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County extends no bail order for many non-violent charges
Santa Clara County Superior Court Presiding Judge Deborah Ryan issued an order on Wednesday extending through January an emergency bail schedule intended to force much earlier release of detainees....Read More
Sergeant pleads no contest to illegally recording juvenile conversations with attorneys
An Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant pleaded no contest this week to four misdemeanor eavesdropping counts for recording conversations between juvenile suspects and their attorneys in 2018. The plea agreement...Read More
Sergeant says suspect arrested for carjacking after no-bail release is downside to new policy
A suspect has been arrested for allegedly carjacking one car and attempting to carjack a second vehicle shortly after he’d been released without bail from Santa Rita Jail in...Read More
Officials urge people to avoid Santa Cruz County beaches
Santa Cruz County is urging people to avoid its beaches during the statewide shelter-in-place order prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Although outdoor exercise is still being allowed and...Read More
Thousands of Contra Costa County marijuana convictions to be dismissed
Thousands of marijuana convictions out of Contra Costa County will be dismissed as part of a push by the district attorney’s office to abide by the terms of Proposition...Read More