Crime & Law Stories for September 2012
Stories for Wednesday, September 26
Livermore couple plead no contest in drug lab explosion
A Livermore couple who had been charged with murder for a drug-related explosion that killed a man last year have pleaded no contest to lesser charges and avoided lengthy prison terms. Evan Aviles and his girlfriend, Lexie Hutson, both 23, were charged in connection with the death of Paul Lom, ...
Wounded Oakland 11-year-old returns home
An Oakland 11-year-old, wounded as he slept by bullets fire through the walls of home, was released from the hospital Wednesday. Luis Duenas Hernandez was sleeping at his family's home in the 200 block of Makin Road just before 1 a.m. last Thursday when multiple shots were fired into the ...
Hundreds of pot plants discovered in San Jose warehouse
Acting on a tip from a maintenance worker, San Jose police officers uncovered a massive indoor pot grow early Wednesday hidden in a warehouse in an industrial area, authorities said. The early morning raid was made on warehouse on Charter Drive – an area filled with small high-tech firms. Inside ...
Teen pleads guilty in deadly Concord crash
A teen driver who was traveling at a high-rate speed when he careened into a family on a Concord sidewalk pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and was taken away to jail. Contra Costa County Presiding Juvenile Judge Lois Haight accepted the 17-year-old’s plea ...
Brazen bandits takeover San Leandro Safeway store
Five armed men stormed into a San Leandro Safeway store late Tuesday night, ordering patrons and employees to lie on the floor and smashing cash registers before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said. “This was a brazen and potentially dangerous situation,” said San Leandro police Lt. Rick ...
Police identify third suspect in Pittsburg rapper's slaying
Homicide investigators have identified a suspect wanted for the murder of an 18-year-old Brentwood rapper in a Pittsburg park earlier this month. Clarence Cater, 18 is being sought for the Sept. 7 shooting death of Davon George at Buchanan Park while George and a group of about five people were ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 25
Families on edge after kidnapping, molestation at San Mateo school
Parents in San Mateo were on high alert Monday night after school officials announced a 9-year-old girl was kidnapped from an elementary school restroom and molested last week. San Mateo school officials said the girl was attacked in a restroom at Parkside Elementary on Eisenhower Street Friday afternoon. A suspect ...
Shooting on I-580 in Castro Valley shuts down freeway
A two-mile stretch of Interstate 580 in Castro Valley was shut down for over an hour Tuesday night after a shootout between two cars. The shootout happened around 7:30 p.m. between Strobridge and Center streets. One of the vehicles involved, a Ford Taurus, was abandoned as the occupants fled on ...
Two injured in East San Jose shooting
Police are investigating a double shooting in East San Jose Tuesday evening. San Jose police responded to reports of gunfire in the area of Poco Way and Sunset Avenue at 5:08 p.m. The two victims, both men, were taken to a hospital with injuries from gunshot wounds. Their injuries are ...
New video evidence surfaces in SF vehicular assault case
New developments in a San Francisco vehicular assault case that left a Cal Fire firefighter in a coma came to light Tuesday, as prosecutors played cell phone video that they said shows the defendant intended to harm the victim. The incident began with an altercation at a Jack in the ...
Investigator at center of CNET scandal gets 8 years
A former private investigator and Antioch police officer who pleaded guilty to seven felony charges for his role in a Contra Costa County law enforcement scandal was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in federal prison. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Armstrong for 50-year-old Christopher Butler for ...
Pregnant woman injured in Oakland drive-by shooting
Oakland Police were investigating a possible drive-by shooting Tuesday that injured a pregnant woman that afternoon. Just after 3 p.m., police received reports of a shooting on East 16th St. near Seminary avenue. Responding officers arrived on scene to find the injured woman and dozens of bullet casings. Police said ...
Dad of teen who died in Peruvian drug ritual wants second autopsy
The father of a Sebastapol teen has raised more than $8,000 to bring his son's body back from Peru, where police say the 18-year-old was buried by a shaman after he drank a brew made with a hallucinogenic plant. Sean Nolan tells the Santa Rosa Press Democrat he thinks his ...
Sex offender wanted on North Bay warrants arrested in Mexico
A Napa County Sheriff’s captain announced Tuesday that a sex offender wanted on warrants in Napa and Sonoma counties was arrested in Mexico days before. William Buchholz, 79, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service outside of Mazatlan, Mexico on Friday. He was transported to Los Angeles County ...
FBI agents conduct site survey connected to 'Speed Freak Killers'
Armed with rakes and an excavator, FBI agents on Tuesday conducted a site survey of farmland near Linden in connection with the "Speed Freak Killers" investigation, authorities said. Tuesday’s site survey came months after a more intense search uncovered the remains of victims of the killers -- Wesley Shermantine and ...
San Jose Police searching for suspected serial bank robber
San Jose police were asking for the public's help in identifying a man they believe robbed two Santa Clara County banks in the last month and attempted to rob a third. Investigators said they believe the man robbed a U.S. Bank at 1099 Lincoln Ave. in San Jose's Willow Glen ...
Two arrested, officer injury in PG&E substation break-in
Two men were in custody early Tuesday after they were arrested for breaking into a Novato PG&E substation, possibly to steal copper pipes and wiring, authorities said. A PG&E security employee notified police at 2:50 a.m. that there were two males trespassing at the substation at 127 Hamilton Drive, Sgt. ...
Elaborate hidden camera system found in arrested principal’s home
An elaborate video system, including a small camera found in a teddy bear, has been discovered inside the home of an elementary school principal who has been arrested on drug charges, authorities said. Michelle Gregory from the State Department of Justice, confirmed Tuesday that investigators had found cameras inside Dean ...
Stories for Monday, September 24
Second suspect is charged in fatal Jack London Square shooting
A second suspect has been charged with two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder for a shooting at a restaurant near Jack London Square in April 2011 that left two people dead and five people wounded. Lamar Lorice Fox, 23, was arrested in Oakland on Sept. 5 ...
Gang member pleads not guilty to shooting into home where two kids were watching TV
A motorcycle gang member who allegedly fired a gun into a home in Daly City and narrowly missed two children has pleaded not guilty to assault and gun charges, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. Dionicio Rafael Lopez, 24, appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court Monday afternoon to enter his ...
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