Crime & Law Stories for August 2012
Stories for Wednesday, August 29
Truck careens into Sausalito 7-Eleven store
A woman crashed a gray Ford pickup truck into a 7-Eleven store in Sausalito on Tuesday night, causing damage but no injuries, police said. The crash happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the 7-Eleven at 1901 Bridgeway. "She was attempting to park and pulling into the parking lot, and the ...
Couple who responded to Craigslist ad car robbed in Oakland
A married couple who went to Oakland to buy a luxury car they saw advertised on Craigslist are out thousands of dollars after they were robbed instead, the Oakland Tribune reports. The couple, who have not been named, were responding to an ad for Mercedes-Benz, when they were held up ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 28
Police warn of cop impersonator who sexually assaulted woman
The Pleasanton Police Department on Tuesday asked for help identifying a man who impersonated a police officer, faked a traffic stop and then sexually assaulted a female driver earlier this month. What sounded like a police siren chirping and a flash of light led the female driver to pull over. ...
Victim in East Oakland shooting dies in hospital
The victim of a shooting in East Oakland Tuesday night has died, an Oakland police officer said. The shooting in the 700 block of Bergedo Drive, in Oakland's Sobrante Park neighborhood was reported at 7:07 p.m., Officer J. Moore said. A witness told KTVU a man in his 20s was ...
Woman acquitted of murder for 2011 Potrero Hill fatal stabbing
A woman who was accused of fatally stabbing another woman in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood last year was acquitted of murder charges Monday, according to the public defender's office. Maria Burgos, 49, was accused of killing Ernestine Herron, 26, on March 28, 2011, outside a home in the 1000 ...
Lawsuit filed in connection with alleged molestation at SJ elementary
As students returned for the first full week of classes at O.B. Whaley Elementary in San Jose, school officials Tuesday were dealing with a new lawsuit while the molestation trial against a former teacher approaches. The former principal at the school has also been under fire, charged with failing to ...
SF man arrested after robbery, assault in Panhandle
A man was arrested after he allegedly robbed and assaulted a woman in San Francisco's Panhandle neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, a police spokesman said. Police responded to a report of a robbery in the 1700 block of Fell Street at 2:22 p.m., Officer Albie Esparza said. Esparza said the suspect had ...
Big rig driver sentenced to 20 years for shooting at police
A big-rig driver has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for shooting at two Oakland police officers three years ago. Colin Todd, 44, of Alameda, was initially charged with two counts of attempted murder on a police officer as well as two counts of willful and premeditated attempted ...
SJ taggers face gang sentencing in plea deal
To some they are artists, but to Santa Clara prosecutors a group of South Bay taggers, responsible for years of vandalism around San Jose, are members of a gang and should be sentenced like any other gang member convicted of a crime. On Tuesday, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge ...
Antioch domestic dispute ends with rooftop officer-involved shooting
An armed domestic dispute suspect was fatally shot on a rooftop after a pursuit in which he pointed a firearm at officers late Monday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute in which a gun was involved at 2301 Sycamore Drive at 11:14 p.m., located ...
Stories for Monday, August 27
Community leaders gather for prayer vigil at San Jose City Hall
San Jose City and community leaders joined anti-violence protestors for a prayer vigil outside city hall Monday evening. "No more bloodshed, no more tears," was the chant a number of protestors repeated as they held signs saying, "enough is enough" and "stop violence" to passing traffic on East Santa Clara ...
Oakland salutes graduates of Citizens Police Academy
Oakland is trying to combat crime not just with police but with specially trained citizens. On Monday, the 45 members of the Citizens Police Academy graduated. During the past 14 weeks, they were given a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Oakland Police Department. The students had to do it on ...
Man critically injured in baseball bat attack near Lake Merced over weekend
A man was critically injured in an attack with a baseball bat near Lake Merced in San Francisco early Sunday morning, a police spokesman said Monday. The assault was reported around 1:45 a.m. in the 200 block of Skyline Boulevard. The victim, who is in his early 20s, was walking ...
Case against Japanese consulate official resumes
A domestic violence case involving an official at Japan's consulate in San Francisco is back on track after problems with an interpreter caused a delay in the case, officials said Monday. Yoshiaki Nagaya, 33, who serves as vice consul in the Consulate-General of Japan, is facing domestic violence and assault ...
As many as four detained after shots reported in SF's Western Addition
Shots were fired in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood Monday evening and as many as four suspects have been detained, police said. Approximately three shots were reported near the corner of Webster and Fulton streets at 5:27 p.m., Sgt. Mike Andraychak said. A possible suspect ran from the scene. Responding ...
Southern California Assemblyman found not guilty for Concord DUI
State Assemblyman Roger Hernandez was found not guilty of drunken driving Monday for a DUI arrest in Concord in late March, a court clerk confirmed. Hernandez, 36, D-West Covina, was found not guilty of driving under the influence, and the jury was hung on whether the assemblyman's blood-alcohol level was ...
Hayward man killed in Sunday shooting; storeowner's murder still unsolved
A man was shot to death in Hayward on Sunday night, just days after a separate shooting that claimed the life of a jewelry store owner, a police spokesman said. Sunday night's shooting was reported at 10:40 p.m. at an apartment complex at 24545 O'Neil Ave., police Sgt. Eric Krimm ...
SJ schools locked down as police search for armed robbery suspect
San Jose police have arrested two suspects in an armed bank robbery that prompted a lockdown at several nearby schools Monday afternoon. The robbery occurred at about 1:15 p.m. when two men armed with guns entered a Wells Fargo bank at 2061 Camden Ave. and demanded cash, San Jose police ...
Cellphone robbery ends with police shooting outside SF church
Five people were in custody after a cellphone robbery early Monday led to a foot pursuit in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood in which a police officer shot at a suspect, police Chief Greg Suhr said. The robbery was reported around 6:30 a.m. near 225 Minerva St. in the city's ...
Stories for Sunday, August 26
Armed man arrested for making death threats at another man after their dogs fought
Petaluma police on Saturday arrested a felon suspected of making death threats at another man after their dogs got into a fight. Police received a call from a man who said that earlier in the week, a man had retrieved a gun from his car, loaded it and made threats ...
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