In Salesian High School’s homecoming game Saturday, the Pride beat the Kennedy Eagles 42-5. The Pride, led by running back Marciel Malic’s three touchdowns and 179 yards, took an early lead with two touchdowns in the first quarter and, by halftime, they led 35-0. The Eagles’ points came from a field goal and an intentional safety by Salesian in the second half of the game. Kennedy’s closest chance came in the second quarter, when Kennedy senior Kenny Walker dashed 80 yards from the Kennedy 20-yard line to the end zone. Everyone on the Kennedy benches stood and cheered wildly — until they realized that the touchdown did not count. An audible groan could be heard through the audience as the referees announced that Walker went out of bounds while avoiding a block on the 15 yard line.
His toenails clack on the tiled floors as he darts from door to door. He takes an audible sniff under each crack and the sound reverberates down the dark hallway. At one of the last doors in the hall, he stops in his tracks, hair bristling. He’s found what he’s looking for. The dog takes one last breath, just to be sure, before he lets out a series of deliberate barks. The door opens suddenly, releasing a flood of light….
The suspect in connection with the woman found dead in a Richmond restaurant was shot by police earlier this morning after a long standoff. San Leandro police received a call yesterday morning saying the suspect, 42-year-old Rafael Zarate, was in a home on 12500 Central Avenue near the 880/238 freeway interchange. Richmond Police Dept. Lt. Bisa French said the San Leandro police surrounded the house, but Zarate refused to surrender. Officers from Richmond’s SWAT department joined the standoff. At 1:40…
After responding to a series of boisterous parties characterized by out-of-town, late-night revelers, police shut down an illegal underground club in the Iron Triangle known as the “Bee Hive.” The illegal parties and discovery of both fire and municipal code violations prompted the Richmond Code Enforcement Unit to board up the windows and “red tag” the building. A crimson sign posted on the front door states that the area is unsafe, and anyone entering the building without police or fire…
A 52-year-old man was shot in the left leg and wounded on Cutting Boulevard this morning, said Richmond Police Det. Nicole Abetkov. Multiple gunshots activated the ShotSpotter detection system from the 2600 block of Cutting Blvd. around 12:38 a.m. Responding officers said they located the victim on the corner of South 25th and Cutting. Police said they saw a black Saturn traveling northbound on South 25th Street and pursued the vehicle. The driver — who Abetkov said was a 56-year-old man…
The California Association of Code Enforcement Officers has awarded Richmond’s “One Block at a Time” project with the title of Innovative Code Enforcement Program of the Year. OBAT partners local residents with the Richmond Police Department’s Code Enforcement Unit to target neighborhood blight. The CACEO chose the initiative from a competitive pool of other code enforcement programs throughout the state. Code Enforcement Unit Manager Tim Higares, who has worked in Richmond with OBAT for three of its five years, said…
“I jumped off like this,” five-year-old Jamonte shouted, bounding off the slide where just a week ago he nearly strangled and died. The Barrett Terrace Apartment community gathered with firemen, police and building security officers Wednesday to talk about Jamonte’s accident and learn about playground safety. A week earlier, Jamonte was playing on the apartment play structure when he wrapped a purple jump rope around his own neck, tied it to a bar above the slide and tried to land…