The Public Information Office assists members of the media in gathering information and reporting on news events that impact the residents and visitors of the City of Sacramento. Because the media is a valuable resource to keep the public informed as to the Department's activities, the Public Information Office is a central location from which members of the media could obtain information regarding the various newsworthy events in which the Department had played a part.
For all media inquiries and questions, please contact the Public Information Office by phone (916) 808-0808 or email PIO@pd.cityofsacramento.org.
UPDATE - Thanks to the diligent and dedicated work of our detectives, investigators identified 39-year-old Helen Burton of Woodland, CA as the suspect in this case. Our detectives, with the assistance of the Sacramento Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Detail, took Burton into custody on the evening of September 25. Burton has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide related charges.