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Woman Charged With Defrauding Lafayette Couple Arrested

“This case is all about greed.” That is Deputy District Attorney Ken McCormick’s take on a San Leandro real estate agent’s arrest Tuesday, after being suspected of defrauding a Lafayette couple

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Second Suspect in Berkeley Killing Arrested

The alleged triggerman in Berkeley’s first murder of this year has been arrested and jailed, according to Berkeley police. Maurice Thomas, 21 – the second of two suspects wanted in the Feb. 4

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Registered Sex Offender Caught With Teen Girl In Car

El Cerrito Police arrested a registered sex offender after he was found in a car with a 16-year-old Antioch girl near a motel on Thursday. A police officer conducted a traffic

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Student Screams as Robbers Wrench Away Backpack – 2 Suspects Caught, 2 at Large

Three robbers grabbed the backpack off of a female summer student Tuesday night as she walked with a male summer student on Gayley Road near the Haas School of Business, UC police said.

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Concord Police Ask For Help Finding Stabbing Suspect

Members of the public are being asked to aid police in the investigation of an stabbing that occurred at Bonfare Market on Grant Street last Wednesday. Police are attempting to locate

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Bystander Trips Fleeing Suspect in Berkeley, Police Make Arrest

A forgery suspect running from police in Berkeley was arrested after he was tripped by a citizen who was passing by, police said. The passer-by was a young man who recently

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Martinez Police Arrest Burglar, Counterfeiter

Two different 911 calls resulted in arrests Tuesday—one for burglary in progress and the other for a woman who was trying to pass a bad check at a bank. The burglary

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Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Child Molesting Teacher

A lawsuit has been filed against a Martinez man who allegedly molested children over the course of several years. Joseph Andrew Martin was a teacher at Woodside Elementary School in

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Antioch P.D. arrests two on charges of Marijuana Cultivation

ANTIOCH – On July 7, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Antioch patrol officers responded to a report of a possible marijuana grow house located on the 5200 block of Delta View

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Four Arrested in Antioch Stabbing Murder

ANTIOCH – Four subjects have been arrested in connection with the beating and stabbing death of a 54-year-old male victim Daniel Ingram. Ingram sustained several stab wounds after being beaten