A man and a woman were arrested after a shootout that stemmed from a custody battle. The shootout left the man and a child ...

Simon Chavez Sr., 69, pleaded no contest to child molestation counts and was formally sentenced on Dec. 19, records show. The ...

Deputies found the inmate, described as a 30-year-old man, unresponsive in his cell around 9:10 p.m., the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. He received CPR and was taken to a ...

The California Department of Justice’s Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Unit is conducting a criminal investigation after ...

Evans is in jail custody in Los Angeles County on unrelated charges and will be extradited to Contra Costa County to stand trial, police said. Evans is being held on $1 million bail, according to ...

Two suspected retail thieves were arrested last week for allegedly stealing nearly $3,000 worth of alcohol and beauty products from businesses in Sonoma County, authorities said.

Crime and Public Safety | Inmate at South Bay jail dies after being found unresponsive Crime and Public Safety | Inmate from Contra Costa County fatally stabbed at state prison The deputies’ and ...