Crime

Police: Brother-in-law suspected in triple murder

Thursday, October 25th, 2012, 12:37am

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - A man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection to the murder of a mom and two of her children in their Rancho Cordova home Tuesday afternoon.

Grigoriy Bukhantsov, 19, was arrested around 9:11 a.m. inside a Rocklin Denny's restaurant after officers spotted the family mini-van in the parking lot, Sacramento County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos said.

Denis Bukhantsov, came home Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. to find his wife and two children dead inside of their home on the 10000 block of De Soto Way. He ran to a neighbors home to call for help.

When Rancho Cordova police officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman and two young children dead. As they worked through the scene, they heard a baby crying somewhere else in the home. Ramos said a 6-month-old boy was found in a crib unharmed.

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Minivan recovered, man detained in Rancho Cordova triple homicide

Submitted by Paul Janes, News 10 Web Producer

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012, 5:19am

ROCKLIN, CA - A man was detained and a minivan missing from the location of a triple homicide in Rancho Cordova was located in Rocklin Wednesday morning.

Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos said the van was located at a Denny's restaurant around 2 a.m. and the man was detained inside the diner by the Rocklin Police Department.

The man, who was believed to be in possession of the van, was taken into custody and was being questioned by homicide detectives regarding the death of a woman and two children at a Rancho Cordova home on De Soto way Tuesday afternoon.

Story: 2 small children, 1 woman found dead in Rancho Cordova home

Ramos did not release the man's identity or custody status.

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11-year-old witnesses Rancho Cordova homicide

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Wednesday, September 12th, 2012, 5:20pm

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - An 11-year-old girl witnessed the double murder of her neighbors in their Rancho Cordova apartment Wednesday night.

Around 8:30 p.m., the 11-year-old went to the victims' apartment to use their phone; she called her mom to get permission to sleep over at a friend's house. While inside, two men dressed in dark clothes broke into the apartment.

"I hung up and then a few seconds later the big guy barged in," the girl recalled. "I think he grabbed [Sandra] 'cause she started screaming. And then, he kind of nudged me 'cause I hit my head on the corner and then I ran and hid in the closet."

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Man, woman killed in Rancho Cordova shooting

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Tuesday, September 11th, 10:37 pm

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - Two people were found dead inside of an apartment in Rancho Cordova Tuesday night.

Both victims died of gunshot wounds, Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos said.

The victims were found inside of a unit at the River Pointe Park Apartments on the 2000 block of West La Loma Drive around 9 p.m.

An 11-year-old girl was entering the apartment when two men in dark clothing pushed past her. Ramos said the girl fled in the opposite direction, but not before she heard gunshots from inside of the apartment.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a man and a woman, between the ages of 50 and 60, dead inside. Ramos said the relationship between the girl and the victims is unclear.

The two shooters are still at-large.

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Video shows teen murdered in Rosemont walking to park

Submitted by Maneeza Iqbal on Friday, September 7th, 12:18 am

ROSEMONT, CA - A teenage girl who was found dead in a Rosemont park six months ago was alone when she walked to the park on March 5, according to new surveillance video that was released by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Thursday.

The 30-second video shows Jessica Funk-Haslam, 13, walk around a corner in a neighborhood, near the Rosemont Community Park, around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

Funk-Haslam was found dead on Tuesday, March 6 around 6:30 a.m. by a passerby in the dugout of a baseball diamond at the park. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office report said the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, a stab wound and asphyxiation.

The 13-year-old was last seen by her family around 5:30 p.m. Her father Allen Porter said, in a March 6 interview, he talked to Funk-Haslam on the phone around 6 p.m. Porter said Funk-Haslam got into an argument with her mother the night of March 5.

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Mechanic accused of masturbating in client's car

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Thursday, August 16th, 2012, 11:29pm

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - A mechanic was arrested after exposing himself to a woman and masturbating in a client's car Monday.

Klifton Knowling, 33, of Sacramento was arrested at a car shop after the 25-year-old victim identified him, Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos said.

The victim was walking her kids to school on the 2300 block of Zinfindel when Knowling allegedly pulled up next to her in a Toyota SUV while masturbating and asked the victim if she wanted to play. Ramos said the woman called police and the man fled the scene.

The woman was able to provide deputies with a suspect description, the SUV's license plate and description.

Ramos said when deputies talked to the owner of the SUV; the owner said it was at the shop getting fixed. Deputies went to the car shop and found Knowling. He was arrested and booked into Sacramento County Jail.

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Crime rising in Sacramento county, city

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Thursday, August 9th, 2012, 11:23am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - After years of decline, authorities say crime is on the rise in the Sacramento area.

Violent crime and property crime each rose 7 percent in the city during the first six months of the year, compared with the same period last year.

The Sacramento Bee says it's the first uptick in six years.

Sacramento County's unincorporated neighborhoods and the city of Rancho Cordova, which is policed by sheriff's deputies, had an 11 percent hike in violent crime and a 6 percent rise in property crime.

The sheriff's department says it's the first crime rise since 2008.