PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) -- A recent home invasion in Placer County is just the latest example of recently-released inmates committing violent crimes when they were supposed to have been behind bars.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Department says there is no room in the jails but jail records indicate they’re releasing dozens of inmates each week despite hundreds of empty beds.
Why? And what can be done to keep violent suspects off the street? CBS13 is Getting Answers.
Nightmare on the Christmas StreetIt’s known as the Christmas Street — a storybook neighborhood tucked away in Rocklin, CA where everyone knows everyone and well over 100 families participate in an annual holiday light show.
Rocklin is ranked the second-safest city in terms of violent crime in Placer County, according to the most recent FBI Violent Crime Data. Placer County itself is ranked among the safest counties in the state.
But as the weather turned warm, Christmas Street became the scene of a violent neighborhood nightmare.
“I’ve always considered this a sanctuary,” said Steven McDonald, who was attacked in his home by a stranger. “It’s just monumental that something like this could happen here.”
McDonald said he was jolted out of bed on an early May morning by someone trying to break through his doggie door with his patio chair.
“I thought, well, he’s going to break through the glass,” he said.
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