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Nearly 90 Active COVID-19 Cases Among Santa Rita Jail Inmates, Staff
Nearly 90 cases of coronavirus remain active at Santa Rita Jail among the facility’s inmates and staff members.
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40 More Santa Rita Jail Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
Forty Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus since Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
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Sheriff's Office Updates COVID-10 Count at Santa Rita Jail
Authorities have confirmed there are a total of 13 positive novel coronavirus cases among inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
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No Super Bowl for Inmates as Deputies Nab Homemade Booze at Jail
Police departments around the Bay Area have been issuing public service announcements warning against driving impaired after Super Bowl LIV celebrations on Sunday, but the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office quashed an apparent party planned by a group that is unable to drive – inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. The sheriff’s office on Saturday posted a photo on...
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Family of Inmate Who Died in Alameda Co. Jail in 2018 to File Suit
A lawsuit is being filed on behalf of the family of a former Alameda County Jail inmate who died while in custody in 2018.
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Homelessness Activists Speak About Treatment After Arrests at Recent Protest
A group of activists called the Housing Justice Village gathered Monday to allow people arrested in a recent homelessness protest to speak about their experiences.
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Suspect in Deadly BART Stabbing Was Released From Jail in SF
The man accused of fatally stabbing an Oakland man on a BART train was recently released from jail in San Francisco, awaiting trial on weapons charges, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
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Good Samaritan Fatally Stabbed on BART Train While Allegedly Trying to Stop Theft
A good Samaritan was fatally stabbed on a BART train after he allegedly attempted to stop a man from stealing another rider’s shoes.
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Homeless Man Arrested for Arrow Attack on Two Other Men in Albany
A 22-year-old homeless man from Albany has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder for allegedly wounding two other homeless men by firing arrows at them at a camp near the Bay Trail in Albany early Saturday morning, police said.
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Arrest Made in East Bay Arrow Attacks That Left 2 Hospitalized
A 22-year-old Albany man who had been experiencing homelessness has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder for allegedly wounding two other men by firing arrows at them at a camp near the Bay Trail in Albany early Saturday morning, police said.
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Alameda Deputy Back on Job After Alleged Drunken Crash, Assault on Homeowner
An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy is back on active duty after allegedly crashing his car into a Livermore home while driving drunk in May and punching the home’s owner – a retired Oakland police sergeant – in the face.
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Dublin Woman Wakes to Find Stranger in Her Bedroom
A suspect has been arrested in connection with an incident Thrusday in which a Dublin woman awoke just before midnight to find a stranger in her bedroom groping her.
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Four Arrested in Starbucks Laptop Theft in San Leandro
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a laptop robbery and car crash earlier this week at a Starbucks in San Leandro, police said Friday.
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California Legislature Passes Bill Designated to End Late-Night Jail Releases
The California Legislature has approved a bill authored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that’s designed to end what she says is the dangerous practice of county jails releasing people in the middle of the night.
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Family of Man Who Died After Being Arrested Files Civil Rights Claim
The family of a 20-year-old man who died in June after he was arrested in Fremont and taken to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin filed a civil rights claim on Monday against Fremont police and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
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Former Hayward Man Gets 3 Years for Filing False Tax Returns
A former Hayward man was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Tuesday for filing fraudulent tax returns by using personal identifying information from people who were transient, homeless or incarcerated with him.
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Berkeley Police Arrest 2 for String of Catalytic Converter Thefts
A woman and a man were arrested Wednesday in connection with a recent string of thefts of catalytic converters in Berkeley, police said. More than 30 vehicles have been damaged in the series of catalytic converter thefts throughout Berkeley, which started in late July, according to police.
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Group of 4 Rob AT&T Store in Fremont, 2 Arrested
Two out of four people suspected of involvement in a robbery at an AT&T store in Fremont were arrested Tuesday night, police said.
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Criminal Investigation Underway Into Death of 23-Year-Old at Santa Rita Jail
With no prior offenses, a judge allowed Dujuan Armstrong to serve a month in custody and the rest of his burglary term on weekends in Santa Rita jail in Dublin — so he could support his family and keep his job as a tow truck driver.
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Criminal Investigation Underway Into Santa Rita Jail Death
The unusual death of a Bay Area man while he was in the Santa Rita Jail for the weekend is now a criminal case. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit learned of this major development through records requests because the Sheriff’s Office refuses to discuss the death. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.