Defendant pleads to 11 years in 2021 fatal shooting
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old man has agreed to serve 11 years in state prison for killing a man back in 2021, court records show. Luis Rodriguez-Baires, 30, pleaded no contest …
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Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker found guilty of leaking 49ers report, perjury
After only a few hours of deliberations, a jury delivered a crushing verdict for Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker, finding him guilty of leaking an explosive civil grand jury …
Woman found tied to tree in Pebble Beach, suspect at large – The Mercury News
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded Wednesday to a report of a woman who said she had been tied to a tree in Pebble Beach at gunpoint and left. She …
Marin Housing Authority reports almost $1 million theft by hackers – The Mercury News
Online criminals have stolen $950,000 that was earmarked for the rehabilitation of public housing in Marin City, the Marin Housing Authority said. The money was part of $3 million the …
Good Samaritans rescue injured driver in Santa Cruz cliff crash – The Mercury News
SANTA CRUZ — A woman driving a black Nissan Pathfinder SUV along Swift Street crossed West Cliff Drive and went over the bluff into Monterey Bay on Monday morning. Santa …
Jury selection begins in 2019 Santa Cruz tech entrepreneur kidnapping, homicide – The Mercury News
The four defendants who pleaded not guilty in the kidnapping and murder of Tushar Atre, a tech entrepreneur who lived in Pleasure Point. (Contributed) SANTA CRUZ — Jury selection in …
Man awaiting sentencing in Bay Area Islamic center attack accused of home burglary, attempted kidnapping at nursing home – The Mercury News
San Rafael police arrested a suspect who allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman during a burglary and later attempted to kidnap a resident at a nursing home. David Jonathan Margoliash, 48, …
FBI offers 25 tips to foil cyber crooks this holiday season – The Mercury News
Like so many Americans, you may have recently received a note from the U.S. Postal Service informing you of an undeliverable package, requesting you reply by giving the text sender …
Man fatally shot in East Oakland; wounded suspect later arrested – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Thursday night in East Oakland and a wounded man who showed up later at a hospital was arrested as a suspect in the …
Woman shot by BART officer remains hospitalized, was wanted in two cases involving weapons and threats
UNION CITY — Ten days after a BART Police officer shot her while she allegedly attempted to drive away with the officer trapped in the window frame of her car, …