Roseville police are investigating what they describe as “suspicious circumstances” surrounding two missing teens.
Angelina Loredo, 14, and Melissa Perez, 16, never returned home from school on Thursday, according to a news release issued Saturday.
Both girls sent text messages to their respective fathers between the hours of 6:40 p.m. and 9:35 p.m., police said.
The teens indicated several men were holding them against their will.
Although the girls asked their families not to call police, they said the situation was scary, and that they were unable to phone or text further, police said.
Roseville investigators believe the teens are in the area of Florin Road and Franklin Boulevard, in Sacramento.
Police are following up on leads and continue searching, along with the families.
Both girls are Hispanic, the news release said. Perez is 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Loredo stands at 5 feet 2 inches and weighs 180 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Roseville Police Department at 916-774-5000.
Detectives have identified three suspects in the drive-by shooting of 3-year-old boy killed Wednesday night.
Officers are asking for help locating Gabriel Quintero, 20, Eric Minjares, 17, and Marcus Weber, 16. Quintero is a validated gang-member, according to Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos. The suspects are believed to have been driving a 1999 white Ford Expedition.
Jorge Azios Jr., 22, was driving a sports-utility vehicle westbound on Loucreta Drive in the Florin area at about 11 p.m. July 4, when more than a dozen rounds were fired at the vehicle. The bullets killed Azios’ young son, Jorge Azios.
On Thursday, family and friends gathered at the intersection of Palmer House Drive and Loucreta Drive in south Sacramento for a candlelight vigil in honor of the toddler. Over the weekend, the family planned to hold a barbecue and carwash that Azios’ aunt, Felicia Gutierrez, said would help to pay for the funeral costs.
Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said the department does not believe the shooting was random, but added that it is unlikely the boy’s father was the intended target. In the dark of night, it was unlikely that the shooters could see who was driving the SUV, he said
“We think they are on the run, likely protected or hidden by friends and family members. We are hoping that because of the nature of this crime that they will turn themselves in or someone will call,” Ramos said.
The weapon has not been recovered and may still be in possession of the suspects, Ramos said.
Eric Minjares, age 17, is a Hispanic male juvenile, 5’7” tall and approximately 135 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Gabriel Quintero, age 20, is a Hispanic male, 6’ tall and approximately 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Marcus Weber, age 16, is a black male juvenile, 5’7” tall and approximately 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
All three suspects are known to frequent many areas around Sacramento County.
On the night of this incident, the suspects are believed to have been driving a 1999 white Ford Expedition.
Anyone who had contact with any of these individuals on the evening of July 4th, or who believes they may have seen them in this vehicle that evening, is asked to call investigators and provide them with information. In addition, anyone knowing the whereabouts of any of these suspects is asked to call the Major Crimes Bureau’s tip line at (916) 874-3152 or the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (916) 874-5115. Calls may be made 24 hours a day.
…under the bus, boys
Tell PG&E to start implementing the NTSB's safety recommendations immediately
The National Transportation Safety Board has put the blame squarely on Pacific Gas and Electric for the San Bruno explosion. They also made 29 safety recommendations to prevent this from happening again. We have to pressure PG&E to start implementing those changes now.
Courage Campaign has a petition to PG&E demanding they implement the changes immediately. I just signed, can you?
The goal of the march, according to UFW president Arturo Rodriguez, is to raise awareness for farm worker issues and gain the support needed from Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Legislature to make much needed changes.
“It’s important for (Gov. Brown) to do what the farm workers are expecting him to do — respond to our needs. Do what’s necessary, make the changes. Do what’s right for farm workers,” Rodriguez said.
The top issues the UFW want Sacramento to face: the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act and the right to be paid overtime after eight hours a day and 40 hours a week.
In June Brown vetoed the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, a bill that would have made it easier for farm workers to join a union and speak up for their rights; and farm workers are currently exempt from federal overtime labor laws.
“We needn’t give up just because he vetoed that law,” said Jose Cerritos, 23, one of the six Salinas-area farm workers who joined the march on Friday. “We must continue to fight, even harder.
Farm workers march through town, rally for change
Governor, do you actually think that you’ve gained favor with a group of people who still call you Governor Moonbeam behind your back by vetoing that bill?
Maloofs Rub Salt In Sacramento Kings Fans’ Wounds
More whining about not being able to get a municipality to give millionaires money to build another arena.
Should San Diego give Spanos family brownie points for not pouting like the Maloofs did?
$95k isn't enough for you, Gil Cedillo?
Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, arguing the cuts were illegal, is seeking retroactive compensation for all 120 legislators.
Cedillo claims the reductions by a seven-member panel of gubernatorial appointees were timed and targeted to pressure the Legislature into making concessions in tense budget talks.
“We can’t put legislators in the volatile position of worrying that if they make a decision it could put their families in a difficult situation,” he said. “It’s the ultimate leverage.’
The claim challenges separate 18 percent cuts made last year to lawmakers’ fringe benefits and to their salaries, dropping the latter from $116,208 to $95,291 per year.
Plenty of conservatives and anti-tax organizations will glom on to this. It’s hard for me to feel bad for him and other legislators who keep working like business as usual in a broken, feckless system; particularly where I’d love to be making half of what Cedillo finds insufficient.
Congratulations, Denise Moreno-Ducheny
Good news about my out-going state Senator - she’s gonna land on her feet:
Former state Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny has a new job – a six-figure post on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
The San Diego Democrat, who was termed out this year, was appointed to the board during a closed-door executive session of the Senate Rules Committee Monday and announced Tuesday.
Her four-year term on the board, which pays a salary of $128,109, begins Jan. 2.
Dayaamn, I should go and work in that cluster₣u¢k legislature for something like that
