bay area crime

Crockett: Man with ‘approximately’ 17 felony convictions charged with federal meth distribution

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OAKLAND — Federal prosecutors have charged a Bay Area man with distributing meth in Contra Costa County after he was arrested twice in two weeks with bagged-up amounts of the drug, authorities said in court records. Joseph McClenahan faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 40, along with a potential … Read more

Castro Valley: Man charged with gun possession allegedly tried to elude federal agents

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OAKLAND — A man is facing felony gun possession charges after he was allegedly spotted driving around 90 miles per hour through Interstate 580 in Castro Valley while carrying a loaded pistol in his waistband, court records show. Cameron Odom, 27, was charged last month with being a felon in possession with a firearm in … Read more