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1. 05-18 CHP officer hurt in collision with car during Amgen
2. 05-18 Homicide suspect arrested after body found in apartment
3. 05-11 Man shot, killed by Concord police officer
4. 05-04 Antioch man shot, killed in front of hotel
5. 04-27 Pittsburg police search for suspected kidnapper
6. 04-10 Three shot, one fatally, in Antioch late Tuesday night Antioch
7. 03-31 Boy visiting Antioch home shot in back yard

Recent Summary.     Click for More > Homicide suspect arrested after body found in apartment   Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder stemming from the discovery of a 22-year-old man's body at an Antioch apartment complex Man shot, killed by Concord police officer  One witness heard several gunshots and saw a man run from a pick-up truck before he was shot 2 killed, 1 severely injured in crash in Byron  A blue Subaru crashed into a tow truck and a tree, killing two people and causing major injuries to at least one other person inside the car Antioch man shot, killed in front of hotel  Police said officers arrived on the scene to find the victim, a 38-year-old man, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds Pittsburg police search for suspected kidnapper   A mother watched as a man grabbed her 2-year-old daughter and started to run. Due to the mother's reaction, her little girl is safe Three shot, one fatally, in Antioch late Tuesday night
CHP officer hurt in collision with car during Amgen Map of Marsh Creek road and Deer Valley Road Brentwood
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  An Oakland CHP motorcycle officer was hit by a car and injured Saturday in Brentwood while working on the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race
 
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  22-year-old Jimmie Bills shot two women and then fatally shot himself. A mother and her daughter in her 20s are at a local hospital
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2012 Oct.23   2 killed in Byron small-plane crash Map  The experimental Glasair III, a single-engine, home-built airplane, crashed in a field 4 miles northeast of the airport at about 2 p.m. 2012 Oct.14   Police investigate fatal double shooting  A man and a woman were killed Sunday night in a double shooting in an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County



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2012
Police investigate Pittsburg BART Station shooting
Police investigate fatal double shooting
2 found dead in Brentwood bedroom
2 killed in Byron small-plane crash
Inland cities swelter under triple-digit heat
Police investigate Pittsburg BART Station shooting
Police investigate fatal double shooting
2 found dead in Brentwood bedroom
Police investigate fatal double shooting
2 found dead in Brentwood bedroom
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2011
Triple murder-suicide in foreclosed home
Girl, 9, among 4 hurt in party shooting
Garridos sentenced in Dugard kidnapping
Jaycee Dugard rues 'stolen life'
35 injuried in Amtrak crash
Girl, 9, among 4 hurt in party shooting
17-year-old killed, 2 others hurt
Triple murder-suicide in foreclosed home
17-year-old killed, 2 others hurt
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2010
Search For Man Resumes At Landfill
Suspect Killed, K9 Shot At Break-In
Kids orphaned by apparent murder-suicide
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Pot Home Invasion
Police Shoot Man After 28-Hr Standoff
Murder Suspect Killed In Police Shooting
Kids orphaned by apparent murder-suicide
Suspect Killed, K9 Shot At Break-In
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Pot Home Invasion
Police Shoot Man After 28-Hr Standoff
Murder Suspect Killed In Police Shooting
Kids orphaned by apparent murder-suicide
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Pot Home Invasion
Murder Suspect Killed In Police Shooting
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Highway Shooting
Ground broken on BART to Antioch
2009
Report Slams Garrido Parole 'Failures'
Deputy Hurt, Suspect Shot Dead
Police Digging In Garridos' Backyard
Garrido Home Searched For Clues
UC Police Efforts Led To Kidnap Arrest
Missing girl found 18 years on
Man Stabbed To Death At Post Office
Pittsburg Couple Perished While Crabbing
Schools Closed Over Swine Flu Exposure
Deputy Hurt, Suspect Shot Dead
Man Stabbed To Death At Post Office
Sparks flew at new pipe factory
Judge Blocks Development Of Homes
2007
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze
2 Young Children Drown In Pool At Home
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Toddler OK After Drinking Margarita
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2006
Malnourished 2-Year Old Toddler Dies
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Crews Dismantling Old Carquinez Bridge
2005
Police officer shot
320-acre wildfire
Police officer shot
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2004
3 bodies found in home
Triple homicide
Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh
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3 bodies found in home
Triple homicide
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2003
Police officer shot to death in line of duty
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2002
Vandal cut down town's Christmas tree
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2001
4 killed in crash by drunk driver
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  An Oakland CHP motorcycle officer was hit by a car and injured Saturday in Brentwood while working on the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race
    Homicide suspect arrested after body found in apartment Map of 3400 Hudson Court Antioch
  Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder stemming from the discovery of a 22-year-old man's body at an Antioch apartment complex
2013 May. 11     Man shot, killed by Concord police officer Map of Buchanan Road and Barcelona Circle Antioch  One witness heard several gunshots and saw a man run from a pick-up truck before he was shot 2013 May. 4     2 killed, 1 severely injured in crash in Byron   A blue Subaru crashed into a tow truck and a tree, killing two people and causing major injuries to at least one other person inside the car     Antioch man shot, killed in front of hotel   Police said officers arrived on the scene to find the victim, a 38-year-old man, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds

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2013 Apr. 27     Pittsburg police search for suspected kidnapper
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  A mother watched as a man grabbed her 2-year-old daughter and started to run. Due to the mother's reaction, her little girl is safe
2013 Apr.10     Three shot, one fatally, in Antioch late Tuesday night
  22-year-old Jimmie Bills shot two women and then fatally shot himself. A mother and her daughter in her 20s are at a local hospital


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2013 Mar.31   Boy visiting Antioch home shot in back yard  Antioch police are investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in the backyard of a home on William Reed Drive on Saturday afternoon 2013 Mar.25     2 die as SUV plunges into delta ditch   The 68-year-old man and 56-year-old woman died Monday when their SUV flipped into a delta irrigation ditch 2013 Mar.20   Police investigating murder of Antioch man  The homicide occurred around 12:20 p.m. at the intersection. The man has been identified as a 20-year-old Antioch resident 20-year-old Nicholas Barton Chavez
  Fire burns multiple homes on Bethel Island  Firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire that spread to three home on Bethel Island in Contra Costa County this morning 2013 Mar.9   Clayton man found dead in home; son arrested  61-year-old Richard Wester, who had previously obtained a restraining order against his son was found dead at his home late Friday morning

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2013 Feb.15   Girl, 14, killed crossing Antioch street  Hasanati White was crossing the street when she was hit by the car at 6:42 p.m., authorities said. She was airlifted to a hospital, where she died 2013 Feb.13   Police officer-owned homes burglarized, guns stolen  A number of homes in Brentwood belonging to police officers have been burglarized and even worse, the intruders have stolen firearms   Pittsburg cop shot while chasing suspect last night  A Pittsburg police officer was shot late last night while chasing a suspect

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2013 Jan.29   Police name person of interest in gas station killing  Officers located the victim, a 20-year-old Pittsburg resident who had been shot in the head around 9 a.m. at the Union 76 gas station
2013 Jan.22   Police found body of 36-year-old man  Pittsburg man Albert Masalinto Calceta died next to a bicycle, early Monday morning   4 teens injured in drive-by shooting in Brentwood  The victims, all between the ages of 13 and 16, were shot outside a house. Their wounds are serious but not considered life-threatening 2013 Jan.11   7 injured in school bus collision  The bus was carrying about 30 students from Diablo View Middle School. Some of the students walked back to the school 2013 Jan.9     Man stabs intruder trying to break into home   Police say a sordid plot hatched by a cheating wife and her boyfriend has ended in four arrests on suspicion of murder
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2012 Dec.27   Police investigate Pittsburg BART Station shooting  The victim was shot in the parking lot and suffered chest and elbow wounds. He was taken to John Muir Medical Center 2012 Dec.9   Man shot, killed in Antioch  Officers found a 43-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in front of his home, according to police. The man succumbed to his injuries 2012 Dec.7   2 killed in Byron-area crash, including a child   A head-on collision between a semi and a sedan killed a young woman and a child about 3:19 p.m.

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2012 Nov.15   Infant's ashes stolen during burglary  A single mother lost her newborn and is begging thieves to return the urn holding her baby's ashes   Man fatally shot in apartment complex in Antioch   A 32-year-old man was found fatally shot inside an apartment complex in Antioch late Wednesday night

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2012 Oct.23     2 killed in Byron small-plane crash
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  The experimental Glasair III, a single-engine, home-built airplane, crashed in a field 4 miles northeast of the airport at about 2 p.m.
2012 Oct.14     Police investigate fatal double shooting   A man and a woman were killed Sunday night in a double shooting in an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County

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2012 Sep.8   Teen gunned down while filming rap video  A conversation between the two parties lasted a few minutes before a suspect pulled a gun and shot the 18-year-old victim at Buchanan Park 2012 Sep.6   Fatal shooting prompts school lockdowns  Deputies responded to reports of shots fired nearthe intersection around 1:55 p.m. and located a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound

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2012 Aug.28   Police fatally shoot suspect on roof in Antioch  Police say an armed domestic dispute suspect was fatally shot during a pursuit in which he pointed a firearm at police late Monday night

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2012 Jul.11   Inland cities swelter under triple-digit heat  The hottest spot of the day was in Livermore, where temperatures reached 104. Antioch had highs of 103. In Walnut Creek temperature hits 97 degrees

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2012 Jun.28   Police shot and killed man after confrontation  The dead man's identity was not released by officials, but several people said he was a popular barber in the neighborhood 2012 Jun.9   2 shot, 1 killed after graduation party  The shooting happened after a graduation party at a nearby home shortly before 2:45 a.m

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2012 May.8   4-alarm fire burns Pittsburg tire warehouse  It started in the Blue Star Tires shop and spread to two adjoining businesses. The tire shop is located near the border of Pittsburg and Antioch

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2012 Mar.22   Police fatally shoot man they say is fugitive  Police shot a man they say was a wanted after a brief pursuit. 26-year-old was shot multiple times in the car he and a companion had been riding in 2012 Mar.21   2 found dead in Brentwood bedroom  A man and woman were fatally shot at a home in Brentwood Wednesday afternoon in what may have been a murder-suicide

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2012 Feb.14   Man disarms, shoots and kills intruder  An Antioch man at home with his young son disarmed a robber suspect and shot him dead with his own gun

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2012 Jan.22   Six hurt in shooting at 'sweet 16' party  Six people, including a 13-year-old boy, were wounded when a shootout erupted in the garage of a home. 30 to 40 people were in the garage

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2011 Dec.10   Teacher arrested for sex with student  Bruce Cottrell, a middle school math and science teacher, was arrested and police say he has confessed to a number of sex crimes with a student

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2011 Nov.10     Triple murder-suicide in foreclosed home
Map of 200 Jack London Court Pittsburg  40-year-old Jason Aub suffering from financial problems posted a Facebook note , then shot and killed his wife, her parents and himself 2011 Nov.5   Antioch homeowner kills would-be thief  The owner of a vacant Antioch home shot and killed an alleged burglar today after he caught him stealing copper wire

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2011 Oct.25   Police shoot, kill man in Antioch  Neighbors say police gave ample warning to 33-year-old Josh Peterson they had chased into this Antioch neighborhood 2011 Oct.17   Girl, 9, among 4 hurt in party shooting  A 9-year-old girl and three teenage boys were hurt when two hooded gunmen opened fire on people at a child's birthday party

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2011 Sep.30     35 injuried in Amtrak crash   Train and big rig collided around 7:30 p.m. Passengers were hurt, but none of them seriously and the train did not derail
 The 718 train departed Oakland at 5:50 p.m. and was headed to Bakersfield when it slammed into a truck on the tracks


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2011 Aug.21   Birthday party shooting killed 16-year-old boy  An argument erupted between an unnamed suspect and the16 year old. A 17-year-old girl from Antioch was also injured

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2011 Jul.23   Man shot and killed, another wounded  Oakley police found a man shot inside a car. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A second shooting victim was found nearby

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2011 Jun.2     Garridos sentenced in Dugard kidnapping  A serial sex offender was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison. The defendants made no eye contact with anyone in the courtroom
 Nancy Garrido, 55, sentenced to 36 years to life after pleading guilty to kidnapping and rape
  Jaycee Dugard rues 'stolen life'  US kidnap victim has said her life was stolen when she was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido at the age of 11

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2011 May.23   Missing baby found safe  A missing 4-month-old baby girl from Contra Costa County has been found safe; grandmother accused

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2011 Apr.28   Garrido couple plead guilty to kidnap, rape  Phillip and Nancy Garrido have pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and raping a girl when she was 11, and holding her captive for 18 years.
 Phillip Garrido could be sentenced to 430 years in prison while Nancy faces 36 years
2011 Apr.26   Woman's defender is shot to death  The suspect, Kevin Gunning, 30, shot David Johnson, in retaliation for the victim having defended the woman in a previous argument 2011 Apr.7   Garrido pleads not guilty to kidnapping  An expected guilty plea was derailed when his lawyer alleged a grand jury was improperly selected and acted inappropriately 2011 Apr.5   Shots fired into 9-year-old boy's room  Antioch police are investigating a shooting that has one man fighting for his life and had the potential to kill a 9-year-old as well

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2011 Mar.28   One dead in officer-involved shooting  The shooting took place about 1:15 a.m. during a traffic stop in the unincorporated community 2011 Mar.20   1 teen killed, 4 injured in car crash  The driver lost control at about 11:25 p.m. The vehicle overturned onto its side. One of the girls remained in critical condition 2011 Mar.16   Two boys hit by car outside school  Two boys, both 7, were hit by a car near Marsh Elementary School. They had apparently run out into the street in front of a slow-moving car

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2011 Jan.15   17-year-old killed, 2 others hurt  Deputies found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound. He died at the scene. 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were treated at hospitals

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2010 Oct.29   Ground broken on BART to Antioch  Ground has been broken on a project that will expand BART train service another 10 miles into eastern Contra Costa County

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2010 Sep.4   Search For Man Resumes At Landfill  Authorities have resumed searching landfill for signs of a missing 35-year-old Frederick Sales who might be the fifth victim linked to a murder suspect

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2010 Aug.13     Suspect Killed, K9 Shot At Break-In   Police officers shot and killed a burglary suspect in an exchange of gunfire that also left a police dog injured

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2010 Jun.10   Kids orphaned by apparent murder-suicide  A man phone police he had shot his wife and wanted to kill himself. SWAT team entered the home and found a man and woman dead 2010 Jun.8   1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Pot Home Invasion  A 15-year-old intruder is dead and two residents are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after a violent home invasion before 4:37 a.m.

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2010 May.9     Police Shoot Man After 28-Hr Standoff  Police snipers shot and killed an armed man Saturday night who had held his mother hostage in a barricaded apartment
 The 20-year-old suspect was shot at about 5:30 p.m.. The man's mother was rescued safely and neighbors had been evacuated because he claimed to have had explosives
2010 May.7   Man Holds Mother Hostage In Standoff  A SWAT team and crisis negotiators remain at an apartment complex where a 20-year-old gunman has held his mother hostage

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2010 Apr.23   Murder Suspect Killed In Police Shooting  Deputies chased Gary Costa, 37, a suspect in a murder in Bay Point earlier this week, into Pittsburg where he was shot and killed

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2010 Mar.1   Pot In 5th Graders Fruity Pebbles Treat  Several fifth graders at Stoneman Elementary School shared nibbles of the sugary treat. Students told school staff, who contacted police

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2009 Nov.28   Pittsburg Couple Perished While Crabbing  20-foot motorized boat in which the 83-year-old Nikolaos Afkentakis and 78-year-old wife had gone out to place crab pots capsized in the heavy surf 2009 Nov.4   Report Slams Garrido Parole 'Failures'  Corrections officials failed to properly supervise convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido and missed opportunities to discover the girl 2009 Nov.2   Sparks flew at new pipe factory  A skeleton manufacturing crew christened an assembly line at United Spiral Pipe plant, designed to shape and weld massive steel pipes

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2009 Oct.14     J. Dugard Speaks Out With New Photos
  Jaycee Lee Dugard is finally speaking out in a People Magazine article - which includes the first photos of her since being rescued 2009 Oct.2   Judge Blocks Development Of Homes  Superior Court Judge Barry Baskin has moved to block a development that would have built 4,500 homes on farmland

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2009 Sep.24   Deputy Hurt, Suspect Shot Dead  When the officers approached the vehicle, the driver attempted to ram the car into them. Both officers opened fire at the suspect
 Two deputies initiated a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle
2009 Sep.22   Search Concludes At Garrido; Little Found  Search teams from Alameda County crime labs concluded a weeklong search of the home and backyard where Phillip Garrido held a girl captive 2009 Sep.21     Police Digging In Garridos' Backyard
Map of 1554 Walnut Avenue Antioch  Police started digging on property where a couple held a girl captive for 18 years in their investigation of two other child abductions 2009 Sep.16   More Bone Fragments Found On Property  Investigators found a second bone fragment on the property of an couple charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her for 18 years 2009 Sep.15   Garrido Home Searched For Clues  Authorities returned to the home of kidnapper Phillip Garrido in the search for clues to the disappearance of Ilene Misheloff and Michaela Garecht 2009 Sep.8   Bone Next Door To Garrido Is Human  An independent expert has determined that a bone fragment found in a backyard near the home of suspected kidnappers is probably human

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2009 Aug.31   Police Find Bone Near Suspect's Home  Police found one small bone fragment on the property next door to the home of a man charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her for 18 years 2009 Aug.30   Police Expand Search In Kidnaping Case  Armed with rakes, shovels and chain saws, about 20 officers combed the backyard of a couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee
 Police used dogs to search an adjoining property where neighbors say one of the suspects once served as a caretaker
2009 Aug.29   Cases reviewed for connections to kidnap  Police searched the home of a couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago looking for evidence linking them to other cases in the area 2009 Aug.28     UC Police Efforts Led To Kidnap Arrest
  Two quick-thinking police employees set in motion Jaycee Lee Dugard's release when they encountered her alleged captor on campus     Missing girl found 18 years on Map of 1554 Walnut Avenue Antioch
  A woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up after being held in isolation in an backyard compound
 Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged captor is a convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido. It was a bit strange that 'Alyssa' never called Garrido 'Dad.' Phillip Garrido was on parole for a conviction in another kidnapping case at the time Dugard was taken
2009 Aug.1   7 Hospitalized After Boat Collision  Shortly before 11:30 a.m., a 20-foot boat carrying 6 adults and a child collided with an 18-foot boat carrying two adults

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2009 Jul.31   2 dead In Boating Accident  Investigators first found a submerged 11-foot fishing boat in the area. The bodies of two men have been recovered from the water
 The dead were 35-year-old Songkram Sangcharoon of Antelope and 37-year-old Key Calvan Soeur of Stockton


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2009 Apr.29   Schools Closed Over Swine Flu Exposure  San Jose's Branham High School will be closed for a week. Tests revealed three Pittsburg 4th-graders have probable cases on swine flu

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2009 Mar.10   Officer Crashes Into Home During Chase  An Antioch police officer was seriously hurt after he crashed into a house in during a pursuit iof a possible robbery suspect
 Leland Road and Pamelia Way
2009 Mar.7   Man Stabbed To Death At Post Office  The 70-year-old victim was picking up his mail; the 20-year-old suspect fled down the street before being tackled by a nearby police officer

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2009 Feb.23   Officer Shoots, Kills Fleeing Suspect  6 officers are on leave while authorities investigate why a man, suspected of abusing his wife, was shot by police following a lenghty car chase
 Officers arrived at 28-year-old Sean Paul Burns' house about 7 p.m., hours after his wife told them Burns had been abusing her. Burns sped off armed with a gun, a rifle; officers pursued and later shot Burns after he pointed his gun


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2008 Dec.28   Double homcide  Officers found two 32-year-old men in a bedroom of the house who had been shot. Both were pronounced dead there
 Police are searching for two men who are suspected


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2008 Sep.2   Woman Accused Of Daughter's Murder  Police have arrested a woman in the death of her 15-year-old and the alleged abuse of her two other children
 The dead girl had suffered long-term physical abuse


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2008 Aug.7   2 Dead, Young Boy Wounded In Shooting  A domestic dispute at a home ended in a triple-shooting that claimed the lives of two adults and seriously wounded a three-year-old boy
 Murder-suicide stemming from a disturbance involving an estranged couple in their home. A 38-year man appearred to have shot a 34-year-old woman and a 3-year-old before reportedly turning the gun on himself


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2008 Jun.30   Four Oakley residents dead in plane crash  A candidate for county supervisor 37-year-old Erik Nunn, his wife and 2 others are missing and presumed dead after a plane crash

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2007 Oct.26   2 Young Children Drown In Pool At Home  The siblings, a three-year-old boy and his two-year-old sister, apparently fell into their family's backyard swimming pool
 The siblings were out of their mother’s sight for just a few minutes when she left them unattended to use the restroom
2007 Sep.19   2 Men Attempt Burglary At K-9 Training  Burglars attempted to steal copper wiring from the same place where the Police Department K-9 team was training 2007 Aug.13   Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze  An Islamic group called on authorities to launch a hate-crime investigation into a fire that caused $200,000 in damage 2007 Jun.15   Toddler OK After Drinking Margarita  2-year-old Julian Mayorga was served an alcoholic beverage in a covered, plastic sippy cup at the Applebee's franchise
 He grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital
2007 Apr.8   Car plunged into water; 3 died  The car they were in drove off a levee road. The 1998 Chevy Blazer was fully submerged in the water
 25-year-old man, a 5-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, all residents of Inglewood, Calif. 3e survivors, one was a 21-year-old man, another was a female and a male
2007 Jan.17   Aspiring Rapper Sentenced For Murder  Juston Michael Potts, 21, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his music promoter
 Shani Renee Holloway expressed doubt about his talent
2007 Jan.13   2 boys died after crash  The driver of a Acura Integra lost control and collided with a tree in the center divide of a stretch of roadway
 17-year-old Jacob Espindola of Antioch was pronounced dead at the scene. 15-year-old Aaron Robertson of Brentwood later succumbed to injuries
2007 Jan.10   PC World Editor Killed In Home Invasion  4 masked men burst into a home, pistol-whipped a woman and fatally shot her husband Rex Farrance who was a senior editor
 Police inspector has reason to believe the couple 'were involved in the possession and, potentially, the distribution of illegal narcotics'


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2006 Dec.14   Malnourished 2-Year Old Toddler Dies  A severely underweight Deonna Green hospitalized for possibly eating baking soda 2006 May.15   Teen Shot Outside Courthouse  An 18-year-old man was shot in the parking lot of the County Superior Court after getting into an argument 2006 Mar.23   Teen Arested In Death Of Schoolmate  Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the strangling death of a 14-year-old Nadawn Brown

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2005 Sep.26   Iraq Bomb Blast Kills Antioch Solder  The blast claimed the life of and Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Scheile , 37   Retiree Wins $50 Million Lottery  Ralph Acridge purchased the SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot at convenient store 2005 Jul.1   Fire Chars 500 Acres  Fairly strong winds are pushing a fire toward the west 7 miles east of Clayton 2005 Jun.5   320-acre wildfire  The fire near Vasco Road and Camino Diablo threatened up to 12 structures 2005 Apr.25   Police Officer Brain Dead After Shooting  The family of Larry Lasater, 36, says he is on life support until his organs can be donated 2005 Apr.23     Police officer shot
  The officer was shot in a confrontation with 2 suspects near the Somersville Town Centre shopping mall 2005 Feb.10   Judge: Verse Can Move To Bay Point  A County judge has ruled that convicted sexual predator can move to a cottage in the of Bay Point 2005 Feb.2   Man Wins Millions from Nestle  A jury has awarded Russell Christoff $15 million, because his image has appeared on the label of Tasters Choice coffee 2005 Jan.29   Residents Upset Over Verse Relocation  Bay Point residents upset with the possible relocation of a violent sex offender prompted an angry demonstration

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2004 Oct.16     3 bodies found in home  The bodies of a woman and two young girls were found. A family of 5 -- a man, a woman and 3 girls had lived in the house 2004 Aug.15   4 people killed in head-on collision  Mercury Cougar veered into oncoming traffic and smashed a Chevrolet Avalanche driven by a 52-year-old woman 2004 Aug.3   Girl collapsed and died at soccer practice  9-year-old Ariana Williams collapsed at a school playing field at the end of the practice 2004 Apr.29   Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh  A pipeline that pumps petroleum from refineries ruptured and spilled 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a marsh 2004 Jan.23   Triple homicide  Woman went to check on her parents at their home, where she found them and an adult male dead

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2003 Apr.15     Police officer shot to death in line of duty  Ray Giacomelli was following up on a criminal investigation at a home. Suspect or suspects was still at large

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2002 Dec.24   Vandal cut down town's Christmas tree  35-foot pine was lying on the pavement with it Christmas lights still on and the star crushed on the ground next to it

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2001 May.21   4 killed in crash by drunk driver  Head-on collision involved 2 vehicles with 3 people in each car. A suspected drunk driver was in custody

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