Crime & Law Stories for August 2012
Stories for Sunday, August 26
Armed man arrested in Petaluma for death threats over dog fight
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 ...
Pacific Grove woman arrested for allegedly stealing $420 cashmere sweater
A woman from Pacific Grove was arrested at her home on Saturday after she allegedly stole a cashmere sweater from a boutique in Carmel. Kimberly Ann Crocker, 41, went into She boutique on 110 Crossroads Blvd. and allegedly stole a $420 Magaschoni cashmere sweater, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's ...
Novato woman jumps from bridge to escape pursuing police
A 30-year-old Novato woman jumped from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge into San Francisco Bay during a vehicle pursuit early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers spotted a Ford Focus weaving on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Rafael at about 2 a.m., the CHP said. The officers ...
Deadly night in Oakland: 2 separate shootings result in 1 dead, 3 injured
Saturday night was a violent night in Oakland, after two separate shootings resulted in one woman dead and three men wounded, according to police reports. The first shooting occurred in West Oakland around 9:20 p.m., when one or more unknown suspects shot two men in the 1800 block of West ...
Woman arrested after threatening BART passenger with scissors
A woman was arrested Saturday night after pulling scissors on another passenger on BART. A cell phone video was sent to us by a commuter who was on the train from Lafayette to San Francisco. The videographer told KTVU that the woman and a male passenger were arguing around 9 ...
Vallejo teen arrested for DUI, drug and gun possession after crash
A teen who police believe caused a crash in Vallejo Saturday night was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, weapons and drug possession, a police lieutenant said. "It turned out to be quite the fiasco," Lt. Kenny Park said. The 18-year-old was driving around 9:50 p.m. ...
Stories for Saturday, August 25
Two seriously injured after colliding into tree in Santa Rosa
Two people driving together in Santa Rosa suffered serious injuries after the car crashed into a tree early Saturday morning, a Santa Rosa police sergeant said. Two occupants in a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass were reported in a solo-vehicle accident on Northpoint Parkway near Stony Point Road at 1:15 a.m., Sgt. ...
Former Kaiser employee pleads guilty in $1.8 million contract worker fraud
A former information technology manager for Kaiser Permanente has pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland to charges related to a scheme to defraud the health care company of $1.8 million in pay for a supposed contract worker who did no work. Asim Waqar, 39, formerly of Oakland and now ...
Gunman shoots at house, hits 12YO girl
A gunman who unloaded several rounds at a house in Oakland early Saturday morning ended up hitting a 12-year-old girl who lived there. Police say bullets were fired at about 3:30 a.m. along the 2300 block of Church St. A lieutenant on scene said it appears the gunman was targeting ...
Marin Co. priest arrested for indecent exposure
A priest has been arrested after authorities say he exposed himself to an undercover agent at China Camp State Park. The Marin Independent Journal reports that 58-year-old Rev. Feliciano Mofan was being held in jail on Friday in lieu of $2,500 bail. Supervising Ranger Ryen Goering said Mofan's arrest happened ...
Stories for Friday, August 24
Teen and younger brother help foil robbery at Fremont home
A 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother hid in a closet at their Fremont home Thursday afternoon while three burglary suspects entered the house, Fremont police said. The siblings called 911 after they saw three men break into their house on Nuttman Lane around 2:20 p.m., police said. The pair ...
SJ police identify latest victim, say fatal shooting probably gang-related
A fatal shooting that occurred in San Jose late Thursday night is believed to be gang-related, police said Friday. San Jose resident Armondo Miguel Heredia, 18, was shot at South King Road and Burdette Drive around 10:50 p.m. Thursday, according to police Officer Jose Garcia. Heredia was taken to Regional ...
Vallejo man arrested in Pleasant Hill hit-and-run
Police arrested a Vallejo man on Thursday evening after he allegedly fled from police officers in his car and struck another vehicle, injuring a woman. Around 7:25 p.m. Thursday, Fairfield police officers attempting to locate a suspect in Pleasant Hill asked police there to stop and detain two people in ...
Former security guard sentenced in Lake Merritt shooting
A former private security guard who was convicted of attempted murder and other charges for shooting a man in the vicinity of Oakland's Lake Merritt after trying to steal his cellphone won't be going near the lake anytime soon. Daniel Alem, 28, was sentenced Friday by Alameda County Superior Court ...
Rash of overnight violence in Oakland leaves one dead
A rash of crimes hit Oakland overnight, including a fatal shooting early Friday morning, police said. The deadly shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of 48th Avenue, according to police. Multiple victims arrived at Highland Hospital with gunshot wounds and one person pronounced dead at the hospital. ...
Driver charged as juvenile in death of father and daughter
A 17-year-old who lost control of his Cadillac Escalade and fatally struck a father and his daughter on a Concord street last April was arraigned on numerous charges – including two counts of vehicular manslaughter – in juvenile court Friday. The teen entered a not guilty plea in a Martinez ...
Suspicious devices found inside San Francisco basement
The discovery of what appeared to be pipebombs in the basement of a San Francisco apartment building forced evacuations early Friday, but were later determined not to contain explosives, authorities said. Authorities said cut sections of pipe that were capped on each end were discovered in the common area of ...
Stories for Thursday, August 23
Berkeley sexual assault suspect featured on 'America's Most Wanted' may be in Mexico
Tips have been coming in to Berkeley police since a man wanted for a 2010 sexual assault in the city was featured on the "America's Most Wanted" TV show earlier this month. After Omar Sosa Arenal, 29, was profiled on the Aug. 10 episode of "America's Most Wanted," investigators received ...
Tourist responsible for Vacaville teen's death in Hawaii water crash pleads no contest
An Australian tourist charged with third-degree negligent homicide in a Hawaii personal watercraft crash that killed a Vacaville teen pleaded no contest Thursday. Tyson Dagley softly mumbled the plea on the misdemeanor charge in Circuit Court in Honolulu while standing next to his attorney, Walter Rodby. Rodby told Judge Richard ...
Two women charged in Seaside cat hoarding case
A mother and daughter were charged Thursday in connection with an animal hoarding case after authorities recovered 51 neglected cats from their coastal California house and discovered 113 dead kittens in a nearby apartment. Donna Johnson, 46, faces three felony animal cruelty charges, and she and her mother, 79-year-old Maggie ...
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