Crime

Fire investigators continue to probe a device capable of starting a fire that was found outside a Murieta North residence.  The "crude incendiary device" was found Jan. 22 on the ground near trash cans on Cazador, according to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Captain Christian Pebbles.  Pebbles declined to provide details about the device on Tuesday because of the ongoing investigation. The incident appears in the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security logs for Jan. 22.

Like last month’s Community Services District board meeting, this month’s lasted less than an hour. In that time, the board adopted a sewer management plan required by a regulatory agency and set the stage for considering whether to pursue a wastewater discharge permit that’s been described as an insurance policy for the district.  Read more »

"The kids want to play baseball," says the president of Cosumnes River Little League.

[Updated July 9]  Tuesday night's events at Stonehouse Park -- when a fight broke out between parents from opposing teams -- are troubling to the president of Cosumnes River Little League.  On Thursday, he said one of the teams involved won't be allowed to play at Stonehouse this season or next.  Read more »

A fight erupted after a Little League game Tuesday night at Stonehouse Park, bringing sheriff’s patrol cars into the community and the helicopter overhead.  There were no arrests.  Read more »

It’s too early to tell how the county’s budget problems will impact law-enforcement protection in the area, the Community Services District’s Security Committee was told Thursday.  The committee also discussed recent ticketing of golf carts crossing Jackson Road and crimes in the community.  Read more »

The contents of a purse were reported stolen from an unlocked car overnight, and there were a half-dozen complaints about noise and mischief, Security said Friday.  Read more »

Sgt. Greg Hanks and Crime Prevention Specialist Laura Grossman of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department-South Bureau appeared at Tuesday's Rotary Club meeting to talk about Neighborhood Watch and the benefits of being involved with the program.

The community took a tentative step toward having a Neighborhood Watch program Tuesday night when about 20 residents attended a presentation at the Villas Clubhouse. Crime Prevention Specialist Laura Grossman and other members of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department-South Bureau discussed the program and answered questions during an hour-long session hosted by the Rotary Club.  Read more »

Thieves hit four unlocked vehicles overnight in Rancho Murieta North, taking a purse from one.  Read more »

The Rotary Club hosts a meeting on the Neighborhood Watch program 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Villas Clubhouse, on Murieta Parkway at Alameda Drive.  Read more »

Burglars broke in the front door of the Plaza's Ace Hardware overnight and got away with the store's safe, authorities reported Thursday.  Read more »