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Child Passenger Safety Week 2019

Posted: 09/19/2019

ELK GROVE, CA. – Elk Grove Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies, public health departments and other community organizations to raise awareness about the importance of keeping children in the correct car seat for their age and size. Read More

EGPD To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint

Posted: 09/16/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver's License checkpoint on Friday, September 20, 2019 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Read More

September is Pedestrian Safety Month

Posted: 09/11/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – Elk Grove Police Department is working with law enforcement agencies across the state to promote safe behaviors that allow drivers and those on foot to get where they need to go safely. Read More

Cybercrime Investigation Underway

Posted: 09/05/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The Elk Grove Police Department was recently notified by the City of Elk Grove and the Cosumnes Community Services District of an alleged cybercrime against the City of Elk Grove and the Cosumnes Community Services District. Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint September 2019

Posted: 08/26/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver's License checkpoint on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Read More

Elk Grove Police Investigate Fatal Collision

Posted: 08/19/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – On August 19, 2019 at 5:14 p.m., The Elk Grove Police Department responded to a collision involving a freight train and an unidentified male adult bicyclist in the area of Bond Road, east of Elk Grove Florin Road. The bicyclist was riding eastbound Bond Road, on the north side of the roadway as the train was traveling northbound when the collision took place. The bicyclist died as a result of his injuries. Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint August 2019

Posted: 08/12/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver's License checkpoint on Friday, August 16, 2019 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Read More

Funeral Procession For SPD Officer O'Sullivan

Posted: 06/25/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The City of Elk Grove will implement temporary traffic controls along Elk Grove Boulevard, Waterman and Sheldon Roads on Thursday, June 27th to facilitate funeral processions honoring Sacramento Police Officer Tara O’Sullivan. Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint June 2019

Posted: 06/10/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver's License checkpoint on Friday, June 14, 2019 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Read More

Community Exchange Zone

Posted: 06/04/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – Elk Grove Police Department is excited to announce the opening of its Community Exchange Zone. The Community Exchange Zone provides an environment with enhanced safety for people who buy, sell, or trade items in private party transactions with people they don’t know. Additionally, the area can be used as a safe and neutral site for child custody exchanges. Read More

Click it or Ticket Enforcement

Posted: 05/30/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – From May 20 to June 2, Elk Grove Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers and passengers who are not buckled up, including drivers who do not secure children in child safety seats. The enforcement effort is part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign focused on increasing seat belt use. Read More

Sobriety Checkpoint May 2019

Posted: 05/20/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – Memorial Day Weekend is a time many spend with family and friends for outdoor activities but is also what is considered the start of California’s 100 dangerous days of summer on roadways between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Read More

Bicycle Enforcement Operation Planned

Posted: 05/16/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a bicycle safety enforcement operation at different area schools aimed at educating drivers and bicyclists on using roadways safely. Read More

EGPD Conducts Motorcycle Safety Enforcement

Posted: 05/14/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – Elk Grove Police Department will have extra officers out on patrol during the month of May looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. Read More

Three Arrested Following Home Invasion

Posted: 04/09/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – On April 9, 2019, at approximately 3:04 p.m., officers responded to the 7200 block of Campania Court regarding a burglary which had just occurred. The caller reported that three suspects had broken into his neighbor’s residence. The caller’s neighbor was home at the time but had ran out of the house. Read More

April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Posted: 04/04/2019

ELK GROVE, CA – April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Elk Grove Police Department will be joining law enforcement agencies statewide stopping drivers who violate California’s hands-free cell phone law. Read More

EGPD Investigates An Apparent Murder Suicide

Posted: 12/16/2018

ELK GROVE, CA – On Sunday, December 16, 2018 at approximately 12:05 a.m., officers were dispatched to Elk Grove Boulevard, just east of Interstate 5 regarding a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the eastbound roadway. Callers indicated that one of the subjects, an adult female, was lying on the roadway next to the driver’s door of the parked vehicle. The second subject, an adult male, was slumped over in the front passenger’s seat of the vehicle. Read More

EGPD Increases Patrols During Holiday Season

Posted: 11/21/2018

ELK GROVE, CA. – Beginning November 22nd and continuing until December 24th, the Elk Grove Police Department will be increasing the number of officers on patrol in local shopping centers. The increased police presence will allow officers to focus on suspicious activity occurring in and around shopping centers, which historically have experienced a seasonal increase in criminal activity. Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Motorcycle Collision

Posted: 11/19/2018

ELK GROVE, CA – On November 18, 2018 at 9:56 p.m., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding a collision involving a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Waterman Road, just south of Sheldon Road. Read More

EGPD Receives Traffic Grant

Posted: 11/07/2018

Elk Grove, CA— Police Department has been awarded an $188,000.00 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long enforcement and public awareness program. The traffic safety program is intended to educate the public on safe roadway habits and deter people from violating traffic laws or practicing other unsafe behaviors that lead to injuries and fatalities. Read More

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