Merced County , Calif. – On July 21, 2023, a traffic stop by a California Highway Patrol (CHP) K-9 officer led to the largest narcotics seizure in Merced County history. …
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Former Homeless Center Employee Admits Stealing More Than $70,000 in Government Checks
by CC Newsby CC NewsSAN DIEGO – Charisse Elaine Alexander pleaded guilty in federal court to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, admitting that she stole 66 government-issued checks intended for unhoused individuals while working …
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Fairfield Police Use Golf Cart to Help Catch Burglary Suspect
by CC Newsby CC NewsThe Fairfield Police Department announced a suspect is in custody after jumping in a golf cart to help track down a burglary suspect while on a golf course. According to …
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Vallejo Resident Charged With Fraud In Alleged Quarter-Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
by CC Newsby CC NewsSAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Athena Harven, charging her with four counts of wire fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to embezzle more than a …
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Two More Dublin Federal Correctional Officers To Plead Guilty To Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates
by CC Newsby CC NewsSeventh and Eighth Federal Correctional Officers Charged as Part of Ongoing Federal Investigation into FCI Dublin OAKLAND – As part of its ongoing investigation into Bureau of Prisons officials at …
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Man Brandishing Machete-Style Knife Taken Into Custody After Pursuit
by CC Newsby CC NewsOn Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at about 7:01 PM, a Contra Costa County Sheriff deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop in Bay Point. The vehicle immediately fled and began …
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Tracy Man Charged With Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility
by CC Newsby CC NewsFormer employee of contractor allegedly unleashed computer attack on the town’s critical infrastructure—the systems controlling its water treatment facility OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted Rambler Gallo, charging …
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On Friday,, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office announced that 21-year-old Nathaniel Cabacungan was convicted of second-degree murder, among other charges, as it relates to a local Roseville area fentanyl death of a 15-year-old-girl reported in June 2022. This …
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Woman and her then-boyfriend produced child pornography resulting in a 264-month sentence for the woman and a 360-month sentence for her then-boyfriend OAKLAND – Matthew Lee Pelton and Heather Electa …
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California Releases Criminal Justice Statistical Reports for 2022
by CC Newsby CC NewsIncludes first annual report on Crime Guns in California as mandated by Assembly Bill 1191 OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the release of the annual Homicide in …
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Placerville Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Possessing 27 Dogs for Fighting
by CC Newsby CC NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Carlos Villasenor, 40, of Placerville, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for possession of dogs for use in an animal fighting venture, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. …
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While residents in East Contra Costa County were treated to multiple sideshows in the City of Antioch Sunday evening of about 60 vehicles, Stockton Police reported they made multiple traffic …
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Increases information sharing through all stages of retail supply chain LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with retailers and online marketplaces representing some of the largest share of retail and …
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price was charged for having a financial interest in projects that he voted on and having the …
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The Riverside County Sheriffs Office announced the arrest of a man wanted in connection with 29 ATM thefts across Southern California. On Sunday, January 15, 2023, at 10:40 P.M., deputies …
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Antioch Trio Arrested for Armed Robbery by American Canyon Police
by CC Newsby CC NewsThe American Canyon Police Department announced the arrest of three men out of the City of Antioch in connection with at least two armed robberies. Just before 1:00 A.M Thursday, …
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SAN DIEGO – Felix Luciano, the former President of Local 2805 chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees and former Department of Homeland Security officer, pleaded guilty in federal …
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Kern High School District Employee Charged with Federal Explosive Offenses
by CC Newsby CC NewsMore than 1,000 pounds of explosives seized FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 26, of Bakersfield, an employee of the …
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The Livemore Police Department announced the arrest of seven juveniles in connection with a May 13 stabbing of a 14-year-old. According to police, on Saturday, May 13, 2023, Livermore Police …
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Concord Man Arrested For Attempting to Meet Minor in El Dorado County
by CC Newsby CC NewsThe El Dorado Sheriffs Office High Tech Crimes Detectives were conducting an undercover internet crimes investigation when they were solicited by a 41-year-old man who thought he was chatting with …
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Firearm Seized as San Mateo Police Arrests 3 in School Incidents
by CC Newsby CC NewsSan Mateo, CA – On June 2, 2023, at approximately 9:38 a.m., San Mateo Police Department officers responded to San Mateo High School located at 506 North Delaware Street on …
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Vallejo Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money from U.S. Postal Service Truck
by CC Newsby CC NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former U.S. Postal Service employee Edison Small, 42, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty to theft of government property, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, …
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On Sunday, May 21, 2023, around 5 p.m., Livermore Police responded to numerous reports of an altercation in the parking lot of the Arroyo Shopping Center (4300 block of First …
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State Assembly Passes Bill Cracking Down on Catalytic Converter Thieves
by CC Newsby CC NewsSacramento – Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) announced today that her legislation cracking down on catalytic converter thieves was passed by a full vote of the State Assembly. Dr. Bains introduced …