Crime & Law Stories for July 2012
Stories for Thursday, July 26
Sheriff's SWAT team tries contacting person firing gun inside home
The Sonoma County Sheriff's SWAT team is trying to make contact with a person suspected of firing a gun inside a residence south of Santa Rosa Thursday night, a sheriff's sergeant said. The sheriff's office responded to 317 Bucks Road in an unincorporated area of Sonoma County at 5:45 p.m. ...
Man arrested for allegedly having sex with 13-year-old-girl
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office suspects that there may be other victims of a man arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having sex with an underage girl. At 7:22 p.m. deputies arrested 20-year-old Alexander Pollack, who is accused of befriending a 13-year old girl, offering her a ride home and ...
17-year-old arrested for shooting another teen in Fillmore
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shooting another teen in San Francisco's Fillmore District last weekend, police said Thursday. The shooting was reported at 4:01 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Fillmore and Eddy streets. The 14-year-old victim was shot in the jaw but his injuries were ...
Two babies found in stolen car following crash
Two babies were found inside the back of a stolen SUV that crashed into another car following a police chase. Oakland police were in pursuit of a stolen white Lexus around noon near 38th and Lyon avenues Thursday. The SUV made its way to 55th Avenue and East 16th Street, ...
Man stabbed while trying to sell tricycle in SF's SOMA
A man was stabbed after trying to sell a tricycle in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman said. The stabbing was reported around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Natoma Street. The 25-year-old victim met with a woman to sell her an ...
Charges filed in ramming of CHP officer's cruiser
Three men are facing attempted murder and other charges after a California Highway Patrol officer reported that his car was rammed from behind and had its back window shot out while he was trying to make a traffic stop. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the unidentified officer was pulling ...
Display cases smashed, shots fired in NewPark Mall jewelry store robbery
Newark police are looking for four armed suspects who smashed display cases and fired shots during a robbery at a jewelry store at the NewPark Mall Thursday afternoon, a police spokesman said. At 12:15 p.m., police received reports that the men had gone into the Zena Jewelers store on the ...
Suspect eludes San Leandro neighborhood search
A street in San Leandro was shut down Thursday morning as police searched for a man who crashed his Jeep onto the lawn of a home and then fled the scene, a police lieutenant said. Several officers saw a man traveling at a high rate of speed nearing 100 miles ...
Socal men sentenced for ID theft and bank card fraud
Two Southern California men have been sentenced in federal court in Oakland to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud banks by using nearly 1,000 phony bank cards created with stolen information. Eduard Arakelyan, 21, of North Hollywood, and Arman Vardanyan, 23, of Montebello, were sentenced Tuesday by U.S. ...
Suspected drunk driver crashes into SF cable car
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after allegedly causing a head-on collision with a cable car near Union Square on Wednesday night, police said. The 62-year-old man was driving a blue SUV that struck the San Francisco Municipal Railway cable car at Geary and Powell ...
Car careens into home barely missing slumbering infant
An out-of-control black Cadillac careened into a garage that had been converted into a bedroom early Thursday, sending debris raining down upon an infant’s bassinet and a slumping 3-year-old and his mother, authorities said. East Palo Alto police said they got a call about 5:15 a.m. reporting a crash on ...
Oakland police radios failed during Obama visit
A major portion of Oakland's year-old $18 million police radio system failed during President Barack Obama's visit to the city this week, in one what one lieutenant described as a "train wreck." Many of the 100 Oakland officers assigned to handle presidential security were unable to communicate with the Police ...
Metal thieves stealing storm drain grates making hazards in Union City
Police in Union City are worried that a new rash of metal thefts could end up costing more than just money. Thieves are now stealing grate that cover large storm drains Without the grate, someone could fall into the gaping storm drain hole and the drop seven feet down. Wayne ...
San Jose officials take aim at hotel allegedly harboring prostitutes
The City of San Jose is making moves to close down a hotel located south of the downtown area for a year because police charge it is a hot spot for prostitution. A KTVU crew working near the Hotel Elan on South 1st Street Wednesday night saw a lot of ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 25
San Leandro police warn of recent robberies at Wells Fargo branch
A rash of armed robberies outside a Wells Fargo bank in San Leandro has police warning area residents Wednesday night to always stay aware of their surroundings. The ATM at the bank branch located at the busy intersection of Marina Boulevard and Merced Street has become a magnet for a ...
Suspect in SJ double murder may be trying to flee to Mexico
A suspect in Monday's double murder of a San Jose couple may have fled to Southern California intending to run to Mexico, police announced Wednesday night. Pedro Castellon Medina, 31, of San Jose is believed to be responsible for the shooting death of Pedro and Marybel Jimenez in their home ...
Mayor Quan, police chief urge people to join national night out
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Police Chief Howard Jordan Wednesday urged residents in their city to participate in National Night Out parties on Aug. 7 in order to raise crime prevention awareness. Jordan said National Night Out is "an opportunity for neighbors to come together and solve crime and reduce ...
Three suspects charged in shooting of CHP car in Oakland
Three suspects have been charged with the attempted murder of a peace officer and other charges in connection with a shooting last weekend that blew out the window of a California Highway Patrol cruiser. According to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Joseph Gonzalez, 18, David Anthony Gonzalez, 23, and ...
Report: Suspect described killings in package
The university once attended by a man accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater confirmed on Wednesday that it received a suspicious package two days earlier that was turned over to authorities, but it wouldn't confirm its contents or sender. The University of Colorado, Denver said the ...
SF sheriff's lieutenant pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
A San Francisco sheriff's lieutenant accused of a domestic violence attack against a former romantic partner pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor charges. Vincent Calvarese, 48, was arrested at about 10:40 p.m. last Thursday at the Gold's Gym at 2301 Market St. in the city's Castro District. Calvarese pleaded ...
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