Crime & Law Stories for February 2013
Stories for Sunday, February 24
Gold River man arrested after raid uncovers guns
A Northern California man is facing charges after members of a sheriff's task force, along with state and federal agents, raided his Sacramento-area home and found a collection of illegal guns, authorities said. Jack Holsey, 47, was arrested when law enforcement officials served a warrant at his Gold River home ...
LV Police receiving tips after shooting suspect identified
A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that left three people dead and several others injured. Las Vegas police Capt. Chris Jones said Sunday that investigators are working around ...
Suspect identified, sought in Santa Cruz home invasion robbery
Santa Cruz police were searching for a gang member Sunday suspected of involvement in a home invasion robbery days before that ended in an early morning fight with the terrified residents. Esteban Lopez, 22, was believed to have fled the scene of the robbery on the 500 block of Poplar ...
Stories for Saturday, February 23
Seaside police arrest woman after baby found dead
Police in the Monterey County community of Seaside have arrested a woman after the body of an infant was found hidden under her house. The Monterey Herald reports Saturday 39-year-old Jennifer Cecelia Warren was arrested for investigation of murder. Police said Warren went to a police station Friday to report ...
Victim wrestles would-be armed robber to the ground, attempts to grab gun
A suspect who attempted to rob a man at gunpoint outside of a Downtown Palo Alto parking garage left empty-handed after the victim wrestled him to the ground, police said Saturday. Police said dispatchers got a call around 8:25 p.m. from a man reporting that an armed man had just ...
Police arrest four in connection with meth distribution
Four people were arrested in Fairfield for alleged methamphetamine distribution. The Fairfield Police Department Narcotic Investigations Unit obtained a search warrant to search a residence in the 1800 block of Utah Street and a motel room in the 3300 block of North Texas Street. Police detained four suspects in vehicles ...
MC Hammer arrested, cited for obstructing Dublin police officer
Bay Area rapper and entrepreneur MC Hammer was arrested and booked into a Dublin jail on Thursday for allegedly obstructing a police officer at nearby shopping center, according to authorities. According to reports, the platinum-selling hip hop icon was arrested by a Dublin police officer at the Hacienda Crossings Shopping ...
Las Vegas seen as dangerous even as crime drops
Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess with no real danger. But a series of high-profile episodes of random violence amid the throngs of tourists is threatening Sin City's reputation as a ...
Four hospitalized after teens shoot up bus in Oakland
Four people were injured early Saturday morning after a group of teenagers shot an AC Transit bus after it dropped them off in Oakland. Witnesses reported no problems with the teens when they were aboard the bus, but when the teens got off at 55th Ave and International Blvd a ...
Stories for Friday, February 22
Former San Mateo County probation chief pleads not guilty to possessing child porn
Former San Mateo County Chief Probation Officer Stuart Forrest pleaded not guilty to two charges of possessing child pornography Friday, according to state prosecutors. Forrest was arraigned Friday at San Mateo Superior Court in Redwood City. He was expected to be released on $100,000 bail today, according to Lynda Gledhill ...
Vallejo rapper found guilty of pimping, human trafficking charges
A Bay Area rapper was convicted of human trafficking and pimping charges in Contra Costa County Superior Court Friday and faces up to eight years in prison, a prosecutor said. A jury Friday found Vallejo resident Joel Williams, 38, guilty of felony charges of human trafficking, pimping, pandering, transporting drugs ...
Rapper, cabbie meet violent end together in Vegas
Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career, posting music videos online that show him cruising the Strip in his Maserati. Michael Boldon was a family man and taxi driver who hailed from Michigan and loved fast cars. The ...
Woman who lied about finding finger in Wendy’s chili in court again
The woman who claimed she found a finger in her chili at a South Bay fast food restaurant and went to prison is in trouble again with the law. Anna Ayala was in court Friday after she was charged with filing a false police report and being an accessory to ...
Second alleged prostitute charged in murder of Monte Sereno man
A second alleged prostitute was charged Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in San Jose in connection with the robbery and murder of a wealthy Monte Sereno man by three men during a home invasion last November. Katrina Marie Fritz, dressed in red prison clothes with her hair in ...
Former theater instructor charged with child molestation
A former actor and teacher at theater groups in Contra Costa and San Mateo counties has been charged with child molestation and other sex crimes against children. Jason Pedroza, 27, of San Bruno, was arraigned in a Martinez courtroom Friday morning on charges of child molestation, sexual battery, contacting a ...
Man surrenders to police after threatening he had a gun
A suspect who was yelling that he was armed with a firearm has surrendered to officers in West Oakland after a brief standoff Friday afternoon, police said. Oakland police Sgt. Chris Bolton said police received a 911 call at 1:41 p.m. from a resident at an apartment in the 900 ...
Abandoned tools cause anxious moments at Oakland courthouse
A suspicious item reported at an Alameda County Superior Court building in Oakland Friday morning was determined to be a backpack full of tools, according to an Alameda County Sheriff's Office spokesman. The suspicious item was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the tunnel area of the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse ...
Off-duty officer sidetracked on way to get marriage license
An off-duty San Jose police sergeant aboard a BART train with his fiance to get their marriage license detained an Oakland woman for allegedly trying to rob passengers, San Jose police said. San Jose police Sgt. Fredrick Kotto was inside a BART train near Oakland en route to San Francisco ...
SF man robbed, carjacked while trying to sell marijuana
A San Francisco man was robbed and carjacked in San Carlos this week after he allegedly arranged to sell two pounds of marijuana to a person he had never met before, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Jia Hang Li, 33, contacted the sheriff's office bureau in San ...
Wrongly convicted Oakland man freed from prison
An Alameda County judge on Friday freed a man who spent nearly seven years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted for attempted murder. Ronald Ross broke down and began sobbing for 10 minutes after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jon Rolefson ordered his release. A team of volunteer lawyers argued ...
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