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Monday, July 19
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ATTEMPTED VEHICLE THEFTS: Police said there were two attempted vehicle thefts in the blocks surrounding the intersection of Buena Vista Avenue and St. Charles Street. In both cases an unknown suspect or suspects shattered a car window and attempted to activate the ignition, police said.
BURGLARIES: Police are investigating apparent burglaries at two residences [...]
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Monday, July 12
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BURGLARY: Police are investigating an apparent burglary on the 1400 block of High Street in which an unknown suspect or suspects kicked in a door, entered a city-owned building, and possibly removed items before fleeing in an unknown direction. The building is part of the Harrison Recreation Center in Lincoln Park, police said.
GRAND [...]
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Monday, July 5
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VANDALISM: A family living on the 2100 block of Otis Drive reported an attack on their front door while they were home early Monday morning, police said. After hearing a loud bang at the front door, one member of the family reportedly got up to investigate the noise and saw the silhouette of [...]
Two suspects arrested in auto burglaries
By Rin Kelly
Alameda police have arrested two suspects in a string of auto burglaries and have recovered the stolen property of up to six victims, including a GPS device belonging to Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker.
The suspects, 18-year-old Qaise Ghauss and 19-year-old Ruben Joseph “Grumpy” Sigala III, share a residence in Alameda and are suspects [...]
Authorities investigating Alameda Food Bank mail theft
By Rin Kelly
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating the apparent theft of several weeks worth of mail from a post office box maintained by Alameda Food Bank, a crime that has cost the non-profit organization an unknown amount in donations.
The mail went missing from the Shoreline Drive postal facility sometime between June 11 and [...]
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Alameda police reported a rash of auto break-ins in the blocks surrounding Edison Elementary School this week.
Police received reports of five auto break-ins between June 27 and July 1 on a two-block stretch of Versailles Avenue, plus additional break-ins during that time period on nearby blocks of Moreland Drive and Fernside Boulevard and another break-in [...]
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Monday, June 21
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VEHICLE THEFT ARREST: Alameda police arrested William Morris Haskins, 18, an Alameda resident, on charges of vehicle theft. Morris allegedly stole a Maroon 1986 Nissan, police said, and was found pushing the stolen vehicle in the 2000 block of Main Street. Morris reportedly claimed he owned the car.
BURGLARY: Police are searching for the [...]
IKO TRIAL: Teen convicted in Halloween slaying
After four hours of deliberations Monday, a jury voted to find Quochuy “Tony” Tran guilty of the Halloween 2007 slaying of Ichinkhorloo “Iko” Bayarsaikhan.
The jury voted to convict Tran, who was 16 when the killing occurred, of first degree murder for shooting and killing Bayarsaikhan in Washington Park during what Deputy District Attorney Tim Wellman [...]
IKO TRIAL: Closing arguments offered Thursday
Attorneys offered closing arguments Thursday in the trial of Quochuy “Tony” Tran, who stands accused of murdering Ichinkhorloo “Iko” Bayarasaikhan on October 31, 2007 during a botched robbery attempt in Washington Park. A jury will now determine Tran’s innocence or guilt.
In a 90-minute argument to jurors, prosecutor Tim Wellman methodically detailed the series of events [...]
Police make arrest in June 1 shooting
Police have made an arrest in the June 1 shooting of an Alameda man on the corner of Second and Brush streets.
Theodore Jerome LeBlanc Jr., 28, of San Francisco was arrested Monday night in Emeryville and charged with attempted murder. LeBlanc was being held Tuesday in Alameda City Jail on $80,000 bail.
LeBlanc is scheduled to [...]
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Monday, June 14
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GRAND THEFT: Police are investigating an alleged theft of saddle bags and a front fairing from a motorcycle parked on the 1900 block of Union Street. The unknown suspect or suspects also took black gloves and a tool kit, police said.
GRAND THEFT: An unknown person or persons entered an unlocked side gate in [...]
