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Man arrested after long struggle with Sac PD

Submitted by Michael Bott on Monday, April 1st, 6:32 am
Man arrested after long struggle with Sac PD

SACRAMENTO - A man Sacramento police described as violent and unstable was arrested after a long struggle with officers Sunday afternoon.

Calls of a possibly violent man on a rooftop were received by Sacramento police just after 4 p.m., according to Sacramento police officer Michele Gigante.

When police arrived on the 2200 block of University Avenue, the man had come down from the roof but was uncooperative.

Gigante said the man started to fight with officers when they tried to take him into custody. They tazed the man several times but it didn't slow him down.

After a long struggle, a K9 officer was used to subdue the man and he was taken into custody.

Gigante said a police officer was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure for an injury sustained during the melee.

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Rocklin teacher pleads not guilty to giving pot to teens

Submitted by News10 Web Staff
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 8:05pm

PLACER COUNTY, CA - He's accused of giving underage students marijuana and alcohol, and Monday Rocklin middle school teacher Ian Runciman faced a judge.

Runciman pled not guilty to three counts of giving marijuana to three minors over the age of 14 between October and December of last year. Rocklin police say he provided pot for underage teenagers at his apartment. Some of the teens were his former students.

Police say it appeared the Granite Oaks Middle School teacher formed relationships with former students and maintained those relationships after they went on to high school.
Investigators say each of the teens named in the complaint was either a former student or a friend of a former student.

Police say they became involved after the father of one of the students found his son at Runciman's apartment and discovered what was happening.

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City of Stockton faces 4-day battle with creditors

Submitted by Jeff Maher on Monday, March 25th, 6:35 pm

STOCKTON, Calif. - Lawyers representing the city of Stockton were in federal court Monday morning, trying to convince Judge Christopher Klein the city deserves an exemption from paying creditors tens of millions of dollars.

But the city's creditors will likely be arguing the point the city can and should pay the money it owes, regardless of the consequences to Stockton's 300,000 residents.

The largest of the creditors are bond insurers who helped the city refinance its pension debt.  They are expected to contend Stockton is solvent and has not cut spending enough.

According to Bloomberg, if the creditors win at trial, they will be able to sue the city in state court where it is easier to force asset sales, cuts in city services, or boost revenue to pay debt.

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CHP: Parolee arrested with assault rifle after high-speed chase

Submitted by News10 Web Staff
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 5:18pm

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CA - A high-speed but short police pursuit on Highway 26 at Jack Tone Road in San Joaquin County early Monday morning resulted in the arrest of a man on multiple charges.

California Highway Patrol Officer James Smith said officers tried to pull over a 2000 Honda Civic in the westbound lane of the highway about 1:05 a.m. for speeding. Rather, the driver didn't stop and led officers on a three-mile chase at more than 110 mph before coming to a stop due to flat tires from a spike strip put down by officers.

The driver got out of the Honda with an AK-15 assault rifle on his shoulder which he threw down before running into an orchard, Smith said.

Officers caught and arrested the man without further incident.

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Modesto city workers probed for selling 'sewer jewelry'

Submitted by George Warren on Wednesday, March 20th, 5:29 pm

MODESTO, CA - Several Modesto wastewater employees are under investigation for selling thousands of dollars worth of gold jewelry they found in the city's sewer system.

A routine audit of a Modesto precious metals dealer's records made police suspicious about the origin of the jewelry presented over multiple months by the city workers.

Yvonne Brawley, a supervisor at Modesto Gold, Jewelry and Coins, said the employees were upfront about the source of the gold.

"It came from the city sewer traps and they cleaned it up," Brawley said. "Some of it wasn't gold and some of it was."

Modesto police chief Galen Carroll told the Modesto Bee he wasn't sure if a crime had been committed, but he believes the public employees had a duty to turn over the found gold to the city.

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TELL US - Are you disappointed in local news coverage?

Submitted by Amy Jacobson Kurokawa, Multimedia Producer
Monday, March 18th, 2013, 1:48pm
TELL US - Are you disappointed in local news coverage?

The Associated Press reported on a new study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism that states that a third of consumers are disappointed in news coverage.

In short, the AP article mentioned that many of the consumers said there were fewer or less complete stories and that local news has become increasingly focused on weather, sports and traffic.

News10 wants to know what YOU think!

Please share your comments to our post at the top of our Facebook page, or tweet @News10_CA.

We're offering a more in-depth look at this trend, including some of your thoughts, on our 5pm newscast today.

You won't want to miss it!!

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Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign

Submitted by News10 Web Staff
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012, 8:16am
Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign

NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved.

The international pop star and songwriter Diane Warren will donate a video of "I Was Here" that will be filmed in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York in front of a live audience. The video will premiere Aug. 19 on World Humanitarian Day and the UN hopes it will help the campaign reach 1 billion people.

A news release says the campaign website launched Thursday and allows people to share individual acts of good.

Beyonce says in the statement that World Humanitarian Day is a chance to work together and "this is our time to leave our mark on the world."

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