The suspect - Albert Decoto, 46, of Oakland, who was arrested Oct. 9 - has been charged with four counts of first degree residential burglary, three counts of first degree residential robbery, one count of carjacking, two counts of vehicle theft, one count of assault on a peace officer and one count of attempted carjacking, all felonies. He has also been charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting a peace officer and possession of a controlled substance.
The victim drove two men to their requested destination on Duffield Street at about 2:30 p.m, police said. When they arrived, the perps said they wanted to go somewhere else and asked for the cab driver's phone so they could enter the address. Once they had the phone in hand, though, they allegedly leaped out of the car and ran to Concord Street, where a white BMW was waiting for them with two other men inside.
A radioactive shrimp recall launched earlier this week has grown to include several brands of bagged, frozen raw and cooked shrimp in nine states, including California. Traces of a compound called cesium-137 were found in shipping containers in four US ports. [Hoodline] According to newly released court filings, a former high school band teacher in Berkeley was arrested in May for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student at least five times between March 23 and May 4 of this year.
A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC. A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC.