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Contra Costa

Suspect in Custody for an Attempted Bank Robbery Downtown

Photo: Stock Image WALNUT CREEK — A man was arrested downtown for attempted bank robbery before he had a chance to flee with any money. The suspect was still inside

Alameda

Frequent Offender Allegedly Rams 3 Police Cars and Injures One Sheriff’s Deputy

Photo: File photo of Jose L. Baraja-Savalos  | Solano County Sheriff’s Office OAKLAND — A frequent offender on probation allegedly rammed three police cars in pursuit of him. One Alameda

Alameda

Girlfriend Allegedly Bludgeons and Stabs her Boyfriend to Death

Photo: Stock Image DUBLIN — A man was bludgeoned and stabbed to death at his girlfriend’s apartment, and she was arrested on suspicion of murder. Crystal Angelina Espinoza, 23 of

Marin

Hospice Nurse Faces Charges for Rape at an Assisted Living Facility

Photo: Suspect Michael A. Shipe | San Rafael PD SAN RAFAEL — A hospice nurse was arrested at a senior citizens apartment complex for allegedly raping a resident at an

Alameda

Suspect in Custody for a Double Shooting is Ineligible for Release on Bond

Photo: Stock photo OAKLAND — A man with prior criminal convictions is in custody ineligible for release on bond for a double shooting. One of the victims died. Now James

Marin

Robbery Suspect Sprays a Security Guard in the Face with Pepper Spray

Photo: Stock Image MARIN CITY — A woman loaded a shopping cart with merchandise and pepper-sprayed a security guard in the face. She fled without paying for anything, almost hitting

Alameda

Traffic Stop Results in Arrest for Illicit Drugs and a Concealed Handgun

Photo: Stock Image LIVERMORE — A car with nonfunctioning lights attracted the attention of a Livermore officer who ultimately arrested the driver. The resulting traffic stop turned up illicit drugs

Alameda

Suspect Arrested for Stabbing a BART Passenger with a Meat Cleaver

Photo: Stock Image OAKLAND — A man brandishing a meat cleaver stabbed a BART train passenger during the afternoon of May 10. The suspect 24-year-old Charles B. Johnson resides in

Marin

Construction Worker Arrested for Attempted Carjacking at a Shopping Center

Photo: Stock Image SAN RAFAEL—A construction worker oftentimes in trouble with the law was arrested at Montecito Plaza shopping center. Video surveillance evidence implicates 41-year-old Edward G. Carroll in an

Alameda

Homeless Man Allegedly Goes on a Car Window Smashing Spree

Photo: Stock Photo BERKELEY—Gregory D. Grove, a 43-year-old homeless man, says he breaks windows to vent his anger. Grove was placed under arrest for a window smashing rampage in the