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Crime slightly up in Bay Area

Tuesday October 29, 2002

Aroner gets high marks from watchdog group

Daily Planet Wire Service
Monday October 28, 2002

Two Bay Area legislators received high marks from an environmental watchdog group that handed out report cards last week. -more-



Sniper suspect lived in Pinole

By Colleen Valles
Friday October 25, 2002

PINOLE — The former sister-in-law of one of the suspects arrested in connection with the sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C. area expressed sympathy for the victims and their families. -more-


Schools open as police confirm sniper’s 10th fatality

By Allen G. Breed The Associated Press
Thursday October 24, 2002

KENSINGTON — The search for the sniper stalking the suburbs of the nation’s capital stretched across the country Wednesday as FBI agents converged on a home in Tacoma, Wash., with metal detectors and chain saws. -more-


Are more police Oakland’s answer?

By Michelle Locke The Associated Press
Wednesday October 23, 2002

OAKLAND — Critics of a ballot initiative authorizing 100 new police officers to fight Oakland’s rising murder rate are slamming the plan as a misguided and costly approach. -more-


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