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Sheriff's K-9 unit involved in suspected DUI crash

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

A collision involving a Ventura County Sheriff’s K-9 unit and another vehicle sent two people to the hospital Saturday evening.The crash happened on the Pacific Coast Highway near Deer Creek Road at about 8:40 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The location is roughly midway between Malibu and Oxnard.According to the CHP, the speeding driver of a white Mercedes was seen traveling into oncoming traffic shortly before the collision. Here’s how much rain Southern California could get over the next 7 days Video from the scene shows fire crews working to extricate the driver of the badly damaged Mercedes, which was facing southbound in northbound lanes of Highway 1.The impact of the collision sent the Ventura County Sheriff’s SUV, which was carrying Deputy Castaneda and his K-9 partner “Danny,” over the side of the road and onto rocks next to the ocean.A Ventura County Sheriff K9 unit is seen on rocks next to the ocean following a collision on Dec. 16, 2023. (RMG News)Th...

49ers-Cardinals pregame: Defense will have Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The 49ers’ defense were in jeopardy of playing today without five starters because of injuries, but two of those in question will indeed suit up to face the Cardinals: linebacker Dre Greenlaw and cornerback Charvarius Ward.Greenlaw (hip, ankle) and Ward (groin) sustained injuries in last Sunday’s 28-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Both were limited Friday; Ward left after four snaps last game.Ruled out Friday were defensive tackles Arik Armstead (foot, knee) and Javon Hargrave (hamstring), and linebacker Oren Burks (knee), along with running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) and tight end Ross Dwelley (ankle).Right guard Spencer Burford (knee) is out a second straight game. The only other player on their inactive list was quarterback Brandon Allen, their No. 3 quarterback who’s yet to be summoned for a game this season.Left guard Aaron Banks (hip) is active.Elevated on Saturday from the practice squad were defensive tackle T.Y. McGill and runnin...

Three detained in Brentwood after an Antioch shooting leaves one dead

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek police investigating November death as a homicide Crime and Public Safety | Two Bay Area adults, two juveniles arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder Crime and Public Safety | Potentially dangerous device using radiation is missing as LA County Public Works offers reward Crime and Public Safety | South Bay prisoner implicated in inmate homicide at Salinas Valley State Prison Crime and Public Safety | Probation ordered for boy, 13, after plea in alleged plan for mass shooting at Ohio synagogue After a shooting left one person dead in Antioch, three people were detained in nearby Brentwood on Saturday, according to the Brentwood Police Department.The authorities first searched the 1200 block of Dainty Avenue for a vehicle allegedly involved in the shooting. Drones, an emergency rescue vehicle and the Brentwood Police Department’s SW...

Walnut Creek police investigating November death as a homicide

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Three detained in Brentwood after an Antioch shooting leaves one dead Crime and Public Safety | South Bay prisoner implicated in inmate homicide at Salinas Valley State Prison Crime and Public Safety | San Francisco homicide: Man shot in Oceanview Crime and Public Safety | Richmond: Convicted baby killers sentenced to 25 years to life Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with murdering his grandmother Walnut Creek police have announced that a “suspicious death” on November 27 has turned into a homicide investigation.Late last month, police were dispatched to respond to the death of a person in the 1900 block of Camino Verde Circle. Though the next of kin have been notified, the police are not releasing the victim’s name.Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact detective Nick Olson at olson@walnutcreekpd.com or call...

Why the San Jose Sharks’ newest forward says he’s “extremely motivated”

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

Jack Studnicka certainly isn’t lacking incentive as his tenure with the San Jose Sharks gets underway.Studnicka, acquired by the Sharks on Friday from Vancouver, is not only in a contract year, but also wants to prove he can again be a full-time NHL player after he was placed on waivers by the Canucks last month.Studnicka, now with his third NHL team after he was drafted by Boston in 2017, will get that chance tonight as the Sharks finish a brief road trip against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver. It appears Studnicka will begin the game as the Sharks’ third-line center, replacing Nico Sturm, who was injured last week.“Extremely motivated,” Studnicka said Sunday morning. “It was a tough experience to clear (waivers) there but continue to try to prove people wrong and hopefully prove the Sharks right.”Sturm was injured last Tuesday in the Sharks’ game against the Winnipeg Jets and is considered week-to-week with what’s been described as a mid-body injury, although...

Multiple sideshows in one night, OPD investigates 

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

(KRON) –  The Oakland Police Department is investigating illegal sideshow activity that occurred in multiple Oakland locations in the early morning of Dec. 17. Around 1:30 a.m., Oakland officers responded to several calls reporting sideshow activity, as well as multiple ShotSpotter activations, in the area of 55th and Bancroft Avenues.  VIDEO: Thieves smash car into 7-Eleven in Vallejo When officers were on the scene, they located approximately 50 vehicles and 200 spectators participating in illegal sideshow activity. Vehicles fled the scene as police began to break up the sideshow. Police said they were able to locate evidence of a shooting. However, officers did not find any victims injured by gunfire or any property struck.According to police, there were reports of sideshow activity in the area of 35th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard around 2 a.m.Around 2:45 a.m., officers responded to West Grand Avenue and Maritime Street for reports of an active Sideshow. Upon arrival, off...

Wet weather delays BART trains

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

(BCN) -- BART said Sunday morning trains are running at slower speeds due to wet weather.BART asks riders to add 10 minutes to planned travel times to factor in delays. People can check real time departures on the BART official app or bart.gov.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Walnut Creek police investigating November death as homicide

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

(BCN) -- Walnut Creek police said Friday that a "suspicious death" last month has turned into a homicide investigation. On November 27 at approximately 3:09 p.m., police were dispatched to a suspicious death in the 1900 block of Camino Verde Circle. Police aren't releasing the name of the victim. Anyone who has information about the case is asked to contact Detective Nick Olson at olson@walnutcreekpd.com or call the anonymous tip line (925)-943-5865. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

What Happened When a Star Prosecutor Was Accused of Running a Jailhouse Snitch Scheme

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

1 Rat’s in the Trap The day before Michael Beckcom was arrested for murder, a Texas Ranger spotted his red Ford Explorer parked in a small town not far from the Gulf Coast. On its tailpipe was a silver substance that looked like the remnants of melted duct tape. It was evidence that would link Beckcom to the grisly killing of a federal witness.On June 4, 1996, Beckcom was jailed on a $10 million bond for his role in the slaying of George “Nick” Brueggen. Brueggen had been cooperating with federal authorities to build a fraud and tax evasion case against Beckcom and his associates, who fancied themselves a sort of South Texas Mafia. Beckcom and several others, including Mark Crawford, the former mayor of sleepy Ingleside, Texas, locked Brueggen in a large metal storage box. Using duct tape, they attached one end of a garden hose to the box and the other end to the tailpipe of Beckcom’s SUV. According to the Texas Rangers’ report, Beckcom then revved the en...

How Two Men Convicted by Kelly Siegler Uncovered the Dark Secret to Her Success

Published Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:20 GMT

1 Invisible Man Hermilo Herrero, 35, had been stuck inside the Harris County jail for months. He was bewildered and angry. He’d been serving a drug sentence at the federal correctional institution in Beaumont, Texas, when he was indicted for a cold case murder he swore he did not commit, then dragged to Houston to face trial. There was no evidence linking him to the crime save for a pair of informants enlisted by prosecutor Kelly Siegler. On the stand, they claimed that Herrero had confessed to the 1995 murder of his friend Albert Guajardo. In April 2002, Herrero was sentenced to life.Herrero was awaiting transfer back to FCI Beaumont when he saw that a man named Jeffrey Prible was about to stand trial down the road for murdering a family in Houston. The case was familiar — Herrero had read about it in the Houston Chronicle. Prible was charged at almost the exact same time as Herrero, and both cases involved murders gone cold. But the more Herrero learned...