Wounded California Officer Still Recovering
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:05:42 -0700
Fremont Officer Todd Young was upgraded Monday from critical to serious condition, but still faces several more procedures.
Wounded Fremont officer 'a cop's cop'
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:26:44 -0700
Fremont police Officer Todd Young craved action, first as the head of Newark's SWAT team and then as a member of a southern Alameda County gang task force. That craving, police say, led him to cross paths with Andrew Barrientos, 20, an alleged gang member... Police - Alameda County California - United States - SWAT - Fremont California
Sources: Man arrested in Fremont officer's shooting has confessed
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:43:29 -0700
Andrew Barrientos, 20, of Union City, who was arrested within feet of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday night, is not expected to be brought back to the Bay Area until Thursday at the earliest.
Fremont officer critical after 2nd surgery
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:28:49 -0700
A Fremont police officer who was shot and critically wounded while attempting to arrest a man in Oakland was improving Sunday after undergoing a successful second round of surgery to repair his bladder. But Officer Todd Young, 39, remained under heavy... Police officer - Oakland California - Law - Law Enforcement - Police
Fremont Officer Has Another Surgery
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:02:50 -0700
The Fremont police officer shot twice Friday by a suspected gang member had more surgeries Sunday. San Francisco Bay Area - Foot - United States - California - Metro Areas
Labor Day picnic serves West Oakland homeless
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:52:20 -0700
Dozens of local homeless and more than 100 volunteers from McClymonds, Fremont and Berkeley high schools turned out Monday to Fitzgerald Park, a patch of grass and trees near the intersection of 34th and Peralta streets. The occasion: a Labor Day picnic, complete with hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and sodas, organized by the founder of Mikey's Meals.
Wounded cop's wife: 'Life turned upside down'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:41:55 -0700
Nicole Young was at home when she got a call from her husband, Fremont police Officer Todd Young, who told her that he had been shot in the leg in East Oakland. He said he was OK. Thinking it was simply a minor injury, she loaded the couple's children into... Police - East Oakland Oakland California - Law - Law Enforcement - United States
Wife Of Fremont Officer: 'Life Turned Upside Down'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:05:27 -0700
The wife of a Fremont police officer who was shot and critically wounded trying to arrest a suspect in Oakland last week said Friday her "whole life turned upside down" when she learned he had been shot. Speaking with a trembling voice to reporters at Highland Hospital in Oakland, where 39-year-old Officer Todd Young is still recovering from his gunshot wounds, Nicole Young said doctors ...
PREP FOOTBALL: Warriors, Hare clip Northridge
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:34:53 -0700
Timing, or lack thereof, has been everything for Wawasees football team this season. In their first two games, the Warriors were consistently off on converting big plays, and through more than half of Fridays Northern Lakes Conference opener against Northridge, the same held true. Then, Tyler Hare connected.
PREP FOOTBALL: Redskins show promise in loss to Memorial
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:34:42 -0700
While Goshen may have lost a football game Friday night, the Redskins did make a few discoveries. The Redskins, playing their first Northern Lakes Conference game of the season, came out on the short side of a 26-20 tally to the Memorial Crimson Chargers on California Road in Elkhart.
Fremont Officer Shooting Suspect Back In Bay Area
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:59:52 -0700
A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last Friday was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
Arrested Nuestra gang leader lived in Hollister
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:14:00 -0700
A man who had been the top Norteno leader on the Central Coast - living outside of California prisons - was residing in Hollister before his arrest Tuesday as part of a statewide operation to catch many of the most dangerous and influential gang members on the streets.
Deputies ask for help in East Bay pot killing
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:28:48 -0700
Alameda County sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help in locating two men charged with murdering a man they apparently suspected of plotting to steal their marijuana. Mohammed Kahn, 47, and Manuel Trujillo, 62, know they are being sought in... Sheriff - Murder - Alameda County California - Cannabis - California
Man Accused Of Shooting Fremont Officer Brought To Oakland
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:32:38 -0700
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last week was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
Suspected Nuestra Familia leader from Hollister was a commander on streets
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:31:41 -0700
Philip Sparks, 33, was arrested Tuesday morning at his Hollister home. The suspected top Nuestra Familia gang member in the Central Coast region - outside of seven California prisons where the hierarchy runs the criminal organization - was arrested at his Hollister home this week as part of a multi-agency effort called "Operation Street Sweeper." Salinas police officers arrested Philip "Sharky ...
Suspected gang leader from Hollister was a commander on streets
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:06:23 -0700
Philip Sparks, 33, was arrested at his Hollister home Tuesday morning. The suspected top Nuestra Familia gang member in the Central Coast region - outside of seven California prisons where the hierarchy runs the criminal organization - was arrested at his Hollister home this week as part of a multi-agency effort called "Operation Street Sweeper." Salinas police officers arrested Philip "Sharky ...
Oakland slaying result of insults, D.A. says
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:42:15 -0700
A 32-year-old man shot and killed a man in downtown Oakland because the victim wouldn't stop insulting him, authorities said Wednesday. Michael McCurty, an Oakland resident, was arrested Sunday in Richmond in the slaying of Craig Ainsworth, 27, who was shot... Oakland California - Oakland - Downtown Oakland - United States - Counties
Police shooting suspect faces life in prison after being charged
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:23:20 -0700
Andrew Barrientos, 20, who is in San Diego near where he was arrested Saturday just feet from the Mexican border, is scheduled to be arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Salinas-area gang leader among dozens arrested in statewide sweep
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:19:33 -0700
A man Salinas police described as the acting leader of the Nuestra Familia prison gang's operations in the Salinas area was arrested Tuesday in the latest investigation targeting Northern California's largest gang.
Dozens of Norteno gang members arrested in Operation Street Sweeper, including man police say ran Watsonville regime
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:44:37 -0700
SALINAS -- A man Salinas police described as the acting leader of the Nuestra Familia prison gang's operations in the Salinas area and another man believed to be the head of the Watsonville gang network were among those arrested Tuesday in the latest investigation targeted at Northern California's largest gang.