Sacramento- "After 9 o'clock this morning, we received a report from a guest at the Embassy Hotel that 'there's a body floating in the river'" said Capt. Jim Doucett, Public Information Officer for Sacramento City Fire. Per Doucette, crews arrived and found a body in the water next to the docks on the south side of the Tower Bridge, behind the Embassy Suites Hotel in Old Sacramento. The Coroner's office responded, and with the assistance of Sacromento Police and Sacramento Fire, removed the body from the water. Per Sgt. Norm Leong, PIO for the Sacramento Police Department, the Coroner's office has identified the body to be that of 18 year old George Ho. The Elk Grove resident and recent

Sacramento Police investigators don't believe a homeless man found dead near an American River levee Tuesday morning was the victim of a homicide. The Sacramento County coroner must determine the cause of death. The man, believed to be in his 30s, died at his secluded campsite below a popular bike trail near the former Tent City. The family has not yet been notified, so officials are not releasing the man's name, said Sacramento Police Sgt. Norm Leong. Another homeless person found the man dead in a wooded area behind a commercial/residential neighborhood near 16th and North C streets and reported the death to police at 7:56 a.m. The area, which is used by homeless campers, sits betwee

 Sacramento Police are investigating after the body of a homeless person was discovered Wednesday morning behind a levee near 16th and North C streets. He was described as a white male in his 30s, and appears to have sustained injuries. Homicide detectives have been called to the scene, said Sgt. Norm Leong. The man was identified as a transient by a police officer who has been assigned to work with the homeless. The body was found behind a levee near Capitol Casino, 411 N 16th St., and reported to police at 7:56 a.m., he said. The area where the body was found is located between a former Tent City near the American River and several nonprofits that serve the homeless and the poor.