A former prison employee and college lecturer was arrested Friday in Georgia in connection with three rapes which occurred in California in 1992 and 1994. According to the Davis Enterprise, Mark Jeffrey Manteuffel, 59, was apprehended in Decatur for three attacks in Davis, Sacramento County, and Sacramento. Officials declined to fully divulge how DNA played …
Authorities in California are asking for the public’s help in identifying a toddler girl who they said was left with a stranger on Sunday. In a Facebook post, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office requested tips regarding the girl’s identity. KOVR reported that an unknown man took the child to Fire Station 57 in South Sacramento …
Prosecutors in California have accused a music teacher of filming himself ejaculating into flutes and photographing five elementary school girls using the contaminated instruments. Citing a grand jury transcript, the Orange County Register reported that the alleged lewd acts committed by Flutes Across the World founder John Edward Zeretzke, 60, occurred in 2017 and involved …
Officials in California say four children between the ages of 2 and 13 contracted E. coli after coming into contact with animals at a petting zoo. A 2-year-old boy has since died as a result. While an ongoing investigation will seek to determine the source or sources, initial reports indicate all of the infected patients …
A 10-month-old girl in California was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after a man allegedly shot her in the head when her mother rejected his advances at a party. Marco Antonio Echartea, 23, who was also wanted for a shooting in May, was arrested on attempted murder charges for an incident in Fresno that led …
A Buffalo Wild Wings location in California was closed this week after a live rat reportedly fell from the restaurant’s ceiling and onto a table being used by customers. Alisha Norman told KTRK that she was watching the U.S. Women’s Soccer game at a Westchester Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday when she heard a noise …
Reports suggest a California man accused of killing a young police officer this week during an hours-long standoff at his residence was watching the incident play out via surveillance cameras installed across the property. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 26-year-old Tara O’Sullivan was still in training with the Sacramento Police Department when she was fatally shot …
A California man was sentenced Tuesday to more than 25 years in federal prison for flying to England and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in 2014. According to a statement issued by Northern District of California’s U.S. Attorney’s Office, David John Telles, Jr., 43, used his phone, an online game, and social media app to …
A California woman accused of having sex with two teens who were her daughters’ boyfriends will likely be going to trial after a judge threw out a plea deal this week. From the Fresno Bee, Judge Juliet Boccone denied a motion to honor a plea deal that would have allowed Coral Lytle, 41, to plead …
Newly released court documents offer some troubling details surrounding allegations that a sheriff’s deputy engaged in a sexual relationship with a juvenile male victim. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Shauna Bishop, a 45-year-old Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office deputy, was arrested on suspicion that she molested the 16-year-old boy. Investigators noted in initial statements that the suspect …
New details emerged about a deadly shooting at a Costco location in California a few minutes before 8 p.m. on Friday night. Initial reports indicated one person was killed and another three people were injured in the resulting rush for the store’s exit. While subsequent updates lacked several key details, an off-duty police officer was …
Authorities in California say a fellow law enforcement officer has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor. According to the Sacramento Bee, 44-year-old Shauna Bishop was arrested this week, about a month after an inquiry into allegations against her began. Folsom Police Department detectives reportedly determined the Sacramento County …
