Multi-vehicle crash reported on I-80 in Vacaville

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT SEVEN. NEW LAWS TARGETING RETAIL THEFT. SUPPORTERS SAY THEY PUNISH PEOPLE WHO TAKE PART IN THOSE SWARM STYLE ROBBERIES. WHILE SOME SAY THIS WON’T SOLVE THE WHOLE PROBLEM. WELCOME TO THE FORCE. THE NEW ADDITION TO THE NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, AND WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THIS TEAM ON THE STREETS. AND A CLOSE CALL, HOW A PILOT AVOIDED DISASTER WHEN TWO PASSENGER PLANES WERE PUT ON A POTENTIAL COLLISION COURSE. GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNING A BILL TODAY FOCUSED ON DETERRING LARGE SCALE RETAIL THEFT. AND IT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON INCREASING PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STEALING AND DESTROYING PROPERTY IN THE PROCESS OF THESE SMASH AND GRAB STYLE ROBBERIES. AND THIS ALL COMES IN A PACKAGE OF BILLS AIMED AT DEALING WITH THE STATEWIDE RETAIL THEFT CRISIS. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT SEVEN. I’M TY STEELE AND I’M EDIE LAMBERT AS KCRA 3’S LEE ANNE DENYER EXPLAINS, SOME BELIEVE THESE BILLS ARE JUST A FIRST STEP. ON THURSDAY, GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED THE LAST IN A GROUP OF BILLS THAT TARGET LARGE SCALE, ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IT SPECIFICALLY INCREASES PENALTIES FOR THE DAMAGE DONE IN SMASH-AND-GRAB ROBBERIES. THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING ADDITIONAL TO THE UNDERLYING THEFT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RICK CHAVEZ WORKED ON THIS PACKAGE OF BILLS, AND THEY FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT RETAILERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, WORKERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND AND DA’S TOLD US WHERE THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE HAVING IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. HE SAYS RETAIL THEFT ACROSS THE BOARD IS HURTING BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONSUMERS IN CALIFORNIA. VOTERS ARE CLEARLY SICK OF THIS PROBLEM WITH RETAIL THEFT. AND IT’S, YOU KNOW, GOOD TIME LEGISLATORS ARE TAKING NOTICE. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, SERGEANT TAMAR GANDHI SAYS WHILE THERE ARE FEWER INSTANCES OF LARGE SCALE SMASH-AND-GRAB OPERATIONS, RETAIL THEFT REMAINS AN ISSUE. WELL, AND I THINK IT’S HUGE AND IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’RE SEEING DAY TO DAY AT GRADUALLY JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. LONG-TIME BUSINESS OWNER DEBBIE DETORE KNOWS FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES RETAILERS ARE FACING, ESPECIALLY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. WE’VE SEEN THEFTS INCREASE OVER TIME, AND THEN IN JANUARY, WE HAD THE HUGE THEFT WHERE THEY BROKE IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND TOOK OVER $16,000 WORTH OF PRODUCT AND RUINED A LOT OF MY WINDOWS. SINCE THIS HAPPENED AT HER BUSINESS, TOTAL BEAUTY EXPERIENCE ON ARDEN WAY, SHE’S STEPPED UP SECURITY. A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME DETERRING THEFT RATHER THAN HELPING OUR GOOD CUSTOMERS. SO IT’S BEEN DIFFICULT AND COSTLY AND IT MAKES DOING BUSINESS ALMOST UNMANAGEABLE. I LOVE THE STORE. WE’VE BEEN HERE FOR 30 YEARS, SO IT WOULD BE HARD FOR ME TO EVER SAY GOODBYE TO IT. IN SACRAMENTO, LEE ANNE DENYER KCRA THREE NEWS. ANOTHER WAY SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HOPE TO SEE CHANGE IS THROUGH PROP 36, WHICH IS ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. SUPPORTERS SAY THE PROP WILL HOLD CRIMINALS ACCOUNTABLE BY INCREASING PUNISHMENTS FOR OFFENDERS. OPPONENTS SAY IT WILL LEAD THE STATE BACK TO WHAT THEY CALL OVERINCARCERATION. STOCKTON FIREFIGHTERS HAD A TOUGH TIME TODAY, GETTING TO A FIRE BURNING IN STOCKTON, LIVECOPTER3 GETTING THESE SHOTS EARLIER TODAY AND THE GRASS FIRE BROKE OUT ALONG I-5 NEAR MONTE DIABLO AVENUE. IT BURNED RIGHT UP TO I-5 WITH SMOKE CROSSING THE FREEWAY, PROBABLY SCARING SOME DRIVERS. STEELE FENCING IS ACTUALLY WHAT PREVENTED FIREFIGHTERS FROM GETTING GOOD ACCESS TO THE FLAMES. THEY EVENTUALLY GOT THROUGH THE FENCE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT CAUSED ANY MAJOR DAMAGE. PG&E CUSTOMERS ARE GETTING ANOTHER RATE HIKE. THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVED THAT INCREASE TODAY, AND IT’S EXPECTED TO ADD ABOUT $6 A MONTH TO THE AVERAGE BILL. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE UTILITY. THE MONEY IS GOING TO RECOUP $903 MILLION PLUS INTEREST. THE UTILITY IS PAYING DUE TO BAD STORMS IN 22 AND 23, AS WELL AS FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION. THAT RATE HIKE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN EFFECT FOR 17 MONTHS. MEANTIME, PG&E SAYS, AVERAGE BILLS ARE $281 A MONTH FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS CUSTOMERS, AND THE VOTE TO RAISE RATES WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION. DESPITE OVERWHELMING PUBLIC COMMENT AGAINST THE INCREASE. TONIGHT, POLICE ARE WORKING TO TRACK DOWN THE PERSON WHO MADE A THREAT THAT DISRUPTED MORNING CLASSES AT MODESTO HIGH SCHOOL. MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS SAYS SOMEONE MADE THAT BOMB THREAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA EARLY THIS MORNING. OFFICERS SEARCHED THE CAMPUS AND THE SCHOOL CANCELED. MORNING CLASSES. STUDENTS ALREADY AT THE SCHOOL WERE TAKEN TO MARK TWAIN JUNIOR HIGH. POLICE DID NOT FIND A BOMB. THEY SAY THE THREAT WAS A HOAX, AND THEY’RE INVESTIGATING THAT AS A CRIME. AND A 16 YEAR OLD STUDENT FACES CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER DEPUTIES SAY AN ANONYMOUS THREAT THAT WAS SENT TO A PLACER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE THREAT WAS TEXTED ON MONDAY TARGETING A DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REMINDING STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT ANY THREAT WILL BE INVESTIGATED, AND THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. AND WEST SACRAMENTO POLICE SAY BRIDGEWAY ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN TODAY AFTER PEOPLE REPORTED SEEING A MAN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WHO MIGHT HAVE A GUN. POLICE SURROUNDED THE AREA AND OFFICERS QUICKLY FOUND THAT MAN. HE DID NOT HAVE A GUN, BUT POLICE SAY HE DID HAVE WARRANTS. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE COUNTY JAIL. OVERALL, THAT LOCKDOWN LASTED FOR ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. NATIONAL PARK RANGERS ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO FAILED TO RETURN FROM A BACKPACKING TRIP IN YOSEMITE. 61 YEAR OLD KIRK THOMAS OLSON WAS PLANNING TO BACKPACK IN THE OSTRANDER LAKE AREA OF THE PARK BETWEEN AUGUST 23RD THROUGH THE 27TH, BUT NO ONE HAS SEEN HIM. HE IS TWO WEEKS OVERDUE FROM RETURNING FROM THAT PLANNED TRIP. PARK RANGERS ARE HOPING OTHERS WHO WERE HIKING IN THAT AREA MAY HAVE SEEN OLSON LIVING IN TENTS OR SLEEPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY COULD SOON BE A CRIME IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS CONSIDERING A NO CAMPING ORDINANCE. THE SUPREME COURT RECENTLY PAVED THE WAY FOR THIS WITH A DECISION THAT ALLOWS CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ENFORCE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENTS. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE ALLOWS CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AT NIGHT. THE NEW ORDINANCE WOULD GIVE DEPUTIES THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST CAMPING. IF SUPERVISORS PASS IT. PUBLIC CAMPING WOULD BE PROHIBITED OVERALL, AND THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE SLEEPING IN CARS. FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE POLICE ARRESTED A MAN ON CHARGES OF STARTING A FIRE ON FOREST LAND. THIS JUST THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 6:00 THIS MORNING IN THE MEADOW SOUTH OF BIJOU PARK. CAL FIRE WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THANK GOODNESS. WHILE POLICE CHASED A MAN THEY SAW FLEEING THE SCENE ON A BIKE. POLICE ARRESTED THIS MAN, ANDREW GLENN BECK. THEY SAY HE IS HOMELESS. HE IS CHARGED WITH CAUSING A FIRE ON FOREST LAND AND RESISTING AN OFFICER. AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE. AND IT’S BEEN ANOTHER BUSY DAY FOR CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS. WE START OUR COVERAGE IN BUTTE COUNTY. THIS FIRE STARTED EAST OF OROVILLE JUST AFTER NOON TODAY. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT FIRE SPREAD IN THE TIME LAPSE VIDEO THERE. OVERALL, IT BURNED ABOUT 90 ACRES. CAL FIRE BROUGHT IN PLANES AND HELICOPTERS TO HELP, AND THE FIRE IS NO LONGER GROWING. BUT CREWS ARE STILL OUT THERE WORKING TO PUT OUT HOTSPOTS. AND RIGHT NOW, THE BRIDGE FIRE IS THE LARGEST ACTIVE FIRE IN THE STATE. IT’S BURNED MORE THAN 51,000 ACRES IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. CREWS SAY LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY IS REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THE PRIORITY TONIGHT IS PROTECTING NEARBY COMMUNITIES FROM THE FIRES SPREAD. AND CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN SLOWING THE AIRPORT FIRE, WHICH IS IN ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. YOU CAN SEE THERE SOME OF THE HOMES DESTROYED BY THE AIRPORT FIRE. THIS HAS BURNED 23,000 ACRES IN ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. THIS IS IN THE TRABUCO CANYON AREA. THIS FIRE IS NOW 5% CONTAINED. FOR A QUICK CHECK ON HOW THE FIRE SEASON IS GOING SO FAR THIS YEAR, HERE’S HEATHER WALDMAN. YEAH, AND I WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A THEN AND NOW COMPARISON. JUST TO LOOK AT HOW THINGS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS SPECIFICALLY. SO I WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK TO JULY 30TH. REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AVERAGE AND WHAT HAD BURNED SO FAR THIS YEAR WERE PRETTY STARK AT THAT POINT. THE AVERAGE, THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE FOR ACRES BURNED WAS JUST UNDER 141,000 ACRES. BUT WE HAD ALREADY SEEN OVER 750,000 ACRES BURNED ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BUT OF COURSE, WHAT STARTED JUST SIX DAYS BEFORE THAT, THE PARK FIRE, WHICH GREW OVER 100,000 ACRES A DAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WHEN IT INITIALLY STARTED. AS OF TODAY, THE FIRE HAS BURNED OVER 429,000 ACRES. IT’S NOT TECHNICALLY FULLY CONTAINED YET, BUT THAT NUMBER ALSO HAS NOT CHANGED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SO WE GO FROM JULY 30TH, FACTORING IN THE PARK FIRE, OVER HALF OF THE ACRES BURNED TO THAT POINT TO NOW, WE’RE JUST OVER 988,000 ACRES BURNED. BUT LOOK AT THE AVERAGE WE ARE NOW IN THE AVERAGE PEAK OF CALIFORNIA’S WILDFIRE SEASON. SO YOU SEE HOW THE AVERAGE HAS REALLY CAUGHT UP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER OUR FIRE SEASON REMAINS WIDE OPEN UNTIL WE STAY CONSISTENTLY COOL AND UNTIL WE GET ENOUGH RAIN ON THE FUELS TO HELP GET SOME MOISTURE IN THERE. BACK TO YOU. HEATHER. THANK YOU. PEOPLE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA WERE RATTLED BY AN EARTHQUAKE THIS MORNING. WE CAN GIVE YOU AN AERIAL VIEW OVER THE MALIBU AREA. THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS A 4.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THIS AREA JUST BEFORE 7.30. THIS MORNING, AND PEOPLE FELT IT DOWN INTO ORANGE COUNTY. BUT THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE. THAT LARGER QUAKE WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL AFTERSHOCKS. IF YOU’VE HAD YOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOLEN RECENTLY, IT MAY HAVE ENDED UP IN A BAY AREA SCRAP YARD. THREE MEN ARE NOW UNDER ARREST IN WHAT AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE OF SELLING STOLEN GOODS IN THE EAST BAY. SAN PABLO POLICE RECOVERED MORE THAN 700 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THEY ARRESTED THOSE MEN TUESDAY MORNING, AND OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY WERE INVOLVED IN MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN TRANSACTIONS. THIS YEAR ALONE. AUTHORITIES ALSO RECOVERED MORE THAN 1,100 POUNDS OF COPPER WIRE, WORTH MORE THAN $100,000. NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE DAMAGE FROM STEALING THAT WIRE. POLICE FOLLOWED A LEAD ABOUT THOSE MEN TRYING TO SELL THE WIRE. THE MEN WERE BOOKED INTO JAIL ON CHARGES OF GRAND THEFT. COST CUSTOMERS ABOUT 4 TO $6000 TO REPLACE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ANNOUNCING THEIR NEWEST ADDITION TO MEET K9 RIGGS JOINING THE FORCE. WHAT A GREAT LOOKING DOG HE IS A SIX YEAR OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD AND A SEASONED POLICE DOG WITH THREE YEARS OF POLICING EXPERIENCE. HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING. K9 RIGGS AND HIS HANDLER, DEPUTY KAYLA RAMOS, JUST WENT THROUGH SIX WEEKS OF TRAINING, GETTING ALL ACCLIMATED, AND THIS TEAM STARTED PATROLLING THE NEVADA COUNTY STREETS ON MONDAY. SO THEY’RE ALREADY HARD AT WORK. TONIGHT, THE LODI GREAT FESTIVAL AND THE HARVEST FAIR IS UNDERWAY. AND THE FESTIVAL IS A LONG STANDING TRADITION. KCRA 3’S KAROLINA ESTRADA IS LIVE FOR US IN LODI WITH A LOOK. YEAH, SO AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THIS FESTIVAL OPENED ITS DOORS ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO AND YOU CAN ALREADY SEE ALL OF THESE FAMILIES ENJOYING THAT FAIR FOOD. THE FUNNEL CAKES, THE HOT DOGS, THE DRINKS. AND THIS EVENT IS A FOUR DAY FAIR THAT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING HERE AT THE LODI GRAPE FESTIVAL GROUNDS. YOU CAN SEE FAMILIES HERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES ALREADY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY MAKES THIS FESTIVAL UNIQUE, IT’S ACTUALLY A GREAT MURAL THAT’S HAPPENING, EXHIBITION THAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING. AND THEY ALSO HAVE WINE TASTING IN HERE THAT’S GOING TO START TOMORROW. AND THIS IS ALSO WHERE PEOPLE GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE GRAPE HARVEST IN LODI. WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING DOWN FROM STOCKTON RIO VISTA, SACRAMENTO. SO DEFINITELY A VERY POPULAR EVENT HERE IN LODI AND IN JUST ABOUT A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ACTUALLY, AT 730, THE FIRST FREE FESTIVAL IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING HERE. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY TAKING THEIR SEATS, GETTING READY TO ENJOY THE MUSIC, THE RIDES. SO IT’S A VERY GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE VERY FIRST DAY OF THIS FAIR. THAT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SO TODAY, THE FAIR CLOSES AT 11. TOMORROW IT’S GOING TO BE OPEN FROM NOON ALL THE WAY TO MIDNIGHT. AND THE SAME FOR SATURDAY. AND THEN SUNDAY, THE LAST DAY IT WILL BE NOON TO 11 P.M. AND THE TICKET PRICES RANGE FROM ABOUT 8 TO $12. FOR FAMILIES. SO THEY’RE REALLY ASKING PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND JUST ENJOY THIS GREAT FAMILY FESTIVAL THAT JUST HAS A BIT OF OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE. WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYING THEMSELVES OUT HERE TODAY, SO IT’S THE FIRST DAY. IT’S ALREADY PRETTY PACKED AND THE FAIR OFFICIALS TELL US THEY’RE EXPECTING ABOUT 90,000 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP OVERALL DURING THESE FOUR DAYS. SO IT’S GOING TO BE VERY BUSY HERE IN LODI. AND THERE’S DEFINITELY A LOT TO SEE OUT HERE. GUYS LIVE IN LODI. KAROLINA ESTRADA KCRA THREE NEWS. BACK TO YOU GUYS. JUST LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER REALLY QUICK. THERE’S A LITTLE GUY WHO’S BEEN DANCING RIGHT BEHIND YOU. THERE HE IS. RIGHT HERE. YES, QUITE A SHOW. EXACTLY. OH, HE’S GOT SKILLS. ALL THE MOVES. AND THIS IS JUST. YEAH, HE DOES. AND THIS IS JUST THE ENERGY THAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE. DO YOU LIKE DANCING? YES. SO A LOT OF KIDS OUT HERE ARE JUST ENJOYING AND HAVING FUN. AND THIS IS JUST THE KIND OF THING YOU’RE GOING TO SEE IF YOU COME OUT HERE TO THE LODI. GREAT GUYS. A LOT OF FUN FOR FAMILIES TO JUST COME OUT. OH, THAT WAS A GREAT MOMENT. WHAT A GREAT MOMENT. CATALINA. THANK YOU. KIDS ON TV. IT’S EITHER A DISASTER OR IT’S PURE GOLD. YEAH, WELL, PEOPLE BROKE GROUND TODAY FOR A PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE A BIG RANGE OF NEW RESOURCES TO A SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY. THE WORK THAT’S ABOUT TO BEGIN TO PROVIDE

Multi-vehicle crash reported on I-80 in Vacaville

Updated: 9:33 PM PDT Sep 12, 2024

A crash involving at least three vehicles was reported on westbound Interstate 80 in Vacaville on Thursday evening.Crews responded to I-80 near Davis Street around 9 p.m. for reports of the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol online logs.The crash reportedly blocked at least one lane at the time of the report.It was unclear if any injuries were reported.See our live traffic map for updates.Click the video player above to watch other evening headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

VACAVILLE, Calif. —

A crash involving at least three vehicles was reported on westbound Interstate 80 in Vacaville on Thursday evening.

Crews responded to I-80 near Davis Street around 9 p.m. for reports of the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol online logs.

The crash reportedly blocked at least one lane at the time of the report.

It was unclear if any injuries were reported.

See our live traffic map for updates.

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This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.

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