Crime & Law Stories for June 2012
Stories for Tuesday, June 26
Security increased at Alameda County fair to protect children
Special undercover deputies are making extra efforts at the Alameda County Fair to keep children safe as authorities keep their eyes out for sex offenders. So far more than 150,000 visitors have walked through the gates. Since the fair opened last Wednesday, there have only been five arrests and most ...
Hacker claims to have breached SJ State computer server
While a hacker claimed he stole private information from a San Jose State University server, University officials disputed that any information of importance was taken from their servers in the breach. Student Dave Rasumson told KTVU he had received no notification at all about any breach from the school. He ...
SF principal pleads no contest to DUI charges
A San Francisco school principal pleaded no contest Tuesday to DUI charges in connection with an incident last month in which she allegedly drove drunk and tried to flee after hitting two cars near the Golden Gate Bridge, prosecutors said. Sheila Sammon Milosky, the principal at Paul Revere School in ...
Suspicious package in Portola neighborhood deemed harmless
A suspicious package reported Tuesday evening in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood has been deemed harmless, a police spokesman said. The suspicious package was reported around 7 p.m. on Colby Street, a residential street just east of Louis Sutter Playground on the east side of John McLaren Park. The Police Department's ...
Alameda County being sued over deputy's alleged misuse of database
A Pleasanton man’s attorney filed notice on Tuesday that they intended to sue Alameda County for more than a million dollars over charges that a sheriff’s deputy illegally searched for information on a confidential database and provided it to someone who not authorized to receive it. As of Tuesday, Alameda ...
Mission District shooting sends victim to hospital
A person was wounded in a shooting in San Francisco's Mission District Tuesday afternoon, police said. The male victim was near Harrison and 24th streets at about 3:20 p.m. when two suspects approached him and one pulled out a gun and shot him, police spokesman Officer Carlos Manfredi said. The ...
Police seek suspect in sexual assault near Lake Merritt
Oakland police were seeking the public's help Tuesday in finding a man who sexually assaulted a woman in a public restroom in Lakeside Park near Lake Merritt earlier this month. Police said that when the victim, a 45-year-old woman, walked into the public restroom at 666 Bellevue Ave., near Grand ...
Man turns self in after killing girlfriend of 10 years in Orinda
A man turned himself in to police Tuesday and said he killed the woman he had been living with for more than 10 years at their home in Orinda, according to police. Officers responded to the 600 block of Moraga Way after receiving a call at 12:18 p.m. by someone ...
Suspected auto thief arrested after ramming agents' cars, fleeing across bridge
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Fremont on Monday after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into San Mateo County Vehicle Theft Task Force agents' cars in East Palo Alto and then fled across the Dumbarton Bridge. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. at Rutgers and Fordham streets as task force ...
22-year-old SF man reported missing last week safe, contacted family
A 22-year-old man who had been reported missing in San Francisco is safe and has been in touch with his family, police said Tuesday. Evan Flanary contacted his family, who told police he is OK and had been unreachable because he had not charged his phone, Officer Albie Esparza said. ...
Man charged in 1993 Oakland Sizzler slaying
A 58-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of the manager of a Sizzler Restaurant in Oakland 19 years ago, but his attorney was raising questions about the charges Tuesday. Charles Luckett pleaded not guilty at a brief hearing on Monday to a murder ...
Judge denies Lynch mistrial motion for a second time
More witnesses took the stand Tuesday in the trial of William Lynch, after a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge denied another motion for a mistrial by the defense. Lynch, 44, is accused of assault and elder abuse for allegedly beating the Rev. Jerold Lindner on May 10, 2010, at ...
Man recovering after being shot by Antioch police officer
A 36-year-old man armed with a shotgun is recovering after he was shot by a police officer in Antioch Monday afternoon. At about 2:20 p.m., officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant in the 2200 block of Reseda Way to Paul Morales. The Antioch resident is wanted for a parole ...
Stories for Monday, June 25
Authorities investigating car theft shoot at suspect
East Palo Alto police blocked off streets in a neighborhood while they investigate an officer involved shooting early Monday evening. The shooting occurred when deputies with the San Mateo Narcotics Vehicle Theft task force tried to pull over a stolen car after the driver rammed their car. A lieutenant on ...
Clumsy attack at Livermore Taco Bell leads to pot grow bust
A clumsy, reportedly unprovoked attack in a Livermore Taco Bell Sunday afternoon resulted in four arrests and the discovery of local pot grow, according to police. Officers received reports around 1 p.m. Sunday of a fight between multiple men at the Taco Bell on Stanley Blvd. and that one suspect, ...
Prominent SF gay-rights activist arrested on child porn charges
San Francisco police told KTVU Monday they arrested a high-profile gay activist on child pornography charges during the weekend. Larry Brinkin, 66, longtime San Francisco gay rights advocate has been arrested after police said they linked him to an email account that had sent and received images of toddlers engaging ...
SFPD officers to go undercover in Dodger blue
A special undercover squad of San Francisco police officers will be deployed at AT&T Park this week dressed in Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys in an effort stem any violence between fans of the two heated rivals, Mayor Ed Lee announced Monday. Flanked by officers wearing the Dodgers jerseys, Lee said ...
Judge tosses priest's testimony in Lynch assault case
A judge has tossed out a priest's testimony against a man charged with assaulting him after the reverend invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination as it became clear he might be accused of lying on the stand. The Rev. Jerold Lindner told Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge ...
Two questioned in early morning Redwood City car arsons
Two men, one captured on a convenience store video camera buying a container of gasoline, have been detained for questioning in two overnight car arsons, Redwood City police said Monday. Authorities said they were called to 202 Linden St. around 3:14 a.m. by a report of car fires both on ...
Minor quakes rattle Northern Calfornia
Two minor earthquakes have shaken Northern California. A U.S. Geological Survey computer-generated report says a magnitude-3.4 quake struck at 1:13 a.m. Monday and was centered 15 miles east-southeast of San Jose and nine miles north of Morgan Hill. The USGS reported a magnitude-3.3 quake about 22 miles northwest of Ukiah ...
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