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After 34 years, death of Oakland woman found in Pleasanton solved

murder because he was there when she overdosed. The friend told him to move the body. PLEASANTON — The 34-year-old mystery of how Karen Rose Robinson died has been solved. Heroin, not a person, killed her. The clothed body of the 21-year-old Oakland ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Contra Costa Times,  20 Nov 2009

After 34 years, death of an Oakland woman found in Pleasanton solved

murder because he was there when she overdosed. The friend told him to move the body. PLEASANTON — The 34-year-old mystery of how Karen Rose Robinson died has been solved. Heroin, not a person, killed her. The clothed body of the 21-year-old Oakland ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Contra Costa Times,  20 Nov 2009

34-year-old mystery solved

murder because he was there when she overdosed. The friend told him to move the body. PLEASANTON — The 34-year-old mystery of how Karen Rose Robinson died has been solved. Heroin, not a person, killed her. The clothed body of the 21-year-old Oakland ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Inside Bay Area,  20 Nov 2009

Arraignment postponed for trio accused of attempted murder in Dublin

OAKLAND — The arraignment of three family members accused of attempting to kill a 37-year-old Dublin man has been put off until Dec. 2. A judge earlier this month found there was enough evidence to hold Rosa Hill, 34, and her parents Mei Li, 56, and ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Contra Costa Times,  19 Nov 2009

Tracy police looking for a suspect and motive in killing

TRACY — Police are looking for people who may have known a Tracy man found beaten to death in his home Tuesday afternoon. Clayton "Cotton" Riggins — who lived alone at his home in the 500 block of West Carlton Street — was found by police after a ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Inside Bay Area,  19 Nov 2009

San Joaquin County job training program gets stimulus money

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — A program that helps young people earn their high school diploma while receiving job training will receive $70,000 in federal stimulus money, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, announced this week. YouthBuild will use the money to ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Inside Bay Area,  18 Nov 2009

Tracy torture trial delayed until October

STOCKTON — A new trial date has been set for four people accused of torturing a 16-year-old boy and holding him captive in a Tracy home for more than a year. The trial is now scheduled to begin Oct. 12, 2010, for defendants Michael Schumacher, 35, his ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Contra Costa Times,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Schumacher

Man beaten, shot fired in air during Livermore transit center fracas

LIVERMORE — A 30-year-old man was badly beaten by a group of men during a fight at a Livermore transit station on Monday, police said. About 5:10 p.m. police received a call of a possible shooting on the 2500 block of Railroad Avenue., said Livermore ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Contra Costa Times,  17 Nov 2009

Tracy residents arrested following Dublin police drug investigation

TRACY — Two Tracy residents were arrested Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation of drug sales in Dublin. The investigation led Dublin police to search of a home in the 2600 block of Elissagaray Drive in Tracy. There, Dublin police special ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Inside Bay Area,  13 Nov 2009

Oakland restauranteer would like to create an anti-bellum mansion home for a new San Ramon restaurant.

SAN RAMON — A San Ramon fine-dining establishment that closed last year may be replaced with ... another fine dining establishment. The owner of Pican restaurant in Oakland said he's eyeing the site for a new restaurant of his own at the spot where ...

From SOPHIA KAZMI, Inside Bay Area,  12 Nov 2009

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