Verify: Is etching your catalytic converter the best way to prevent theft?
Here is what drivers need to know of how they could potentially prevent their catalytic converter from being stolen. Author: Madison Wade (ABC10) Updated: 11:28 PM PDT July 2, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif ABC10 verified catalytic converter thefts in the Sacramento region are on the rise and the rise in crime is likely due to the pandemic.
Is getting your catalytic converter etched actually the best deterrent?
David Larzelere s catalytic converter was stolen. He says people need to get protection or else they could become targets as well. Larzelere s car is an Acura 2001 CL, not a typical car on the known catalytic converter hit list.
5:45 p.m. update:
Austin Wayne Rivers was taken into custody without incident and is being booked at the Carson City Jail. Escaped inmate Cody J. Abernathy remains at large.
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One inmate who escaped from the Carson City Detention Center on Saturday has been captured and a warrant has been issued for a Carson City man accused of aiding the escape, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Matthew R. Marizza, 27, was apprehended Sunday in Sacramento, California, following a high-speed chase of a truck reported stolen in Carson City.
Cody J. Abernathy, 28, who escaped with Marizza on Saturday, remains at large.
Jerry LambeJun 22nd, 2021, 3:22 pm
First responders on the scene after a pickup truck driver’s rampage left one dead and three injured.
A pickup truck driver in California on Monday allegedly ran over two pedestrians with his car, then exited the vehicle and attacked two other people using a handgun and a crowbar, several local newsoutletsreported.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said there was a “large police presence” at an intersection in Carmichael, California due to a “hit-and-run and shooting,” and noted that a section of the roadway was completely blocked off from traffic. However, subsequent reporting on the incident revealed a far more bizarre and chaotic scene.
Some of the weapons had been modified to be considered assault rifles under the California Penal Code. Author: Alanea Cremen Updated: 4:38 PM PST February 26, 2021
CARMICHAEL, Calif. A man is facing felony weapons charges after more than 100 guns and some explosive fake devices were found inside his Carmichael home Thursday.
The Sacramento Sheriff s Office says they received a call for help from Bradley Imre Bodai, 38, just before 2 a.m. Officials say Bodai called the sheriff s communication center and said people who were in his house to repair a gas leak were instead eating his food. He allegedly claimed to have them at gunpoint. Moments later, dispatch says they heard a gunshot and Bodai claimed he had shot someone.
California ramps up security around state Capitol ahead of possible protest
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Hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators gather outside the California Capitol building in Sacramento on Jan. 6.Adam Beam / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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California Highway Parol officers stand watch outside the California State Capitol in Sacramento following a protest in support of President Trump on Jan. 6.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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John, who declined to give a last name, protests in support of President Trump outside the California State Capitol on Jan. 6 in Sacramento.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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SACRAMENTO State and local law enforcement agencies are ramping up security measures around the California Capitol in the aftermath of last week’s insurrection in Washington, D.C. by rioters seeking to keep President Trump in office.