SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says Ross Hightower, who went missing after he left a south Sacramento hospital Monday afternoon, has been found.

Hightower, 85, was safe, said sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos. No other details about where and when Hightower was found were made available.

STOCKTON, CA - A retired sheriff's sergeant and two current employees of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department have accused Sheriff Steve Moore of demoting employees who don't support his next run for office.

"The next thing I know, I'm served with a transfer notice and being transferred to courts, Monday through Friday -- quite a big pay cut for me," said retired  Sgt. Steve Walker.

He said the transfers continue, and it threatens public safety.

"You don't take an experienced aggressive (canine ) cop, who's out protecting the public.  This guy had a dog they took away just because he supported another candidate," said Walker.

Moore strongly disputed the accusation.

"As sheriff the last six years, I haven't made any assignments based on politics.  I have put my heart and soul into the department, been here 30 years.  I'm not going to do anything to hurt this department or the public," he said.

CALAVERAS COUNTY, CA - A foothills community came together Tuesday night to mourn and remember an 8-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in her Valley Springs home Saturday afternoon.

Leila Fowler died of shock and bleeding caused by stabbing, the county coroner said. The girl's 12-year-old brother said he found her in a room after a man broke into their home on Rippon Road. Three days later, the home remains taped off, with access roads off limits.

Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz said Leila Fowler was not the victim of a random attack, according to a Modesto Bee report. The murder of Leila Fowler remains unsolved.

As many as 900 people signed up on Facebook to attend the candlelight vigil for Leila, wearing purple and pink, her favorite colors. Leila's family delivered tearful messages on a stage outside of Jenny Lind Elementary, the 8-year-old's school.