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Meeting to discuss ban on 'dangerous objects' at protests disrupted
New efforts to try to control violence during demonstrations in Oakland met fierce resistance Tuesday night as activists were removed from a meeting to discuss the banning of certain items at protests that could be used as weapons. The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee was considering a new law ...
Hero of Chowchilla bus kidnapping remembered at funeral
The school bus driver who saved a busload of 26 children kidnapped when his vehicle was hijacked in the Central Valley over 30 years ago was remembered as a hero Tuesday when he was laid to rest. Perhaps there never was a man so linked to a school bus. On ...
Sierra's parents remain hopeful in face of murder arrest
Sierra LaMar's parents said Tuesday that – despite what authorities were saying about the suspect arrested in connection with her disappearance – they are still hopeful that their daughter will be found alive. Normally the Sierra Search Center isn't open on days when no active searches are scheduled. But because ...
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities said. Thomas Langenbach, 47, appeared in court Tuesday on four felony counts of burglary that could net him ...
Judge approves release of hospital patient committed after double murder
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Gary Medvigy Tuesday morning approved the release of Mathew Beck from Napa State Hospital to transitional housing. Beck, 38, has been in mental health hospitals since he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in March 2001 to fatally stabbing 36-year-old Sandra Napier and her ...
Jury finds Richmond man guilty of 2010 fatal shooting outside nightclub
A jury found a Richmond man guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday for a shooting that killed another man outside a nightclub near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in 2010. Keandre Davis, 22, was accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Lawon Hall outside Club Suede at 383 Bay St. on Feb. 7, 2010. ...
State assemblyman pleads not guilty to DUI charge
A state assemblyman from Southern California has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence in connection with a March DUI arrest in Concord. Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Bobbi Spinola said Tuesday that Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor DUI counts on May ...
Charges against Occupy Oakland protesters dropped
Alameda County prosecutors have dropped robbery and hate crime charges against three Occupy Oakland protesters. Thirty-three-year-old Michael Davis, 23-year-old Nneka Crawford and 25-year-old Randolph Wilkins were facing trial on the charges before they were dropped on Monday. The three were accused of involvement in a confrontation with 42-year-old Kelly Stowers ...
Arrest made in Sierra LaMar kidnapping and murder
The abduction and murder of teenager Sierra LaMar was a random act and the 21-year-old suspect in the case has been linked to another Morgan Hill assault in 2009, authorities revealed Tuesday. Antolin Garcia-Torres was arrested Monday evening at the Safeway store in Morgan Hill where he once worked and ...
Suspect arrested for murder and kidnapping of Sierra LaMar
A 21-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with one count of murder and one count of kidnapping Monday in connection with the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar, according to authorities. KTVU confirmed Monday evening that Santa Clara sheriff's deputies were holding 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres in custody as a ...
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