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Missing teen alleged kidnapping after found wandering several miles from home

Garry Barbadillo MILITAS –The Milpitas Police Department in a brief media release have made the final report that a 13-year-old teen that claims to have been kidnapped by two unknown

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Man Shot in Front of His House, Murder Suspect in Custody

Looking down Wren Avenue (Google maps) CONCORD – A suspect was arrested 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, less than three hours after a man was shot in front of his house

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Identity Thief Suspect Nabbed with Mail Belonging to 30 People

Joseph Malfitano ANTIOCH – Apparently stolen U.S. mail and a falsified driver’s license were recovered by police officers who arrested a suspected identify thief on January 31st. Police received a

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Surveillance System Spots Stolen Car, Two Suspects Nabbed

DANVILLE — Police officers arrested two suspects who were returning to a stolen car at a parking lot off Railroad Avenue on Monday afternoon — tracked by the town’s surveillance

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Elderly Woman Identifies Attacker for Police to Arrest

Minor was arrested near here CONCORD – An 80-year-old woman who was attacked outside her front door on Tuesday morning, fought off and later identified her assailant to police, who

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Gang Members Arrested on Murder Charges, Two Suspects Still at Large

Kevin Carter PITTSBURG – Two of the four gang members suspected of killing a young mother and wounding a man were arrested on December 7, following a police stakeout of

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Councilman Robbed, Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Suspect Arrested

RICHMOND – A 32-year-old man suspected of robbing Councilman Eduardo Martinez at gunpoint was arrested on October 31st and is being held at the nearby Martinez Detention Facility. Councilman Martinez

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Firemen’s Party Ends with Two Arrests

Lontavious Johnson WALNUT CREEK — Two partying firemen and their reveling women companions were arrested at the downtown Walnut Creek Marriot hotel, a few hours after the Second Annual Firefighters

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Murder Suspect Arrested After 33 Years

Marsha Carter RICHMOND – 33 years after children discovered their mother, 25-year-old Marsha Carter, missing from their Santa Clara Street home and her bed soaked with blood, Richmond police announced a

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Two Arrested After Jumping Freeway Wall

Edward Garafalo and Luis Guerrero WALNUT CREEK – Two armed-robbery suspects were arrested by police after allegedly attempting to steal construction equipment from the downtown Walnut Creek Marriot hotel on