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Contra Costa

Police K-9 Unit Locates Suspected Car Thief for Arrest

Corner of Waltham and Belmont CONCORD — The nighttime quiet of a residential neighborhood was shattered on Tuesday night by an erratic driver who abandoned a stolen car, and was

Alameda

Shooting Suspect Arrested; Stolen Gun, Narcotics Recovered

BERKELEY– An investigation of shootings in the city’s San Pablo Park neighborhood has led a Berkeley Police Special Response Team to arrest a man in Alameda, and to the recovery

Alameda

Recidivist Served with Arrest Warrant Inside Santa Rita Jail

Martin Harlan DUBLIN – Already in custody for a prior carjacking incident in Hayward involving a police chase, gunfire, and car crashes, an inmate at Santa Rita Jail was arrested

Marin

Parolee on Evening Walk Arrested for Carrying Loaded Gun

SAN RAFAEL – A man walking alone near Medway Road on Monday evening looked askance at a police officer, and soon found himself being booked at Marin County Jail. The

Alameda

Man Arrested Accused of Assaulting 2 Train Passengers

Mario C Washington OAKLAND – A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly attacking two passengers during separate incidents on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains, after he was positively

Contra Costa

Roaring Motorcycle Alerts Owner to Report Theft for Fast Arrest

Shawn Ham MORAGA – Police officers in the wee hours of August 3 arrested a man on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle, who also faces possible charges for allegedly possessing

Alameda

Chase Ends with Car Crashing into House, 3 Burglary Suspects in Custody

FREMONT – A trio of suspected burglars who tried fleeing from police were caught on August 1, shortly after their getaway car slammed straight into a house, a short distance

Alameda

Metadata Embedded in Photos Links Suspect to Extortion Scheme

Maninder Adama FREMONT– Detectives analyzed metadata that’s normally embedded inside photographs to identify a suspected cyberbully, who allegedly threatened to disseminate a video of a couple having sexual relations—unless they

Contra Costa

Suspect Accused of Prowling Online for Sex with Minor

Jose F. Toledo MARTINEZ – Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputies and Martinez police officers arrested a middle-aged man last week for allegedly seeking nude pictures and sex with a minor.

Marin

Rape Suspect Arrested at Hospital as Victim Receives Treatment

Kaiser Center in Novato NOVATO – A man accused of committing rape was arrested on July 22, shortly after he showed up at a hospital waiting room accompanied by his