On Friday night, at 9:30 pm, Folsom Police and Fire Personnel responded to a serious injury collision at the intersection of Iron Point Road and Black Diamond Drive.
When officers arrived they found a Nissan Sentra and a Toyota Camry blocking the roadway. Paramedics transported four people at the scene, the driver of the Nissan, the [...]
24. February 2012
On Friday afternoon, 23 year old Andrew Christian Heitmeyer thought it would be a good idea to burglarize an empty home in Fratis Street, Prairie Oaks, in Folsom.
It was just after lunchtime, a few minutes before the homeowner’s nanny arrived. The nanny entered the residence and hear a noise. Thinking it was the owner, she [...]
10. January 2012
At 12:30 a.m. this morning, the Folsom Police and Fire Departments responded to the Folsom Lake Bowl after it was reported a vehicle had crashed through a wrought iron fenced patio, where patrons of the bar were sitting.
When officers and fire personnel arrived on scene, they found five people with varying degrees of injuries, though [...]
8. January 2012
This morning during the investigation into the double fatal collision that occurred last night at 6:46 p.m., Michael Sharp (21) of Folsom was arrested for two counts of Vehicular Manslaughter while Intoxicated (191.5(a) PC) and Drug Impaired Driving Causing Serious Injury or Death (23153 CVC).
Due to Sharp’s injuries, he was unable to be [...]
19. December 2011
A transient man, hiding under a Sutter Street business, like a troll under a bridge, caused Folsom police to evacuate Christmas Shoppers on Sutter Street.
The man, 50 year-old James Saporito, had set up camp under a Sutter Street business. He was banging on the floor and yelling at customers from underneath the building.
At 11:30 am, [...]
17. December 2011
Friday morning at 8:30 am the Folsom Police Department began receiving emergency calls regarding a vehicle that collided with a motorized scooter at the intersection of East Bidwell Street and Glenn Drive. When officers arrived, they found a middle school aged juvenile, wearing a helmet, pinned under the vehicle. Due to the nature of the [...]
Continue reading...1. December 2011
CAL FIRE says strong winds caused them to increase staffing and fire equipment throughout the state.
High winds and low humidity over much of the state may continue for the next few days. Winds in some areas are expected to have gusts in excess of 60 mph. This weather event will significantly increase [...]
27. October 2011
In its continued effort to ensure minors and merchants are following the law as it relates to alcohol use and sales, the Folsom Police Special Investigation Unit conducted a Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Operation on Friday October 21, 2011.
A minor decoy is any person, under the age of 21, who assists police with identifying and apprehending [...]
2. October 2011
Homicide suspect detained running from scene
Just before midnight on Friday October 1st a Folsom Police officer was driving in the 600 block of East Bidwell Street when he observed a man run across the street in front of his marked patrol car. When the officer caught up to the suspicious subject a couple of blocks [...]
19. August 2011
The Folsom Police Department Traffic Bureau will be hosting a statewide motor officer competition on August 27th, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Intel campus located at 1900 Prairie City Road in Folsom.
The public is welcome to come watch police officers from all over the state as they put their riding skills [...]
10. March 2012
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