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San Quentin death row inmate found dead in his cell may have committed suicide
A man who was condemned to death row at San Quentin State Prison in 1998 was found dead in his cell Monday and authorities are investigating it as a suicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Daniel Jenkins, 68, was discovered unresponsive in his cell and pronounced deceased by Marin County Fire Medical Emergency Services at 6:59 a.m., according to the state. The cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy; however, the death is being investigated as a suicide. Jenkins was sent to death row on Oct. 6, 1998 in Los Angeles County for first-degree murder armed with a firearm, conspiracy to commit a crime, and first-degree attempted murder, according to the CDCR.Jenkins was convicted of killing an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department Detective in 1985 as he picked up his six-year-old son from daycare. The officer had just testified in a case against Jenkins.
3 arrested in Concord DUI checkpoint
(KRON) – The Concord Police Department announced three people were arrested at a DUI checkpoint on Friday. According to police, 600 vehicles were contacted at the checkpoint. The checkpoint was held at Willow Pass Road and Mount Diablo Street from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Concord PD said the department implements checkpoints to promote public […]
Armed teen carjacking suspects lead Vallejo police pursuit to Berkeley ending in crash, search
Vallejo police arrested two juveniles Thursday for an alleged carjacking, after a vehicle chase down Interstate 80 led to a crash in Berkeley. Police on Tuesday responded to a report of an armed carjacking near Halliday and Cassady streets. The victim told officers that while he was sitting in his car he was approached by a male suspect holding a gun. Aiming the firearm at the victim, the suspect demanded the victim exit his Dodge Avenger. The suspect then robbed and carjacked the victim. Police spotted the vehicle on Thursday near Tennessee and Humboldt streets with one passenger inside. Officers tried pulling...
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during police encounters
RICHMOND, Calif. - At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Seven of those deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rite Aid closing 3 Bay Area stores amid national downsizing
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Three Rite Aid stores in the Bay Area are among the dozen locations closing across the state. The drugstore chain confirmed that it plans to close the Rite Aid location on San Jose's South White Road, the store on Decoto Road in Union City, and its only store in Novato.
‘They are heroes': Off-duty nurses help save man who collapsed on East Bay basketball court
Two off-duty nurses helped save a player who collapsed on a basketball court in the East Bay over the weekend. It started as a friendly game of Sunday hoops. "Just two teams going at it on the basketball court," amateur videographer Nolie Caldetera said. But the All Out Sports League...
2 people shot in separate shootings in Oakland, OPD investigates
(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is investigating two shootings that occurred in less than 24 hours, according to the department. On Sunday night, a shooting occurred in the 1800 block of 105th Avenue around 11 p.m. Responding officers located a victim suffering from a gunshot wound(s). Medical personnel transported the victim to a hospital. […]
Berkeley murder case on hold pending psych eval
The case of a Berkeley woman who is accused of murdering her mother last month has been suspended for a mental health assessment, according to court papers. Police say Gabriella Riemer, 23, fatally stabbed her 60-year-old mother Heather Riemer at their apartment March 17. Gabriella Riemer has yet to enter...
Concord PD looking for man who allegedly grabbed a middle schooler while walking to school
(KRON) – The Concord Police Department warns residents about a suspect who grabbed a middle school girl when she was walking to school. A middle school girl was grabbed by a man who attempted to open the door to a parked vehicle as she walked to school at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police. […]
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