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Contra Costa DA: Richmond police did not cause agitated man’s death in 2021

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County District Attorney’s report on the death of a 47-year-old man who went into medical distress while being handcuffed by Richmond police officers in 2021 found that officers did not cause the man’s death, the agency said Tuesday.Ivan Gutzalenko, of San Francisco, died on March 10, 2021, after officers found him bleeding from his palms and agitated before putting handcuffs on him in the 12600 block of San Pablo Avenue. They’d responded to reports of a disturbance.In a statement, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said Officers Mark Hall, Tom Tran and Cedric Tagorda were not to blame for Gutzalenko’s death, nor did they do anything unlawful in their attempt to bring him under control.The report said Tagorda placed a knee on Gutzalenko’s ankles and that Hall placed a knee on his left buttocks. Tran applied pressure to Gutzalenko’s shoulders, according to the report.The report made no mention of poli...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington D.C. after prolonged absence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

After being sidelined for months by a bout of shingles and facing mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to get back to work soon or resign, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was traveling Tuesday back to work at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.Feinstein’s press secretary, Adam Russell, confirmed Wednesday she was traveling back to Washington to resume her Senate duties but had no further comment or statement. Feinstein had posted no update on her situation on her social media accounts.The San Francisco Chronicle, citing unnamed “sources close to the senator,” said Feinstein had “boarded a chartered private plane Tuesday” on her way back to Washington.Feinstein in early March said she’d been hospitalized for shingles, a painful viral rash that can strike older adults who’ve had chickenpox. On March 7, she said she was recovering at home and looked forward to returning to the Senate “as soon as possible.”But as weeks went by w...

The eight most expensive homes reported sold in Hayward in the week of April 24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

A house in Hayward that sold for $1.4 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Hayward in the past week.In total, 10 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $605.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of April 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.8. $755,000, detached house in the 22800 block of Myrtle StreetThe sale of the single-family home in the 22800 block of Myrtle Street, Hayward, has been finalized. The price was $755,000, and the new owners took over the house in March. The house was built in 1950 and has a living area of 1,421 square feet. The price per square foot was $531. The house features 3 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.Myrtle Street7. $759,000, single-family home in the 300 block of Jerilynn LaneThe property in the 300 block of Jerilynn Lane in Hayward has new owners....

Health group recommends mammograms at 40, not 50

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

Associated PressWASHINGTON — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the X-ray exams every two years from age 50 through 74.Tuesday’s update -– if the draft proposal is finalized -– would mark a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines although it’s not likely to end confusion. Other health groups differ over when and how often to screen.“This new recommendation will help save lives and prevent more women from dying due to breast cancer,” said former task force chair Dr. Carol Mangione.The task force noted that Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women, making mammograms at 40 an especially important step -– but also urged more research to bett...

After seven years behind bars awaiting trial, Richmond man is acquitted of murder and freed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

MARTINEZ — Anthony Timmons was 18 in December 2015 when police arrested him on charges that he’d aided a Richmond gang member in the killing of a man who was mistaken for a police informant in a 2006 homicide case.For Timmons, the arrest would mark the beginning of a wait of more than seven years behind bars, which ended May 3 when a jury found Timmons not guilty of all charges. He was freed later that day. Now in his mid-20s, Timmons is re-entering society as a man with no convictions on his record, despite spending virtually his entire adulthood behind bars.“I believe he was the Contra Costa jail’s longest resident when he was released,” Timmons’ attorney, Howard Williams, said in a Tuesday interview. “He’s just a victim of the legal morass that kept him there for so long.”Timmons defense during trial was simple: the August 2015 murder of 66-year-old Carl Roberts was not Timmons’ doing, but the work of his co-defendant, A...

Stranger with ax breaks into occupied Bay Area home; police find him on couch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

A stranger with an ax smashed his way into a Rohnert Park home on Sunday night and was sitting on the couch when officers arrived, the police said.A resident on Bruce Avenue called 911 at 7:25 p.m. and said a man he did not know had entered the house after using an ax to break the sliding glass door from the back yard. The resident said he left through the front door.Officers surrounded the home and called for the intruder to come out. When he did not comply, they approached and saw the man sitting on a couch. He failed to respond to further instructions, and the officers went in and took him into custody without incident. He was no longer holding the ax, they said.The intruder was identified as a 43-year-old man from Groveland, in Tuolumne County. He was booked into Sonoma County jail on suspicion of one felony county of vandalism.No injuries were reported from the incident.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family says a hot chicken nugget scalded girl’s leg. Now...

Family says a hot chicken nugget scalded girl’s leg. Now they are suing McDonald’s over Happy Meal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

The family of a 4-year-old girl allegedly scalded by a steaming hot Chicken McNugget is taking McDonald’s to court in Broward County, faulting the fast-food giant for poor training and failing to protect its customers.Philana Holmes says in her lawsuit that she took her daughter to the McDonald’s restaurant in Tamarac in 2019 and ordered a six-piece Happy Meal with milk and a Lion King toy.“The Chicken McNuggets inside of that Happy Meal were unreasonably and dangerously hot and caused [the victim’s] skin and flesh around her thighs to burn,” the lawsuit states. The burns were second-degree, according to the lawsuit, and the chicken was on her thigh for nearly two minutes. The girl, whose name is not disclosed in the lawsuit, is autistic and will not be testifying.Lawsuits in state court don’t require plaintiffs to be specific about how much money they are seeking, but it is above $15,000.Broward Circuit Judge David Haimes split the trial into two parts — the first will determ...

Video: Body cam footage shows officer shoot man during hostage situation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A daughter reported her mother being held hostage by her ex-husband to the Brentwood Police Department. She told responding officers the suspect was chasing her mom around with a gun and was threatening to shoot her. That's when police heard the first of many gunshots.Body cam footage released by the Brentwood Police Department Tuesday of an officer shooting a suspect in March shows the moments leading up to the shooting that left the victim and the suspect injured. The suspect was holding a woman hostage at an apartment building before shooting at responding officers.Police received a call around 9 p.m. on March 12 during which a woman told them a man was holding her mom at gunpoint against her will at the Brentwood Parks Apartment building. The caller told police to come without sirens because of how the suspect might react. "If he sees the police he's going to start shooting," the caller said.The caller identified the suspect as Joshua Smith, her mom's ex-husband, and s...

Feinstein set to return to Washington following months-long absence 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is set to return to Washington for work on Tuesday for the first time since February, handing Democrats back their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee and one-seat advantage in the full chamber. Adam Russell, a Feinstein spokesperson, confirmed to The Hill that she boarded a flight to Washington earlier on Tuesday. The Senate is set to vote this evening.Feinstein, 89, has been sidelined since the February recess after she was hospitalized with shingles. The longtime California Democrat has been at the center of criticism in recent months, as the Judiciary Committee cancelled three straight mark-ups and was unable to move several nominees through the panel in March.Four sitting House members — Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) — called on her to resign and argued she was no longer able to carry out her responsibilities as a lawmaker. Feinstein is the oldest sitting...

Sonim: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sonim Technologies, Inc. (SONM) on Monday reported net income of $227,000 in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had profit of 1 cent.The company posted revenue of $25.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SONM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SONMSource