Public Safety · Penryn, CA
K-9 Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois serving with the Placer County Sheriff's Office, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic Saturday after emergency surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg. Sonic was shot around 7 a.m. Friday when deputies entered the Quarry Lane home of 30-year-old Linda Mullennix in Penryn during an armed standoff that began late Thursday. Authorities said Mullennix, who had barricaded herself while facing an arrest warrant and eviction notice, opened fire on deputies; they returned fire, wounding her. No deputies were injured, and the deputy-involved shooting remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office and Placer County District Attorney's Office.
Crime · Fresno, CA
A Placer County jury convicted Paige Grant McQuay, a former Fresno police sergeant, of attempted lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14 and communicating with a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense. McQuay was arrested Sept. 18, 2024, in Fresno during a Roseville Police Department sting operation targeting adults seeking sexual activity with children online, which led to 19 felony arrests. He had served the Fresno Police Department since 1993 and supervised about 15 officers in its northeast policing district at the time of his arrest. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 9 in Auburn, and McQuay remains in custody.
Public Safety · Rocklin, CA
Police were called to Rep. Kevin Kiley's congressional office in Rocklin, California, about noon Friday after staff discovered a powdery substance while opening mail. The Rocklin Police Department, Roseville Fire Hazmat Task Force, and the FBI responded; the FBI collected the substance and assumed the investigation. The office remained closed until deemed safe. The incident was part of a nationwide series of suspicious mailings to congressional and election offices being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and U.S. Capitol Police.
Public Safety · Placer County
A wildfire named Ponderosa Fire was first discovered at 5:29 p.m. on October 16, 2026, burning on private land in Placer County, California. As of the initial report, no containment status data was available and the cause had not been determined. The information was sourced from the National Interagency Fire Center.
