Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

DA says deadly force ‘legal and necessary’ in 2018 fatal police shooting

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that the fatal shooting of a man by multiple Pittsburg police…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Police seek 15-year-old suspect in Deer Valley High School homicide

The Antioch Police Department called on residents Friday to assist in apprehending a 15-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a…

4 years ago

ATF arrests two new suspects connected to Orinda mass shooting

Two more people have been arrested by federal agents in connection with the investigation into a shooting at a Halloween…

4 years ago

No charges yet in Orinda shooting, suspects to be released

Contra Costa County prosecutors decided Monday against filing charges at this time against anyone in the Halloween shooting in Orinda…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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,…

5 years ago

Judge sentences woman to three years in prison for pimping

A woman convicted of pimping two women was sentenced Thursday to three years in a state prison, according to Richmond…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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