Tag: california crime
Through legal quirks and no-contest plea, Piedmont wealth manager spent one...
OAKLAND — A Piedmont man who killed a pedestrian in a car crash and then walked away, leaving his own wife and the victim...
Boy suspected of setting fire inside Walnut Creek library
WALNUT CREEK — A boy allegedly started a fire inside the men’s restroom of the public library here, causing significant damage and resulting in...
Oakland: Man avoids jail after pleading no contest to sex offense...
OAKLAND — A Bay Area man pleaded no contest to using a minor for a sexual offense but avoided jail time, in a case...
A bus driver allegedly chatted about wanting to rape an 11-year-old....
SAN FRANCISCO — A Mendocino County bus driver is facing federal charges here after he allegedly spent weeks chatting with an undercover FBI agent...
Fremont man gets 20 years for grooming and molesting 12-year-old girl
OAKLAND — In a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, a Fremont man will serve 20 years in state prison for molesting a 12-year-old...
Man charged with crashing motorcycle, killing his own passenger in Union...
DUBLIN — The prosecution has begun against a Union City man accused of killing a passenger on his motorcycle in an August 2023 crash.
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‘He needs immediate medical attention’: After prosecutors failed to convince jury,...
OAKLAND — An East Palo Alto man has accepted a 9-year prison term and involuntary manslaughter conviction two months after prosecutors failed to convince...
‘One of the most callous, cold blooded, just worst things’: Pair...
DUBLIN — Two Bay Area men who in 2020 fired guns at each other in Oakland, but missed each other and killed a 19-year-old...
Two adults, two teens charged in Oakland shootout that injured five
OAKLAND — Two adults and two teens have been charged in connection with a Feb. 19 shootout where dozens of shots were fired and...
Antioch man charged with special circumstances murder in March 27 shooting
ANTIOCH — Contra Costa prosecutors have filed a special circumstances murder charge against an unhoused man who was arrested in connection with a March...