Crime & Law Stories for September 2012
Stories for Sunday, September 30
Newspaper: Malvo felt like 'worst piece of scum'
Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that the devastated reaction of a victim's husband made him feel like "the worst piece of scum." Malvo expresses remorse in the interview with The Washington Post and urged the families of victims to try and forget ...
Victims recovering from injuries in brazen freeway shooting
Three people injured in a weekend freeway shooting were recovering Monday as investigators searched for clues as to a motive and a description of the suspect’s vehicle, authorities said. The incident happened at about 2:30 p.m. on Highway 101 in San Carlos near the Holly Street exit when a 2009 ...
Trial to start for woman accused of murdering Michelle Le
Giselle Esteban was scheduled to go on trial Monday on a murder charge based on prosecutors' allegation that she killed nursing student Michelle Le because she blamed Le for wrecking her relationship with her daughter's father. Le, a 26-year-old San Mateo woman who was attending Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, ...
Gov. Brown signs bill giving juveniles 2nd chance
Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday announced signing a bill that could one day bring the release of some criminals who were sentenced as juveniles to life in prison. There are 309 inmates serving life-without-parole sentences in California for murders committed when they were younger than 18. Brown signed SB9, by ...
San Jose Police investigate motive for city's 34th homicide
Police in San Jose were continuing Sunday to investigate the city's 34th homicide that took place early that morning. Officers responded to reports of a physical fight involving several subjects near Monterey Highway and Bernal Road at about 1 a.m., according to San Jose police. Initial reports were that some ...
Newark man arrested for allegedly stabbing victim with ice pick
A 38-year-old man was arrested in Oakland early Sunday morning after stabbing a man in a San Leandro apartment with an ice pick, a police lieutenant said. Around 1:05 a.m., police received a report of an assault in an apartment in the 600 block of Fargo Avenue, according to Lt. ...
Elderly man suffers major injuries in Highway 92 crash near Redwood City
A 71-year-old man was seriously injured after losing control of his car and crashing into another vehicle on state Highway 92 in Redwood City Saturday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said. Around 3:50 p.m., James Lucas of Half Moon Bay was heading west on Highway 92 near interstate Highway ...
Police receive numerous complaints over O.co rave
Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro police departments received hundreds of noise complaints for a rave at O.co Coliseum Saturday night from Bay Area residents as far away as the east end of Alameda. Tens of thousands of people packed the coliseum for Beyond Wonderland Bay Area, an 8-hour rave featuring ...
Stories for Saturday, September 29
Napa homicide suspect arrested in Fairfield
A suspect in a Napa homicide of a 51-year-old man Friday afternoon was arrested in Fairfield early the next morning, Napa police said. Napa fire personnel were called to the 100 block of Almond Avenue in Napa at 4:13 p.m. Friday and found a man, identified as Robin Ward, deceased, ...
San Leandro Marina evacuated due to armed man in park
Police evacuated a park in the San Leandro Marina Friday because of an armed man there who turned out to be suicidal, police said. Police responded to a call from an off-duty officer reporting a man with a gun at the San Leandro Marina Park Path and Par Course at ...
Wanted Morgan Hill mom arrested in Reno with son
A mother wanted by authorities after she fled with her infant son after an alleged shoplifting attempt with her 10-year-old daughter at a Morgan Hill grocery store earlier this month was found and arrested in Nevada Friday night, local authorities said. Marcy Keelin, 38, was wanted on a $50,000 warrant ...
Fire at Vallejo Mayor’s office investigated as domestic terrorism
Federal officials have been called in to investigate a two-alarm fire that destroyed the law office of Vallejo Mayor Osby Davis as a suspected case of domestic terrorism. Vallejo fire Battalion Chief Paige Meyer said the fire started at about 1:30 a.m. at the office located at 410 Tuolumne Street, ...
Stories for Friday, September 28
Police probing Monterey slaying find gory scene
New court documents show investigators came across a gruesome scene when probing the slaying of a Monterey woman whom police allege was dismembered by her ex-husband, a professor at a Navy graduate school. According to a search warrant filed in Monterey County Superior Court this week, an FBI evidence response ...
Ex-hedge fund analyst admits insider trading
A former research analyst at a New York hedge fund has pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in a case the government says reaped $61.8 million in illegal profits. Jon Horvath of San Francisco entered the plea Friday in federal court in Manhattan. He admitted being among analysts who obtained ...
Service members file lawsuit alleging sex assaults
A lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco alleging current and former members of the U.S. military were sexually assaulted while serving. The 20 women and men filing the lawsuit claim they were harassed, raped or assaulted and suffered retaliation when they reported the incidents. The lawsuit ...
Lawyer for suspect in SF officer-involved shooting decries police tactics
The case of a recent controversial police shooting in the Mission District was heard in court Friday morning, but it was outside the courtroom where the suspect's lawyer questioned how police made information about Oliver Barcenas public. 22-year-old Barcenas remained in the hospital recovering from his injuries. Police have said ...
Police search for Morgan Hill mom who flees with son, abandons daughter
Morgan Hill police are searching for a mother who abandoned her 10-year-old daughter after an alleged shoplifting attempt and then fled with her 11-month old son. Marcy Keelin, 38, is wanted on a $50,000 warrant in connection with a Sept. 19 incident in which she allegedly used her 10-year-old daughter ...
Stories for Thursday, September 27
Protesters clash with police at site of former Occupy camp
Police in San Francisco had a brief confrontation with protesters at the site of a former Occupy San Francisco encampment Thursday night, police said. About five protesters dressed in black gathered on the sidewalk outside of the Federal Reserve building at 101 Market St. Thursday night, where police made 45 ...
Raid on Santa Rosa pot gardens nets pot worth more than $2 million and weapons
Fifteen people were arrested during a raid on backyard marijuana gardens in the Roseland area of southwest Santa Rosa Wednesday, a Sonoma County sheriff's lieutenant said. Armed with 33 search warrants, law enforcement officers from several agencies, including the FBI and California Highway Patrol, entered and secured several homes, vacated ...
Penngrove woman to undergo psych exam before being sentenced for child neglect
A Penngrove woman will undergo a psychological evaluation in state prison over the next 90 days before she is sentenced for the child endangerment of her then-2-month-old daughter earlier this year. Lyndsay Colula, 21, faced up to 12 years in state prison at her sentencing Thursday in Sonoma County Superior ...
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