CRIMES & INCIDENTS Livermore mother to serve 5 years in prison for having sex with underage boys A 42-year-old Livermore woman was sentenced Friday to five years in state prison for four felony counts for having sex with two underage boys.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Jury expected to start deliberating today in Scherer murder trial The jury in the murder trial of Ernest Scherer III was sent home early yesterday afternoon, with the judge ordering final instructions to begin today before jury deliberations... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 24, 2011 at 10:41 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2011 at 6:17 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Pleasanton man indicted for lying to IRS A Pleasanton man faces two federal charges for allegedly lying to the IRS, according to United States Attorney Melinda Haag. William A. Hirst was indicted March 17 on two coun... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 22, 2011 at 1:13 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 27, 2011 at 6:37 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police log: Check of park yields two arrests A police check of a car parked after hours in Kottinger Village Park led to the arrest of two people on drug and theft charges.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Union marks lockout anniversary with Castlewood rally Cars lined both sides of the street for nearly a half mile as close to 200 people turned out Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the lockout of Castlewood workers.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Inmate escapes from Santa Rita Jail Alameda County deputies are searching for an inmate who has escaped from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Ismael Cesda, 21, also known as Ismael Ramirez, was brought back to the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 3, 2011 at 10:13 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2011 at 3:18 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Suspect in botched armed robbery last year due in court A San Ramon man accused of a failed armed robbery attempt in Pleasanton last August is due in court March 15.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Scherer takes the stand in his murder trial Ernest Scherer III, a professional poker player accused of killing his parents for financial gain in March 2008, testified in his own defense this morning in his Alameda Count... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Mar 1, 2011 at 7:24 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2011 at 7:54 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS What happened at Case Ave/Bernal at 3p.m. today? About the time school got out, looks like an accident at this intersection. Hope no kids were hurt. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by what happened?, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood, on Feb 25, 2011 at 4:01 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2011 at 3:24 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS No one injured in Del Prado home fire Wednesday morning A fire at a home in the Del Prado neighborhood Wednesday morning resulted in $250,000 in damages. Nineteen firefighters responded to the scene, and it took about 30 minutes to... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 25, 2011 at 8:43 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 1, 2011 at 11:08 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man's body found near Valley, Case avenues Monday Pleasanton police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man whose body was found Monday morning along an old railroad easement.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Vehicle Crash Lots of Police at Santa Rita and Valley A chase?
There was a loud crash, followed immediately by many flashing police lights late last night, Friday or Sat morning.
Q. Does anyone know what happened?
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Home burglary yields quarter million in jewelry Jewelry worth nearly a quarter million dollars was stolen from a home in the first block of Puri Court, according to a police report. Among the stolen items was a diamond brac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 17, 2011 at 1:12 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2011 at 4:36 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 2 motorists killed in separate accidents Thursday afternoon in Livermore, Castro Valley Two motorists, one in an SUV and the other riding a motorcycle, were killed in separate accidents Thursday afternoon in Brentwood and Castro Valley.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police Bulletin Drug buy goes awry
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Pleasanton police report for week ending Jan. 30 The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available. Under the law, those charged with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Aunt of accused Castlewood killer testifies The actions of Ernest Scherer III following the murder of his parents led family members to suspect that he was responsible for the deaths, according to testimony in court thi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 2, 2011 at 2:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2011 at 2:06 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Turn On Your Headlights Fog in Pleasanton today lowered visibility to less then 500 feet. I was amazed at the number of cars that were driving the city streets without their headlights on (just havin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bill, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Jan 28, 2011 at 12:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2011 at 4:22 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police net closing on local burglar Police said they're closing in on a local man believed to have committed at least five burglaries at Pleasanton homes. Officers in the Birdland area spotted a man Tuesday morn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 27, 2011 at 8:58 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 28, 2011 at 3:42 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS The truth needs to be told... The ugly truth about abortion. It needs to be told, this is why we are in the bind we're in, we're no better than the Mayans throwing babies off of the pyramids for sacrifice... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by D, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood, on Jan 20, 2011 at 9:51 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2011 at 4:55 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS I.C.E. investigation in Pleasanton Homeland Security officials have confirmed they are conducting an investigation in Pleasanton. "I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) executed a search warrant in conne... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 19, 2011 at 6:54 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS VEHICLE THEFTS..BEWARE BLACK BMW SUV SCOUTING YOUR PROPERTY Vehicle thefts are becoming larger in Pleasanton. These young people are stealing your car, everything in your car and your WHEELS and your Catalytic Converters!!
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police arrest 15 so far in county-wide search for DUI suspects Law enforcement officers in Alameda County have arrested 15 people so far as part of a county-wide drunken driver warrant sweep, a spokeswoman for the county's Avoid the 21 pr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Dec 31, 2010 at 10:04 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2011 at 3:15 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS AT&T Phone Outage? My AT&T phone service in Shadow Cliff Village has only worked intermittently since last Sunday, 12/19/10. Since then I saw AT&T crews working in a manhole on Vineyard just no... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by cvm, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2010 at 11:33 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 29, 2010 at 11:31 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Charges filed in 2008 Angela Street arson In a case that took more than two years to investigate, the former co-owner of a home on Angela Street has been charged with arson.
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