year he was arrested by Sacramento Police at his residence in Sacramento’s Tahoe Park on charges of possession of stolen property, and taking another person’s identification with the intent to defraud. In 2012 he was arrested for elder theft of an amount exceeding $400.00, along with conspiracy, possession of stolen property, and a narcotic controlled substance.

BAKERSFIELD — A 53-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested in Thursday, for entering an several east Bakersfield homes, and at one, kissing a 15-year-old girl.

Calvin Cartwright was booked into the Kern County Jail on three counts of burglary, two counts of aggravated assault, trespassing and one count of annoying/molesting a juvenile.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the incident began on Jan. 20, when the suspect, later identified as Cartwright, entered an unlocked residence in the 1100 block of Gorrill Street and made statements to the subject, at around 8:30 a.m.

The next day, police received a telephone call at around 2:30 p.m. from a woman who resides in the 4600 block of Bloomquist Drive, reporting that a man had tried to force entry into her home.

Later that afternoon, Bakersfield PD had also received three additional calls of a male suspect breaking into a homes, in the 100 block of Bermuda Court, the 2500 block of Olmo Court and the 2400 block of Pinion Springs Circle.

In each case the description of the suspect matched, including the suspect vehicle, which was later located being driven by Cartwright near Wilson Road and Edgemont Drive.

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Members of the Paso Robles Police Department Detectives from the Special Enforcement Team (SET) arrested two juveniles for allegedly possessing marijuana for sale last Friday.

According to PRPD, SET detectives were patrolling Centennial Park around 1:40 p.m. after receiving numerous complaints of juveniles openly smoking marijuana in the park and surrounding area.

SET detectives contacted a group of juveniles who detectives saw smoking marijuana in the open at the park. Two of the juveniles, who identities are withheld due to their age, were found to be in possession of marijuana packaged for sale. Detectives found a total of 74 grams of marijuana, as well as packaging materials and digital scales.

The juveniles were arrested for felony possession of marijuana with the intent to sell. Both juveniles were transported to the PRPD where they were booked into custody and were later released to the custody of their parents with a pending court date in San Luis Obispo Juvenile Court.

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HAWTHORNE, CA—Most people aspire to climb the ladder as they go through life, but there are those who prefer to break the rungs as they slide down it.

Kem Luther Richards, 32, was stopped by Hawthorne police officers on Tuesday, January 20 at approximately 10:09 p.m. He was apprehended along the 4400 block of West 142nd Street in Hawthorne.

Police claimed he was in possession of less than 28.5 ounces of marijuana (11357(B)HS) as well as simple possession of a controlled substance (11377HS) and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (11364HS). He was apparently stopped for operating a bicycle on the wrong side of the road (21650.1VC) and not having the required lighting for operating the bike at night (21201(D)1VC). After getting stopped, it appears, he failed to present identification when requested by the arresting officers (40302(A)VC). Bail for the six new violations totaled $1,635.

It was found that the unemployed transient also had two prior warrants: one for a hit and run with property damage (20002(A)VC) and another for possession of a controlled substance: narcotic (11350HS). Both warrants were issued by the Los Angeles Police Department. Bail for the two priors totaled $25,000.

It is presumed that the hit and run was executed with a motor vehicle. The new charges evidently were executed while operating a bicycle unlawfully. For strike three, one wonders if it will involve jay-walking and alcohol.

TAFT — A 54-year-old Bakersfield man is finally behind bars, two years after allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman in Taft.

German Tapia was booked into the Kern County Jail for rape by using force or fear and for false imprisonment. His bail has been set at $400,000.
According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Tapia lured the victim into a Taft Heights home on July 13, 2012, after she asked to use his cell phone.

Once inside, detectives said Tapia forcibly raped the victim, who was eventually able to escape and contact authorities.
An investigation ensued, concluding on January 20, 2015, when investigators obtained enough evidence and probable cause to arrest Tapia for raping the victim.

With the assistance of the Sheriff’s Special Operations Group, Tapia was taken into custody without incident at his residence in the 600 block of South Chester Avenue in Bakersfield.

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Three suspects are reportedly in custody after trying to run from a stolen car they had been driving during a patrol stop, according to an official weekly crime report issued by the Roseville Police Department.

Brittany Rochelle Baldwin, 25, of Ceres, and Robert William Rank, 29, of Sacramento were reportedly arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, drug possession and other related charges. And Manuel Gustavo Herrera, 44, of Sacramento was reportedly booked and released for drug possession.

According to Roseville PD, on Tuesday, January 20 at 1:45 pm, a patrol officer checked on a car in the 1900 block of Douglas Boulevard, and found out it had been stolen from Sacramento. The officer followed, and then stopped the car in the 1600 block of Eureka Road.

Three people reportedly ran from the car in different directions. Officers rounded up two of them — Rank and Baldwin — fairly quickly, and they found the third suspect, Herrera, a couple of hours later in the 1600 block of Jordan Drive. Officers found methamphetamine and suspected shoplifted items from various stores in the stolen car.

Brittany Baldwin has been in frequent trouble over the past year. In July of last year she was arrested by Modesto Police for burglary, petty theft, conspiracy, and possession of stolen property. That was followed in August by and arrest by Ceres Police for battery and possession of a controlled substance. In October she was charged with petty theft, possession of a controlled substance and probation violations in an arrest by Ceres Police.

By December, she was in Sacramento and was arrested by Sac PD at the 19th Street Safeway shopping center for possession of a controlled substance. Robert Rank was with her then as well, and charged with possession of burglar’s tools and stolen property – a motor vehicle. At that time Rank claimed a residence in Modesto, but has since relocated to Sacramento. He claimed to be a student, while Baldwin listed her occupation as childcare or nanny. According their Facebook pages, they are engaged.

In addition to his occupation as a student, for his latest arrest, Rank reported his occupation as fleet manager, and according to his Facebook page, he works for the family business Rank Investigations and Protection, where he claims to be both a fleet manager and K9 handler. His name is listed as one of three Ranks in the company website. Rank Investigations, according to their website and Facebook page provides security and investigative services, including vehicle recovery. Was he working as a “Repo Man” when arrested for these auto thefts? Perhaps, but it seems unlikely since he ran from the scene, and for the presence of drugs and stolen property in the car.

CrimeVoice staff contributed to this story

A number of drug-related arrests have been made in the Roseville area over the past week, according to an official weekly crime report issued by the Roseville Police Department.

On Monday, January 19 at 5 pm, officers reportedly conducted a probation search on a house in the 200 block of Duranta Street, where they found heroin, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Roseville residents Abel Eugene Sanchez, 33; Edward Siemon, 35; and Tammy Marie Milat, 33, were reportedly arrested on drug charges.

Both Siemon and Millat have been in trouble before in the past year. While living in Citrus Heights, Siemon was arrested in September and November 2014 on charges of possession of a controlled substance. In January, while listed as a transient, he was charged with possession of controlled substances and paraphernalia, and possession for sale, along with loitering and trespassing on private property.

And according to a story in the Roseville Press Tribune, on December 19, 2013, Roseville police were called to a convenience store on reports of a domestic violence incident. They found Siemon there, and he was carrying methamphetamine, and had a stolen laptop computer in his car. That arrest led investigators to Milat‘s home, the same location as the latest incident, and as a result, she was arrested on charges for possession of controlled substances, a firearms with controlled substances, stolen property, and keeping a place to sell or use controlled substances. Milat, however, was not the victim of the domestic violence incident, according to police.

In another Roseville incident, at about 3:30 am on Tuesday, January 20, officers reportedly stopped a car with four people inside on Industrial Avenue near the Santucci Justice Center. One of the passengers reportedly looked like he was trying to hide something, and then got into a scuffle with officers before running away across the railroad tracks into the open space area.

Placer County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from both Rocklin PD and Citrus Heights PD responded to help look for the suspect. At around 5 am, the passenger was reportedly seen walking about 2 miles away, on Foothills Boulevard near the Hewlett Packard building. Demarcus Patrick, 19, of Sacramento was reportedly arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, possessing narcotics, parole violation, and other related charges.

Damen Rodriguez (Facebook)

And on the morning of Tuesday, January 20, 2015, officers reportedly conducted a probation search on a car in the 500 block of Sunrise Avenue, finding a concealed handgun, drug paraphernalia and other illegal items. Damen Edward Rodriguez, 35, of Roseville was reportedly arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics and other related charges.

Records show Rodriguez several more times recently. He was charged with drug possession and carrying a concealed “dirk or dagger” in December. In November and July of last year he faced drug and paraphernalia possession charges. Just prior to that, in June, he was arrested for possessing stolen property, conspiracy, and drugs and paraphernalia. Earlier records show arrests for burglary and DUI while he lived in San Francisco and San Jose.

CrimeVoice staff contributed to this story

INGLEWOOD, CA—The area around the Forum (re-opened in January, 2014) and the recently proposed Rams stadium has long been rife with shooting homicides, high-speed car crashes and some of the small charter city’s highest rates of violent crime.

Cedric Derwon Wilson, Jr., 35, was arrested by Inglewood police officers on Sunday, January 25 at approximately 11:15 p.m. He was stopped at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Century Boulevard, a busy intersection that is immediately southwest of where an 80,000-seat stadium that Rams owner Stan Kroenke has proposed should be built for his St. Louis, MO-based NFL team. It is also a short distance from the nearly 20,000-seat music venue owned by Madison Square Garden, the Forum.

The Los Angeles resident, said to be a construction worker, was charged with nine felonies and one misdemeanor: owning/possessing a firearm by a felon (29800(A)1PC), owning/possessing a firearm in violation of a condition of probation (29815(A)PC), owning/possessing a concealed firearm (29900(A)1PC), taking a controlled substance into a prison/jail/etc. (4573PC), possessing/purchasing/etc. cocaine base for distribution (11351.5HS), possessing marijuana/hashish for sale (11359HS), illegally possessing ammunition (30305(A)1PC), carrying a loaded firearm in a public place (25850(A)PC) and perhaps the most ludicrous when so many felonious violations are involved, driving with a suspended license (14601.1AVC).

The total bail set was $270,300.

The San Jose Police Department has reported the death of another pedestrian while crossing an intersection.

On Friday, January 23 at approximately 6:19 p.m., the San Jose Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision on Almaden Expressway at Via Monte Drive in San Jose. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female lying in the middle of the roadway on Almaden suffering from serious injuries. The female victim, later identified as Soroor Vossoughi, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The San Jose Police Department Traffic Investigations Unit responded to the scene to conduct the investigation. According to SJPD Press Information Officer Albert Morales, “Preliminary investigation revealed two vehicles were traveling southbound on Almaden Expressway when the pedestrian Vossoughi was struck as she was crossing the road.” According to police, the two vehicles fled the scene.

Later that evening, the driver of a Honda Accord turned himself into the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office after learning of the death of the pedestrian. The suspect, 37-year-old Juan Saldana Alfaro, of Los Gatos was then booked into Santa Clara County Jail for felony charges of Vehicular Manslaughter and Hit and Run.

The other suspect vehicle is described by witnesses at the scene as a light colored small pickup truck that had fled southbound on Almaden.

The San Jose Police Department Traffic Investigations Unit is asking anyone with information about the second vehicle that may have been involved in the collision call police to help provide a witness statement. Citizens may call Detective Sgt. Matt Christian or Detective Kelvin Pham of the San Jose Police Departments Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-5382.

INGLEWOOD – Dawn M. Ingram, 38, was arrested by Inglewood police officers on Thursday January 22 at approximately 11:35 a.m. along the 900 block of North Victor Avenue in Inglewood. She was charged with a mixed bag of felonies and misdemeanors, nearly all of which involved drug violations.

The felonies were illegal possession of ammunition (30305(A)1 PC), taking a controlled substance into a prison or jail (4573 PC) and felony possession of a controlled substance (11377(A)HS).

The misdemeanors were possession of concentrated cannabis/hashish oil (11357(A)HS) and possession of a controlled substance device (11364(A)HS).

There was also a violation regarding a petition to revoke community service (3455(B)1PC).

With a total bail for all the charges being set at $80,250.00, she is sure to be ironed out for a long time.

SANTA ROSA – According to a Community Bulletin issued by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, three county probation officers were working a special enforcement detail in the southwest area of Santa Rosa on Wednesday, January 28th at about 3:30 p.m.

The officers had observed a Honda occupied by Sureno gang members driving slowly on Barbara Drive. The car had been driving along side of a male wearing a red hat who was walking along the sidewalk. When the male in the red hat noticed the vehicle shadowing him he suddenly bolted and ran in the opposite direction of the car. The car accelerated away and stopped near the intersection of Eddy Drive and Robin Way.

A deputy stopped the Honda to investigate what had just transpired between the vehicle and the pedestrian. As he approached the vehicle he saw the three men within and then had eye contact with the driver in the mirror, who then sped off, squealing the tires as he left the scene. The car sped through the neighborhood at about 60 mph and blew through stop signs on Moorland Avenue.

The suspect vehicle finally pulled over on Todd Road.

Additional deputies came into the area to assist as the car continued speeding through intersections on Standish Avenue to Todd Road. Eventually the driver stopped in the 500 block of Todd Road. Deputies shut down the entire roadway as the occupants were detained in handcuffs.

All three of the males were dressed in blue Sureno gang attire, had gang tattoos and paraphernalia on them. The men gave varying statements about their collective intent and individual actions.

This gun was found inside the suspect car, along with a switchblade knife.

When deputies searched the car they saw a handgun in plain view, directly in the center of the console and readily accessible to anyone inside. The gun was found to be cocked and loaded with a live round in the chamber. A switchblade knife was also found in the driver’s side door handle.

The suspect driver has been identified as 19-year-old Erick Canseco-Lopez of Petaluma. Lopez is an unlicensed driver and has active arrest warrants. He was arrested and booked for recklessly evading arrest in a vehicle, possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, active participation in a criminal street gang, possessing a switchblade knife, gang enhancement, driving without a valid driver’s license and other outstanding warrants. His bail has been set at $50,000. Canseco-Lopez had three other recent arrests – In August last year he was charged with hit-and-run resulting in property damage and driving without a license. Then in September he was arrested for street terrorism, related to gang activity. In December he was charged again for driving without a license, and under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

One suspect passenger has been identified as 22-year-old Martin Rodriguez of Santa Rosa. He was arrested and booked into Sonoma County Jail for possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, active participation in a criminal street gang, gang enhancement and for having an outstanding arrest warrant for assaulting a peace officer and for carrying a loaded firearm.

A third suspect was a local 17-year-old juvenile who is on active probation, the terms of which prohibited him from associating with gang members. He was arrested for possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, active participation in a criminal street gang, gang enhancement and for violating the terms of his probation. He was transported and booked into Juvenile Hall.

The male wearing the red hat who fled on Barbara Drive after the occupants of the vehicle brandished a gun has not been identified or located. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Investigations Tip Line at 707-565-2185. A message can be left anonymously.

WEST SACRAMENTO—Police have arrested a non-sworn probationary employee in West Sacramento for impersonating a peace officer.

On Tuesday, January 27, Ilaya Prozorov, 20, was jailed on suspicion of impersonating a peace officer. His termination from the department came after a swift internal investigation, said Doug Morse, a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department.

Prozorov has been employed as a civilian community service officer for a little more than a month as a community service officer. He graduated from the department’s Basic Recruit Academy in December and was in field training as a community service officer.

One of the victims says he recorded a confrontation with Prozorov and got his license plate. For more than six minutes, Zabi Ahmadzi repeatedly asked Prozorov, who said he was a cop, to show him his badge.

Zabi: What are you, a cop?
Prozorov: I’m not talking to you anymore.
Zabi: Can I see the badge?
Prozorov: I’m not showing you anything

And Zabi says he never does.

According to the Sacramento Police Department, Prozorov graduated from their recruit academy and was currently in field training. He is being accused of impersonating a peace officer while on duty. A criminal and internal investigation remains underway.

“The Sacramento Police Department holds our employees to the highest standards on and off-duty,” a statement reads. “This incident is not reflective of the dedicated men and women who serve our community every day.”

A couple of Burciago’s roosters and his dog (Facebook)

It is apparent from Felix Burciago’s Facebook page that he likes boxing, restoring old cars, and cockfighting. One of those activities is illegal, and he was arrested for it last Saturday Afternoon.

Cockfighting, gamecock fighting or rooster fighting is an activity that involves raising or breeding roosters for strength and aggressiveness, outfitting them with sharp blades attached to their legs, sometimes given steroids to increase their energy and aggression, and put into a ring to fight another bird until death, or at least badly wounded. It has been widely recognized as cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, at least in the United States, and is illegal. In most, but not all states it is a felony. But it is still a popular and legal activity in many other countries, especially in some Latin America and Asian countries.

There are even movements in the US to make it legal, and many supporters like to claim that the country’s founding fathers even enjoyed the sport, as is shown in the poster Buciago posted on his Facebook page (left). Politifact and others, however, have disputed their involvement, or at least their enthusiasm for cockfighting. It was going on back then, and there are mentions of it in some documents related to Washington, Jefferson, etc. And of course, it is still going on today, though under the shadow of illegality.

According to the Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department, they received a report of an active cockfight going on in rural southwest Modesto, in the Riverdale Park area, near the Tuolumne River. Deputies responded to the home on Poland Road at 3:40 Saturday afternoon, January 24. They found resident Felix Buciago had a cockfighting ring set up, along with 50 roosters in cages, and three dead roosters, apparent losers of earlier fights.

While Animal Control officers took custody of the roosters, deputies arrested 42-year-old Burciago on charges of animal cruelty, keeping fighting animals or birds, and possession of implements for rooster or game cock fighting. Being a spectator at a cockfight is also illegal, but the crowd that had been reported earlier had left by then. Since his release pending court, Burciago already posted the founding fathers poster image to his Facebook page, with the words “Maybe i can president one day?”

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s office announced that a three month investigation led to the arrest of 40-year-old Stuart Staub of Guerneville on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, according to Sergeant Cecile Focha.

The Sheriff’s Office is affiliated with the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children task force (SVICAC) which was established in 2003 by the US Department of Justice, which covers eleven Bay Area counties. They work with the FBI, Homeland Security, the Secret Service, and US Postal Inspector to investigate web-based child pornography, exploitation and abuse. They identified a suspect, and in a three month investigation, detectives from the Sheriff’s Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Unit and the Crime Scene Investigation unit obtained a search warrant for Staub’s apartment on Fern Road, off River Road in Guerneville. Guerneville is a small town along the Russian River in the forested hills between the Sonoma Valley and the coast.

The search warrant was initially served on Tuesday, December 23. A computer was seized and Staub and other occupants of the apartment were interviewed. Staub was not arrested at the time however, as the detectives intended to search the computer for evidence. A thorough forensic examination of Staub’s computer was conducted, and multiple images of child pornography were discovered. They shared their findings with the District Attorney’s office, and a warrant for arrest was issued.

Staub was arrested the day the warrant was issued, on Monday, January 26. He was arrested without incident at the apartment, booked at the Sonoma County Jail for possession of obscene matter involving minors. Bail was set at $30,000, which he posted and was then released, pending his next court date of February 4. Sergeant Focha said that the Sheriff’s Office “is proud of the dedicated men and women who work diligently to build strong cases against criminals who exploit the most vulnerable in our society.”

SAN BERNARDINO – An 18-year-old man was arrested for trying to light his ex-girlfriend on fire and physically assaulting her early Thursday morning after catching her with another man.

Police said that Eduardo Hulises Rios, of San Bernardino, set fire to his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend after showing up at her residence and discovering her with another man.

When officers arrived at 1952 North Genevieve Ave., they discovered that Rios found the victim, the mother of his child, sleeping on the couch. Rios, according to police, used a small amount of gasoline in a plastic bottle, poured it on the unidentified male, then lit the gasoline and the couch on fire. Both victims were asleep, said police.

Upon being lit on fire, the two victims jumped up and a physical altercation occurred while Rios punched the female victim in the face, which caused minor injuries. “(Rios) was still at the residence when the initial officer arrived,” said Lt. Rich Lawhead, spokesman for San Bernardino Police.

When additional police units arrived, Rios had fled the scene, he said. The initial officer was assisting the victims, which allowed Rios to escape.
The physical altercation spilled into the front yard, said Lawhead. The initial fire was put out before police arrived, he said.
Eventually, Rios was discovered on a nearby street and taken into custody, he said.

Rios was arrested on charges of arson, domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon and was being held at California Department of Corrections.

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LOMA LINDA – A Redlands woman employed by Loma Linda University Medical Center was arrested in connection in embezzlement charges that included $360,000 of high tech equipment.

When Tammy Wren Violet Veach, 45, was arrested on Tuesday, investigators had discovered information enough to serve a search warrant at Veach’s Redlands residence. She was arrested at her residence, said police.

Evidence was obtained, according to Det. Michael Salazar, at Veach’s residence that led to her arrest which took place at 8:46 a.m. on January 27, according to reports.

Salazar said the investigation netted “substantial information” that led to the search warrant. The investigation was conducted by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s substation, also referred to as the Loma Linda Police Dept.

Veach lives at 31160 Sutherland Dr., which is near Redlands Country Club. She is suspected of embezzling $360,000 in Apple iPads and Apple MacBooks from LLUMC. She has worked there, according to reports, since 1992 as the executive director of marketing. According to LLUMC officials, Veach was no longer employed as of January 20.

The MacBooks, said Salazar, were embezzled during the course of her employment. The police did not reveal the circumstances that led into the investigation. One day after being arrested, Veach apparently posted bail, according to booking records, though no bail amount was listed. She faces charges of embezzlement and grand theft, according to the jail records.

She had been booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. No court appearances have been scheduled.

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SACRAMENTO—A dump truck, reported stolen early this week, was found Wednesday morning, January 28, after it crashed into an ATM in Sacramento. And a young woman from Sacramento  was arrested for her second vehicle theft in a year.

At approximately 5:20 a.m., Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies received a silent alarm from a company monitoring the Safe Credit Union kiosk at 1250 Howe Avenue near Hurley Way.

Deputies arrived to find a full-sized dump truck had smashed into the ATM. The driver was gone by the time deputies arrived. No money appeared to be missing. When police ran the license plate number, they discovered the vehicle had been stolen two days prior.

Firefighters from Sac Metro Fire arrived at the scene to prevent leaking fuel and oil from getting into a storm drain directly beneath the truck. The investigation into who stole the truck and caused all the damage is ongoing.

Tiffany Rose Pellerin images from Facebook in 2012 and 2013.

The next day, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department reported the successful arrest of 22-year-old Tiffany Rose Pellerin for vehicle theft and driving with a suspended license.

She was arrested at the Ferguson Lighting store on Madison Avenue, according to official reports. The store is located right next to Niello Volvo and Future Ford auto dealers, and less than a mile from her apartment on Walnut Avenue. Further details of that incident were not available.

But the arrest on Thursday came just over a year from a prior arrest for vehicle theft. In that case, a car had been stolen from a Rocklin resident, and was reported to police. A Sacramento Sheriff’s deputy on routine patrol identified the stolen car by license plate, and when they attempted an enforcement stop, the driver fled at a high rate of speed, but soon struck a curb dividing two parking lots on Greentree Drive near Franklin. The car became disabled and Pellerin fled, leaving two passengers behind in the car. They reported her name, however, and she was soon located. She was arrested on January 15, 2014 for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and possessing stolen property (AKA – grand theft-auto).

CrimeVoice staff contributed to this story

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One suspect is currently in custody following a fight at a Roseville boarding hotel, according to an official weekly crime report issued by Roseville Police Department.

McClennon Paige, 57, of Roseville, was reportedly arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and other related charges, and taken to jail.

According to Roseville PD, on Thursday, January 22, at about 1:30 am, officers were called to a fight in a boarding hotel in the 300 block of Lincoln Street, reportedly involving a man armed with a club and one victim potentially down on the ground. Upon arrival to the location, which is above the Boxing Donkey Irish Pub in Historic Old Town, officers heard screaming from inside and quickly made a plan — one officer armed himself with a beanbag shotgun, which was a “less lethal” weapon.

McClennon Paige booking photo

The officers entered the hotel together to look for the suspect and possible victims. As officers made their way through the hotel, they reportedly encountered a man walking towards them and pointing a rifle in their direction. The officers reportedly took cover as best they could by pressing into doorways and ducking into adjacent hallways. They yelled at the man repeatedly to drop this rifle, however the man did not respond and continued to hold the rifle at waist level.

While one officer provided cover with his handgun, the officer with the shotgun fired a beanbag round (rubber projectile) at the man. The round reportedly missed the man and hit the wall behind the suspect. However, after it was fired the man put his rifle down and officers quickly took him into custody.

Officers reportedly found the suspect was very drunk and had been fighting with his neighbors. He had reportedly hit one of his neighbors with a 2×4 board, threatened and fought with him, and then went back to his room and got his rifle. Officers later discovered the suspect’s rifle was not loaded.