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Marin

Transient in Custody Accused of Vandalizing 5 Food Bank Trucks

Photo: Farman caught on camera SAN RAFAEL — A transient who normally lives in a minivan is in custody. Shahin Farman, 38, is accused of causing more than $50,000 in

Contra Costa

Three Men Arrested on Suspicion of Attempting to Steal a Catalytic Converter

Photo: reciprocating saw at the scene BRENTWOOD — Three noisy men apparently looking to make a fast buck got busted instead. Officers arrested the trio on suspicion of attempting to

Marin

Road Rager Arrested for Pointing a Paintball Rifle at Another Motorist

Photo: paintball gun CORTE MADERA — A road rage incident last weekend turned into a police matter. A California Highway Patrol officer arrested an irate driver for allegedly pointing a

Alameda

Ralf Peter Schmidt-dunker Arrested for Kissing a 2-Year-Old Girl

Photo: Ralf Peter Schmidt-Dunker (Crimeonlione.com) SAN LEANDRO — A convicted sex offender has been arrested for kissing a 2-year- old girl near Thrasher Park on Davis Street. The suspect was

Alameda

Woman Arrested and Charged with Murdering her Baby 32 Years Ago

Photo: Lesa A. Lopez CASTRO VALLEY — Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her infant son 32 years ago. Children playing alongside a creek near

Alameda

Sheriff’s Office Employee Charged with Smuggling Drugs into Santa Rita Jail

DUBLIN — An Alameda County Sheriff’s Office employee has been charged with smuggling heroin and methamphetamine into Santa Rita Jail. Shannon L. Taylor, 51 of Antioch, was allegedly working with

Contra Costa

Man Facing Murder Charge for Lunchtime Shooting at an Office Park

Photo: Harminder Singh Aujla CONCORD — A man is facing a murder charge in connection with a fatal shooting in broad daylight near Buchanan Field Airport. This brazen shooting occurred

Alameda

U.S. Marshals Locate and Arrest Fugitive from Justice Living in Oakland

  OAKLAND — A fugitive from justice living in Oakland has been arrested. The suspect is accused of killing two persons and wounding two other persons in Indiana last year.

Alameda

Suspect in Custody Charged for Committing 5 Burglaries as Victims Slept

Photo: Jonathan Jasiel Leal-Betancourt FREMONT — A man in custody faces multiple charges for allegedly breaking into five homes as victims slept. The suspect also allegedly used credit cards stolen

Contra Costa

Man Jailed for Allegedly Leaving a Bomb at His Former Workplace

ANTIOCH — An evidently disgruntled man was jailed on suspicion of leaving a homemade bomb at his former place of employment. The device was safely removed by a bomb squad