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February 2, 2012
Man suspected of Bay Area crime robbery spree faces 37 felonies
A parolee suspected of committing dozens of Bay Area robberies using a chrome revolver has been charged with 37 felony counts in San Mateo County Superior Court.
In the most serious case, Ricky Renee Sanders, 34 -- known as the "chrome revolver bandit" because of the silver-barreled revolver he allegedly used in some of the holdups -- is accused of shooting a store clerk while robbing a PetSmart store in San Mateo on Oct. 8, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
The employee was shot in the leg and survived, but suffered a severed femoral artery, prosecutors said...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
February 1, 2012
UPDATE: Burglary Suspect Not Found in Search
Police continue to search for a high-risk parolee as part of a burglary investigation, Livermore Police Officer Dave Blake said.
At around 11 a.m. Wednesday, a SWAT team was called to the 700 block of Holmes Street, near Aaron Street. Officers believe the wanted parolee, Jay Marcus Johnson, was inside his home in the area.
Johnson, 22, was not found in the search. He is a suspect in a Jan. 10 burglary and is considered armed and dangerous, Blake said...
LINK - Livermore.Patch.com
January 27, 2012
Man arrested on suspicion of drugs
A 30-year-old man on parole was arrested at about 2:35 a.m. Friday on the 900 block of Main Street on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance, police said.
Kurt Breiten, a known parolee with no fixed address, was standing near a vehicle in a parking lot on Main street, police said. Police found a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle, authorities said....
LINK - NapaValleyRegister.com
January 27, 2012
Man barricaded in Whittier house, wanted in connection to a West Covina crime
Residents in the quiet historic Uptown Whittier neighborhood said they heard gunshots Friday afternoon on Washington Avenue just south of Beverly Boulevard.
Whittier Police officials said that at approximately 12:15 p.m., U.S. Marshals were shot at during the surveillance and attempted arrest of a male parolee wanted for carjacking in Whittier.
The incident took place in the 6000 block of Washington Ave in Uptown Whittier...
LINK - SGVTribune.com
January 27, 2012
Parolee linked to six Altadena burglaries
A man who deputies say was caught in the act of burglarizing a home Jan. 20 has been linked to five other burglaries in Altadena.
Jeremiah Billingslea, 20, was arrested by sheriff's deputies during an attempted burglary of a home on the 300 block of East Calavaras St. according to Lt. Duane D. Allen of the Altadena sheriff's station. Subsequent investigation linked Billingslea to five other burglaries clustered in the Morada Place neighborhood in recent weeks...
LINK - AltaDenaBlog.com
January 26, 2012
‘Puffy Coat Bandit’ suspect indicted for seven bank robberies
A federal grand jury has indicted a 46-year-old parolee known as the "Puffy Coat Bandit" for seven bank robberies across Southern California.
Steven Dwayne Paulson was arrested Jan. 10 by an Upland police detective who spotted him driving shortly after authorities released a description of the "Puffy Coat Bandit," the Press-Enterprise reported.
The nickname was created by FBI agents because of a ski parka worn by the robber in several heists...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 26, 2012
Yuba rape suspect released in December
An Olivehurst man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knife-point last week served seven months of a two-year sentence, with credits for time served, and was released in late December, authorities said, but Joseph Scott Mason did not recieve an early release from prison, the California Department of Corrections said Thursday.
“Realignment did not have anything to do with (Mason’s) release date,” said Luis Patino, spokesman for the state corrections department. “He would still have been at exactly the same time.”
Mason, 48, was arrested Monday after Yuba County sheriff’s deputies said he raped a 46-year-old woman at least twice last week...
LINK - Appeal-Democrat.com
January 24, 2012
Testimony starts in grand theft trial of Westlake Village parolee
Testimony began Monday in the trial of a parolee on charges he stole thousands of dollars from a woman.
Prosecutors allege Daniel R. Coffman, 57, convinced the woman his wife froze his assets and that he needed to pay an attorney to free up his account, which had $700,000, including money to run his Agoura Hills business....
LINK - VCStar.com
January 24, 2012
Investigators: Man shot in Selma was a wanted Parolee
Action News has acquired cell phone video showing what happened at a Selma hotel right after police shot and killed a suspect.
A resident of the Villager Inn Motel shot the video after hearing gunshots. Officers can clearly be heard yelling at a woman who was in the room with 32-year-old Clayton Cass.
Fresno County Sheriff's investigators are looking into the officer-involved shooting. They say Cass was a wanted parolee out of Tulare County. That agency asked Selma Police to find Cass...
LINK - ABCLocal.go.com
January 24, 2012
Suspect killed by Selma cops was wanted parolee
Fresno County authorities say the man fatally shot by police officers at a motel over the weekend was a parolee wanted for burglary and sexual assault.
The coroner on Monday identified the man as 32-year-old Clayton Cass of Exeter.
Cass was wanted by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department, who alerted Selma police that he was staying at a motel in town...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
January 23, 2012
Suspect was recently released from prison
A man Butte County Sheriff's deputies arrested Thursday night following a brief vehicle and foot chase is a low-level offender recently released to the area from prison.
Officials said Stephen Clifford Miller, 28, is currently suspected of selling methamphetamine.
A confidential informant revealed details of his activities to sheriff's investigators, and said the man was driving a light-colored Chevrolet Impala...
LINK - ChicoER.com
January 23, 2012
Newark burglary suspect involved in fatal crash dies
One of three burglary suspects involved in a police chase and car crash that killed a Pleasanton man last week has also died, police said.
Rajwaun Watkins, 20, of Oakland and Hayward, died Friday at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley of injuries from the crash, according to a Newark police press release.
The two other burglary suspects, Deshon Collier, 20, and Jabrie Watts, 20, are in jail on probation and parole violations, according to the release. Watts lived in Oakland and Hayward; Collier listed addresses in San Leandro, Union City and Hayward....
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
January 23, 2012
Parolee pleads no contest in Hillsborough slaying
A parolee faces seven years in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his longtime friend in Hillsborough.
Bradley Kleiman, 31, entered his plea Friday in San Mateo County Superior Court while pretrial motions were being heard in advance of his trial in Redwood City.
Kleiman also admitted a firearm allegation in connection with the June 15, 2010, slaying of Christopher Calvache, 30, who was shot at the De Sabla Road home where Kleiman lived with his parents, authorities said...
LINK - SFGate.com
January 23, 2012
Man suspected of DUI to face trial in woman’s death
A 39-year-old man will be tried in Napa Superior Court in connection with a fatal collision in March at the intersection of the Redwood Road and Linda Vista Avenue that killed a local woman, a judge ruled Thursday.
Christiaan Dewet faces charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence causing injury with special allegation in connection with the death of 59-year-old Sandra Hamilton when he allegedly ran a red light, according to court records and court testimony...
LINK - NapaValleyRegister.com
January 4, 2012
Man suspected of shooting parole agent identified by sources
Law enforcement officials have identified a man suspected of shooting a parole agent Wednesday in Lake View Terrace as Steven Hoff.
Hoff, 43, has a history of burglary and weapons possession convictions and was sentenced to state prison before he was released and put on parole in January 2011, according to multiple law enforcement officials who spoke to The Times.
His parole was suspended in July, which typically means that he broke contact with his parole officer, according the officials, who asked not to be named because the investigation was ongoing...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Suspect in parole agent’s shooting has ‘significant’ criminal past
The suspect in the shooting of a parole agent Wednesday has a "significant criminal history," law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told The Times.
The man has a record that includes weapons offenses, multiple parole violations and narcotics and burglary convictions, the sources said. They say the suspect is a 43-year-old man released from state prison on parole in January 2011. He has been classified as at large since July, sources said...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Parole agent was shot in the face by a parolee, officials say
A parolee is believed to have shot a parole agent in the face in Lake View Terrace, police said Wednesday as they continued to search for the gunman in the northeast San Fernando Valley, closing part of the 210 Freeway in both directions.
The shooting occurred sometime after 1 p.m., and at one point the gunman had holed himself up in a residence on Foothill Boulevard. Aerial news footage showed law enforcement vehicles surrounding a house....
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Parole officer shot in face; police search for gunman
A parole agent shot Wednesday in Lake View Terrace was hit in the face. Police continued to search for the gunman, who was considered armed and dangerous.
The officer's injury was not life threatening, police sources said, and the shooting appears to have occurred at a residence on Foothill Boulevard. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department was handling the investigation.
The shooting, sometime after 1 p.m., caused officials to close the 210 Freeway in both directions as they searched for the gunman...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Parole agent shot, 210 Freeway closed for shooter search
A parole agent was shot by a parolee in Lake View Terrace Wednesday, prompting officials to close the 210 Freeway and Foothill Boulevard while police and sheriff's deputies searched for the gunman.
The shooting occurred about 1:25 p.m., Officer Chris Hidjuk with the LAPD Foothill Division told KPCC. Police received a tip saying that he was hiding under a trailer on a big horse property, Hidjuk said...
LINK - SCPR.org
January 4, 2012
Parole agent shot; 210 Freeway closed amid standoff
A parole agent was shot in Lake View Terrace on Wednesday, authorities said, prompting law enforcement officials to close the 210 Freeway while they searched for the gunman.
The shooting occurred sometime after 1 p.m. KTLA News reported that a gunman was possibly holed up inside a house near the freeway. Aerial footage showed law enforcement vehicles surrounding a house...
LINK - LATimes.com
December 27, 2011
Police ID Suspect In Baldwin Park Barricade
Baldwin Park police identified James Anthony Teter, a 19-year-old, as the man who barricaded himself in La Blanquita Market forcing an evacuation, said Lt. David Reynoso.
The parolee pleaded guilty last Tuesday to a charge of illegal possession of a firearm.
He is being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic and will be kept under a detention hold from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...
LINK - BaldwinPark.Patch.com
December 25, 2011
Suspect in deadly Oroville shooting arrested
A man wanted in connection with an Oroville shooting death has been arrested in Sacramento.
According to a press release issued Sunday by the Oroville Police Department, Derrick Michael Blanton, 23, of Oroville, was arrested at about 6 p.m. Saturday at the home of a relative in Sacramento.
The arrest came in a joint operation of Sacramento police, U.S. Marshals Office and the state Department of Corrections Fugitive Task Force...
LINK - OrovilleMR.com
December 22, 2011
Police search for man connected to Menlo Park shootout
The U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies canvassed Mountain View on Wednesday for a parolee who may be connected to last weekend's shootout involving Menlo Park police.
Mountain View police joined the search at about 1:20 p.m., said Liz Wylie, a spokeswoman for the department. The effort also involved a San Jose Police Department helicopter and officers from Los Altos and Sunnyvale...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
December 21, 2011
Arrest of Alleged Murder Suspects
U.S. Marshal Albert Najera, of the Eastern District of California, announced today that the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) Fresno Division, arrested 33 year old Jennifer Case, and 39 year old Henry Eliseo Renteria. Both are wanted by the Fresno Police Department for the Murder of 19 year old Michael James Mitchell of Fresno. Renteria was also wanted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for violating his conditions of parole.
On December 5, 2011, Michael James Mitchell was found dead, with trauma to his body, in the alley of the 1300 block of E. Harvard Avenue in Fresno. According to Detectives with the Fresno Police Department, the victim and suspect had been involved in a disturbance prior to the murder...
LINK - USMarshals.gov
December 21, 2011
2 arrested after search in Ripon
A probation search Wednesday at a home in Ripon turned up drug paraphernalia and led to multiple arrests.
Ripon police officers searched a house on the 200 block of West Washington Street and found narcotics paraphernalia...
LINK - ModBee.com
December 20, 2011
Woman wanted in Angels Camp
On December 15, Angels Camp Police Officer Chris Johnson located a stolen Range Rover SUV parked in the 400 block of N Main St.
During the course of his investigation, he recalled making contact several days prior with a female adult named Lacey Barnes, 33, Modesto, during the late night hours walking in the same area where the stolen vehicle was located.
During the previous contact with Barnes Officer Johnson had recovered keys and DMV registration for the stolen Range Rover SUV...
LINK - CalaverasEnterprise.com
December 18, 2011
Parolee Barricades Himself, Bicyclist Shot in Separate Incidents
A bicyclist was injured in a drive-by shooting on Edra Street Friday and a parolee barricaded himself in La Blanquita Market, forcing an evacuation Saturday night, The Baldwin Park Police Department reported.
The shooting occurred around 5:20 p.m. near the corner of Edra Avenue and Olive Street. A 24-year-old man was wounded in the arm and the leg, said Lt. David Reynoso.
The man was riding his bicycle on Edra Street when someone inside a dark vehicle fired five shots at him, police said...
LINK - BaldwinPark.Patch.com
December 16, 2011
Dos Palos police arrest sixth parolee in six weeks, a suspect wanted for robbery
The Dos Palos Police Department said that on Thursday it arrested a sixth parolee in the last weeks, a man wanted in Fresno County for robbery.
Officers began a search for Johnny Quesada, the parolee, around 2 p.m., contacting known family and associates of Quezada. "We seem to have been one hour behind for the first few hours,” Chief Barry Mann said in a news release. “Shortly after 6 p.m., Quezada was taken into custody by Officer Joe Green...”
LINK - MercedSunStar.com
December 14, 2011
Deputies arrest armed robbery suspect
Deputies arrested a 33-year-old male suspect they believe committed the armed robbery of a local Subway restaurant in September, officials announced Thursday.
"We caught him last night," said Sgt. Kevin Blake of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
The suspect. 33-year-old Jay Clayton, is being held at the station and scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 16 in San Fernando Superior Court...
LINK - The-Signal.com
December 14, 2011
Parolee Accused In Shooting To Stand Trial
A parolee accused of fatally shooting a man in Skyline during a drug deal gone bad must stand trial on murder charges, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Ronnie Leroy Bonaparte faces 80 years to life in prison if convicted, said Deputy District Attorney Allison Worden.
Bonaparte, 28, was on parole for a 2002 robbery conviction when he allegedly shot 24-year-old Jonathan Gonzalez about 2 p.m. last June 6 on Chester near Lisbon Street....
LINK - 10News.com
December 9, 2011
Long Beach Police officer shot by own gun during struggle with robbery suspect
A Long Beach Police Department officer was shot in the leg by a round from his own gun after a robbery suspect hit the weapon while struggling to get away, authorities said Friday.
The shooting occurred at about 11:43 p.m. Thursday after police were called to the 100 block of West Pacific Highway regarding an armed robbery, said Nancy Pratt, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The preliminary investigation revealed officers arrived on scene and were talking to the robbery victim when they saw a potential suspect flee the area, Pratt said...
LINK - PressTelegram.com
November 26, 2011
Parolee arrested, suspect at large in Oak Park
One man was arrested on a parole violation Saturday and Sacramento police were seeking another man on drug allegations after reports of weapons inside an Oak Park home.
Police were called to a house in the 3100 block of Fourth Avenue about 5 p.m., said Sacramento Police spokesman Sgt. Andrew Petit...
LINK - SacBee.com
November 23, 2011
Police nab parolee after robbery report
A 27-year-old parolee was arrested Saturday on suspicion of pulling a knife on two people in the 1700 block of West North Bear Creek Drive.
Police received a call from one of the victims shortly before 9:30 p.m., saying a possible robbery was in progress. After arriving at the scene, police arrested Ramon Oseguerra after determining he matched the suspect's description, according to Sgt. Bobby Chapman.
The victims, a man and a woman, told officers they were walking to a fast-food restaurant near North Highway 59 when they were approached from behind. Oseguerra pulled out a knife and demanded money, according to police...
LINK - MercedSunStar.com
November 4, 2011
Detectives Searching For Parolee
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a parolee who has been on the run since burglarizing a home in Los Alamos Oct. 19.
Daren James Blomgren, 43, of Santa Maria, is suspected of breaking into the home. Detectives were able to track Blomgren and Jean Marie Carignan, 55, of Santa Maria, to a motel in the 1000 block of Main St. in Santa Maria...
LINK - KEYT.com
September 29, 2011
Jewelry Store Robbery Suspect Arrested
After a thorough investigation, Jose Antonio Aviles, 32, of Los Angeles, was arrested in San Diego Tuesday for robbery and kidnapping. Investigators say Aviles was currently in custody with the California Department of Corrections for a separate robbery he committed in California.
The Joyeria Latina Americana jewelry store on N. Milpas St. was robbed on April 7, 2010. Four men stole $750,000 in jewelry and $13,000 in cash. The robbers also threatened and tied up the owner, the owner's wife and an employee in the back room...
LINK - KeyT.com
September 20, 2011
Madera deputies net 2 suspects, stolen van
The search for a fugitive Wednesday netted two arrests and the recovery of a stolen van, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said today.
Deputies received a tip that a 35-year-old man wanted on drug charges was at a home on Road 18 1/2 near Road 26 in Madera. The parolee, found hiding under a bed inside a home, was arrested.
Meanwhile, a man sitting inside a van parked in front of the home appeared to be trying to hide from deputies, they said. A deputy approached the van and a saw a bag containing methamphetamine inside...
LINK - FresnoBee.com
September 19, 2011
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Violence And Kidnapping
On Friday, Napa Police say 27-year-old parolee Steve Montgomery of Vallejo went to his ex-girlfriend's home in the 2900 block of Sosocol Avenue, the pair went to American Canyon, then eventually returned to Napa, where police say Montegmery used a replica firearm to keep his ex-girlfriend hostage in her home. Montgomery is suspected of threatening the woman and choking her during the alleged incident...
LINK - Napa.Patch.com
September 13, 2011
Livermore explosives scare fades quickly
A Livermore parolee was found with two explosive devices at his home Saturday, prompting a residential evacuation, but he likely had no intent to use them maliciously, police said.
"By all indications, he had no idea what he was doing," said officer Steven Goard, a spokesman for the Livermore Police Department. "The officers got the feeling he was looking to make one big giant firework so everyone would think he was cool..."
LINK - MercuryNews.com
September 13, 2011
Parolee escapes after high-speed chase, carjacking
A parolee has eluded capture after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in Contra Costa County.
Concord police Lt. Bill Roche tells the Contra Costa Times that Dustin Edward Cooper was behind the wheel of a vehicle being chased Sunday afternoon. Cooper was wanted on an unspecified parole violation...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
September 5, 2011
Home Invasion Suspect Eludes Capture in Venice on Monday Night
A suspect in a home invasion narrowly slipped through the fingers of the LAPD on Monday night after a more than three-hour search that brought K-9 units and helicopters to the area near the west end of Abbot Kinney Boulevard.
"We'll just have to find him another day. We know who he is," LAPD Sgt. Marc Reina said around 9:30 Monday night, after police called off the hunt.
This reporter was on a police ride-along with Reina when LAPD officers spotted the suspect and were at the command post during the early minutes of the search...
LINK - Venice.Patch.com
August 28, 2011
Ukiah police search for bank robbery suspect
Ukiah police are searching for a man who robbed the Ukiah Bank of America on Wednesday and rode away on a bicycle.
A man who authorities identified as Flynn Washburne, 51, a parolee considered dangerous, was caught on a video surveillance camera robbing the south State Street bank, said Ukiah Police Capt. Justin Wyatt.
The man approached a teller, demanded cash, then fled through the east doors and headed south on a bicycle, he said. Police did not disclose the amount of money taken or whether Washburne was armed...
LINK - PressDemocrat.com
August 23, 2011
Fairfield K-9 nabs hit-and-run suspect
For the second time in five days, the Fairfield Police Department K-9 unit has been doing its part to take a bite out of crime -- the most recent incident taking place early Monday morning with the apprehension of a Fairfield parolee wanted in connection to a hit and run with a stolen vehicle.
Jeremy Laird, 35, was taken into custody by Fairfield Police after a manhunt that ended with an up close and personal encounter between Laird and Kargo, one of the department's four-legged enforcers...
LINK - TheReporter.com
August 19, 2011
Walnut Creek chase ends after police catch & arrest suspect
At about 11pm on Wednesday night, the Walnut Creek Police Department captured a parolee after a brief foot chase near Harvard Circle and Overlook Drive.
A glock, and a high capacity magazine were found in the car. They found the individual, whose name isn't currently available, and allegedly arrested him for being a parolee in possession of a firearm...
LINK - SFGate.com
August 16, 2011
Second suspect held in kidnapping of man
A second suspect in the kidnapping and robbery of a Cherry Valley man is behind bars, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported.
Cabazon resident Bennie Whitfield, a 29-year-old parolee, was arrested around 5 p.m. Sunday when deputies stopped him while patrolling near Seminole Drive and Apache Trail in Cabazon, sheriff's Sgt. Sean Bahash said.
Authorities had been seeking Whitfield since Aug. 2, and arrested the other suspect, 29-year-old Banning resident Steven Newton, on Aug. 4, Bahash said...
LINK - MyDesert.com
August 13, 2011
Pomona man suspected of robbing women in Pasadena
Police arrested a parolee and sought his accomplice late Friday after he robbed three women at gunpoint, then tried to snatch another woman's purse 15 minutes later, authorities said.>
Paul Bryan, 37, of Pomona, was booked on suspicion of robbery and attempted robbery, Pasadena police Lt. Diego Torres said. He was being held without bail.>
Bryan and another man approached three women sitting in a parked car in the 200 block of West Montana Street about 9:45 p.m., Torres said...
LINK - SGVTribune.com
July 27, 2011
Five arrested after high-speed chase in Watsonville after bailing from car outside police station
Five suspected gang members including two wanted men were arrested Wednesday after police and CHP officers chased a Chevy Impala 11 miles through Watsonville.
About 4:45 p.m. near Freedom Boulevard and Brennan Street, Watsonville police saw a prison parolee who was a passenger in a maroon Impala with four other men, said Sgt. Henry Robles.
Officers tried to pull over the Impala near East Fifth Street and Jefferson Street, but it drove away, Robles said. Police turned on sirens and chased the car to an alley where parolee Patrick Diaz, 19, of Watsonville jumped out, Robles said. Diaz was arrested on suspicion of violation of his parole terms, Robles said...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
July 18, 2011
Man shot during police chase was murder suspect
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Investigators say a 19-year-old parolee shot to death by San Francisco police was wanted for questioning in the Washington state shooting death of a pregnant woman.
Police Chief Greg Suhr says the man, whose name is being withheld, fired at officers during a foot chase Saturday afternoon in the Bayview-Hunters Point area. The officers had tried to cite him for Muni light-rail fare evasion...
LINK - KMPH.com
July 17, 2011
Parolee Arrested Saturday on Suspicion of Robbing Chase
A parolee is in custody in connection with robbing the Chase bank on the 900 block of El Camino Real.
Rashad Amir Dorsey, 27, is accused of passing a note to the bank teller claiming to have a weapon and an incendiary device, said Orange County Sheriff spokesman Jim Amormino...
LINK - SanClemente.Patch.com
July 12, 2011
Homicide suspected in death of Wasco State Prison inmate
Kern County authorities are investigating as a homicide the death of an inmate from Los Angeles at Wasco State Prison.
The 54-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending notification of next of kin, was found dead in his cell in the prison’s reception center late Friday, according to a statement released Tuesday by the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation...
LINK - LATimes.com
March 25, 2011
Update: Suspect arrested in robbery, assault on cop
A 38-year-old Chico transient who allegedly hit a police officer with a car was arrested about five hours later at a Park Avenue motel.
James George Harris, who was also wanted as a "parolee at large," was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday without incident by the Chico police.
Harris was accused of striking Chico police officer Frank Deshler with a car about 4:30 p.m. Thursday as the suspect was fleeing from the Walmart store on Forest Avenue after allegedly robbing it.
Reportedly the suspect entered the store about 4:30 p.m. in slippers and left them behind. It wasn't immediately determined what he had taken from Walmart, but the shoplift quickly turned more serious when security personnel approached him in the parking lot and the man claimed to have a weapon...
LINK - ChicoER.com
February 23, 2011
Elk Grove PD arrests bank robbery suspect
Elk Grove police announced that detectives have made an arrest in connection with last week's armed robbery of the Mechanics Bank, 8235 Laguna Blvd.
Bobby Evans (left), 52, is being held in Sacramento County Jail without bail and is to be arraigned Thursday in Sacramento Superior Court.
Evans was arrested at his Sacramento residence Tuesday on suspicion of robbery and parole violation, according to a Police Department news release. He is accused of entering the bank about 1 p.m. Feb. 14 and using a semi-automatic handgun to rob a teller...
LINK - SacBee.com
January 19, 2011
Felon arrested after three-car crash, manhunt
A wanted felon out for a night of partying was arrested after a three-car crash and a manhunt in Palo Alto early Monday morning.
Vadim Bukchin, 23, a parolee who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, allegedly crashed his car at 1:16 a.m. in the 400 block of East Meadow Drive. The passengers of his vehicle had minor injuries, but Bukchin fled, according to Sgt. Dave Flohr...
LINK - PaloAltoOnline.com
January 19, 2011
Parolee Arrested In Salinas Burglary
A 24-year-old Salinas man was arrested Sunday night after officers responded to a burglary in progress, police said.
Neighbors called Salinas police after they saw a man kick in the door of a home in the 1300 block of Louise Street at 9:23 p.m.
When officers arrived at the scene, police said they found a rear sliding door open and saw a man get out of a ditch in the back of the home and run from the area while carrying a bag...
LINK - KSBW.com
September 14, 2010
Absconded parolee named prime suspect in slaying of Valley Village woman
A parolee who received an early release from state prison for armed robbery was identified by police detectives Tuesday as the prime suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Valley Village woman whose home was set on fire.
Omar Armando Loera, 34, who served 23 months of a 32-month prison sentence, is wanted in the slaying of Chere Osmanhodzic, 34, whose fiance returned home to the 11500 block of Riverside Drive on July 24 and confronted a stranger, whom he chased down the street for several blocks.
When he returned, the home was ablaze, and firefighters eventually found Osmanhodzic dead inside from multiple stab wounds...
LINK - LATimes.com
July 22, 2010
Parolee nabbed asking officers for directions
A 47-year-old Hayfork man was arrested early Wednesday morning when he waived down a cop and asked for directions.
Michael Kiss was reportedly driving on a suspended license and carrying handgun ammunition in the passenger seat of his vehicle when he contacted police around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Red Bluff Police Officer Gene Randall said in a press release.
Kiss has a prior felony conviction for soliciting murder, Randall said. Because he was a felon, both his handgun ammunition and the large caliber handgun Kiss was reportedly carrying in his trunk were illegal for him to possess...
LINK - RedBluffDailyNews.com
June 30, 2010
Parolee problems: another high-speed chase, arrest
Police arrested a Vallejo man Tuesday for an alleged parole violation and possible kidnapping after a high-speed police chase through the city.
At one point, the man drove the wrong way on Mare Island Way between Brinkman's Marina and Daniels Street, sending other drivers scuttling out of the way to avoid being hit, officials said.
Santiago Borges Avalos, 26, of Vallejo was arrested at about 3:30 p.m. near the corner of Sixth and Cherry streets in south Vallejo.
No one was hurt and Avalos was not carrying any weapons. He was arrested on suspicion of evading police officers, a felony, and a felony parole violation, Sheriff's Sgt. Daryl Snedeker said...
LINK - TimesHeraldOnline.com
June 28, 2010
Parolee problems: druken parolee tased, returned to jail
A traffic stop led to a foot chase and arrest of a King City man early Saturday.
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies said they stopped Michael A. Benavides, 24, of King City on the 46000 block of Meadowbrook Drive for a vehicle code infraction.
They said Benavides, who was driving a silver Chevrolet Impala, ran through a residential area...
LINK - TheCalifornian.com
March 17, 2010
Parolee surrenders, arrested following pursuit through Fairfield and Suisun City
A parolee-at-large was arrested Tuesday morning after leading Fairfield police and an CHP aircraft on a chase through Fairfield and Suisun City.
According to police, Lane Henry Bryant, 37, was first seen in a blue Honda on Kidder Avenue. The car had been reported as stolen in Stockton. Police pursued the car until it stopped in the 1400 block of Phoenix Drive. The suspect then ran away, discarding a loaded shotgun as he fled...
LINK - TheReporter.com
March 8, 2010
Redlands girl, 7, molested by parolee
Phillip Michael Berryhill, 22, an acquaintance of the victim's family, fled the home before police arrived about 4:30 a.m. Paramedics took the girl to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening, police said.
Police found Berryhill hiding in the bathroom of a relative's home in the 12400 block of 14th Street in Yucaipa about 6:30 p.m.
Officers held him on suspicion of violating parole and several sex crimes including molestation...
LINK - SBSun.com (San Bernadino Sun)
February 25, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Fresno County deputy dies after Minkler shooting
Fresno County Coroner David Hadden confirmed his office had received the body of the slain sheriff's deputy.
The deputy's body, in a coroner's truck, was escorted by law enforcement vehicles in front and behind the truck, their light bars flashing.
Hadden, his voice cracking, said he and his staff were saddened because they had worked frequently with the slain detective.
"He was a really nice guy," Hadden said. "My whole staff is incredibly emotionally upset..."
LINK - FresnoBee.com
February 23, 2010
“Non-revocable” parolee arrested for molesting 6-yr old girl?
Monterey County Sheriff's deputies arrested Friday night a Salinas man on charges of child molestation and false imprisonment.
Deputies responded to a home on Potter Road around 6:45 p.m.; deputies say their investigation determined Javier Ramirez Venegas, 50, of Salinas, molested a 6-year old girl and held her against her will. Deputies add two other girls were nearby when the alleged attack took place; their ages were left as confidential.
Deputies say Venegas is an active parolee; he is listed as eligible for non-revocable parole....
LINK - KIONRightNow.com
February 22, 2010
Parolee caught shoplifting at Walmart
A Napa man was taken to jail late Saturday morning after allegedly stealing a large amount of video games from Wal-Mart.
At 11 a.m., the Napa Police Department received a call that Wal-Mart security staff were fighting with James Michael Drake, 31, of Napa, after they had observed him stealing the videogames, according to police.
While officers were on their way to the store, Wal-Mart staff advised them that they had Drake in custody. Officers arrived at the store and found Drake in possession of video games and other items. Police discovered that Drake was on probation and was also a parolee with a prior theft conviction. Drake was arrested on suspicion of robbery and violation of probation...
LINK - NapaValleyRegister.com
February 19, 2010
Red Bluff man arrested in Redding shooting
A paroled Red Bluff man shot a Weed resident in a Wendy's parking lot Saturday in what he says was an act of self-defense.
Joseph Victor Davis, 26, told police he was beaten with a flashlight around 7 a.m. on Saturday, and fired at his attackers, according to a press release from the Redding Police Department.
An investigation by the department revealed Brady Kristopher Gentry, 23, Weed, was at the Wendy's parking lot at the same time and underwent treatment at Mercy Medical Center for two gunshot wounds. His condition has since been upgraded to fair...
LINK - RedBluffDailyNews.com
February 9, 2010
Parolee at large, sex offender sought
Merced County's Most Wanted: Elias Catano
The Merced County Sheriff's Department is looking for Elias Catano, a parolee at large and a sex offender out of compliance with his registration requirements.
Catano, 47, is six feet tall, about 190 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He has a large tattoo on his chest, and an eagle on the back of his neck. The sheriff's department says that Catano is a drop out of a criminal street gang, and may still associate with gang members.
He was last seen in Gustine and Merced.
Information about Catano may be given to the Merced County Sheriff's Department at (209) 385-7616.
LINK - MercedSunStar.com
February 9, 2010
Parolee who stabbed 14 yr girl in bakery goes to trial
The trial of a parolee accused of stabbing a 14-year-old girl at a San Francisco bakery in 2007 gets under way Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court.
Scott Thomas, now 29, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated mayhem and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
According to police and prosecutors, Thomas, originally from Van Nuys, had been released from San Quentin State Prison the day before the May 19, 2007, stabbing at Creighton's Bakery, near Twin Peaks…
LINK - SFExaminer.com
February 9, 2010
Seaside police seek parolee for allegedly hitting patrol unit
Seaside police are searching for a parolee who allegedly struck a police car with his vehicle Monday.
Acting Deputy Police Chief Judy Stradan said officers tried to stop Stanley Ray Edwards, 26, about 2:30p.m.
Stradan said Edwards kept going and his vehicle scraped the side of a patrol car at Darwin Street and Broadway Avenue, as he squeezed his car between the cruiser and the curb. Edwards was driving a brown 2000 four-door Cadillac, Stradan said…
LINK - MontereyHerald.com
February 7, 2010
Parolee flees police, kills two in subsequent accident
A 26-year-old parolee who led police on a short chase that caused the deaths of a San Bernardino man and a Yucaipa teen on Saturday was in jail Sunday facing multiple felony charges.
A short pursuit ended in Montclair where the suspect's car collided with a Ford Countour driven by Jose Gilbert Garcia, 42, of San Bernardino, at the intersection of Central Avenue and Orchard Street. Garcia was with his 16-year-old nephew Luis Alberto Garcia of Yucaipa at the time of the collision.
The suspect's vehicle was traveling west on Orchard Street when he entered the intersection and struck Garcia's Contour…
LINK - ContraCostaTimes.com
February 4, 2010
“Wanted” parolee arrested during attempted home burglary
Porterville resident, William McGuire, 24, was reportedly attempting to break into a residence in the 400 block of N. El Granito St. when he was stopped by authorities, a press release from the Porterville Police Department states.
At about 9:18 p.m. Sunday, PPD officers arrived in the area in response to a report of a suspicious subject. When they arrived, they spotted McGuire attempting to "gain access" into a residence, the PPD reports.
The officers detained McGuire, who initially lied about his name and was found to be a wanted parolee. He was subsequently booked into the custody of the Tulare County Sheriff's Department on suspicion of attempted burglary, false impersonation and a parole violation…
LINK - RecorderOnline.com
January 31, 2010
Parolee in stolen car arrested at DUI checkpoint
Police arrested nine people at a Saturday night driver's license and sobriety checkpoint, an Escondido police lieutenant said.
The checkpoint at East El Norte Parkway and Ash Street ran from 6 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday, Lt. Chris Wynn said.
Wynn said 2,132 vehicles entered the checkpoint and police screened 1,057.
Police arrested six suspected drunken drivers and one parolee driving a stolen car, Wynn said. One person was arrested for public drunkenness, and another was arrested for possession of false documents, he said…
LINK - NCTimes.com
January 30, 2010
Suspects In Store Clerk’s Stabbing Had Been On Parole
Two men arrested in the stabbing of an El Monte store clerk last month had been on parole — one was later put on probation — and could be considered the kind of "non-violent, low-level offender" now being unleashed as part of the state's budget-minded "parole reform" that would release as many as 21,000 prisoners over the next two years.
According to court and county jail records, suspect Allen Tran had been released on parole earlier in December before being placed on probation Dec. 17 for identity theft. The second suspect in the case, Johhny Ngo, had been released on parole Dec. 20, 2008 after serving time for petty theft with prior convictions.
Police allege that one of the men stabbed a clerk at Ted's Quality Market in El Monte Dec. 26. Tran, 28, showed up the night of the stabbing at County-USC Medical Center, where the victim was being treated…
LINK - LAWeekly.com
January 26, 2010
57 yr-old parolee arrested for more than a dozen robberies
Los Angeles police today announced the arrest of a 57-year-old parolee believed to have committed more than a dozen robberies in Los Angeles and Kern counties attributed to the "fake mustache bandit."
James Brammer, who was paroled last April after serving time for robbery, was taken into custody without incident Sunday near Quakertown Avenue and Vanowen Street in Winnetka by the LAPD's Topanga Division gang unit.
His bail was set at $250,000.
Evidence seized from the suspect's Reseda home allegedly links him to 14 robberies committed since November, according to the LAPD…
LINK - DailyNews.com
January 25, 2010
Parolee arrested, charged with 13 armed robberies
Deputies have arrested the man who they say robbed different stores in the Frazier Park, Los Angeles and Santa Clarita areas.
On the evening of Jan. 21, a Frazier Park Substation deputy was contacted by a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department detective who was investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Santa Clarita a few days after the Frazier Park Market robbery.
Detectives said the man in the Santa Clarita robbery matched the general description, wore a similar disguise and brandished a similar handgun as the suspect in the Frazier Park robbery…
LINK - Turnto23.com
January 25, 2010
Parolee to Stand Trial in Lily Burk’s Murder
A parolee accused of abducting, carjacking, robbing and murdering a 17-year-old Los Feliz girl in broad daylight last summer was ordered Monday to stand trial.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David S. Wesley denied the defense's motion to dismiss the case against Charlie Samuel, who is charged in the July 24, 2009, slaying of Lily Burk.
The ruling came after about 1 1/2 days of testimony, including a DNA analyst's account that a blood sample from the teenager matched the genetic profile of blood taken from a short-sleeved shirt allegedly worn by the 50-year-old defendant…
LINK - NBCLosAngeles.com
January 12, 2010
Brawley police looking for parolee in Brawley stabbing case
Police here are looking for a parolee suspected of attempted homicide in the repeated stabbing of a man last week on Stanley Place, Brawley Police Cmdr. Brett Houser said Monday.
Detectives received an 8:45 p.m. call Thursday from Pioneers Memorial Hospital about the victim who was stabbed once in the stomach and who suffered two or three slash wounds to his neck, Houser said.
The victim, who Houser declined to identify, identified the suspect to police as 32-year-old Anthony Donato Cortez of Brawley. News about the stabbing was not made public by Brawley police, Houser said…
LINK - IVPressOnline.com
January 4, 2010
Parolee arrested when car burns after police chase
A parolee was apprehended Sunday morning when his car caught fire during a police pursuit.
Folsom police stopped a car near Oak Avenue Parkway and Santa Juanita Drive for traffic violations about 2 a.m. Sunday. Driver Earnest Paul Hovey II, 38, (left) of Sacramento told officers he was on parole before stepping on the gas and driving away.
Officers said they chased Hovey, who was driving a 1995 BMW, at speeds of more than 100 mph into Fair Oaks. The chase ended when the engine compartment caught fire and the BMW rolled to a stop in the Walmart shopping center at Hazel Avenue and Greenback Lane in Orangevale…
LINK - SacBee.com
January 2, 2010
Wanted parolee arrested after car chase
Police arrested three people - including a wanted parolee - following a lengthy car chase early Saturday, authorities said.
Arnold Machado, 24, of El Monte was booked on suspicion of evading police and parole violations, El Monte police Lt. Robert Roach said.
Nancy Lopez, 23, of El Monte was booked on suspicion of resisting arrest, the lieutenant said. She was a passenger in the SUV Machado was driving…
LINK - PasadenaStarNews.com
December 12, 2009
Former parolee killed in shoot-out at WalMart parking lot
An autopsy was pending Saturday on a man fatally shot by four or five Anaheim police officers in a Wal-Mart parking lot after he evaded officers.
The shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Anaheim Plaza in the 400 block of North Euclid Street, said Sgt. Rick Martinez of the Anaheim Police Department.
"Our undercover officers received information that a known former parolee was in the area in a green Suburban," Martinez said…
LINK - KTLA.com
December 11, 2009
Parolee arrested for attempted murder of peace officer at Pechanga Casino
A Riverside County Sheriff's deputy from Temecula is recovering from injuries sustained in an altercation with a wanted parolee who turned on the officer and attacked him during a foot pursuit.
The unidentified deputy was treated and released from a local hospital following the Dec. 8 incident in the parking structure of the Pechanga Casino, said Lt. Scott Madden in a news release.
The suspect, 43-year-old James Deck of San Diego, was booked on suspicion of attempted murder on a peace officer, Madden said…
LINK - SWRNN.com
December 7, 2009
“Non-violent, non-serious parolee” gets shot and charged with attempted murder
A parolee was shot in the arm and arrested after she tried to ram her vehicle into the patrol cars of officers who were conducting a narcotics investigation.
Sonia Hawley, 32, of Fontana was booked at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday for attempted murder. She is being held in lieu of $1 million.
Hawley was the suspect in the narcotics investigation, Fontana Sgt. Jeff Decker said. She was on parole for the possession for sales of narcotics…
LINK - SBSun.com (San Bernadino Sun)
December 7, 2009
Parolee Accused Of Stealing Bait Car
A parolee was arrested late Sunday in Sacramento on suspicion of stealing a bait car, a vehicle left parked with the intent of catching a potential car thief, police said.
Terry James Cotton, 36, was taken to jail on suspicion of vehicle theft, driving under the influence, receiving stolen property, violating parole and for warrants, according to jail records. He was being held without bail…
LINK - KCRA.com Sacramento
December 5, 2009
Parolee accused of killing, stuffing body into “lawn art”
A man testified yesterday that he thought it odd, but not particularly significant, when a friend who was landscaping the man's backyard last year started building an egg-shaped structure with cement and chicken wire.
When the egg was broken apart later, it was found to contain the decaying remains of 80-year-old Edward Clayton Andrews, whom the landscaper is accused of murdering.
Ben Mason, who leased a home on Alabama Street in North Park at the time, said the friend he knew as "Josh" would often work in the yard when Mason and his roommates were not there. One afternoon in September 2008, he came home to find Josh sloppily constructing the egg, which he said would be the centerpiece of a rock garden…
LINK - SignonSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
December 5, 2009
Parolee suspected of shooting teen to death in Coachella
A parolee who was convicted of a 2001 assault with a deadly weapon charge was identified Friday as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Coachella.
Angel Esparza, 26, is accused of killing Angel Luna, 16, after the two argued in the 1400 block of Ninth Street in Coachella on Thursday, investigators said.
The Coachella man was on parole after serving a prison sentence for shooting someone on June 26, 2001, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office…
LINK - MyDesert.com (The Desert Sun)
December 4, 2009
Yucaipa church secretary pursues suspect
First Baptist Church of Yucaipa Secretary Carol Smith aided in the apprehension of a parolee when she followed the suspect, Manuel Albert Reyes, 41, of Fontana from the church parking lot at 34784 Yucaipa Blvd. to a San Bernardino business after witnessing the suspect steal the church's bus.
The incident began about 10:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. Smith said she pulled into the church parking lot with her 13-year-old granddaughter and saw a man getting into the bus. "I asked him who he was and he said he was going to take the bus to the shop," Smith reported. "When things didn't look quite right, I got a little suspicious."
Smith followed the suspect in the small 26-passenger bus along Yucaipa Boulevard onto the I-10 freeway while on the phone with Sheriff Dispatch…
LINK - NewsMirror.net
December 4, 2009
Parolee sought in Highland homicide
A parolee is wanted for Wednesday's fatal shooting of a San Bernardino man at a Highland apartment complex, authorities said.
Marco Antonio Pimentel, 23, is considered armed and dangerous. Sheriff's detectives say he shot Luis Miguel Mendoza, also 23, in the doorway of an upstairs apartment in the 26000 block of Base Line Street.
Mendoza was visiting an acquaintance in the complex, possibly Pimentel, when he was killed about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday…
LINK - SBSun.com (San Bernadino Sun)
November 30, 2009
Norteno parolee with meth, a pipe and loaded handgun RTC
A 24-year-old man was arrested at 4:35 a.m. today after police saw him in a 1988 Toyota Camry on the less-than-100 block of White Road in Salinas with a red jacket draped over his head and the steering wheel.
Police said Guillermo Martinez, a registered Norteno gang member on state parole, had a methamphetamine pipe he had tried to destroy, methamphetamine and a loaded .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun.
Martinez has been arrested on other occasions related to illegal possession of handguns, police said. He was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of twelve violations of California penal codes….
LINK - TheCalifornian.com
November 30, 2009
CA parolee douses ex-girlfriend and son with gasoline, lighter in hand
A Bainbridge Island woman and her young son awoke Sunday morning to find a man pouring gas over them, brandishing a lighter — and threatening to light them on fire.
The 39-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son suffered only minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital. But the intruder, whom police consider very dangerous, escaped and remains at large as of early Sunday evening.
Police have identified the man as 49-year-old Edward Mark Olsen, a former boyfriend of the woman.
Olsen described as white, 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 210 pounds. He has short gray hair and a mustache, and is a wanted parolee from California…
LINK - KitsapSun.com
November 27, 2009
CA parolee convicted of murdering East Palo Alto police office
Now the fate of Alberto Alvarez is in the hands of the same jury that convicted him Wednesday of murdering an East Palo Alto police officer.
The San Mateo County jury deliberated for a little more than a day before convicting the East Palo Alto resident of first-degree murder in the Jan. 7, 2006, shooting of Officer Richard May. The jury also found that Alvarez, 26, committed the special circumstance of murdering a police officer, making the parolee eligible for the death penalty.
The jurors are to return to Superior Court in Redwood City on Dec. 7 to begin hearing testimony on whether Alvarez should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole…
LINK - SFGate.com
November 26, 2009
Deputies arrest parolee for selling meth
Sonoma County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 24-year-old parolee for allegedly selling methamphetamine, and seized a pound and a half of the drug while serving a search warrant related to his alleged sales.
The deputies had conducted a month-long investigation into Pablo Chino of Santa Rosa that included making several purchases of methamphetamine, leading to the issuance of a search warrant, according to the sheriff's office.
While serving the search warrant Tuesday at a residence on West Ninth Street in Santa Rosa, deputies seized the pound and a half of methamphetamine and took Chino into custody, the sheriff's office reported…
LINK - ABCLocal.GO.com
November 24, 2009
Fleeing parolee bitten by police dog
A 30-year-old parolee was bitten by a police dog Saturday, after investigators say an officer spotted him driving a stolen car.
Suspect Adrian Lenton was taken into custody around 11 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Denver Avenue, according to Lt. Andre Matthews, spokesman for the Merced Police Department.
The incident happened after Officer Jeremy Saylers spotted the suspect driving a 2000 Dodge Neon and checked the license plate…
LINK - MercedSunStar.com
November 16, 2009
San Jose Halloween attack renews debate on locking up juveniles for life
They are not old enough to vote, have full driving privileges, join the military or buy a beer. Yet, three reputed teen gang members charged in San Jose's Halloween night attack on a pair of young trick-or-treaters face the very real prospect of spending the rest of their lives in prison.
Locked up in the Santa Clara County Jail, these 15- and 16-year-old boys now find themselves a portrait of the ongoing debate over imprisoning violent juvenile offenders for life. That is the potential sentence if these high-school-age defendants are convicted of the most serious charges against them, including the attempted murders of the 12- and 13-year-old victims.
The San Jose case, which has sparked a community outcry, is hitting the local courts at a time when there is renewed public and legal scrutiny nationally on the tension between dealing with rampant youth violence with harsh sentences and the age-old presumption that juvenile offenders should have a shot at reform…
LINK - MercuryNews.com
November 13, 2009
Overnight Pursuit of Parolee
A parolee is back behind bars after leading officers on a pursuit through 2 counties. Just prior to 1am on Friday morning, Fresno Police officers had tried to pull over Victor Mata in South East Fresno (around Clinton and 9th Street).
However, Mata refused to stop and headed over to the 41 Freeway (northbound). This was when Fresno PD asked the CHP for assistance. The CHP took over the pursuit at Freeway 41 and Friant. This is when Mata lead CHP officers into Madera County.
Mata finally stopped at Highway 41 and Road 208. The vehicle he was driving happened to be stolen…
LINK - CBS47.tv
November 12, 2009
Halloween shooting suspect arrested
Authorities arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly shot and wounded a man during an argument at an Old Town apartment on Halloween night.
A California Department of Corrections fugitive apprehension team reportedly arrested suspect and parolee Irvin Laverne Cook in the Yuba City area on Nov. 9.
Elk Grove police spokesperson Christopher Trim said that Cook was taken into custody after a brief foot chase…
LINK - EGCitizen.com
November 11, 2009
Crime Alert: Authorities seek suspected sex offenders
The California Department of Corrections and Sacramento Police Department are seeking two suspects wanted on felony warrants for reportedly failing to register as sex offenders ($20,000 bail) and violating parole (no bail), Sacramento Crime Alert officials report.
Juan Torres is described as age 40, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 172 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is also known as Juan Soto Torres, Juan Torres Soto and Juan Soto. According to authorities, he was last known to live in the 5900 block of Sampson Boulevard in the Fruitridge area of Sacramento.
Robert Morris Dickson (right photo) is described as age 41, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. old white male. He is 5′ 8″ tall and weighs 145, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is also known as Robert Morriss Dickson and Bobby Dickson…
LINK - SacBee.com
November 11, 2009
Parolee gets 41-years-to-life sentence in shooting
A parolee Tuesday was returned to prison for a term of 41-years-to-life in connection with an attempted murder in Chico.
William Robert Dye, 40, was convicted by a Butte County Superior Court jury of shooting Donald Powell Jr., 45, in the face during a purported drug buy at the victim's East Ninth Street residence late Sept. 1, 2007.
Powell survived, though testified he is partially blind and has no memory of the shooting…
LINK - ChicoER.com
November 10, 2009
Wanted parolee surrenders after standoff
A wanted parolee who refused to come out of his mother's home surrendered to police after a brief standoff Tuesday.
Officers with the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force tried to arrest the 24-year-old man at the home on Connecticut Avenue near Wisconsin Avenue about 4:30 p.m. He did not obey their orders to come outside and SWAT and K9 officers were called to help, La Mesa police said.
The man surrendered shortly before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported…
LINK - San Diego Union-Tribune
November 9, 2009
Paroled sex offender with GPS anklet commits sexual battery on two 12-yr old girls, others
A parolee suspected of groping Watsonville six schoolgirls has been connected to at least four incidents of sexual battery near downtown Santa Cruz in the past three months, police said.
Abraham Flores Mena, a 25-year-old registered sex offender who lives in the county, is suspected of grabbing women from behind as they walked alone or in pairs on side streets near Laurel Street, according to police.
Investigators considered Mena a suspect after Watsonville police arrested him Oct. 29 on suspicion of groping four freshman girls who were walking to Pajaro Valley High School and two girls, both 12, who attend Rolling Hills Middle School…
LINK - SantaCruzSentinel.com
November 8, 2009
Suspect Arrested In SLO Carjacking Case
The search for a man suspected of carjacking and kidnapping a young woman in San Luis Obispo is over.
Authorities arrested 23-year-old Joseph Ryan Soqui Friday night at a rest stop off Highway 101, near Gaviota. Soqui, who is a parolee, has been on the run since Wednesday.
Police believe Soqui carjacked a woman near the Cal Poly campus last Wednesday. They say he forced the woman to drive him to an ATM and then demanded she withdraw cash….
LINK - KEYT.com
November 8, 2009
Man shot, 6 terrorized during home invasion
Six people were terrorized and one of them was shot early Saturday morning when a masked gunman robbed and assaulted them after breaking into their home in the 200 block of E. Jewel St., according to the Santa Maria Police Department.
Parolee Ronald Lightsey, 34, of Santa Maria is suspected of entering the occupied residence at 4:20 a.m. and demanding money, police said.
One female victim tried to flee, but Lightsey allegedly fired two shots and physically assaulted her, police said, preventing her from leaving…
LINK - SantaMariaTimes.com
November 6, 2009
Notorious sexual predator on parole taken into custody
Sexually violent predator Matthew Hedge, who has been living since April in a trailer near Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa, was taken into custody Thursday night for violating terms and conditions of his release, the District Attorney's Office said.
Hedge, 46, was arrested without incident at the trailer about 7:30 p.m. by officers from the local Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force. He was being held Friday in county jail,
Hedge is not accused of new crimes, but details on why he was arrested were not immediately released…
LINK - San Diego Union-Tribune
October 26, 2009
Parolee drives 110 mph with lights off to evade police
A 33-year-old parolee is in serious condition with potentially life-threatening injuries after crashing his car in Oakland early today while he was allegedly fleeing authorities at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour, according to Alameda County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson.
Nelson identified the suspect as Francisco Lara and said he's being treated at a local hospital.
He said there was an arrest warrant for Lara, which apparently explains why Lara raced off in his blue Plymouth Neon when sheriff's deputies who were patrolling in Castro Valley attempted to stop him at Grove Way and Redwood Road for speeding…
LINK - CBS5.com
