Crime & Law Stories for November 2011
Stories for Thursday, November 10
Three killed, two injured in five separate San Jose accidents
San Jose Police Thursday asked drivers to drive with greater caution after five pedestrian and bicycle accidents in five days claimed three lives, authorities said. The latest fatal accident occurred Wednesday night when a 67-year-old woman died after being struck by a car near Regional Medical Center. The woman was ...
Occupy Cal protesters regroup after campus arrests
Student activists at the University of California, Berkeley were regrouping Wednesday, one day after police arrested dozens of Occupy protesters who tried to establish an encampment on campus. Graduate student Amanda Armstrong says Occupy Cal activists are meeting Thursday evening to plan a demonstration Tuesday to protest budget cuts to ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 9
U.S. Supreme Court set to overturn state food safety law
The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to block a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation's food system. The court heard an appeal from the National Meat Association, which wants a 2009 state law blocked from ...
Dognappers leave SF family heartbroken
An 8-week-old puppy was stolen from a San Francwasco animal shelter on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before he was scheduled to be adopted by a family, shelter officials said. "James," a light-brown and white mixed-breed pooch, was taken around 3:45 p.m. from the San Francwasco SPCA at 2500 16th St. ...
College basketball player goes on naked rampage
A California basketball player has gone on a naked rampage after being cut from a Fresno college team. The Fresno Bee says 21-year-old Leonard Tyrell Young was nude Monday night when he ran through a parking lot near the Fresno Pacific University campus, assaulted two women, tried to steal ...
Oakland police release videos of Occupy crackdown
After enduring weeks of criticism, the Oakland police department has released four videos taken by cameras worn by officers showing an unique view of the chaotic atmosphere during October 25th violent confrontation with 'Occupy Oakland' supporters. "The images contained in this release are only a portion of what was captured," ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 8
State high court hears debate over worker breaks
The California Supreme Court is deciding whether managers must order -- or simply make available -- meal and rest breaks to tens of thousands of workers throughout the state. The case stems from an eight-year-old lawsuit filed by employees of Brinker International, the parent company of Chili's restaurants. It alleged ...
Guilty plea deal in SF socialite murder
A man accused of killing a San Francisco socialite inside her Russian Hill apartment last year, has pleaded guilty to the crime in a sentencing deal, prosectors announced Tuesday. Scott Holland, 44, agreed to a term of 50 years to life in state prison as part of the plea deal, ...
Mother, daughter elude burglar by hiding in closet
A woman hid in a closet with her 5-year-old daughter when a suspected burglar entered her Fairfield home Monday afternoon, police said. Around 12:05 p.m. a 25-year-old woman called police about a person inside her home in the 1200 block of Tanglewood Drive. She said the suspect had started ...
San Leandro firefighters discover large marijuana grow
Firefighters battling an early morning blaze at a San Leandro warehouse Tuesday discovered hundreds of marijuana plants, authorities said. Just after midnight, a police officer on patrol noticed smoke coming from a commercial building located at 645 143rd Ave. He contacted the Alameda County Fire Department. Responding firefighters ...
Stories for Monday, November 7
Prosecutor: Gang glorified killing of police
A prosecutor told jurors Monday that a Union City man accused of shooting and nearly killing a Fremont police officer in Oakland last year belonged to a gang that glorifies the murder of police officers. Prosecutor John Brouhard said Andrew Barrientos was a member of the Decoto Nortenos ...
Stories for Saturday, November 5
Morgan Hill teen fatally shot in gang related shooting
A 14-year-old girl was killed and three other juveniles injured in what is thought to be a gang-related drive-by shooting, Morgan Hill police said Saturday. The group of teens was standing in a grassy area near an apartment complex when the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m., said Captain Jerry ...
Stories for Friday, November 4
Gang member gets life sentence for slaying two men
A Border Brothers gang member was sentenced to life Friday in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering two young men he mistakenly believed were members of a rival gang in separate incidents in Oakland on the same day four years ago. At an emotional and packed ...
Man gets 40 to life for California church shooting
A California man who shot two people inside a church last year has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. Despite pleas from the family of 20-year-old Marcel Buggs for leniency, a judge handed down the sentence Friday during an emotional hearing. Buggs of Richmond was ...
Three arrested in connection with catalytic converter theft
Three people were arrested in connection with an attempted burglary of catalytic converters from a car in a Milpitas driveway early Thursday morning. The attempted burglary occurred around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday in the 500 block of Roswell Drive, according to police. A resident called police after he ...
Stories for Thursday, November 3
Fairfield mother on trial for children's fiery deaths
Defense attorney Amy Morton said police began questioning her client about the fire moments after she had learned of her son's death, affecting James' responses. Morton painted James as a loving parent who was "the best mother she knew how to be" in spite of a difficult childhood ...
Teens arrested in East Bay convenience stores robbery spree
Three Antioch teens suspected in a series of Contra Costa County convenience store robberies over the past two months were arrested Wednesday after a 7-Eleven in Concord was robbed early that morning, Concord police said. At 1:41 a.m., officers received a report of an armed robbery at the ...
Alleged gang members arrested in teen slaying
A group of alleged gang members have been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old Oakley boy at a party in Antioch this summer, according to police. Five Antioch men were charged with murder and gang enhancements -- and another awaits charges -- and a Brentwood woman was ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 2
Woodside man pleads not guilty to murdering wife
A Woodside man accused of killing his wife to get her life insurance money pleaded not guilty to murder in San Mateo County Superior Court Wednesday. At a preliminary hearing in October, Judge Jonathan Karesh ruled there was enough evidence to try Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, 66, for the ...
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