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Man Robs Student, Victim Chases Robber, Cop Chases Victim — and Then an Arrest

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of strong-arm robbery Monday, April 29, after a chase that led the suspect, the victim and a University of California Police officer into

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Four Men Facing Real Estate and Conspiracy Charges

A former Livermore mortgage broker, who was already in legal trouble, is facing numerous new charges, including 12 counts of real estate fraud, three counts of criminal conspiracy and one

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Police Arrest Carjacking Suspect

Police arrested a Concord man Tuesday night in connection with a carjacking and subsequent police pursuit that closed down two area schools. Moner Amir, 31, was discovered at a residence

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Monte Vista High Grad Shot and Killed in San Francisco

A 2007 Monte Vista High graduate was shot and killed at a San Francisco apartment early Saturday morning, the San Francisco Examiner reports. Geoffrey Greer, 24, was involved in a

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Monte Vista High Grad Shot and Killed in San Francisco

A 2007 Monte Vista High graduate was shot and killed at a San Francisco apartment early Saturday morning, the San Francisco Examiner reports. Geoffrey Greer, 24, was involved in a dispute before he

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Police Arrest Suspects in Armed Robbery, Separate Attempted Robbery

Police arrested an armed robbery suspect from Bowditch and Haste streets and another suspect in a separate attempted robbery at Channing Way and Dana Street. On Friday, April 12 at

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Liquor Store Clerk Arrested for Buying Stolen Cell Phones

Berkeley Police Department detectives, in conjunction with California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents, arrested a liquor store employee for purchasing apparent stolen cellular phones. The M&H Market and

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Walnut Creek Actress Arrested on Suspicion of Assault

Walnut Creek police arrested the woman who played Pippi Longstocking in a 1988 film on suspicion of assault Thursday, according to the celebrity gossip site TMZ. Tami Erin, who starred

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Woman Uses Stun Gun To Subdue Man on BART

A man was arrested on a BART train Wednesday morning after a scuffle with a fellow passenger over a seat ended with another passenger zapping him with a stun gun, police said.

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Sheriff: Man Threatened Lafayette Cops With Knife, Blunt Object

Lafayette police were responding to a series of 9-1-1 calls with immediate hangups from a residence on hilly Woodview Drive when they had a violent confrontation with 28-year-old Michael Schock,