Crime

FRESNO, Calif. — Pedro Gavino, 28, of Orosi, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for selling firearms without a license and conspiring to violate the…

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of Don Azul, 39, of Los Angeles in connection with a years-long scheme he perpetrated against relatives of veterans as well as the University of California…

Martinez, California –  A faculty member at Diablo Valley College is facing a 9-count felony complaint for human trafficking, pandering, pimping, and other charges related to the use of force…

On August 28, 2023, at 10:13 a.m., the Sheriff’s Southwest Station deputies responded to a business in the 40800 block of Winchester Road in the City of Temecula, reference a…

VALLEJO, Calif – Investigators assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division (GGD) Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) have recovered approximately $190,000 in stolen retail merchandise and…

The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has arrested Malik Jelks for the homicide of Jemilen Enoch. The incident occurred on March 19, 2023, in the 1000 block of 82nd Avenue. Thanks…

FRESNO — Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an innovative new partnership with the City of Fresno to tackle unlicensed, illegal commercial cannabis activities. The agreement signed today makes the…

The Fairfield Police Department reports that during a pursuit down I-80, a suspect discarded a firearm from the window and it discharged a round and either the round, or the…

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta Friday announced arrests and charges against four people allegedly involved in “smash-and-grab” robberies carried out at high-end retail stores in Los Angeles and…

Recently, Contra Costa County has been experiencing a rash of car thefts. Unfortunately, this is a national trend, and the Council on Criminal Justice reports that there were 33.5% more…

VALLEJO, Calif – Detectives assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division (GGD) Special Investigations Unit (SIU), with the assistance of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), arrested…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Adrian Oscar Duran, 27, of San Francisco, was sentenced today to six years in prison for burglary of a federally licensed firearms dealer, U.S. Attorney Phillip A.…

On Friday, August 11, 2023, an investigation was initiated by Dublin Police Services into the distribution of illegal weapons from Dublin Knives, a business located on the 6500 block of…

Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office and officials with the California State Lottery announced today that Ryan Anderson plead guilty to nine felony charges as the ringleader of a…

LOS ANGELES – Building on the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) successful statewide efforts to crack down on organized retail crime, today Governor Gavin Newsom announced he has instructed the CHP…

Martinez, California – A 21-year-old Antioch man has been charged with a four-count complaint for reckless driving and a hit and run that injured two in the early morning hours of…

SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the arrest of a Sacramento man accused of trafficking a minor in various counties throughout California. The arrest is the result of a…

On Monday, July 31, 2023, the California Highway Patrol, Golden Gate Division (GGD), Cargo Theft Interdiction Program (CTIP) responded to a warehouse facility in the city of Stockton, and located…

The following message was released by the Stockton Police Department Saturday regarding two 7-Eleven employees assaulting a robbery suspect. From Stockton Police: It has been brought to our attention that…

Scammers Who Placed Five Billion Auto Warranty Robocalls Fined Nearly $300 Million for Robocall and Spoofing Violations WASHINGTON —The Federal Communications Commission today issued a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine for auto…

The following is a sampling of the East Bay Regional Park District Police calls reported between July 25-31 which focuses on the higher priority call responses in the East Bay…

San Francisco, CA – District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today that Sequoia Dunkinsell (32) has been charged in connection to a shooting on the Bay Bridge on July 25, 2023.…

Antioch resident Les Edwins, who performs at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, had his van stolen from his home with all his equipment inside. Edwins is now out approximately $10,000 in…

SAN DIEGO – Jimmy and Ashley Collins, a married couple living in Birchwood, Tennessee, pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that they participated in a health care fraud scheme…

The San Joaquin County Sheriffs Office reports that a 13-year-old lead deputies on a pursuit before crashing to a fence a fire hydrant Thursday morning. According to the sheriffs office,…