ALAMEDA COUNTY D.A., PAMELA PRICE, ESTIMATES OVER 100 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE IF KILLIAN IS CONVICTED; SHE DOES NOT SIGNAL PROSECUTION FOR LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE OR DEATH PENALTY IN THIS CASE SUSPECT’S SOCIAL MEDIA PORTRAYED HIM AS LOVING FATHER AND DAD By Larry Freeman Photos from online sources in public domain The outward signs, at least those posted on social media as Facebook and LinkedIn by alleged murderer Shane Killian of Alameda, were anything but consistent or indicative of those of… [READ MORE].
Monthly Archives: July 2024
APD Makes Rapid Arrest Of Gun Toting Car Jackers in Late June; Chief Hopes That Alameda County D.A.’s Office Will Follow Through With Vigorous Prosecution Of Three Arrested Suspects. APD Goal Of Filling Patrol Division Ranks Falls Short After Some Officers Leave In Wake Of District Attorney Price’s Decision To Prosecute Three Officers For Involuntary Manslaughter. APD’s Presence In Alameda’s Famed Fourth Of July Parade Enriches Entire Community. No Criminal Or Crowd Issues During Parade; Kids Lob Water Balloons At… [READ MORE].
The Longest –Or At Least One Of The Longest—In The Nation Sayeth The City Story and Photos by Larry Freeman Every year Alameda gets regional, sometimes national, media attention for its grass roots, hometown, occasionally eye opening sometimes hokey that captures folks sentiments of seeing the roots of small town America amidst the bustling urban swirl of The Bay Area. An estimated 60,000 people pack the sidewalks along the 3.3 mile route to become a part of an egalitarian, symbiotic arrangement… [READ MORE].
Alameda’s Wild Turkeys Know Their Place And Own It — Whether Or Not It’s Actually Ours Just How Does One ‘Light Up’ And Pull Over A Turkey Anyway? Text and photos by Larry Freeman Alameda’s native Turkeys, presumptuous fowl who lay claim to all yards. parks and streets in town at whim, evoke more fondness than frustration around town. We ogle and gee-gaw as they gobble and stroll about, through one yard or another, to perch or nest in a… [READ MORE].