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Contra Costa

Woman Uses Stun Gun To Subdue Man on BART

A man was arrested on a BART train Wednesday morning after a scuffle with a fellow passenger over a seat ended with another passenger zapping him with a stun gun, police said.

Alameda

Man Captured, Charged After Third Robbery at Rockridge Safeway

A 22-year-old man was charged Thursday with three counts of armed robbery, two attempted robberies and arson after a series of hold-ups at the Rockridge Safeway — most recently on

Alameda

Alleged Killers Of Fremont Man To Face Murder Charges

Two 18-year-old men will face murder charges for allegedly starting a gunfight that caused the death of innocent bystander Kenneth Lee Seets, a 50-year-old Fremont man, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The two

Alameda

Police Say Mom Left 4-Month Old Daughter Alone In A Car While She Shopped

San Leandro police arrested Robin Chan of Oakland Wednesday after finding her child left alone in a parked car while she shopped at Marina Square. “This was particularly alarming because

Alameda

San Leandro Man Charged With Photographer’s Murder

A former Oakland Tribune and East Bay photographer killed Friday night in Oakland died from a stray bullet fired by a San Leandro man, according to media reports. Anthony Lister, 38,

Sonoma

Three Men Arrested in Connection with $22,000 in Stolen Gift Cards, Auto Burglary

Three Petaluma men were arrested Friday after they were linked to stealing $22,000 in gift cards out of a vehicle. An officer contacted one of the three suspects, 20-year-old Robert Reid,

San Diego

Suspect in Police Chase Faces Felony Child-Endangerment Charge

The driver who evaded police in a wild high-speed chase on Interstate 5 in North County Friday, with his girlfriend’s little boy in the backseat, was publicly identified Saturday as

Orange

Man Seen Covered in Blood Charged with Attempted Murder

A Milwaukee man is facing attempted murder charges after an observant driver traveling through unincorporated Newport Township Sunday reported seeing a man covered in blood. Michael Highsmith, 24, of 2900

Orange

Cyclist Arrested on Suspicion of Harbor Beating

Five bicyclists were detained and one arrested on suspicion of beating a man near Turk’s bar in Dana Point Harbor Sunday morning, according to reports from the Orange County Sheriff’s

Los Angeles

Alleged Would-Be Carjacker Foiled By Drivers

An Altadena man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly attempting to carjack three drivers in Pasadena, according to police. Cory Howard Macy, 27, allegedly walked into the street near the intersection