Crime

  No new court funding in California budget revision Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed May budget revision puts no new money into the judicial branch, leaving the funding level unchanged from January. That means court funding will stay at $1.2 billion...

The Contra Costa County Superior Court’s website includes a very helpful “Virtual Self Help Law Center” with instructions and samples for many of the most common court procedures.  Domestic violence, eviction, family law, guardianship, and small claims are all covered. Now, in addition to samples and instructions, you can benefit from Family Law videos,...

Q. I filed divorce papers months ago. We don’t have kids. When I served my husband, I found out he doesn’t live at his address any more. It turns out he’s now in jail. I’m not sure what to do next and I don’t have copies of my paperwork any more. How do...

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A day after the NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 that the Kings would not move to Seattle, Sacramento’s mayor and league Commissioner David Stern became the targets of death threats from an upset basketball fan.

Officers went to …

  Feinstein Won’t Condemn Seizure of AP Phone Records By Meredith Shineroll Call, 5/15/13 Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is not yet alarmed by recent news that the Department of Justice acquired the phone records of A...

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Police say they seized over 30 grams of crystal meth in a raid of a Turlock home Tuesday.

Officers from Turlock’s Police Narcotics Enforcement Team served a search warrant on a home along N Olive Avenue near Starr Avenue.…

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A man panhandling near Martin Luther King Boulevard and American Street was assaulted and robbed Tuesday evening by three young men.

Police say that the man was approached by the three around 7:42 p.m. when one of them took …

The Sacramento Police Department is urging the community to take steps to safeguard their homes during the upcoming summer months. Going to sleep with your windows and doors open may cool down your home, but is often an invitation for unwanted and une...

This twice sold-out class, videotaped the third time, covers the most successful methods of collection, including obtaining an earnings withholding order and bank levy. Applications and Orders for Appearance and Examination, used to examine the judgment debtor in court to identify assets; and Abstracts of Judgment, used to place a lien against the judgment...

According to Sacramento police, a security guard interrupted a group of thieves attempting to steal an ATM machine Monday morning. The intellectually challenged men tied a chain to their truck and then to the ATM. They were able to rip the ATM machine ...