Nicole Comstock
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Family of Man Involved in Fatal Crash on Cap City Freeway Remembers His Kindness
SACRAMENTO -- Inside a Sacramento home, just beyond the front door, is where an 85-year-old woman wept, early this morning. “That was bad. They said that was the worst wreck they had in Sacramento,” said Larcell Johnson. Larcell saw her son’s car on the news. → Read More
Family of Missing Swimmer Fears the Worst after Body Found Near Stanislaus River
LODI -- The Ripon Police Department has located a body near the Stanislaus River, where a missing Lodi man was last seen clinging onto a branch in the strong current. Juan Carlos Acatitlan's family says April 22 was likely the only time he had been in the river. → Read More
‘I Believed It’: Sex Trafficking Survivor Explains How Vulnerable Women are Tricked into Prostitution
SACRAMENTO -- When the sun sets in Oak Park, a not-so-secret society steps out onto Stockton Boulevard. "Trafficking victims walking down the streets and you’ll see their pimps on the corner because they’re out there too," Sawan Vaden said. → Read More
Who Killed Jenny Wu?
MODESTO — Evergreen avenue is a street she circled time and time again; walking with her head down and glancing up only to smile at a familiar face. It made her the perfect victim. “She would never be gone for, you know that long,” said Adam Jacobson. → Read More
Modesto Preschool Teacher Dies Suddenly after Asthma Attack
MODESTO-- It is the quirky kind of thing you notice when you’re doting on every inch of your newborn baby girl. “Yeah, she’s got her mama’s feet. That’s the only part she got from Stephanie I think. Just the toes,” the girl's father, Ismael Iniguez, said. → Read More
Licensed Contractor, Sex Offender Tells Woman ‘It’s God’s Will’ That She ‘Stay Home With the Kids’
If your home is your sanctuary, you probably would not welcome a sex offender inside; at least not knowingly. Kara had to learn the hard way; how a contractor doing drywall work in her home was legally allowed to keep a valid state contractor's license for 15 years while also being a registered sex offender. → Read More
Woman Dies after Being Hit along Cap City Freeway
SACRAMENTO -- A woman was killed early Thursday evening after she was hit by a car along eastbound lanes of the Cap City Freeway. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 28-year-old man driving a BMW rear-ended an Audi driven by a 59-year-old woman. → Read More
‘I’m Gonna Kill You:’ Woman Believes East Area Rapist Left Her Terrifying Voicemail
SACRAMENTO -- Dozens of calls have been coming into the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department ever since last week’s arrest of East Area Rapist suspect Joseph DeAngelo. "We have received numerous calls recently," said Shaun Hampton with the sheriff's department. → Read More
Parents of Hit-and-Run Victim Disappointed the Suspect Took Two Days to Turn Himself In
SACRAMENTO -- How do you go on living in a world where your daughter just died? "It’s…a little like dying, yourself," explained Cherie Hann, the mother of a recent hit-and-run victim. Cherie and Rick Hann are suffering tremendously knowing the hit-and-run driver who killed 47-year-old Ericka Hann Tuesday at El Camino and Grasslands in Sacramento took two days to turn himself in. → Read More
East Area Rapist: Davis Community Recalls Terror During Summer of 1978
The summer of 1978 was a horrifying time in history for the idyllic town of Davis, where the already infamous East Area Rapist broke into three homes in one month and sexually assaulted three of his victims. → Read More
The Stockton Neighborhoods Still Haunted by the East Area Rapist
The newspaper clippings have turned yellow over the past 40 years but the stories of the East Area Rapist brutally assaulting two of his many victims in Stockton still haunts those neighborhoods, clear as day. → Read More
Police Search for Man Caught Filming Woman in Nugget Markets Bathroom
DAVIS -- Police are looking for a man who snuck into a women's restroom Monday afternoon and filmed someone before running off. Unbeknownst to Liz, who did not want to provide her last name, the man went into the women’s restroom and when she heard someone rustling around in the stall next to her she looked down. → Read More
Crash Sends Stroller with Baby Inside 50 Feet Down Modesto Road
MODESTO -- A driver did not see a mother pushing her baby in a stroller Sunday night and crashed into them both. The crash sent the stroller and the 5-month-old baby boy strapped inside of it 50 feet down the road. The crosswalk where the mother and child were hit cuts through four lanes of traffic on Yosemite Boulevard in Modesto, also known as State Route 132. → Read More
‘Senior Assassination’ Game Lands One Teen in Jail and Leaves Another With a Broken Jaw
A teen ended up with a broken jaw and another arrested Wednesday after a couple of kids took the 'senior assassination game' too far. The game, a town tradition for Turlock High School seniors landed an 18-year-old in jail. Caleb Norman was charged with felony aggravated assault. Norman is a Turlock High School student who went to Donnelley Park with 10 other students to play 'Senior… → Read More
‘I Was Petrified:’ Suspect Steals Woman’s Phone as She Shops for Disabled Husband
MODESTO -- While a woman was shopping at a Modesto Walmart Wednesday a man grabbed her phone right out of her hands and ran off. Martha Thomas is her husband's caretaker now that he is disabled. "I have an ill husband. I went to the pharmacy looking for a shower chair," she told FOX40. → Read More
Sacramento Police Release More Video from Stephon Clark Shooting
SACRAMENTO -- The Sacramento Police Department released 51 new pieces of video and two audio files of 911 calls the night Stephon Clark was shot by officers. Twenty-three dash camera videos and 28 body camera videos were made public Monday. That is approximately 697 minutes of video. → Read More
Local Columnist Suggests Curfew for Black Men after Stephon Clark Shooting
An article discussing the protests following the police shooting of Stephon Clark printed in Wednesday`s edition of the Valley River Times is raising some questions. → Read More
‘He was a Hardworking Kid:’ 18-Year-Old’s Parents Speak Out after Deadly Shooting
A black BMW tells the story of how an 18-year-old man fought to get away from his own murderer. → Read More
Drunken Driver Crashes into Tow Truck on I-80, Shattering Truck Driver’s Leg
SACRAMENTO -- Sunday afternoon, a suspected drunken driver plowed into a tow truck parked on the shoulder of Interstate 80 eastbound, running over a tow truck driver's leg. "It's not good at all, especially when it's one of your own," said Iran Chima. → Read More
Local Artist’s Religious Painting Depicting Parkland Victims Rejected on Facebook
A small group of gunshot wounds on a large religious oil painting got Kevin Davidson's latest work of art rejected from a Facebook ad. → Read More