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Concord man given 16 year prison sentence in fatal shooting, Grizzly Peak body dump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Bay Area charged with murder has been sentenced to 16 years in prison as part of a plea deal with Contra Costa prosecutors, court records show.Guadalupe Robles, 29, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the death of 25-year-old Shafi Qasimi, in exchange for prosecutors dropping the murder charge. He was formally sentenced April 13 and transferred to North Kern State Prison two weeks later, court records show.Robles was arrested last year in connection with the May 8, 2022 killing of Qasimi, whose body was dumped off Grizzly Peak Boulevard in the Berkeley Hills after he was fatally shot in Concord.Qasimi and Robles were both living in an encampment with others off Willow Pass Road in Concord. Authorities said at the time that Robles and others at the encampment blamed Qasimi for fighting with another person and spraying him with bear mace earlier in the day. They said one of the other camp dwellers handed Robles a small pistol, and that he shot Qasimi in the head.L...

White car helps lead police to suspect in El Cerrito homicide, arrest made

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

(KRON) -- Police were able to associate a white car seen fleeing the scene of a weekend homicide in El Cerrito last month with a suspect and make an arrest, the El Cerrito Police Department said. Eighteen-year-old Sincere Martin was fatally shot on Sunday, April 23, shortly after 4:30 p.m. on the 900 block of Galvin Drive. Attorney apologizes after calling Bob Lee ‘the Walgreens of recreational drugs’ The shooter was seen fleeing west on Stockton Avenue from Galvin Drive in a white car. The car was later identified as a 4-door white Toyota. Police connected the car to a 21-year-old Oakland man, Malachi Cox.Cox was arrested in Citrus Heights on May 3 by El Cerrito PD. The Oakland Police Department Cease Fire Unit, the Oakland PD Intelligence Unit, and the U.S. Marshal Service helped locate Cox, police said. Cox was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility.Police are asking residents and businesses on Stockton Avenue with security cameras to review footage around the time of the ...

What we know about Carlos Dominguez, suspect in the Davis stabbings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

(KTXL) — Davis Police announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect in connection with three recent stabbings that led to the mobilization of multiple law enforcement agencies as officials searched for the person responsible. Police Chief Darren Pytel said in a news conference that Carlos Dominguez, 21, had been arrested in connection to all three stabbings, adding "We have evidence that shows that one person is responsible." UC Davis stabbing suspect has Bay Area ties Dominguez faces two charges of homicide and one count of attempted homicide, and is being held at the Yolo County Jail, Pytel said.Over the course of five days starting on April 27, three separate knife attacks led to the death of David Henry Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou Najm, 20, and the hospitalization of Kimberlee Guillory, who is still recovering from her wounds, Pytel said. Dominguez was detained as a person of interest on Wednesday around 5 p.m. after more than a dozen calls were made about a person who matche...

Boy, 15, slain in San Francisco shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 15-year-old boy was shot to death on Eddy Street in San Francisco Thursday evening, police said. No arrests have been made. The shooting broke out at 7:19 p.m. "Officers arrived on scene and located the victim, a 15-year-old male, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid and summoned medics to the scene. Despite efforts by first responders and medical personnel, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased," the San Francisco Police Department wrote. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD 24-hour Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.  

Yelp: San Mateo bakery ranked second best for Asian-owned bakeries in US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

(KRON) -- For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Yelp released a list this week of the top 50 Asian-owned bakeries in the United States and Canada. Three of the list's top 10 are bakeries located in the Bay Area. Shru's Kitchen in San Mateo just missed out on the top overall spot with a second-place ranking. The South Asian-inspired vegan bakery does not have a brick-and-mortar location.(Courtesy of Shru's Kitchen owner Shruti Boddu)(Courtesy of Shru's Kitchen owner Shruti Boddu)Bunso Breads Bakery & Cafe is ranked eighth on the list. Located at 618 Main Street in Pleasanton, the Filipino bakery is known for its signature "Bunso Breads." b. Patisserie in San Francisco just made the top 10 with a tenth-place ranking. American pastry chef Belinda Leong co-founded the business located at 2821 California Street. ‘We Are Bruce Lee’ exhibit in SF Chinatown honors iconic martial arts star Yelp: Top 10 Asian-owned bakeries in the USMunchkins Donuts Shop -- Covina, CAShru...

Md. man sues Oxygen channel over true-crime documentary on basketball star’s killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

A Maryland man says he watched his friend die in Prince George’s County five years ago. Now, he is filing a $15 million lawsuit against the Oxygen channel over its true crime documentary about the 2018 killing.In the lawsuit, filed May 1 in U.S. District Court in Maryland, Thomas Logan alleges the network falsely suggested he is to blame for his friend’s killing.Lamont Adair was a new father and a pro-basketball prospect when he was shot and killed Aug. 8, 2018. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches tall, Adair was set to play basketball in China and was on his way to a training session when he was gunned down.Police later arrested Franklin Scott, who pleaded guilty in 2019 and is serving a 50-year sentence.However, last May, an Oxygen Media true crime documentary about Adair’s killing featured family interviews suggesting it was Logan who set up the shooting.“He was the one who made the call for him to come up there. He was the one who put Lamont in a location to be a v...

Clarification: Guyana-Oil Boom story

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — In a story published May 4, 2023, The Associated Press reported on how Guyana is poised to become Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world. The story should have made clear that although an interview with ExxonMobil’s top official in Guyana could not be scheduled, the company did not indicate that it otherwise would decline to make any comment for the story. Additionally, after the story was published, it offered a written statement.Source

UK local elections: Conservatives battered as Labour surges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party endured a drubbing from voters Friday in local elections that delivered a warning to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s government, and a boost to the opposition, as a national election approaches. The left-of-center main opposition Labour Party made gains that raised its hopes of winning a nationwide parliamentary vote that is due by the end of 2024. Labour leader Keir Starmer said “we are on course for a Labour majority at the next general election.”The Conservatives acknowledged it had been “disappointing” election for the party.With almost all the results from Thursday’s voting in, the Conservatives had lost more than 1,000 seats in elections for more than 8,000 seats on 230 local councils across England. Before the vote, the party had used the 1,000 figure as a reasonable worst-case scenario.The right-of-center party lost control of more than 40 councils, including Medway in southeast England, which it had run for a quarter-cent...

Nadie pidió ver el dedo del pie de Chris Pratt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

(CNN) — Chris Pratt ha perturbado a algunas personas en redes sociales al mostrar uno de los dedos de su pie.La estrella de “Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol. 3” publicó recientemente en Instagram la foto de su dedo pequeño, junto con el mensaje: “Look Met Gala”.El primer plano de la uña de su pie, que parece un poco debilitada, llevó que su propia esposa Katherine Schwarzenegger comentara: “LITERALMENTE llamé al 911 @footnanny y silencié temporalmente esta cuenta por mi bienestar”.La suegra de Pratt, Maria Shriver, escribió: “¿Qué es esto?”.El director James Gunn comentó: “Lil Nas X lo vistió mejor”.Una persona incluso le ofreció un consejo: “No es demasiado tarde para borrar esto”.“La uña del pie de Chris Pratt no era lo que esperaba ver al abrir Instagram, pero es seguro que no podré sacarme la imagen de la cabeza”, escribió otra persona.Jugando con su papel en “Guardianes”, un comen...

Auburn lands ex-Michigan State QB Payton Thorne

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:47 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne is headed to Auburn.Auburn announced the signing of the two-year starter on Friday, giving new coach Hugh Freeze an experienced quarterback to boost a passing game that ranked among the nation’s worst last season.Thorne went 16-10 as a starter for the Spartans. He has thrown for 6,494 yards with 49 touchdowns against 24 interceptions.Spartans coach Mel Tucker had said this spring that the two-time team captain was part of an open competition to take the first snap next season.Thorne ranks fourth in career touchdown passes at Michigan State, fifth in completion percentage (61) and sixth in passing yards.He started all 12 games last season, passing for 2,679 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The fifth-year senior, who has two years of eligibility remaining, led Michigan State to a Peach Bowl victory.Auburn returns Robby Ashford, who started much of last season after transferring from Oregon, and red...