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In 1989, then 20-year-old Michael Pizarro became famous – for all the wrong reasons.  He was accused, and then convicted, of sexually assaulting and then murdering (CA Penal Code §187) his 13-year-old half-sister, Amber Barfield.  24 years later, no one can be sure whether or not Pizarro did it. On the one hand, there is […]

When Leila Fowler (8) was found stabbed to death in the kitchen of her family’s ranch style home, it was her brother (12) who seemed most upset.  Now, the young boy has been arrested in connection with the case pursuant to CA Penal Code §187(a), even though there seems to be little evidence to support […]

After several interviews and checking the text messages on the phone of a young girl, a warrant was put out for the arrest of Rodney Orosco, 47, an English teacher at Vacaville High. Orosco turned himself in to authorities upon learning of the warrant, but it remains to be seen whether he acted in a […]

In a tiny part of West Oakland, near the Acorn housing project, drug-related violence has been increasing – according to local law enforcement officials.  So, during the month of April 2013, Oakland police have put members of the Acorn gang in their sights.  Within two weeks, more than 300 local officers and members of the […]

Marie Johnson, 42, has taught math in the Livermore area for more than 13 years. But after pleading no contest to 9 felony charges of molestation relating to her extended connection with a 14-year-old male student, she will spend a good bit of her time in prison and most likely never teach again.  For four […]

Cort Holbrook, a software engineer out of Livermore, was out about town when he noticed that Ricky Zeismer was driving erratically and causing dangerous issues with the traffic ahead.  The two eventually pulled over and got into a serious scuffle, with Holbrook receiving several kicks and punches from Zeismer.  The road rage incident ended only […]