Crime & Law Stories for October 2012
Stories for Tuesday, October 30
Man arrested trying to smuggle cocaine at San Francisco International
An American citizen who had apparently swallowed 100 cocaine-filled pellets in a smuggling attempt was arrested at San Francisco International Airport last week as he was on his way to board a flight to Japan, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers interviewed ...
Stories for Monday, October 29
Federal agents confiscate 1,200 counterfeit Giants shirts in past week
Federal agents in the past week confiscated about 1,200 counterfeit San Francisco Giants T-shirts being sold by illegal street vendors trying to take advantage of the team's World Series run, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said Monday. The shirts, which celebrated the Giants' victory in the National League Championship ...
FTC investigating claims that telemarketers ignore Do Not Call list
It's a call many of you have received at home or on your cell whether you wanted it or not -- a call from telemarketers promising everything from lower interest rates on your credit card to home security. And despite the increase in phone number registrations on the “Do Not ...
$300K worth of walnuts from Calif. stolen
Authorities are investigating the theft of more than 80,000 pounds of walnuts from Northern California valued at about $300,000. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office received a call from a freight brokerage firm on Friday reporting that a truckload of walnuts never arrived in Miami as they were supposed to. Authorities ...
Streets closed after suspicious packages found in Oakland
Oakland police have shut down streets while they investigate two suspicious packages discovered at 16th Street and Telegraph Avenue. The packages were found next to a mailbox, police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson said. Traffic has been disrupted, and police are advising motorists to avoid the area. The streets were later ...
Esteban found guilty of first degree murder in Michelle Le case
Giselle Esteban was convicted Monday of first-degree murder for the death of nursing student Michelle Le, her former friend and high school classmate, in May 2011. Jurors deliberated for four and a half days before reaching their verdict against Esteban in a case in which prosecutor Butch Ford said she ...
Wrongway highway driver arrested on DUI charge
A man was arrested late Sunday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after he allegedly drove the wrong way on U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma and crashed into another car, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP received several reports around 11:10 p.m. of a driver in ...
One dead, three wounded in Oakland Sunday shootings
One man was killed and three more seriously injured in four separate shootings in Oakland Sunday afternoon and night, an Oakland police officer said. Police responded shortly before 10:40 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 1800 block of 9th Avenue, where they found a man suffering from ...
Stories for Sunday, October 28
Fairfield man fatally shot in his driveway
A man was shot and killed outside his Fairfield home early Sunday morning. Police received a call just after 3 a.m. from residents of Oceanic Court reporting a possible shooting. When police arrived they found a 30-year-old man in his driveway suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was treated for ...
Rohnert Park man arrested after attempting to enter juvenile's room
A man is in custody after attempting to break into a juvenile's bedroom in Rohnert Park Sunday morning, a sergeant said. Police responded to a report of a suspicious man who had climbed on the roof of a home on Montero Drive at about 3:45 a.m., Sgt. Eric Matzen said. ...
Fairfield police arrest four caught with loaded firearms
Fairfield police arrested four people Saturday night after finding loaded firearms during a routine traffic stop. Authorities arrested the individuals on Saturday night on North Texas St. at Hawthorn Dr. Officers found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in one of the passenger’s waistbands. When authorities searched the rest of the car, ...
Man killed in early morning shooting in Oakley
Oakley police and Contra Costa County sheriff's detectives were investigating a shooting Sunday that killed a man in Oakley that morning, police said. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 5600 block of Main Street at 1:41 a.m., police said. Officers arrived at the scene and found ...
Two injured in shooting at San Leandro Halloween party
Police in San Leandro were looking Sunday morning for whoever opened fire at a Halloween party the night before, hitting two people. It happened on Marina Blvd near San Leandro Blvd overnight. The owner of an auto body business says he threw a costume party for more than a hundred ...
Four separate shootings in San Jose leave three wounded, one dead
Four people were injured, one fatally, in four separate shootings early Sunday morning in San Jose, a police sergeant said. The first shooting was reported just after 1 a.m. and left a male victim with non-life-threatening wounds, Sgt. Jason Dwyer said. As second shooting occurred around 2:15 a.m. near the ...
Stories for Saturday, October 27
Masked, armed men rob credit union, escape in stolen car
Two masked suspects robbed a Gilroy credit union at gunpoint Friday morning, according to police. The suspects entered the Golden 1 Credit Union at 8379 Church St. around 10:30 a.m., displayed firearms and demanded money, according to Gilroy police. A bank clerk handed over cash and the two fled in ...
3 arrested in suspected NorCal poaching ring
State game wardens on Saturday arrested three men in connection with a poaching ring that killed deer, elk and wild boar and then sold the meat to private buyers in Northern California. The arrests culminated a two monthlong investigation, dubbed "Operation High Hog," by the California Department of Fish and ...
Homecoming game cut short after shots fired near Richmond High
Shots fired near Richmond High School Friday evening disrupted homecoming celebrations, according to Richmond police. Shots were fired on the street near the high school, located at 1250 23rd St., sometime after the school's varsity homecoming game started at 6:15 p.m., police said. An exact time when the shots rang ...
'Beanie bandit' serial robber who targeted South Bay banks arrested
A man dubbed as the "Beanie Bandit" suspected of robbing six banks in the past two months throughout the South Bay was arrested Friday, Campbell police said. Police say a tip from a KTVU viewer led them to 43-year-old Tony Piovesan of Campbell, who was identified as the man suspected ...
Woman flips car in SF's Western Addition while fleeing gunmen
A woman was hospitalized after she was shot four times and crashed her car trying to escape gunmen who were firing at her car at close range in San Francisco’s Western Addition early Saturday morning. The 30-year-old woman said she was trying to park on Ellis and Pierce around 4 ...
Competency hearing for psychiatrist charged with molestation to continue
A competency hearing for an 80-year-old psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s began Friday and was expected to continue through next Wednesday or Thursday, prosecutors said Friday. William Ayres, a former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology, was returned to the county ...
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