The Department of Justice announced which law enforcement departments across the country will get federal grant money. Sacramento made the list and will be getting new officers.

The Sacramento Police Department is getting more than $8 million from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. They will use the money to hire 25 additional officers. Sacramento Sheriffs was also awarded a grant to retain or hire deputies.

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Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are seeking information regarding the actions and whereabouts of 59-year old Marilyn Nash  from August 31st to the morning of September 1st. Nash’s body was discovered at around 7:00 a.m. on September 1st, near the southbound Highway 99 on-ramp from westbound Florin Road. Nash was the victim of a homicide, although the exact cause of her death is still being investigated.

Deputies responded to a call from a man who had been walking eastbound Florin Road approaching the Highway 99 overpass, and saw the victim, Nash, lying motionless in an embankment off of the roadway. Detectives have no information regarding any suspects in this case, and have not established a motive for the incident.

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Earlier this morning, shortly after 7:00 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Florin Road and Highway 99 regarding a woman’s body found there. A male caller said that while walking to work, he observed the woman lying motionless in the embankment and landscaped area at westbound Florin Road to the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp. Deputies arrived along with paramedics, who pronounced the woman deceased at the scene.

The victim appears to be a dark-skinned female. Her age and identity are not known at this time. Although the cause of death is still under investigation, homicide detectives have responded to the scene.

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Earlier this afternoon, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives arrested Aubry Toews, 21, in connection with a homicide last month at an apartment in north Sacramento County. Toews was taken into custody around 11:15 a.m. at a residence in Sacramento County and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of murder, burglary and attempted robbery. She is being held without bail.

On July 29, 2011, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to calls of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Manzanita Avenue. Deputies found Michael Sanderson, 54, inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Sanderson was transported to a hospital and died of his injuries a short time later.

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Sheriff’s Homicide detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this morning in south Sacramento. Devenne Rodriguez, 25, was taken into custody at approximately 3:00p.m. inside an apartment complex in Sacramento County. Rodriguez will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on a single charge of murder, and held without bail. Rodriguez’ booking photograph will be released when it is available.

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. today, Sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of 37th Avenue and 44th Street regarding a man found lying in the street. Investigators found a 20-year old male who had sustained a gunshot wound to his upper body. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

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Earlier this afternoon shortly before 2:00 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a shooting at the Terrace at Fair Oaks Apartments in the 5800 block of Sutter Avenue. A female caller stated that her boyfriend had been shot in the head, and she was transporting him to a hospital. Deputies located the caller and the victim, a male in his late 20’s, who had sustained a gunshot wound to his head. The victim was transported to an area hospital, and was expected to survive his injuries.

Information indicated that after the shooting, the suspect retreated into a second story apartment inside the complex. Deputies established perimeter containment around the complex, and members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Detail were mobilized, as well. Several apartments near the one where the suspect was believed to be were evacuated for the safety of the occupants inside.

Once the scene was contained, deputies made numerous PA announcements for anyone inside the target apartment to come outside. A male could be seen looking out the window of the apartment, but he refused to comply with orders to exit the residence. After approximately fifteen minutes, the subject finally emerged from the apartment and was taken into custody. He was positively identified as the shooting suspect. The apartment was free of any other occupants, but deputies did recover a handgun, which was believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, inside the apartment.

The motive for this shooting is still under investigation. Deputies believe that although a brief verbal altercation between Reyes and the victim preceded the shooting, that there was no pre-existing relationship between the two. The suspect was identified as Joseph Reyes, 31. Reyes was expected to be booked into custody and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. His booking photograph will be released when it is available.

Two teenagers are in custody after leading officers on a pursuit through Rancho Cordova earlier this morning. Officers arrested Abraham Lopez, 18, and a 17-year old male on charges including felony evasion of a peace officer, unlawful possession of a concealed, loaded firearm and resisting arrest.

The incident began shortly after 1:30 a.m. today, when a Rancho Cordova police officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Paseo Drive and Folsom Boulevard. The driver of the vehicle sped away and led officers on a pursuit lasting several minutes, and reaching speeds of approximately 60 miles per hour. During the pursuit, a male passenger fell out of the suspect vehicle and was able to elude capture, as officers continued to pursue the suspect vehicle.

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Earlier today, Melvin Flemings, 22, was arrested on numerous counts of child pornography during a court appearance for a pending case of the same nature. Flemings was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and is being held on $500,000 bail.

On February 4, 2011, Flemings was arrested for charges related to the sexual assault of a juvenile male who Flemings coached. Flemings was previously employed as the freshman boys’ basketball coach at El Camino High School, and has also coached basketball teams for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) league in the Sacramento area.

Since Flemings’ arrest in February, Sheriff’s Sexual Assault detectives have continued to conduct additional investigation and have found at least six more juvenile male victims. Investigators discovered evidence of child pornography and sexual contact between Flemings and the victims.

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Earlier today just after 5:30 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of suspicious subjects in the area of Prarie Dunes Way and Piping Rock Drive in south Sacramento County. A caller stated that two men with dark clothing were walking through the neighborhood with flashlights. Updated information said that the men had got into a vehicle and were driving slowly down the street with the vehicle’s lights off.

Around 5:45 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy arrived in the area and saw a red Chevy Surburban driving with its lights off. The driver of the vehicle immediately sped away, and the deputy pursued it out of the neighborhood. The pursuit went northbound on Vineyard Road to westbound Gerber Road. As the deputy pursued the vehicle, speeds reached approximately 100 miles per hour. The driver of the suspect vehicle ran at least three red traffic lights during the pursuit, as other officers responded to assist.

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Earlier today shortly before 11:00 a.m., an officer with the Twin Rivers Police Department was on patrol in North Highlands. The officer was driving on Stephen Drive, when he observed two juveniles, a male and female, in Strizek Park. As the officer approached the subjects on foot, the male fled eastbound down Stephen Drive.

The officer ran after the subject, who fled towards Channing Drive and turned southbound through the front yard of a house at the intersection. As the officer pursued the suspect, repeatedly ordering him to stop, a gun fell from the waistband of the suspect’s pants and landed on the ground. The officer stopped behind the suspect, drew his weapon, and ordered the suspect to stop. Instead, the suspect turned around and advanced towards the gun, which lay on the ground. The suspect ignored repeated commands by the officer to stop, and reached for the gun. Fearing for his safety, the officer fired his weapon several times, striking the suspect.

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