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Alameda

Felon Convicted 4 Times Returns to Jail on New Firearms Charges

Photo: Kevin  Gilmore Greene Jr. BERKELEY — A four-time felon who spent time in prison for firearms-related crimes is in jail again. Kevin Gilmore Greene Jr., 32 of Berkeley, was

Alameda

Frequent Felon in Custody is Accused of Murdering a Man

OAKLAND — Trouble finds a friend. A frequent felon who has been in custody since the beginning of this month has been in legal trouble many times. However, things haven

Contra Costa

Witnesses and Cameras Lead Police to Arrest Murder Suspect

PITTSBURG — A murder suspect was arrested several hours after a deadly stabbing incident occurred on Thursday. Witnesses and surveillance cameras led police 14 miles away to arrest the murder

Alameda

Chronic Offender Rams Police Car, Crashes before Latest Arrest

Photo: James J Pizzagrani and Morgan Baugh SAN RAFAEL — Two armed-burglary suspects are proving to be easier to identify than arrest. One chronic offender rammed a police car and

Alameda

Burglary Suspects Arrested, Face Further Criminal Investigation

SAN LEANDRO — Two men led police on a high-speed freeway chase and a foot chase across Interstate 580 on Wednesday March 3rd. Both suspects were arrested for burglary and

Contra Costa

Man Planning to Kidnap and Rape Women Gets Arrested Instead

Photo: Matt O. Caruso WALNUT CREEK — A man with plans to kidnap and rape women was arrested. Authorities apprehended the suspect at his home, one day after a woman

Alameda

Catholic Priest Arrested on Suspicion of Child Sexual Abuse

Photo: Rev. Hector D. Mendoza-Vela FREMONT — A Roman Catholic priest is in trouble with the law. Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the Rev. Hector D. Mendoza-Vela on suspicion of

Alameda

Engineer Arrested for Attempting to Poison Workplace Colleague

Photo: David Xu BERKELEY — Rivalries sometimes produce a poisonous workplace environment—literally. A prominent engineering expert was arrested for allegedly attempting to poison his workplace colleague with a toxic metal.

Marin

GPS Signal Pinpoints Location for Arrests of 2 Repeat Offenders

Photo: end of the line MARIN CITY — A GPS signal pinpointed the location of a stolen van at a shopping center, where authorities arrested two men. Both suspects are

Marin

Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Suspected Social Media Drug Dealer

Photo: guns and Xanax SAN RAFAEL — Marin County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of using social media for drug dealing. The suspect was nabbed outside a grocery