Crime & Law Stories for December 2011
Stories for Saturday, December 31
Bogus pizza order leads to delivery boy robbery
Two robbers got away with stolen cash and three boxes of pizza after a bogus delivery order was made in Concord Friday evening, a police sergeant said. Someone ordered a pizza from the Round Table Pizza at Olivera Crossing Shopping Center to a house about a mile away in the ...
Report of attempted kidnapping leads to chase, two arrested after
Suspects in a robbery and attempted kidnapping fled from San Francisco police in a high-speed chase Saturday afternoon, striking a pedestrian and causing an injury accident before they were captured. The chase began after police received a report of a robbery and attempted kidnapping at Eighth and Minna streets around ...
Woman thought to be 2nd victim in San Jose homicide arrested as suspect
Police arrested a San Jose woman Saturday in connection with a machete attack that left another San Jose woman dead Friday night, police said. Police received a call from a residence in the 1900 block of Johnston Avenue around 11 p.m. and arriving officers found two women who had apparently ...
Woman dead, second hurt in San Jose home attack
Authorities said that one woman was dead and a second woman was injured Saturday after they were attacked late the night before in a home in San Jose. Police spokesman Jose Garcia says when officers responded to a 911 call at the home on the 1900 block of Johnson Ave. ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 28
Man arrested for robbery of 79-year-old San Leandro woman
An Oakland man has been arrested on suspicion of elder abuse and robbery for allegedly snatching a purse from a 79-year-old woman in San Leandro on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Police believe that Diario Smith, 20, approached the elderly woman from behind in the 700 block of Fountainhead Drive as ...
Printing company owner, manager ordered to stand trial for worker's death
The owner and manager of a San Francisco printing company were ordered to stand trial Tuesday on charges in connection with the death of a pregnant worker who was crushed by a machine on the job in 2008, prosecutors said Wednesday. Digital Pre-Press International owner and CEO Sanjay Sakhuja, 53, ...
Wanted parolee leads high-speed chase in Oakland
Oakland police succeeded in arresting a wanted parolee after he led a high-speed car chase through Oakland that ended when he crashed his car near an entrance to Mills College Wednesday morning. At 10:51 a.m., Oakland police officers tried to pull over a stolen vehicle on a small roadway off ...
Woman sexually assaulted after she was robbed at knifepoint in Oakland
A female victim was sexually assaulted after being robbed at knifepoint while walking down an Oakland street Monday morning, police said. Police received a report of a female walking in the 9000 block of Holly Street at 6:56 a.m. when she was approached by a stranger from behind who grabbed ...
Stranger attempts to lure 9-year-old boy into car
Police were looking for a male suspect who attempted to kidnap a 9-year-old boy by luring him with candy into a nearby vehicle in Oakland on Monday. Around 12:30 p.m. that day, the boy was playing outside on the 2300 block of Arrowhead Drive when a stranger approached with candy ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 27
Man who reported attack arrested after Petaluma cops find drugs in car
A homeless man who reported an assault in Petaluma early Monday morning was arrested when officers found various narcotics in his car, police said. Andrew Michael Smith, 35, called police around 2:20 a.m. Monday to report that he was attacked in the 100 block of Ellis Street, according to police. ...
Two hit-and-run drivers strike, kill transient in Fremont
Two hit-and-run drivers in Fremont Monday night struck and killed a 56-year-old male transient who wasn't in a crosswalk, police said Tuesday. Fremont police Detective Bill Veteran said the fatality occurred in the southbound lane of Ardenwood Boulevard just south of state Highway 84 around 7:30 p.m. Monday. He said ...
Families sue San Jose day care provider in abuse case
The families of two girls who say they were molested by an aide at a San Jose elementary school program are suing the child care provider. The civil lawsuit filed in November claims Child Development Inc. failed to do an adequate background check on Keith Woodhouse and did not properly ...
Man convicted of Guerneville murder says he didn't do it
A man convicted of murdering his Guerneville neighbor claimed in a jailhouse interview Monday that he didn't do it. Andrew Sharkey will be sentenced to more than 32 years in prison next month after pleading no contest in the 2009 strangling death of Michael Tillman. Sharkey and his business partner ...
Stories for Monday, December 26
One dead, two injured in four Oakland shootings over Christmas weekend
Oakland police were investigating four shootings that killed one person and injured two others in the city over the holiday weekend. The fatal shooting occurred shortly before midnight Saturday, when a man was shot in his car, police said. The victim was fired on by three suspects standing on the ...
Stories for Saturday, December 24
Watsonville security guard arrested after reportedly forcing off woman's pants
A woman who stopped at a taco restaurant at a Watsonville shopping center on her way home early Friday told police a man she thought was an officer forcibly stripped off her pants and underwear, according to police. Police were told Friday morning about the sexual battery incident that had ...
Three injured, one critical, after event in Oakland
At least one person has life-threatening injuries after a triple shooting in Oakland Friday night. Police say three people were shot shortly after midnight, near 14th and Broadway A witness told KTVU that an event nearby had just let out and someone opened fire into a crowd of people. As ...
Vallejo stabbing victim, 22, dies at hospital
A 22-year-old man stabbed in Vallejo Friday evening has died, Vallejo police said early the next morning. Officers responded to the 1100 block of Lozier Alley around 6:20 p.m. Friday and found a car stopped in the alley with its tires spinning. Officers opened the car door and found a ...
Suspected guitar burglars arrested with help of store employees
Employees at a Guitar Center music store on Thursday helped El Cerrito police catch three teens suspected of stealing two unique guitars from a home in the city the day before. The burglary was reported at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2600 block of Tassajara Avenue, ...
Stories for Friday, December 23
Tire-slashing vandal gets six months in jail
A Santa Rosa man who used the moniker "SLICK1" when he vandalized his neighbors' vehicles was sentenced to six months in jail and three years' probation Friday in Sonoma County Superior Court. Vincent McCarthy, 23, also was ordered to pay nearly $19,000 restitution to the 22 victims of the tire-slashing ...
Convicted child molester sentenced to 250 years to life
A Pittsburg man was sentenced to 250 years to life in state prison Friday for repeatedly molesting two young girls over a five-year period. A jury in September convicted 29-year-old Valentin Barreto, a Mexican national, on 20 felony sexual assault counts for molesting two girls beginning when they were six ...
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