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Trial underway for Danville officer accused of manslaughter
The trial for Andrew Hall, a Danville police officer accused of manslaughter in the shooting death three years ago of Laudemer Arboleda, began Monday in Contra Costa County Superior...Read More
Former clerk-recorder pleads guilty to campaign finance theft, perjury
Former Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Joe Canciamilla has pleaded guilty to nine counts of grand theft and perjury for using election campaign accounts for personal reasons like paying off...Read More
Anti-abortion group security guards face charges for Planned Parenthood incident
Misdemeanor charges have been filed against two private security guards in connection with a protest last year outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Walnut Creek, the Contra Costa County...Read More
Police find effigy with ‘Sleepy Joe (Cheater)’ sign hanging from Brentwood home
Brentwood police found a mannequin hanging from a rope from the side of a home with “Sleepy Joe (Cheater)” on a sign across the mannequin’s chest Thursday morning. Officers...Read More
Man pleads not guilty to eight sexual assaults spanning nearly 20 years
A 62-year-old resident of El Dorado County accused of sexual abusing three girls is being held on $8.8 million bail at the Martinez Detention Facility, Contra Costa County prosecutors...Read More
Foster home operator, former correctional officer son charged with sexual abuse
A father who operated a foster home in Antioch and his son, who is a former correctional officer in California, have been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse...Read More
Suspect strikes tree, dies in police chase
A man who allegedly stole a car during a burglary died during a police chase when his car struck a tree in Antioch early Thursday morning, according to police....Read More
Pittsburg woman stabbed to death during domestic dispute
A woman was stabbed to death during a domestic dispute in Pittsburg Monday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to an address on Beechwood Court on a report of...Read More
Driver killed in crash after evading traffic stop identified
A driver who sped away from a traffic stop in San Pablo early Tuesday morning and then flipped his car and died has been identified.Read More
School groundskeeper charged with child molestation
A 12-count criminal complaint has been filed against a groundskeeper who worked at a school near Walnut Creek and is accused of child molestation.Read More
Fugitive convicted of 1983 cold-case Richmond homicide
Sherill Lynn Smothers was found guilty of a cold-case murder in Richmond from 1983 after skipping bail for a previous court date.Read More
Suspect charged in July murder of 64-year-old Concord man
A man arrested last month in Oregon was formally charged with murder and using a fireplace poker in the July killing of a 64-year-old man in Concord.Read More
Contra Costa Co. restaurants fined for lack of insurance
Nine restaurants around Contra Costa County have been issued administrative fines for allegedly failing to provide workers' compensation insurance, prosecutors announced Tuesday.Read More
Nationwide sting targets child sex offenses
Multiple people have been arrested in the Bay Area for child pornography or attempting to arrange sexual contact with children under 14 in recent months as part of a...Read More
Richmond police force in 2014 death deemed ‘excessive’
Richmond's Citizen Police Review Commission on Wednesday night substantiated the allegation that excessive and unreasonable force was used in a 2014 shooting.Read More