District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Settlement Holding Safeway, Vons, Albertsons Accountable for Overcharging Customers Companies to Pay Nearly $4 Million to Settle Civil Complaint October 3, 2024 OAKLAND, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced that Safeway, Albertsons, and Vons will pay $3,962,500 in a stipulated judgment to settle a civil law enforcement complaint alleging false advertising and unfair competition arising from overcharging customers. Albertsons Companies, Safeway Inc., and The Vons Companies operate 589 stores in California under the brand name banners of Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and others. In Alameda County, there are approximately 28 Safeway stores. The civil action and stipulated judgment were filed in Marin Superior Court. The Alameda County DA’s Office’s Consumer Justice Bureau joined the suit with the District Attorneys of Marin, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Sonoma, and Ventura counties. The civil complaint alleges that these companies…

District Attorney Pamela Price Charges Former Employee of Local Trucking Company for Embezzling Over $4.3 Million, Laundering Stolen Funds, and Committing Perjury September 26, 2024 Oakland, CA— Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces that Darinder S. Dyal (43) has been charged with over 150 felony charges and all available sentencing enhancements in connection with a massive, nearly eight-year-long embezzlement scheme against his former employer, a local trucking company based in Union City. The charges against Mr. Dyal include 89 counts of grand theft by embezzlement, one for each month between January 2015 and May 2022, when his alleged crimes were discovered. Mr. Dyal is alleged to have used his position of trust in control of the victim’s company finances to set up a company fuel card account that he secretly used to write and cash checks to himself on a weekly basis for nearly…

Man and Woman Charged with Grand Theft for Allegedly Stealing an Elderly Person’s Purse at Target Store September 25, 2024 OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces charges against Brianna Mitchell (30) and Seghen Andebran (30) for allegedly stealing a victim’s purse from a Target store. Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Andebran are both charged with one count of felony theft from an elderly individual. The two defendants are also charged with a second count of felony grand theft of personal property, iPhone, credit cards, and cash exceeding a value of Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($950). The criminal complaint states that on or about May 15, 2023, the victim arrived at an Albany Target store and placed their purse in a shopping cart. The complaint alleges that defendants Mitchell and Andebran allegedly stole the purse from the elderly victim who was shopping in…

Two Brothers Charged with Murder and Attempted Robbery in San Leandro September 24, 2024 OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces that two brothers, Erick Moreno (18) and Mauricio Moreno (28), are each charged with one count of murder for the death of Anderson Choy. The two defendants are also charged with a second count of attempted second-degree robbery. The criminal complaint states that on or about May 5, 2024, Mr. Choy was allegedly confronted by the two Moreno brothers as the victim was pulling a vehicle into the driveway of a residential neighborhood in San Leandro. It is further alleged that one of the defendants was armed with a gun and fired the fatal shot into the vehicle, killing Mr. Choy. “Mr. Choy’s death underscores the sadness and grave consequences of gun violence in this community,” said DA Price. What is…

Hate Crime Charged Against Driver for Allegedly Committing Criminal Threats on Freeway September 18, 2024 OAKLAND, CA—Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces that Jesus Hernandez Hernandez (40) has been charged with one count of a misdemeanor hate crime, a second count of felony criminal threats, and a third misdemeanor count of brandishing a replica firearm. The criminal complaint alleges that on or about September 12, 2024, the defendant, Hernandez, was traveling on a freeway when he allegedly veered toward the victim’s vehicle, which was adorned by an Israeli flag. It is alleged that Mr. Hernandez threatened to kill, yelled racial slurs, and pointed a replica firearm at the victim. It is further alleged that the defendant used the replica firearm to assault the victim after exiting the freeway in the City of Fremont. Mr. Hernandez has been arraigned on the above charges and is…