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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2009

California Deputies Shoot and Kill Car Theft Suspect

A suspected car thief was shot and killed by Contra Costa County, Calif., sheriff's deputies in Bay Point after he tried to ram them, the second fatal incident involving deputies within a week, authorities said today.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2009

San Francisco Police Try to Head Off Mission District Gang War

San Francisco police redoubled enforcement efforts in the Mission District on Monday after a pair of shootings on the same street over the weekend left three men dead, including a Norteño gang member who had been repeatedly cited for violating the city's gang injunction.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2009

L.A. County Deputies Kill Three Armed Suspects in Weekend Incidents

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed three armed suspects in separate incidents over the weekend, bringing the total number of fatal deputy-involved shootings so far this year to 13.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2009

Man Sentenced To 3 Years For Lasering Police Copter

Pointing lasers at aircraft is extremely dangerous, and the pilot who was targeted by Balltazar Valladares, 30, said the incidents happen often in the Sacramento area.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2009

Former California Assistant Sheriff Gets 27-Month Sentence

A onetime assistant sheriff and trusted aide of convicted former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison for scheming to defraud the public of honest services and filing a false tax return.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2009

Exclusive: New Oakland Chief Outlines Improvement Plan

On the eve of taking over as the Oakland Police Department's top cop, Anthony Batts told POLICE Magazine the department needs technological modernization, better crime statistics and a nudge to heal from the loss of four officers killed by a desperate parolee in March.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2009

Discovery Channel and Oakland PD Argue Over Gang Crime in City

Oakland, according to police spokesman Jeff Thomason, has only a half-dozen gangs. What's even more astonishing is that police say that just a dozen of the more than 200 homicides in this city in 2008 and 2009 have been listed as gang-related killings.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2009

San Francisco Undercover Unit Patrols Crime-Ridden Tenderloin

Danny Manning was once robbed by a pregnant woman. A few weeks ago, a teenager pointed a sawed-off 12-gauge at his face. Recently, he was jumped, beaten and robbed by three women in front of the Golden Gate Theater - at 3 in the afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2009

California Auctions Surplus CHP Vehicles

Five high-mileage BMW motorcycles used by the CHP were auctioned for $2,200 each. The motorcycles were from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 model years and had odometer readings of more than 100,000.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2009

Man Arrested After Selling Stolen Bike at California Sheriff's Fundraiser

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office annual flea market fundraiser was probably the last place a San Lorenzo shopper expected to see her grandson's stolen bicycle for sale.

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