Jakob Rodgers
Covering breaking news for @mercnews & @eastbaytimes. Formerly of @csgazette & @GreeleyTribune. DMs open. Message for Signal.
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6 days ago |
timesheraldonline.com | Shomik Mukherjee |Jakob Rodgers |Harry Harris
OAKLAND — Castlemont High School students and staff spent their graduation ceremony on Friday grieving the death of beloved teacher Marvin Boomer, who died when a car that had been chased by California Highway Patrol officers barreled through an intersection where he and his romantic partner had been on an evening stroll.
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1 week ago |
pressdemocrat.com | Harry Harris |Jakob Rodgers |Shomik Mukherjee
OAKLAND — A pedestrian killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle California Highway Patrol ground units had stopped pursuing was identified Friday as Marvin Boomer, a beloved teacher and mentor at Castlemont High School. His death cast a pall over the East Oakland high school, located at 8601 MacArthur Blvd., which had its graduation Friday afternoon at the Paramount Theater.
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Jakob Rodgers
The judge-turned-district attorney on Thursday touted a broad array of changes to how her office pursues justice across the East Bay, including the return of about a dozen former Alameda County prosecutors to the office, the hiring of a forensic accountant and the reduction of a previously unreported backlog of cases involving juveniles.
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Nate Gartrell |Jakob Rodgers
OAKLAND — A man in his 20s was arrested and charged with forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him at gunpoint, then stealing a purse and $400 from her before kicking her out of his Lexus, court records show. Xavier Crump, 28, of Oakland, was charged with forcible oral copulation, second degree robbery, criminal threats, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, court records show. The charges were filed May 19, four days after the alleged crime.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Jakob Rodgers |Shomik Mukherjee
OAKLAND — A West Oakland metal crushing plant with a troubled history and two of its employees are no longer facing criminal charges and millions in fines after Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s office quietly dismissed a case against Radius Recycling. The DA’s decision on Friday ends one of the hallmark prosecutions announced by her predecessor, Pamela Price, after a 2023 fire allegedly spewed toxic smoke over the East Bay.
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