Oakland man sent to prison for separate 2016 homicides
OAKLAND — An Oakland man has been sentenced to prison to begin serving a life sentence after being convicted of murder in one homicide case and accepting a manslaughter plea …
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San Francisco man charged with carjacking, shooting man he met on dating app
SAN LEANDRO — A San Francisco man has been arrested and charged with two felonies for allegedly shooting a man he met on a dating application after they had consensual …
Physical therapist at Kaiser charged with setting up hidden camera in changing room
RICHMOND — A Bay Area man has been charged with setting up a hidden camera to catch female patients in various stages of undress when he worked at Kaiser Permanente …
Livermore man, 41, charged with molesting 12-year-old girl he met online
LIVERMORE — A 41-year-old man has been charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl he reportedly met through the social media application Snapchat, and police say when they came to arrest …
‘Do you want me to shoot them?’ Five months after acquittal in murder case, Richmond man charged with home invasion robbery in San Pablo
SAN PABLO — Two West Contra Costa residents, including a man who was acquitted of murder five months ago, are set to go on trial in connection with an armed …
Livermore murder case moves forward as defense calls evidence ‘nothing more than a hunch’ by homicide detective
DUBLIN — The case against two men accused of murder in a 2021 shooting outside of a Livermore hotel is headed to a jury trial, court records show. Ronnie Martinez, …
Richmond gang member takes 36 years for two killings; one in jail, another on a Contra Costa freeway
MARTINEZ — A member of a small Richmond-area gang has accepted a plea deal that includes a 36-year prison sentence for two separate killings, one of which occurred in a …
Oakley man guilty of murdering romantic rival on Valentine’s Day, faces life without parole
MARTINEZ — After two full days of deliberation, a Contra Costa jury convicted an Oakley man of murdering a 21-year-old man due to jealousy on Valentine’s Day 2020. Jose Quintanilla, …
Walnut Creek dentist avoids federal prison in painkiller prescription for cocaine scheme
OAKLAND — A Bay Area dentist was sentenced to one year of federal supervised release, avoiding jail or prison altogether, to resolve charges that he distributed prescriptions for opiate painkillers …
10-year-old boy comes face to face with dad’s alleged killer
OAKLAND — In a recent harrowing courtroom hearing, a 10-year-old boy took the stand to identify the man he allegedly witnessed shoot his father at point-blank range more than two …