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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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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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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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Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict Against Oscar Arevalo-Boquiax for a Double Stabbing that Killed Father and Son  

January 30, 2025 Dublin, CA – Today, Chief Assistant District Attorney Royl Roberts announced that a jury found Oscar Arevalo-Baquiax (24) guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Rigoberto Perez (49). Mr. Arevalo-Baquiax was also found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of Rigoberto Perez Jr. (22).  The testimony and evidence presented at trial showed that on or about September 24, 2022, Mr. Arevalo-Baquiax and a female friend were attending a birthday party at Mr. Perez’s apartment in Hayward. Witness testimony stated that at about 4:00 AM, a heated argument began between Mr. Arevalo-Baquiax and Mr. Perez Jr. about the female guest Mr. Arevalo-Baquiax brought to the party, and they were both asked to leave. The incident prompted a physical fight between Mr. Perez and his son. The jury also heard evidence that 15 to 30 minutes after leaving the party, Mr. Arevalo-Baquiax…

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January 30, 2025
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Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Launches New Data Dashboard Portal 

Alameda County Joins San Francisco and Santa Clara as the only DA Offices with Public Data Dashboards in the Bay Area January 27, 2025   OAKLAND, CA — Today, Chief Assistant District Attorney Royl Roberts announces the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office now has a data dashboard available to the public on its website. The goal of the dashboard is to ensure that the public has access to data on the review and prosecution of criminal cases in Alameda County.    “This represents our office’s commitment to transparency, accountability, fairness, and justice,” said Chief Assistant DA Roberts. “We made a commitment to deliver a dashboard by January 2025, and today we deliver on that promise.”  Assistant Chief of Administration and Operations Tara Anderson led the effort to create the dashboard for the DA’s Office. “Making this innovative and interactive dashboard available to the public is an essential step…

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January 27, 2025

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