Sheriff Investigating Release Of Homicide Suspect From County Jail

Sheriff’s investigators are looking into the release of a man wanted for a murder in Washington state and jailed in Martinez Oct. 18 following a pursuit by officers from the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments. The Office of the Sheriff reported Monday it is actively investigating the release of 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent,…

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Dublin Couple Held On Suspicion Of Gunning Down Condor Club Manager

A Dublin couple – Richard Lund and Asia Morton – have been arrested in connection with the murder of Mark Calcagni, general manager San Francisco’s famed Condor Club, who was gunned down outside his home in Santa Rosa Oct. 3. Police in Santa Rosa said the couple are former employees of an adult entertainment club…

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San Pablo Man Convicted Of Murder Is Sentenced To Life

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A judge today (Friday, Oct. 10) sentenced 51-year-old Lawyer Dushan McBride to life in prison after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of murdering Rashanda Franklin in 2017. The Honorable Judge Mary Ann O’Malley sentenced McBride to 95 years to life in state…

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Monday, Monday – Can’t Trust That Day

Hoping the Mamas and Dudes would allow us a spartan titular use of their lyrics (even though our younger readers are scratching their heads, again, and wondering what we’re “babbling about” this time). So, GOOGLE REFERENCE: Mamas & the Papas Origins: Los Angeles, by way of other Hippie Hotspots History: Four people who released five…

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DeAngelo Charged With Felonies From Alleged Attacks In Contra Costa County

Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph DeAngelo, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, is charged with four felonies from the alleged attacks in Contra Costa County from 1978 to 1979. DeAngelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for his alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of…

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BART Police Arrest Murder Suspect At Pleasant Hill BART Station Monday

BART police said they have arrested suspected murderer John Lee Cowell, 27, wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson and wounding of her sister at MacArthur Station Sunday night. Cowell was reportedly taken into custody at Pleasant Hill BART after patrons provided police with information as to his whereabouts. He was reportedly on…

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CHP Arrests Alleged DUI Driver On Murder Charge

From the Contra Costa County CHP office: On 3/23/18, at about 11:43pm, a two vehicle crash occurred on SR-4 eastbound, just west of Willow Pass Road, causing major injuries to the parties in a Ford Escape. The party from the other vehicle, a Ford Transit, was not injured. The two female passengers from the Escape…

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Walnut Creek PD: Victim, Alleged Killer Worked Together; Suspect Named

Walnut Creek police investigators announced Friday that a security guard at a local construction site attacked and killed a colleague with a metal pole Thursday evening. Police identified the suspect as Hakim Madjour, 34, of Concord, and said that at approximately 6:52 p.m. Thursday Madjour “violently and unexpectedly attacked the victim” – inflicting life-threatening wounds…

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