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One Hospitalized After Shooting in Antioch, No Suspects Detained as Police Investigate Multiple Incidents
Early Tuesday morning, a shooting in Antioch left one man hospitalized and police searching for answers. Around 3:30 a.m., gunshots rang out in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Mountainhigh Drive, sending one victim to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, FOX 17 News reported. As of now, no suspects have been taken into custody.
Vallejo teacher arrested for allegedly dragging student from class
VALLEJO, Calif. - A substitute teacher in Vallejo was arrested for allegedly dragging a student from class, an incident that was captured on video. The incident unfolded at Elite Public Schools in Vallejo on Monday, said Tamra Armstrong, a spokesperson for the school. The Vallejo Police Department said the substitute...
Man held to answer in fatal shooting of Cal basketball great
The man charged with the murder of Berkeley basketball legend Gene Ransom in a freeway shooting in 2022 has been ordered to stand trial, court records show. Ransom first won acclaim as an athlete at Berkeley High in the 1970s and went on to play basketball for Cal. He was later inducted into UC Berkeley's Hall of Fame as one of its top point guards.
Oakland announces sale of its share of Coliseum ownership
The city of Oakland has reached an agreement to sell its 50% ownership share of the Coliseum to a local buyer, the African American Sports and Entertainment Group. Mayor Sheng Thao's office said she would be holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce details of the deal, which is for a minimum purchase price of $105 million over two years.
Man arrested for allegedly shooting at vehicle on I-680 in San Ramon
CHP detectives arrested a man they believe is connected to a non-injury freeway shooting last weekend in San Ramon. Officers arrested 42-year-old Lee Brandon O'Conner of Foresthill on Sunday. At 5:33 p.m. Sunday, officers received a report of a shooting on Interstate 680 north of Alcosta Boulevard. The victims provided...
San Pablo Police Confiscate Unregistered 'Ghost Guns' From Convicted Felons in Separate Incidents
The San Pablo Police Department had a busy night, with two incidents involving unregistered firearms being confiscated within one hour. The drama began when officers, responding to a "Shot Spotter" activation, swiftly detained a 46-year-old convicted felon from San Pablo, who had fired a gun near his residence. According to the department's Facebook post, the man admitted to "testing out" the firearm in his yard, a densely populated area. A search warrant later executed by Officer Torres uncovered a loaded, unregistered polymer 80 pistol—commonly known as a ghost gun—in the suspect's kitchen.
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