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‘Hills Bandit’ leaves California prison and is sentenced to life in Nevada

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

The notorious Hills Bandit — “a one-man crime spree,” according to one judge — is out of prison in California and slated to spend the rest of his life behind bars in Nevada.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Pulled over by the cops for speeding? A Stanford grad created an app for that Crime and Public Safety | Armed man threatened to shoot rock climbers at Oregon event, police say Crime and Public Safety | Man gets 21 years in 2019 slaying of reggae artist outside California bar Crime and Public Safety | Harvard body parts trafficking scandal lawsuits could merge into one big one Crime and Public Safety | Woman fatally shot while driving in East Oakland Stephen Bartlett’s Nevada reckoning was nine years in coming: In 2014, he failed to show up to hear his sentence for a creative piece of larceny in Carson City.It turned out he had fled to Southern California and was i...

Walnut Creek police seek suspect after meeting for sale turns into armed robbery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

WALNUT CREEK — A prearranged sale at a shopping center Saturday ended with an armed robbery, police said.The victim went to the Walden Shopping Center in the 2900 block of North Main Street to sell property to a person, according to a statement from Lt. Holley Connors. She did not say what kind of property the person was selling.When the two met to make the sale about 3 p.m., the suspect brandished a handgun, Connors said. The victim handed over the property and nobody was injured.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two wounded in Oakland shootings Crime and Public Safety | 16-year-old killed, three others wounded in East Bay party shooting Crime and Public Safety | Man freed in controversial East Bay homicide case that was reduced from murder to involuntary manslaughter Crime and Public Safety | Woman fatally shot while driving in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Man charged in abduction, s...

Pac-12 power ratings: Washington is No. 1 and Sione Vaki’s success is the most Utah thing ever

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

On the first Saturday of the season, Colorado cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter stunned the college football world with a two-way performance for the ages.Seven weeks later, Hunter isn’t even the most impactful two-way player in the Pac-12.Sione Vaki has entered the chat.The Utah sophomore spent the first 19 games of his career at safety but, because of injuries, has added tailback responsibilities — and is thriving at his adopted position.It’s the most Utah development ever.Hunter was the No. 1 recruit in the country two years ago, a can’t-miss NFL prospect who turned down scholarship offers from Georgia, Alabama and Florida State in order to play for Deion Sanders at Jackson State. Last winter, he followed Sanders to Colorado.Vaki was a three-star recruit who played receiver and defensive back for Liberty High School in the Bay Area. His scholarship offers were from Utah State, Washington State, Boston College, Brigham Young and Utah.Vaki spent two years on...

Lawyer says media coverage is making accused Oakland child trafficker a target in jail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A judge has denied a motion for release from jail that argued a story by this news organization has led to jailhouse violence aimed at a man accused of sexually abusing and trafficking three teenage girls, court records show.Lennard Davis, 31, was charged in July with one count of human trafficking and 13 other felonies, alleging he sexually abused three girls aged 13-15, recorded a lewd video of himself with two of them, and assaulted one of them when she tried to escape, later recounting, “I slapped the s— out of that b—-,” according to authorities. After an article was published about Davis’ arrest, Davis was targeted by others in the jail, his attorney Russell Mangan wrote in a motion to release him.“Mr. Davis has already been the subject of assaultive behavior and threats, including shoving and spitting,” Mangan, a deputy public defender, wrote in the motion. “Staff at Santa Rita have not sufficiently ensured Mr. D...

1st Nor Cal is just another credit union; Actually, not so fast… not all credit unions are created equal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

Content provided by 1st Nor Cal Credit UnionIt started with a shoebox and an orange crate, and now, 75 years later, 1st Nor Cal Credit Union has seven branches and 85 employees serving 32,000 members. Happy 75th birthday, 1st Nor Cal!! You haven’t aged a bit, but you sure have grown!In 1949, the Contra Costa County sheriff dropped a shoebox with $1,211 on the desk of his secretary, Elinor Aljets, and asked her to start a credit union. Collected from 34 members depositing an average of $35 each, the amount became the foundation for the Contra Costa County Employees Federal Credit Union. Now known as 1st Nor Cal, the credit union turns 75 in 2024 and is stronger than ever.According to David Green, 1st Nor Cal Credit Union President/CEO, 1st Not Cal has always been been unique and even now distinguishes itself in ways that truly benefit their membership. “Credit union membership really makes a lot of sense, especially compared to banks and even more so when compared to the Mega-banks. ...

Monday Morning Lights: What’s at stake in league races across the Bay Area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going.LEAGUE RACES: WHAT’S ON THE LINEWith two weeks left in the regular season, many leagues in the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area are still up for grabs.Here is where things stand:South Bay/PeninsulaWEST CATHOLIC: Serra is the best team in Northern California and has beaten its two closest pursuers in the WCAL standings, St. Francis and Archbishop Riordan, by wide margins. Riordan visits St. Francis on Friday for second place, plus the likely No. 2 seed in the Central Coast Section Open/Division I playoffs behind Serra. Four WCAL teams automatically advance to CCS, but two others should be among the five at-large teams that will qualify.PAL BAY: Los Gatos and Wilcox have separated themselves from the pack, both undefeated in division play. They will meet Friday ...

Suspect accused of assaulting mother apprehended  

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

(KRON) –  A suspect accused of assaulting his mother while carrying a firearm has been apprehended by the Vallejo Police Department.Officers responded to a report of assault at a residence on the 400 block of Greenwood Street. The report was of a man physically assaulting his mother while possessing a firearm, police said. Petaluma police investigating death threats written on high school bathroom wall According to the police investigation, officers discovered that he had an outstanding warrant for an arrest in Solano County. The suspect’s mother also had an unserved restraining order against him.Upon officers arriving at the scene, the armed man barricaded himself in a shed located at the rear of the residence and refused to exit. The Vallejo Police Emergency Services Unit initiated communication with the suspect, but he refused to speak with officers or surrender, police said. According to police, the Special Weapons and Tactics officers deployed specialized equipment and n...

A man who lived in the woods is found guilty of murder in a retired New Hampshire couple’s death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who was living in a tent in the woods in New Hampshire was convicted of murder Monday in the fatal shooting of a retired couple who had gone out for a walk.After a day and a half of deliberation, a jury found Logan Clegg, 27, guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid in April 2022. The couple were killed while walking on a trail near their apartment in the city of Concord.The bodies of the couple, found several days later, had been dragged into the woods and covered with leaves, sticks and debris, police said. Clegg, who gave a different name when he was questioned by police, later burned his tent, erased information from his computer and bought a bus ticket out of Concord, prosecutors said. Investigators eventually found and arrested him in South Burlington, Vermont, with a one-way plane ticket to Berlin, Germany, a fake passport, and a gun in his backpack, prosecutors said.Clegg’s lawyers said he left New Hampshire not be...

A man who lived in the woods is convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a retired New Hampshire couple out for walk

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who lived in the woods is convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a retired New Hampshire couple out for walk.Source

If a prenuptial is part of your wedding plans, get it done well before the wedding

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

Wedding vows are romantic, but prenuptial agreements are not.Prenups are, however, a good idea in many cases, considering an estimated 40% to 50% of first marriages end in divorce and even more frequently for second or third marriages, and prenups are about more than just shielding one spouse’s wealth.Broaching the topic with a fiance could also come as a surprise, and even be hurtful or feel like a lack of trust to an unsuspecting soon-to-be spouse. Legal advisers said the best way to avoid emotional distress is to talk about prenuptial agreements well ahead of time, perhaps even before becoming officially engaged.“Really, the timeliness of bringing that up and having that conversation as early as possible is the way to take out the sting that one party may feel,” said Monica Garcia Harms, partner at Rockville, Maryland-based law firm Stein Sperling, and chair of the firm’s Family Law Group.In fact, waiting too long to execute a prenuptial agreement could ac...