'Gone Girl' kidnapper charged in previously unreported 2015 ransom case
Matthew Muller, a convicted rapist in federal prison, is now charged with abducting 2 men and a woman and forcing them to pay their own ransom in 2015.
Suspected weapons dealer arrested in connection to shooting at Contra Costa County Fairgrounds
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in September, the ...
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County MLK Jr. commemoration to honor Humanitarians of Year
Local community advocate Rodney “Alamo” Brown, founder of the Soulful Softball Sunday organization, will be honored as Adult ...
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Political Notes: Contra Costa County changes pronoun usage in documents
Contra Costa County will be updating its main governing document to do away with using gender-specific pronouns throughout it.
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Former police chief joins San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office as contractor
Sheriff Christina Corpus has hired retired Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal to “provide strategic support” to the San ...
Santa Clara County has highest unhoused population in Bay Area, report says
New federal figures indicated that Santa Clara County has the highest unhoused population of all nine Bay Area counties.
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Seaside police chief plays key role in case of ‘American Nightmare’ kidnapper
The announcement marks another stunning twist in the burgeoning number of alleged kidnappings, break-ins and rapes that Matthew Muller apparently confessed to in letters sent to a central ...