Crime & Law Stories for December 2012
Stories for Tuesday, December 25
Police investigate two Oakland shootings, one fatal
Oakland police are investigating two separate shootings, one fatal, that occurred over two days The most recent shooting happened at about 2:30 p.m. Christmas day near 24th Street and Chestnut Street in West Oakland. Police said the victim, a 32-year-old man, had been standing on 24th Street when a suspect ...
Stories for Monday, December 24
Man arrested after police find pipe bombs in Antioch home
An Antioch man was arrested on Sunday afternoon after being treated for burns he suffered from an accident while making pipe bombs in his home, police said. Antioch police and Contra Costa County firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a home in the 1400 block of G ...
Woman critically injured in East Oakland shooting
A woman was critically wounded Monday night in a shooting in East Oakland, an Oakland police officer said. The shooting was reported in the 1200 block of 11th Avenue at 5:50 p.m., Officer J. Moore said. A woman was injured and taken to a hospital in critical condition. Three suspects ...
Woman charged with manslaughter, DUI for fatal crash in Twin Peaks
A suspected drunken driver, who allegedly ran into several pedestrians at the Twin Peaks lookout point on Thursday night, killing one, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, a district attorney's office spokesman said Monday. Gina Eunice, 23, was charged Monday with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two counts of DUI ...
Homicide rate plummeting in Richmond
A Bay Area city once considered among the most dangerous in the nation has seen its homicide rate plummet even as killings in other cities in the region have climbed. Eighteen people have been killed in Richmond this year -- the lowest number since 2001, the Contra Costa Times reported ...
Stranded driver rescued from rain-swollen Livermore creek
A man was rescued from raging waters at a regional park near Livermore on Sunday night after his pickup truck drifted into the middle of a creek, according to the California Highway Patrol. A CHP helicopter crew based out of Napa County responded to a call from Alameda County firefighters ...
Suspected Marin DUI driver dives into rushing creek waters
Police searched for a man Monday who evaded officers by jumping into a flood-swollen creek after being pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence in unincorporated Marin County, a Ross police chief said. Officers pulled the man over at about 12:30 a.m. on suspicion of drunk driving in ...
Stories for Sunday, December 23
Parked CHP officer injured in collision with speeding driver
A CHP officer had to be taken to a hospital and was later recovering Sunday night after a speeding driver slammed into his patrol cruiser during a rain storm. The officer was responding to slide-off on westbound I-580 in San Leandro, arriving to find three vehicles stuck in the mud. ...
East Bay freeway sees multiple pileups within hours
As stormy weather drenched the Bay Area early Sunday morning, Interstate Highway 880 saw two injury accidents in the East Bay, one of which was a nine-car pileup that blocked three lanes for almost an hour. The chaos began around 2:30 a.m. with a multi-vehicle collision in Hayward on northbound ...
Stories for Saturday, December 22
County human services worker charged for alleged embezzlement
A Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services worker has been arrested and charged for allegedly embezzling food stamp funding. Tina Crosby, 46, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of embezzling public funds, falsifying records and identity theft, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office. A joint investigation by ...
Man shot fatally in Emeryville Friday night
A man was shot and killed in Emeryville Friday night, police said Saturday. The shooting occurred around 9:25 p.m. in the 1300 block of 65th Street in Emeryville. An investigation into the murder is underway. No further information was immediately available. Anyone with information about the killing is asked to ...
San Mateo Co. probation chief under investigation for child porn possession
The chief probation officer for San Mateo County is reportedly under investigation for possessing child pornography. According to the San Mateo Daily Journal, Federal investigators are looking into allegations against Stuart Forrest. According to the report, the United States Postal Service inspection service is heading up the investigation and the ...
Stories for Friday, December 21
Woman dies after DUI driver strikes 3 on Twin Peaks
One woman has died after Thursday night's hit-and-run crash atop Twin Peaks and now her son, who witnessed the incident, is left to mourn her loss. Police responded to the crash Thurdsay night on Christmas Tree Point Road. Three pedestrians were struck by a gray sedan and knocked from the ...
Alleged phony doctor ordered to stand trial on all charges
A San Francisco man who allegedly stole the identity of a physician's assistant and used it to illegally perform medical procedures and sexually assault several victims was ordered to stand trial Friday. Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, was arrested last December and faces multiple felony counts including rape, sexual battery, assault, practicing ...
San Pablo police investigate fatal shooting
A man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in San Pablo this morning, a police sergeant said. Police were called around 8:15 a.m. to a report of shots fired near the intersection of Rumrill Boulevard and 17th Street, according to Sgt. Mike von Millinich. Officers arriving on ...
Armed robbery suspect arrested after fiery crash on Hwy 4
A suspect in an armed robbery at a convenience store in Antioch early Friday morning was arrested after a fiery crash on state Highway 4. Police were called to a report of an armed robbery at the Bonfare Market at 907 W. 10th St. in Antioch around 12:55 a.m., police ...
Woman charged in connection with fatal Monte Sereno home invasion
A 22-year-old woman was arraigned in Santa Clara County Superior Court Friday on charges of being an accessory to murder with a gang enhancement in connection with the slaying of Raveesh Kumar Kumra during an invasion of his home in Monte Sereno on November 30. Raven Chanel Dixon looked back ...
Fourth suspect arrested in fatal 2010 attack on Newark teen
A fourth suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Newark high school student and football star Justice Afoa two years ago in what authorities said was an act of revenge. Last week, reputed gang members Rafael Tovar, 32, of Newark, Daniel Howard, 31, ...
Student with BB gun prompts lockdown at elementary school
A lockdown was ordered at an Oakland elementary school Friday afternoon after a student was found with a BB gun, according to a school district spokesman. REACH Academy, located at 9860 Sunnyside St., went on lockdown around 2:35 p.m. when police said a student was potentially on campus armed with ...
Lockdown lifted at SJ school after police search for armed suspects
A lockdown order at a San Jose elementary school has been lifted Friday morning after police were searching for suspects with a gun, according to San Jose police. Police responded to the 1700 block of Monrovia Drive for a report of suspects with a gun who had apparently jumped a ...
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