Crime & Law Stories for January 2013
Stories for Sunday, January 27
Man suspected of shooting Oakland officer named
Police in Oakland have identified a man suspected of shooting an officer in the leg in the city's Fruitvale district. The Oakland Tribune says 30-year-old Nathan Cook fired at two officers who were investigating gunshots heard while they were responding to a nearby hit-and-run crash on Friday. The officer, who ...
Police ID stabbing victim in SJ's third homicide of the year
Police in San Jose have identified a man fatally stabbed in the city on Thursday night as 44-year-old Donald Harvey. The San Jose resident was found by police who responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of Southside Drive and Hope Street at 8:25 p.m. Arriving officers found Harvey on ...
Police investigate fatal shooting of EPA man
A large group of friends gathered Sunday at the scene of Saturday night's homicide in East Palo Alto to light a candle and say a prayer for Lamont Coleman. The 21-year old was gunned down late Saturday night as he walked along Capitol Avenue. Neighbors said they heard the shots. ...
Man found dead inside home near Morgan Hill
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office was investigating the death of a man discovered unconscious in his home near Morgan Hill early Sunday morning. Just after 3 a.m., deputies responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired in the area of Oak Valley Rd and Sheila Ave, according to the ...
Police investigate fatal shooting in East Palo Alto
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed a man Saturday night, police said. Officers responded to the 2200 block of Capitol Ave at about 9 p.m. after a Shotspotter was activated, according to police. When officers arrived, they found 21-year-old Lamont Coleman, of East Palo Alto, ...
Person ejected from car in Oakland crash not expected to survive
One person was clinging to life Sunday morning after being ejected from a car in a two-car collision earlier that morning in Oakland, a police officer said. Officers responded to a report of a collision in the area of Coolidge Ave and Montana St at about 2 a.m., Officer Kevin ...
Driver, fleeing police, crashes after driving wrong way on on I-880
A car fleeing from police at a high speed went the wrong way on Interstate 880 in Hayward and crashed into another car late Saturday night, injuring two. Deputies spotted the vehicle driving erratically around 11 p.m. They tried to flag it down, but the driver took off. He ended ...
Three people recovering after being shot in Oakland overnight
Three people were hospitalized after being shot in Oakland Saturday night, an officer said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 9600 block of Birch St at about 10:40 p.m., Officer Kevin McDonald said. When officers arrived, they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, McDonald said. ...
Stories for Saturday, January 26
2-year-old boy among three shot in San Mateo Co.
Three people have been shot in San Mateo County, just miles apart, in two separate incidents Saturday night, according to fire officials. The first shooting occurred as the victims, a woman and her 2-year-old son, were sitting in the backseat of a car as it was driving along Bayfront Expressway ...
Police seek alleged accessory to shooting death of San Jose man
San Jose police have asked the public for help in locating a man suspected of being an accessory in the killing of 18-year-old Dashawn Brown, who was shot multiple times in San Jose last March. Detectives allege that Vincent Duarte, 24, of San Jose, took part in the shooting of ...
San Mateo County takes in 680 guns in buyback
Nearly 700 guns are off the streets of San Mateo County and in the hands of law enforcement officials after the latest in a series of what authorities across the San Francisco Bay area have been describing as successful gun buyback programs, officials said Sunday. In a buyback event held ...
Martinez Police arrest man for shooting at friend's car
A man was arrested after shooting at an unoccupied car in Martinez early Friday morning, police said. Police responded to several reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Sentinel Dr at about 12:40 a.m., police said. When officers arrived, they were rerouted to the 100 block of Wawona ...
Suspect in stolen SUV wanted after fleeing fatal crash in Oakland
A 19-year-old passenger was killed in a car fleeing from police in Oakland early Saturday morning and another person involved in the crash who fled the scene was outstanding, California Highway Patrol officers said. El Cerrito police officers requested backup from the CHP around 2:25 a.m. to pursue a stolen ...
Monterey man convicted of manslaughter in woman’s fatal overdose
A Monterey County Superior Court Judge found a man guilty of manslaughter Friday in the death of a woman he met at a bar and had sex with after feeding her prescription drugs, the district attorney's office said. Judge Julie Culver found Gabriel Martinez guilty of manslaughter, three counts of ...
Stories for Friday, January 25
400 marijuana plants found inside Milpitas home
Milpitas police busted a marijuana-growing operation right across the street from an elementary school Friday morning. The Milpitas team raided a house on Dixon Road Friday and found a drug operation that has shocked unsuspecting neighbors. There was nothing unusual the outside of the house, but police found 400 marijuana ...
Officer recovering after being shot in East Oakland
A 13-year Oakland Police Department veteran is recovering after being shot in East Oakland Friday night, a spokeswoman said. The incident occurred shortly after two uniformed officers responded just before 5:30 to the intersection of 47th Ave and E.12th Street on a report of a car crash. A 26-year-old Oakland ...
Man tries to lure 11-year-old girl into car in front of school
A man tried to lure an 11-year-old girl into his car in Millbrae this week, police said Friday. The suspect, described as a Middle Eastern man between 30 and 40 years old, stopped in front of Taylor Middle School at 850 Taylor Blvd. shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday and ...
Middle schooler arrested for alleged in-person, cyber bullying
A middle school student in Morgan Hill was arrested this week after allegedly bullying two classmates both online and in person, a police sergeant said. Two 13-year old Britton Middle School students told police this week that the classmate was bullying them online as well as at school and at ...
Oakland teen gets 25 years to life for murdering adoptive parents
A 16-year-old Oakland boy was sentenced Friday to 25 years in state prison for murdering his adoptive parents last January. The sentence for Moses Kamin was agreed to on Dec. 10 when he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing his adoptive mother, 50-year-old Susan Poff, and to first-degree murder ...
Antioch parents on edge after attempted child abduction
Parents in Antioch were on high alert Friday morning after a man reportedly tried to lure a student into his car outside of an elementary school Thursday. A boy was walking outside Sutter Elementary School at 3410 Longview Road on Thursday afternoon when a man approached and told him that ...
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