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2006
Crime (17)
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Sports (2)
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Real Estate
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| Jan.26 |
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Starbucks Robber Takes Coffee, Cash
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| Jan.27 |
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Attempted sex assault in laundry room
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| Feb.8 |
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Gang-related fight injured 2
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| Feb.13 |
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Woman Declines Marriage, Throat Slashed
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| Feb.23 |
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2-Day Hospital Strike Begins 400 union-represented health care workers from John Muir Medical Center walked off the job
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| Feb.28 |
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CEO convicted of defrauding investors
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| Mar.4 |
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FBI investigating babk robbery A man who robbed a Comerica Bank at gunpoint. There have been similar robberies throughout the Bay Area
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| Mar.20 |
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One Person Dies In 4-Alarm Fire The fire retirement community at 2125 Cactus Court did an estimated $1 million in damage
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| Mar.23 |
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Fatal stabbing by roommate The victim died of multiple stab wounds after a confrontation
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| Apr.26 |
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MediaNews to buy Merc, CoCo Times Denver's group agreed to buy the SJ Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times as well as 2 other newspapers
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| May.5 |
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Trader Joe's plans store
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| May.8 |
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High Speed Chase Ends With Crash
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Soldier From Concord Killed in Iraq A 20-year-old 101st Airborne Division Pr. 1st Class Benjamin T. Zieske was killed when he was hit by a roadside bomb
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| May.13 |
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Motorcyclist killed
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| Jun.30 |
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House For Sale, Goes Up In Flames
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| Jul.9 |
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Rash Of Mountain Lion Sightings
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| Jul.17 |
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Craigslist Leads To Armed Robbery
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Crews Battle 3-Alarm Apartment Fire
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| Jul.18 |
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33 Displaced After Apt. Fire
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| Jul.25 |
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Missing Girl’s Body Pulled From River
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| Jul.28 |
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Pedestrian dies after accident
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| Aug.5 |
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5-Alarm Apartment Fire At least 69 firefighters were required to contain a blaze at a four-story apartment complex, located at 410 N. Civic Dr.
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| Aug.17 |
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4-Alarm Fire At Apartment Complex The fire broke out after 5:30 pm at the Broadway Plaza Apartment Complex and quickly spread through the building
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| Aug.20 |
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Big rig crash made fuel spill| Crews working underground erected a dyke to stanchion the flow of gasoline. A connector ramp was shut down | |
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| Aug.28 |
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Hospital Workers Launch Two-Day Strike Some 70 union-represented walked off their jobs at the John Muir Medical Center's campus
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| Sep.25 |
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Toddler Crushed To Death In Spat 15-month-old Ronald Whigman was crushed after his mother and uncle fell on top of him during a heated fight
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| Oct.11 |
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High school football ranked 10th in U.S.
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| Oct.18 |
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Last Minute Deal Helps John Muir Patients The patients were caught in the middle of a contract dispute between Blue Cross and John Muir hospitals
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| Oct.24 |
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Bomb Threats Shut Down Diablo V. College| Bomb squad officers blew up a student locker after multiple bomb threats forced school officials to cancel classes | |
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| Oct.25 |
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DVC To Remain Closed After Threat Diablo Valley College will be closed off with yellow tape and officers standing guard in response to bomb threats
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| Oct.30 |
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Video Beating Victim Wants Case Dropped A 19-year old Danville man was seen being beaten, kicked and stomped in a video captured by a cell phone camera
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| Nov.9 |
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High-speed race resulted in death
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| Nov.19 |
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FBI Search For Dangerous Fraud Suspect Edward Batayeh, 39, fled from authorities following an indictment accusing him of creating a mortgage fraud scheme
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| Nov.20 |
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Sex Predator Cary Verse Jailed 4-time convicted sex offender was being held after being stopped over the weekend with a teenage boy in his car
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| Nov.27 |
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Sex Predator Cary Verse Back In Court| A four-time sex offender was caught driving with a 14-year-old boy in his car | |
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| Dec.8 |
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2 Dead In House Fire| Firefighters located two people who had likely died of smoke inhalation inside one of the bedrooms | |
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| Dec.10 |
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Triple Stabbing Leaves 2 Hospitalized An 18-year-old man is in critical but stable and a 17-year-old boy has been upgraded to fair condition
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| Dec.15 |
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'Trailside Killer' Sentenced To Death Robert Ward Frazier, 42, was sentenced for raping, sodomizing and murdering Kathleen Aiello-Loreck, a 49-year-old mother of 3
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| Dec.17 |
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De La Salle Suffers Upset In Title Game
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| Dec.20 |
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3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Restaurant El Tapatilo restaurant at 40 Golf Club Road, continues to burn at morning. The damages are likely to exceed $1 million
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| Dec.21 |
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4 Dead, Including Child, In Plane Crash A small plane crashed and erupted in flames while attempting to land at a Concord airport in cloudy, rainy weather
| The single-engine, Piper Malibu registered to John Frank Mauricio, went down about 11 a.m. near Buchanan Field Airport. 2 women and a man were pronounced dead at the scene. The 12-year-old boy died later during surgery. The victims: 78-year-old John Mauricio and 73-year-old Alice Marie Mauricio, as well as their daughter, 45-year-old Alyce Mauricio Dreher, and grandson, 12-year-old Robert Scott Dreher
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