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San Jose police officer held as suspected informant of Vietnamese gang

Authorities announced on Wednesday, August 24, that a San Jose police officer was arrested on the suspicion that he is serving as an informant to Vietnamese hoodlums involved in gambling, drugs, and extortion. The officer, identified as Derrick Antonio, was held as a suspect for five felony counts of unauthorized computer access and one count of […]

UC Berkeley Staffer Sentenced for Embezzling $400,000

A former University of California staffer and Pinole resident received an 18-month prison sentence after making a plea agreement back in February. DeSondra Ward, 45, formerly served as an administrative assistant and financial analyst at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. During her tenure, she repeatedly used the university’s travel system to purchase plane tickets […]

Jhene Aiko filing for divorce

Twenty-eight-year-old singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko filed a divorce petition last Thursday, August 11. She is seeking a split from 30-year-old record producer Oladipo Omishore, who is professionally known as Dot Da Genius, after a marriage of less than one year. Aiko and Omishore were married in secret 11 months ago, but Aiko is now asking for a divorce from Omishore, […]

Ed Hartwell files for divorce from wife Keshia Knight Pulliam

Thirty-eight-year-old former American linebacker Ed Hartwell filed a divorce petition in Fulton County, Georgia from 37-year-old actress Keshia Knight Pulliam. He also demanded that she take a paternity test. Pulliam said she has been faithful to Hartwell during their seven-month marriage and that she is willing to patch things up with him, even if that means taking a paternity test […]

Divorce, real property, and severing the joint tenancy in California

When you file for marriage nullity, marriage dissolution, or legal separation in California, automatically, four mutual temporary restraining orders are put in place. Such orders disallow one spouse from making transfers, selling, or profiting from a real property on their own. However, if one spouse loses his life, the real property the divorcing spouses share will […]

Nearly 1,000 Law Enforcement Guns Lost in 6 Years

A newly released report claims that California law enforcement has misplaced or reported stolen 944 guns since 2010. The investigation looked into the root cause of the missing weapons and claimed that a majority of the guns stolen came straight out of law enforcement vehicles. In response to this new report, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s […]