Crime & Law Stories for December 2012
Stories for Monday, December 31
Police make arrest in connection with SF Sunday morning homicide
Police in San Francisco on Monday arrested a man in connection with a homicide on Sunday morning, police said. Andre Reid, 28, of San Francisco, who police believe stabbed and killed Eric Avila, 52, of San Francisco on Sunday, was spotted in the 2600 block of Mission Street at about ...
Deputies remove tons of equipment from illegal pot grow areas near Gilroy, Morgan Hill
A team of law enforcement officers Monday ended a three-day operation to remove infrastructure and tons of garbage from illegal marijuana farms in multiple locations in southern Santa Clara County, officials said. The Marijuana Eradication Team of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office took away miles of plastic irrigation tubing ...
Suspect pleads not guilty in fatal Twin Peaks DUI hit-and-run
The woman accused of hitting several people and killing one while driving near San Francisco's Twin Peaks pleaded not guilty Monday. 23-year-old Gina Eunice is facing multiple charges for the fatal December 20th accident. In court Monday morning, prosecutors said Eunice had a blood alcohol level of .23 at the ...
Suspects in Monte Sereno homicide may be arraigned this week
Two of the three new suspects recently arrested in last month's murder of a Monte Sereno man are expected to be arraigned on murder charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court later this week, according to Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police. Javier Garcia and Deangelo Austin, both 21, will likely be ...
Attorney: Death Row inmate was improperly shackled
A federal appeals court is weighing whether to overturn the murder conviction and death sentence of a California inmate whose attorneys say he was improperly shackled during his trial. Marvin Pete Walker Jr. has been on Death Row for more than 30 years following his 1980 conviction in the shooting ...
Man shot, killed in underground garage; two men detained
A man was found shot to death Monday morning in an underground parking garage in south San Jose and by that afternoon, police had detained two men as people of interest. Officers were dispatched at 9:26 a.m. after receiving reports of an armed individual at the Summer Breeze apartment complex ...
Stories for Sunday, December 30
Oakland Police search for teen gunman after fatal shooting
Oakland Police were searching for a gunman, allegedly a teenager, who was responsible for fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl and wounded another teen at an apartment complex near the Oakland Coliseum Sunday afternoon. The victims were walking with a group of friends and family members on the 6600 block of ...
Family of man lost in Marin Co. creek offers reward
The family of a 23-year-old man who disappeared on the morning of Christmas Eve after police say he jumped into a Marin County creek to evade a sobriety test is offering a $5,000 reward for help in finding him. The Marin Independent Journal reports the family of Anthony "Tony" Donelson ...
Three injured after car crashes into Concord funeral home
Two teenagers, who were reportedly racing, crashed their car into a Concord funeral home during services Sunday afternoon, injuring themselves and one person inside the facility, according to authorities. Around 1:30 p.m., a black Chevy Nova crashed into the front of Ouimet Bros. Concord Funeral Chapel on Clayton Rd. before ...
Man, 28, found shot to death near Livermore golf course
A 28-year-old man was found shot to death near a golf course in Livermore Sunday morning, police said. At 7:21 a.m., officers responded to reports of a man down near Galaxy Ct., in the area of the Springtown Golf Course, according to Livermore police. A female jogger discovered the body ...
Richmond sees lowest annual homicide rate since 2001
As 2012 was reaching its end, police in Richmond were counting the lowest murder rate the city has seen in over a decade. Although the East Bay Area town of just over 103,000 residents remains plagued by violence, the number of murders there in 2012 was 18, down from 24 ...
Petaluma man arrested on suspected DUI with kids in the car
A man was arrested for alleged child endangerment and driving under the influence in Petaluma Saturday. Around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, a Petaluma community service officer spotted a car parked in a red zone in front of Safeway in the Washington Square Shopping Center in Petaluma, police said. When the officer ...
Stories for Saturday, December 29
New arrests in fatal Monte Sereno home invasion
A fourth person was arrested Saturday in connection with the murder of Raveesh Kumar Kumra during a home invasion in Monte Sereno last month, police said. Sacramento police arrested Deangelo Austin on suspicion of murder in connection with the Nov. 30th home invasion that ended in the death of Kumra, ...
Woman robbed, dog killed after pulling over in Tenderloin
A women's dog was dead after a man robbed her and then threw her dog into the street in San Francisco's Tenderloin District Friday afternoon, a San Francisco police spokesman said. The woman pulled over in the first block of Leavenworth Street around 5 p.m. to use her cellphone, according ...
Armed duo robs two victims, sexually assaults female victim
Police are alerting the public about an armed robbery and sexual assault in West Oakland earlier this month, police said Friday. On Dec. 8 a male and female victim were approached by two armed strangers in the 2800 block of Ettie Street around 11:45 p.m., police said. The suspect hit ...
2 pepper sprayed, 2 arrested during high school hotel party
A party for high school-age attendees at a San Francisco hotel Friday night resulted in two arrests and two doused with pepper spray, a San Francisco police spokesman said. Police were called to the InterContinental San Francisco hotel ballroom, located at 888 Howard St., around 10:30 p.m. to assist hotel ...
Stories for Friday, December 28
Richmond man remains in critical condition after BART shooting
BART police are looking for witnesses to a shooting in a parking lot at the Pittsburg station that left an 18-year-old Richmond man in critical condition Thursday night. The victim was in the driver's seat of a white Toyota Camry at the time of the shooting, which was reported at ...
Sixth suspect charged in SF bound-and gagged slaying
A sixth suspect was charged with murder Friday in a brutal assault that left a dying man and a woman bound-and-gagged in the middle of a San Francisco street earlier this month. Catherine Uong, 26, also known as "Killer," was charged with murder, residential robbery and various assault and weapons ...
Suspect, victim knew each other in dispute leading to officer-involved shooting
The victim and suspect involved in a violent dispute that led to an officer-involved shooting Thursday night knew each other, El Cerrito police said Friday. The suspect was shot after police were called to a report of a man and a woman involved in an argument around 6:40 p.m., according ...
Three injured on I-880 cab crash
Three people were injured in a two-car collision on Interstate Highway 880 in Milpitas early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around 12:10 a.m., a taxi driver was driving two passengers north on Highway 880 near the state Highway 237 off-ramp when he suddenly stepped on the brakes. ...
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