December 8, 2017 – The Placer County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the woman found in the American River canyon Wednesday as Yin Wong, 33, of Sacramento. Wong was the subject of a four-day search after her car was found abandoned near the canyon rim early Sunday morning. An autopsy was performed […]
Dena Erwin, PIO, Placer County Sheriff’s Office
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Two Placer County Jail officers arrested for alleged assaults, falsifying reports
AUBURN, Calif. May 31, 2017 – At a press conference today, Placer County Sheriff Devon Bell released the following statement: I’m Sheriff Devon Bell. I lead an agency that has too many “finest hours” to count, but unfortunately this is not one of them. The nature of this press conference is to inform you of […]
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Update: Found on Miracle Drive! Search for missing, at-risk elderly man now in Auburn
December 25, 2016 at 8:48 AM From Placer County Sheriff: GREAT NEWS! A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE ON MIRACLE Drive! A woman who lives on Miracle Drive in Auburn just located the missing man! He is being medically checked, but initially he looks okay. He was still out walking when found! Merry Christmas to all and especially […]
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“Fill the Pack,” fund-raising event for Placer Co. Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams Aug. 27
August 19, 2016 – Placer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams are responsible for saving so many lives; this spring, they led the days-long search for lost hiker Cody Michael after he went missing in the local mountains. And two weeks ago, veteran ground searcher Steve Wolf was shot by an unknown assailant while searching […]
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PCSO searcher shot while searching for missing man
August 10, 2016 – On August 10, at around 6:37 p.m., several Placer County Search and Rescue volunteers were assisting the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office for a search of a missing person near the town of Washington on the South Yuba River. The three-person team was between Brown and Fish Creek when a gunshot rang […]