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The former director of logistics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey has been accused of a massive embezzlement scheme. Federal prosecutors say Zelene Charles, 42, spent upward of three years stealing more than $600,000 from the school and the nearby Defense Language Institute, plus a cache of Apple MacBooks and iPads. Charles, who lives in East Garrison in Monterey County, was charged Friday with felony counts of theft of government property and wire fraud, records show. She was not ar…
over 1 year ago
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Nearly three decades after his infamous court testimony weakened the prosecution’s murder case against O.J. Simpson, former Los Angeles police detective and media personality Mark Fuhrman likely has no desire to return to the law enforcement trade in California. Now, even if he wants to, he cannot — officially. California’s Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training began moving to “decertify” officers last year under a new reform law meant to rebuild the public’s trust with police. Re…
over 1 year ago
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RFK Jr. admits in bizarre video that he dumped a dead bear in New York’s Central Park
over 1 year ago
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California finally begins to detail why it is booting some police officers out of the profession
over 1 year ago
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A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Avelino Ramirez, saying he pretended to find prison contraband that he had planted himself.
about 1 year ago
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The 150-foot tree was coming down in the storm — and in Tim Brown’s direction. He was just feet away. “So I gassed it,” he said.
12 months ago
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Eucalyptus trees, which are not native to California, have a reputation for toppling at above-average rates in storms. Here’s what experts say.
12 months ago
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Federal officials pointed to a man’s internet history, including his ChatGPT prompts, in an effort to keep him behind bars after charging him with a gun crime.
9 months ago
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Amid an epidemic of online scams from ransomware to pig butchering, some swindlers have been blending strategies in eye-popping ways.
5 months ago
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In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, attorneys for Ohio-based Arhaus say Lisa Chi and her new employer — which now goes by RH — misappropriated trade secrets after Chi’s hiring in May.
4 months ago
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According to the nonprofit, Joey Alexander, 60, approached the suspect and asked him to stop openly using drugs in front of the Main Library, telling him there were families nearby.
2 months ago