Veterans Salute Dance
FREE to Sacramento Veterans
Posted: 11/5/2011
On November 12, 2011, Big Band Dance Party presents "Stars & Stripes; Veterans Salute Dance."
Performers include London's Swing Band "The Jive Aces," featuring Toni Elizabeth Prima (daughter of Louis Prima and Keely Smith). The evening includes dance lessons.
November 12, 2011
7:00 Dance Lessons
7:30-10:30 Dance
Sunrise Event Center - Grand Ballroom
11167 Trade Center Drive
Rancho Cordova
FREE to Sacramento veterans.
Tickets for the public are available at http://www.inticketing.com/events/176248/veterans-salute-dance/
More information call 800-385-2323; http://www.bigbanddanceparty.com/vererans-salute-sacramento.html
CalVet, Community Colleges Chancellor’s
Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Posted: 11/5/2011
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) will sign an agreement that will make community college enrollment much simpler for military personnel, veterans and their families residing in California.
CalVet and CCCCO are responding to Governor Brown’s call for greater collaboration in government through his recent Executive Order creating the Inter-Agency Council on Veterans.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Noon – 12:30 p.m.
California State Capitol, Room 1190
Sacramento, CA 95814
Peter J. Gravett, CalVet Secretary; Dr. Jack Scott, California Community Colleges Chancellor; Karen Baker, Secretary of Service and Volunteering for the State of California.
The Memorandum of Understanding will allow service members, veterans and their family members to self-certify their interest in applying to a California community College by completing the “State of California Veterans Reintegration Project” form. With CCCCO’s assistance, CalVet will then use the zip code of interested parties to send them information about community colleges in their region, including locations, application instructions, registration deadlines, veteran contacts, college veteran web sites, and more. When technology between CalVet and CCCCO is properly linked, an individual’s completed reintegration form will be able to serve as an official California community college application.
MOTORCYCLIST STRUCK AND KILLED ON FAIR OAKS BOULEVARD
Posted: 8/13/2011
On August 6, 2011, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Byron Gonzalez, a 39 year old from Sacramento, was riding a white 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Fair Oaks Boulevard approaching Mission Avenue. Swami Hariharananda, a 79 year old from Carmichael, was driving a maroon 2000 Toyota Camry southbound on Mission Avenue at
Fair Oaks Boulevard. Hariharananda made a left turn onto eastbound Fair Oaks Boulevard, directly in the path of the motorcyclist. Gonzales was unable to avoid the Toyota and his motorcycle collided into the left front fender of the Toyota. The impact caused Gonzalez to be ejected from his motorcycle and thrown across the hood of the Toyota, landing in the eastbound #2 lane of Fair Oaks Boulevard. Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene. Hariharananda was transported to Kaiser North with minor injuries.
Alcohol and/or drugs do not appear to be a contributing factor in this collision. This collision is still under investigation.
Any additional information about this news release should contact Officer Dutton who will be available at the CHP North Sacramento Area business phone number of (916)
338-6710, Monday through Friday 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. After hours, or if urgent, please contact her by cell at (916) 955-3332.
REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BUCKLE UP AND DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE
The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement and traffic safety agency reporting to Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Acting Undersecretary Traci Stevens and Governor Jerry Brown.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chief Andy McMurray Appointed Deputy Director, Chief of Fire Protection
Posted: 8/3/2011
Sacramento - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Director Ken Pimlott announced the appointment of Andy McMurry, 47, of Pine Grove, as the Deputy Director, Chief of Fire Protection, effective Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
Chief McMurry has 29 years of service with CAL FIRE and is one of five McMurrys (father Don, brothers Sam and Mike, and sister-in-law, Cindy) who have made the fire service their life's work. Chief McMurry has worked in five different CAL FIRE units (San Mateo-Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Sonoma-Lake-Napa, Fresno-Kings, and Tuolumne-Calaveras) serving in assignments ranging from Firefighter I through Deputy Chief and has worked in Sacramento Headquarters as a Staff Chief, Assistant Deputy Director and, most recently, as the Acting Deputy Director, Chief of Fire Protection.
"Andy's depth of operational and program experience in fire protection make him uniquely qualified for this position," said CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott. "His proven leadership will help guide CAL FIRE through the many challenges we are facing now and into the future."
Grab and Run Vehicle Pursuit
Posted: 7/20/2011
On July 19, 2011, at approximately 3:50 P.M. Citrus Heights Police Officers were dispatched to the Costco store at 7000 Auburn Blvd, for a theft in progress. Witnesses reported two males, later identified as Berry Denzel and a male juvenile, followed the female victim as she exited the store with a shopping cart. While the victim was distracted, the juvenile suspect stole her purse from the shopping cart then jumped into a waiting vehicle being driven by Berry Denzel.
A witness followed the suspect’s vehicle away from the store as it fled toward Sacramento on Highway 80. Responding officers located the vehicle near Truxel Rd and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Berry Denzel failed to stop and a vehicle pursuit was initiated.
Shortly after officers terminated their pursuit, the suspect crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with an uninvolved motorist in the 800 block of Sacramento St. in West Sacramento.
Denzel Berry was taken into custody near the crash site while the juvenile ran from the crash scene into a nearby apartment complex. Citrus Heights Police Officer S. Lombardo and his K9 partner Bruno responded to the scene. The juvenile resisted arrest, the K9 was deployed and he was taken into custody.
The victim’s purse and a handgun were recovered at the scene. The suspect vehicle was determined to be stolen out of Sacramento on 7/10/11. Citrus Heights officers were assisted by the Sacramento Police Department and the West Sacramento Police Department. The vehicle collision is being investigated by the West Sacramento Police Department.
Denzel Berry was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on the charges of Grand Theft, Possession of Stolen Property, Evading a Police Officer, Vehicle Theft, Conspiracy, Resisting a Peace Officer, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Driving on a Suspended License and an outstanding warrant.
The juvenile was booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall on the charges of Grand Theft, Conspiracy and Resisting a Police Officer.
The Citrus Heights Police Department wants to remind people to be aware of their surroundings and valuables at all times. It only takes a momentary distraction to be a victim of a crime.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF SACRAMENTO PROUDLY PRESENTS THE 18TH ANNUAL SACRAMENTO LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL RUN
Posted: 7/13/2011
This year thousands of anticipated riders will ride from the Police and Sheriff Memorial, riding along the river to the City of Isleton. This event continues to grow as the third largest ride in Northern California, with thousands of riders coming from as far away as Arizona, Nevada, and Washington.
The Run has become the primary fundraising event to enable Law Enforcement Chaplaincy-Sacramento to respond and serve our law enforcement families and community members. Support from the business community is vital in keeping our chaplains available to respond 24-7-365 when anyone has experienced a crisis or tragedy. Additional recipients of this year’s Ride proceeds are; California Peace Officers Memorial, Police & Sheriff Memorial Foundation, and some new programs to help our law enforcement departments and communities: sacramento4KIDS-teaching our children how to be safe, and Courage To Be You (C2BU)-stopping child sex trafficking.
Our Ride this year will begin at the Police & Sheriff Memorial, 500 Arden Way at 8:00AM Registration on Saturday, July 30st. After a brief Memorial Ceremony, remembering our fallen officers, we will begin the beautiful Ride down to the little historic delta town of Isleton. Isleton will be welcoming and hosting thousands of riders and family members with good food, good music and good fun, Live Auction, Fun for the whole family! Your contribution of coupons, prizes, and gifts to the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy-Sacramento for the silent Auction will help cover the costs.
The evening before, Friday, July 29th will be the preregistration party from 5pm-8pm at Sac Harley, 1000 Arden Way, Harlee and the Riff Raff Band, Food and Fun.
That evening of the law Enforcement Memorial run please then join us also at SACRAMENTO MILE at CAL EXPO GRANDSTANDS, 7:00pm, AMA Pro Dirt Track Racers at CA State Fair.
Please consider becoming a sponsor for the 18th Annual Sacramento Law Enforcement Memorial Run.
Together, we can and we will make a difference.
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy-Sacramento
1331 Garden Highway
Sacramento CA 95833
916-993-7786
info@memorialrun.org
www.memorialrun.org
http://www.facebook.com/sacchaplains
Natomas Police Report for Second Half of June 2009
Hello Community Members,
This information is provided so you can have a timely snapshot of significant events in our community. It is my intention to list suspect apprehensions and crimes of interest (i.e., robberies, assaults, burglaries, homicides), traffic enforcement efforts, and conditions caused by natural events (flooding, road closures, etc.) You may share this information with your fellow community members. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by patrol officers, and may or may not be assigned to a Detective for further investigation.
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(178172) 6/13/09 @ 10:31 am, Gateway West Area, Car Vandalism, Gateway West
Officers responded to a resident who had their car tires slashed over night. Officers conducted a neighborhood canvass and located a total of 5 cars that had their tires slashed. Stimmler, Chateau Montelena, and Poppy Hill were all hit including a Hummer, Honda Civic and a VW Passat. Over the weekend several cars and homes were also vandalized by someone throwing eggs.
Last Night Graveyard Officer Tavelli worked directed patrol in the same area in hopes of locating some possible suspects. he stopped several people but was unable to connect anything to the recent vandalism. He left the area around 1:30 am to handle other things and returned about 3:00 am. When he returned he observed about 10 cars that had been egged while he was gone. He developed some information and is following up on those leads to hopefully determine the identity of the suspect(s) - Hopefully more to follow in upcoming updates.
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(178654) 6/13/09 @ 7:52pm, American/W. El Camino, drug arrest, Gardenland/Northgate
Swingshift Officer Motter stopped a Maroon Ford Expedition at the above location. A subsequent search of the driver revealed crystal methamphetamine in his pocket. He also had 7 warrants out of sac county, Merced county and Sutter county. Jose Medrano 12/31/76 was arrested on drug charges and 7 warrants. He lives in Natomas
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(179227) 6/14/09 @ 6:07 am, 500 Bankside Wy, Assault, N. Natomas
Officers responded to a call at the above apartment complex where a woman was attempting to run over a man with her car. She also possibly hit parked cars in the process. Officers arrived and the male suspect was gone. A concerned citizen gave officers a description of the car and Officer Sujan soon spotted the maroon dodge margnum driving in the area. He stopped the car and determined the driver was DUI. The 26 year old female driver was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and DUI.
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(177445) 6/12/09 @ 6:30 pm, Drug Arrest, Northgate/San Juan, Northgate/Gardenland
Officer Gardner stopped a black Chevy Impala at the above location as it pulled into the parking lot of 3315 Northgate. He immediately smelled marijuana as he approached the car. He was walking the driver back to the squad car when the driver took off running. Officer Gardner and Sgt. Lange chased him and caught him across the street. While they were chasing the suspect, they were told that 4 female subjects had attempted to get into the suspect's car and search around. Officers located a couple of baggies of marijuana inside the car along with a baggie of ecstasy pills. The suspect was on probation from a drug arrest in Yolo Co. Officers attempted to detain the 4 female subjects that supposedly entered the suspect's car. One became very belligerent with officers and refused to do what they said. they attempted to detain her in the squad car and she kicked POP Officer John Banks in the leg and tried to pull away from officers. She (16 yr old) was cited for battery on an officer. Gregory Marshall 10/6/83 was arrested on drug charges, resisting arrest, and violation of probation.
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Traffic Enforcement
- 6/12/09 - POP Officer John Banks worked the area of Natomas Blvd/Del paso Rd. He wrote 6 traffic citations and towed 1 car.
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Crime Prevention Tip
- during the follow up on the tire slashings and eggings in Gateway West, officers talked to a resident regarding a suspicious person. Someone knocked on her door asking if her car was for sale - her car was marked for sale and there wasn't any reason why someone would randomly knock on her door and ask that question. Her car subsequently had some things stolen off of it (unknown if it is the same suspect). This resident even told officers that it was suspicious because she knows suspects usually knock on the door to see if anyone is home prior to burglarizing their home (OUTSTANDING!!!! THE WORD IS GETTING OUT!!!)
- Recently there has been similar information on the various email groups in Natomas about people knocking on doors and asking about a car being for sale - even though no cars were for sale.
- The subject who knocked on the door was described as a female white adult (20-30 yrs.), with only 2 front teeth and pregnant. There appeared to be a car waiting for her nearby with two male subjects in it. The car was light blue in color.
TIP
Call police anytime this happens. We might not get there in time to catch these subjects, but we might catch them down the street as they are trying it again at some other home. This is VERY suspicious activity and a good chance their were "casing" the neighborhood. Call in ALL suspicious activity ALL the time and we will catch these suspects before they hit another resident.....Keep up the good work!!
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I will send crime stats for May out later this week.
If you observe a crime in progress call 9-1-1.
If you have information regarding some of the above crimes please call Crime Alert at 443-HELP or 1-800-AA-CRIME. (You can remain anonymous)
Captain Daniel Hahn
Sacramento Police Department
Patrol Division - North Command
3550 Marysville Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95838
(916) 566-6401
dhahn@pd.cityofsacramento.org
Folsom Man Arrested in High Yield Investment Fraud Scheme
Release Date February 28, 2008
Sacramento, CA: Steve K. Wilson, aka Stefan Andre Wilson, age 44, was arrested yesterday evening without incident at his home located at 730 Glen Mady Way, Folsom, California, on charges related to a fraudulent high yield investment program. Drew Parenti, Special Agent in Charge of the Sacramento FBI and Scott O’Briant, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation, announced the arrest.
According to allegations contained in the affidavit in support of the complaint, Wilson managed a hedge fund operating under the names Christians in Crisis Investment Fund, Shake the Nations and Opus Capital Holdings. Wilson solicited individuals to invest in what he described as a high risk hedge fund which, based on the investment agreement, promised investors a 2% monthly return (24% annual return) on their investment. The agreement also gave the investors the ability to withdraw earnings or after one year, the investor could ask for the return of their principal.
Investigators determined that Wilson maintained two financial accounts associated with Christians in Crisis (CIC). Investor contributions were deposited into a Washington Mutual (WaMu) account in the name of CIC Investment Fund. A portion of the money was then transferred into an Ameritrade brokerage account in the name of CIC International. An analysis of these two accounts demonstrates that the CIC Investment Fund operated as a Ponzi scheme.
During the period of March 2006 through July 2007, approximately $9 million was deposited into the WaMu account. These deposits were in the form of personal checks, cashier’s checks and wire transfers from various investors and were payable to CIC Investment Fund. Approximately $6.4 million was transferred from the WaMu account to the Ameritrade account where Steve Wilson engaged in day trading in the stock market. The Ameritrade brokerage account sustained approximately $5.1 million in trading losses. Of the roughly $3.85 million of remaining money in the WaMu account, Wilson withdrew at least $1.1 million for personal expenses and disbursed approximately $2.06 million to investors as capital appreciation or earnings. These payments were not the result of earnings and appear to be lulling payments to investors so as not to arouse suspicion. The capital appreciation or earnings payments were made with new investor’s money.
On February 15, 2008, Special Agents with the FBI and the IRS Criminal Investigation executed search and seizure warrants on Wilson’s home and business. A lis pendens has been filed against Wilson’s residence and items seized pursuant to the seizure warrant included a 2007 Porsche Cayman, a 2006 Sea Ray vessel, a brokerage account and a bank account.
Wilson was booked into custody last night and will make his initial appearance in federal court today at 2:00 p.m. in Sacramento, California.
Dexter McNamara Receives FBI Community Leadership Award
Release Date February 23, 2008
Sacramento, CA: The Sacramento FBI announced February 25, 2008 that Dexter McNamara is the recipient of the 2007 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. The award, given annually, recognizes the achievements of individuals or organizations in the area of drug and violence education and prevention. Mr. McNamara, for the past 13 years, has been the Director of the Interfaith Service Bureau (ISB), an organization dedicated to addressing human needs in the community and fostering greater understanding, acceptance and cooperation among people of different faiths.
The ISB, incorporated in 1920 as the Federation of Churches, eventually became known as the Interfaith Service Bureau in 1978. During his 13 years as Director, Mr. McNamara has seen the religious community in Sacramento grow and change considerably bringing with it the challenges of ministering to the diverse needs of people in the Capital City. Some of the ways the ISB has helped people of different religious backgrounds discover the common call of faith to work for justice, mercy and compassion include: bringing faith groups together to foster understanding and trust; working together to feed, clothe, and house people; providing faith and values programming on the Religious Coalition for Cable Television channel; helping lead local disaster preparedness and response efforts; and working with various programs to help children, youth and families.
Drew Parenti, Special Agent in Charge of the Sacramento FBI, said “Dexter McNamara was the first person from the religious community to call and welcome me to Sacramento and he has been a guiding hand for me during my tenure here. He has played an integral role in making our community safer for everyone and has opened many doors for the FBI helping us effectively communicate with the various inter-faith communities in Sacramento. He has been a great partner to the FBI and the work he does is more important now than it ever has been”.
The ISB also works in conjunction with many other programs in the community including: Opening Doors; Building Unity; Habitat for Humanity: the Capital Unity Council; the Child Abuse Prevention Council; WEAVE; the Healthy Marriage Project; California Interfaith Power & Light; and the U.S. Attorney General’s Violence Prevention Task Force.
Dexter McNamara said “It gives me great hope when I see people from many different religious and ethnic/cultural backgrounds and from many different agencies and organizations working together to create a safe, just, healthy and compassionate community.” The presentation of the award was February 27, 2008.
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