On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, residents throughout Folsom will join neighborhoods across the nation to celebrate the 28th Annual National Night Out.
City of Folsom residents are planning block parties, ice cream socials and other community events to celebrate National Night Out. These activities allow neighbors to get to know one another with the thought that [...]

Thanks to Folsom Police for this report
You come out in the morning and get in your car to go to work. Suddenly your pick-up sounds like a jet boat. Thieves have stolen your catalytic converter!
Over the past seven days, the Folsom Police Department has taken numerous reports of catalytic converter thefts from residents.
A Catalytic Converter [...]

By Fran Kruger
For a small-town girl from New Mexico, there was nothing more entertaining than a home-grown Rodeo.
When I was school age, all the boys in my classes who lived on farms and ranches would hurry home after school to “work” their horses, train them to be cutting horses, so they could cut the little [...]

Three suspects captured by an El Dorado deputy, Sheriff
On Thursday afternoon, around 2:40 p.m., a man and two women entered “Beverages and More” at 2595 Iron Point Road, near East Bidwell Street in Folsom.
The male placed two large bottles of tequila inside his shopping cart before meeting his two female accomplices at the back of [...]

Suspect produced a note implying he had a weapon
At 9:26 a.m. this morning, Tuesday June 28th, Folsom Police Department responded to a robbery alarm at the Umpqua Bank located at 2779 E Bidwell St Suite 400.
Bank employees described the robber as a white male adult, approximately 50 years of age, medium height and a thin [...]

Home Burglary Escalates to Armed Robbery
On Tuesday June 28th at 10:52 a.m. the Folsom Police Department responded to an armed robbery which had just occurred in the 800 block of Willowcreek Drive in Folsom.
The homeowner confronted a man inside her home, after which he aimed a handgun at her and said “go to your room [...]

Suspect tied to four vehicle burglaries
On Wednesday June 22nd at around 5:00 p.m. Folsom Police Department officers responded to the second of two separate vehicle burglaries in the parking lot of California Family Fitness (700 Oak Avenue Parkway Folsom). In both instances, the suspect ‘window smashed’ the victims vehicles stealing valuables, purses, and wallets.
One of [...]

Two men and a 6 year old boy suffer minor to serious burns
On Tuesday evening, just after 9pm, the Folsom Fire Department responded to a one alarm fire initially dispatched as a structure fire in the 100 block of Briarcliff Drive.
When they arrived on the scene, they encountered a vehicle fully engulfed in fire. The [...]

Pornographic Images located on Cellphone
On Wednesday June 15th, two maintenance workers in a Folsom parking lot found a cellular telephone. While the workers looked through files on the telephone in an effort to find an owner, they came upon some suspicious pictures and video files. The workers were concerned enough to take the telephone to [...]

The “Overcharged Customer” Scheme Runs its Course
Folsom retailers are breathing a sigh of relief today, as two thieves targeting them are now in the county jail.
When Katheran Willis (24) and James Armstrong (41) devised an “overcharged customer” scheme, they stayed with what worked. After striking four businesses in Folsom, and several more in surrounding communities, [...]