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Passenger with a Machine Gun Arrested at Walnut Creek BART Station

— By Jim Emerson WALNUT CREEK, CA  —   BART police arrested a passenger with a loaded machine gun on February 4 at Walnut Creek Station. Zion E. Brown, a 21-year-old

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Suspects Arrested in relation to Killing of a Cannabis Delivery Driver

PLEASANT HILL, CA — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a gang-related killing of a cannabis delivery driver. The victim Peter Popovich, 63, was killed during a shootout.

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Man Held in Lieu of $7 Million Bond for Suspected Sexual Assault of a Child

By Jim Emerson RICHMOND, CA  — Officers interrupted a sexual assault of a small girl and arrested a 22-year-old man. The suspect Marlon A. Martinez, a resident of Richmond, is

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Re-arrest Pending for a Parolee Hospitalized after Crashing a Stolen Vehicle

By Jim Emerson OAKLEY, CA — A man, recently released from jail, finds himself once again facing arrest. Joseph McDonald, 44, was free on parole and was reportedly driving a

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Proposition 36 Raises the Legal Stakes for a Man Accused of Stealing Shoes

By Jim Emerson BRENTWOOD — Police rearrested a troubled man with an outstanding warrant and two prior theft convictions. His problems are exacerbated for allegedly stealing shoes at Lone Tree

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Man Faces Charges for Supermarket Assault with a Semiautomatic Firearm

By Jim Emerson BRENTWOOD — A man faces multiple charges for an assault of a supermarket customer. Giovanny O. Gomez, 28, of Antioch, allegedly brandished a semiautomatic firearm at a

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Man with a Loaded Firearm Arrested Outside Grocery Store

By Jim Emerson BRENTWOOD — Trouble found a young man who parked his car outside a grocery store. He was caught was carrying a stolen loaded firearm. Michael W. Sherman,

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Suspects Arrested Following a Pursuit from Oakley to Hercules

Photo: Stock Image By Jim Emerson OAKLEY— Officers arrested two suspects who fled from Oakley to Hercules in a stolen vehicle. A police pursuit began after an Oakley officer spotted

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Suspect Arrested for a Shooting, Firearms Manufacturing and Sales

Photo: Stock Image By Jim Emerson PITTSBURG — Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested one suspect implicated in a shooting at the county fairgrounds in Antioch. At least

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Two Men Arrested for Thefts of Golf Carts

Photo: Stock Image By Jim Emerson BRENTWOOD — Two men who allegedly stole two golf carts have been placed under arrest. Ryan L. Freedle, 38 of Antioch, and Michael A.