Sept. 17 Berm Builder
A 47-year-old male reported that an unknown suspect started a backhoe parked on his property on Foresthill Road, knocked down two pine trees, built two dirt berms, then re-parked the backhoe undamaged.
Sept. 21 Missing Mary Jane
Two gentlemen residing on Green Acres Road in Colfax reported the theft of approximately eleven 6-10 inch tall marijuana plants from their yard.
Sept. 25 Bubble Gum Bandit
Employees of a supermarket on Grass Valley Hwy. in Auburn observed an 18-year-old male placing cough medicine and bubble gum into his pants pocket and leaving without paying.
Sept. 25 That Sucks
Gas was siphoned out of nine vehicles at a used car lot on South Canyon Way in Colfax.
Sept. 27 Car Egged
On Copperfield Circle in Granite Bay, someone threw eggs at a 2007 Mercedes, causing approximately $7,500 in damage to the paint.
– Compiled by Lorelei Berry from the Placer County Sheriff's Dept. crime log.
Sierra College Athletic Director John Volek announced recently the collaboration with Stockmans Bank that will bring the Stockmans Bank Bowl to Homer “Buzz” Ostrom Stadium. The game will play Saturday, November 17 at 1 p.m.
The next court appearance for Francisco Evangelista, the 19-year-old accused of packing a firearm on the campus of his alma mater Placer High School, is set for October 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Evangelista has been held in the Placer County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail since his arrest in late August following a gun scare lockdown of the campus in Auburn.
Prosecutor Edward Jones is handling the case for the district attorney’s office. Evangelista’s lawyer is Tim Woodall of Auburn. The case is still being investigated by Auburn police.
Penryn residents can gain information about development and traffic issues affecting their community by attending a meeting in the Portuguese Hall on Taylor Road in Newcastle on Wednesday, October 17, starting at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be conducted by District 3 County Supervisor Jim Holmes, who stressed the importance of “allowing the community a voice in future developments and the opportunity to discuss matters with the county staff.”
Planning Director Michael Johnson will address the Penryn Community Plan and Deputy Public Works Chief Rick Dondro will speak about impacts upcoming projects will have on traffic.
For more information, contact Ruth Alves, Holmes’s top assistant, at (530) 889-4010 or e-mail
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The County of Placer lived up to its word this week and contributed $5.6 million toward the acquisition of the historic Waddle Ranch in Martis Valley north of Lake Tahoe.
The 1,481-acre ranch property is being purchased by the Trust for Public Land and the Truckee Donner Land Trust for a reported $23.5 million. The owner is the family that controls the Hyatt Hotel chain.
Meeting at the Ringside Gym in Newcastle in early September, current Miss Auburn Casey Schlittenhart, left, was responsible for the choreography of a dance routine to be featured in this Saturday’s pageant. Photo by Don Chaddock.
This Saturday evening at the DeWitt Theater, two young ladies will be crowned the new Miss Auburn and Teen Miss Auburn.
Celia McAdam, right, executive director of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, chatted with taxpayers watchdog Dan Sokol after briefing the Auburn City Council on a proposal to increase the sales tax by a half-cent. Sokol is a member of the funding feasibility committee studying methods of raising needed transportation funds.
One of these days (or nights) the Auburn City Council — and the councils of Placer County’s four other incorporated cities — will be asked to back the idea of allowing county voters to pass or reject a proposed half-cent sales tax increase to pay for transportation improvements over a 30-year period.
Here's a quick look at what's happening this week in the foothills ...
Auburn Home Show is this weekend
The fall Auburn Home Show will be held Friday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. Featuring more than 1,000 exhibits, the Home Show costs $6 for general admission and $1 for children under 12. Children 5 and under are free. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 530-887-3616 or visit www.auburnhomeshows.com.
Written by Bill Wilson, Sentinel Contributing Writer
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
The 13-year-old stepdaughter of Robert Trussell found him beaten to death in a pool of blood in his bed in one of the most brutal killings ever in Placer County.
She went screaming from her rural Roseville home to a neighbor who called authorities.
Trussell’s assailant was believed to have used a claw hammer to strike him in the head, neck and shoulder more than 25 times as he slept naked in his bed in a single family house on Billy Mitchell Drive north of Roseville. Detectives said the majority of he wounds were on the left side of the victim and were focused on the head, cheek, throat and upper left shoulder.
Directors of the Placer County Water Agency have set November 15 at 2 p.m. for a public hearing on proposed water rate and charge increases in PCWA Zone 1, which includes the Auburn area and other communities.
Mailed notification of the hearing was sent this week to all Zone 1 customers and/or property owners.
The 13-year-old stepdaughter of Robert Trussell found him beaten to death in a pool of blood in his bed in one of the most brutal killings ever in Placer County.
