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Break-In or Burglary: Defendant Confesses, Says He Just Wanted to Sleep
By Koda Slingluff, Aakanksha Patel, Benjamin Porter WOODLAND, CA – Defendant Joseph Arthur Lopez faced the preliminary…
Video Provides Clues to Alleged Firearm Theft, but Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
By Ganga Nair SACRAMENTO, CA – Hector Gonzalez, a Sacramento man with prior convictions of robbery in…
Victim Requests Peaceful Contact Despite Asking for Restraining Order Previously
By Sam Zou FRESNO, CA – Claiming that her daughter misses her father and that “it was…
Sacramento Defendant Involved in Road Rage Incident, Police and Friends Testify
By Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA – There were plenty of witnesses to an alleged road rage shooting,…
Defendant Loses Probation, Sentenced to a Three-Year Term in His Struggle with Substance Abuse
By Alexa Kendell and Lois Yoo FRESNO, CA — Defendant Noel Oronia, a young man who struggles…
Council Faces Community Wrath on Policing, but Adopts Proposed Budget
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Despite an overwhelming number of citizens supporting changes to policing,…
Guest Commentary: The Dishonest Blame Game of Retail Store Closures and Crime
Reporters who parrot corporate claims of out-of-control theft play into a narrative that benefits big business and…
Study Reveals Policies Created in Response to COVID-19 Decreased Crime, Arrests, Jail Population
By Michael Wheeler, Karisa Cortez, Angie Madrid and Joe Cormac SACRAMENTO, CA —Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local…
Letter: Former Law Enforcement Officials Send Letter in Support of SB 79 to Congress
Distinguished Members of the Committee, As current and former police, prosecutors, judges, and probation and parole officials,…
San Francisco Human Resources Manager Charged with Forgery in the Workplace
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced this week he…
Case #1: Judge Claims ‘Government Keeps Screwing Up’; Case #2: Man Goes to Jail, Must Turn Over Child Porn
By Serene Chang SACRAMENTO, CA – Some good things and not-so-good things—for defendants—happened in Judge Patrick Marlette’s…
Defendant Claims Spider Bite, but Caught with Stolen Key Fob and Knife, Faces Dual Felony Charges
By Christopher Datu WOODLAND, CA – An alleged spider bite, a concealed dirk and dagger and a…
Judge Shows Sympathy, Orders Prosecution to Help Resolve Case for Grandmother
By Stephanie Boulos SACRAMENTO, CA – It looked like an apparent good deed may be rewarded, according…
A Stinky Situation – Marijuana Stench, Grinder Justify Police Search of Defendant’s Vehicle
By Anya Chen, Peter Eibert, Michelle Luu, Koda Slingluff SACRAMENTO, CA — At a pretrial hearing Tuesday…
Judge Denies Probation in Domestic Violence Case after Violent Acts
By Mia Machado, Allison Hodge, Alex Jimenez and Sam Zou FRESNO, CA – In the sentencing…
District Continues Practice of Making Interest-Free Loans from Building Fund
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Last December, the Measure M Citizen’s Oversight Committee unanimously backed…
All Eyes on Manhattan DA’s Race
By David M. Greenwald New York – Reformers are naturally nervous about the election in New York…
Guest Commentary: President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People from Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be…
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules to Maintain Stay for Assault Weapon Ban in California
By Ankita Joshi and Karisa Cortez CALIFORNIA – The assault weapon ban in California will still be…
