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ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY URSULA JONES DICKSON CHARGES MAN WITH MURDER IN CONNECTION TO A DEADLY ROBBERY IN SAN LEANDRO 

Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson Charges Man With Murder in Connection to a Deadly Robbery in San Leandro Charges Include Multiple Gun Enhancements   March 4, 2025   Dublin, CA— Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that Robert Donnelle Hughes (19) has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Nathaniel Lee McCowan (26) during an armed robbery on April 1, 2024, in San Leandro.   Prosecutors charged Mr. Hughes with murder, robbery, carrying a loaded and concealed firearm in public, and carrying a concealed firearm within a vehicle The charges also include enhancements for being armed with a concealed, unregistered, loaded firearm at the time of the robbery and killing.  “This senseless loss of life is the result of a robbery with a gun, said DA Jones Dickson. “We cannot ignore the potential for physical harm, and death, associated with violent robberies…

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March 4, 2025
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Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson Charges Man with Attempted Murder of San Leandro Police Officers

Charges Include Gun and Felon with Prior Conviction Enhancements February 26, 2025  Oakland, CA—Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that Reynaldo Melendez (40) has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at 3 San Leandro Police Officers following a traffic stop. Mr. Melendez was driving a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle reportedly used as a weapon during a domestic violence incident in a Walmart parking lot in San Leandro.  Prosecutors charged Mr. Melendez with three counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, three counts of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon with priors, unlawful firearm activity, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of child abuse. The charges include a gun use enhancement and an additional enhancement for 2 strikes…

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February 26, 2025
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Former Judge Ursula Jones Dickson Appointed District Attorney of Alameda County

February 18, 2025 Oakland, CA - Today, Ursula Jones Dickson was appointed as the new District Attorney of Alameda County. Ms. Jones Dickson was sworn into office by California Appeals Court Judge Charles Smiley before a large gathering of her family, friends, and supporters in the Chamber of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The audience was also filled with many past and current members of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson began her legal career in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where she was hired by then-District Attorney Thomas J. Orloff. She served as a Deputy District Attorney from 1998 to 2013 before Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the bench at the Alameda County Superior Court, where she has served for the past 12 years. “The job is the job. We need to do the job of…

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February 18, 2025
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Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Charges Man in Armed Robberies of Two Senior Citizens

Charges Include Enhancements for Violent Crimes Against Vulnerable Victims  February 7, 2025 Oakland, CA – Today, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Fernando Michael Lamson (24) in connection to the armed robberies of two elderly victims, ages 95 and 71 years old, who were returning to a residence in unincorporated Alameda County, after shopping in Oakland when the robberies occurred.Mr. Lamson has been charged with two counts of second-degree robbery. The charges also include a pair of gun enhancements and two additional enhancements for violent crimes on vulnerable defendants, whose disability and condition were known and reasonably should have been known by the defendant, according to the complaint.The criminal complaint alleges that on or about February 5, 2025, Mr. Lamson personally used a firearm, causing the offense to become a serious felony. It is further alleged that the crime involved great violence and great…

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February 10, 2025
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Hayward Man Charged with Murder and Gun Enhancement Faces 50 Years to Life in Prison

February 5, 2025 Dublin, CA—The Alameda District Attorney’s Office has charged Larry Jose Lopez (43) with murder in connection with the shooting death of Rolando Jose Silva (68). Mr. Lopez is also charged with an enhancement for the alleged use of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death to the victim in this case. The criminal complaint alleges that on or about February 2, 2025, Mr. Lopez, personally and intentionally used a gun to shoot and kill Mr. Silva. The two men have allegedly known each other for approximately 25 years. The deadly shooting occurred in Mr. Silva’s home in Hayward, where he was pronounced dead by first responders from the Hayward Fire Department.  “This is a tragic case of a man being killed in his own home by an act of gun violence,” said Chief Assistant District Attorney Royl Roberts. “Prosecutors in this…

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February 5, 2025

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