Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price Launches Program to Combat Real Estate Fraud January 16, 2024 OAKLAND – CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau launches the ‘Real Estate Fraud Notification Program.’ It is an innovative, proactive, free program to combat real estate fraud and is designed to protect homeowners from potential fraudulent activity affecting property ownership. Here is how it works. When the title of a property is transferred to another person, from the filing of a Grant Deed or Quitclaim Deed at the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder Office, a letter from the District Attorney’s Office is automatically generated and mailed to notify the owner of the transfer. The letter also includes a copy of the first five pages of the document which triggered the notification. Homeowners who are not aware of the transfer are asked to contact the District Attorney Real…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Charges Against Three Men Accused of the Murder of Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le January 3, 2024 OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces charges against three men accused of the December 29, 2023 shooting death of Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le. The prosecution charged 27-year-old Mark Demetrious Sanders with murder, including special circumstances allegations that could result in a possible sentence of life without the possibility of parole if convicted of all charges and allegations. A second defendant, 28-year-old Allen Starr Brown was also charged with murder. The third defendant, 30-year-old Sebron Ray Russell was charged with burglary. All three defendants face multiple charges in addition to these serious allegations. The DA’s office believes the evidence will show that Officer Tuan Le was shot to death while responding to a commercial burglary in the…

Official Statement from Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on Deadly Shooting of Oakland Police Officer December 29, 2023 OAKLAND, CA - Today, an Oakland Police Officer lost his life in a deadly shooting. This is a tremendous tragedy for our entire community and extremely traumatizing for our law enforcement partners across the County. The deadly violence that we have experienced in Oakland in recent years has no place in Alameda County. The murder of this young officer is inexcusable. I spoke to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao this morning and offered my condolences. I also assured Mayor Thao that the Alameda County District Attorney's office is standing by to assist in any way we can and to support the Town in this critical time. I also called the President of the Oakland Police Officers’ Association, Barry Donelan, to offer condolences to the officer’s family and…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Statement Regarding the Charges Against Defendants Accused of Killing Security Guard Kevin Nishita   December 18, 2023  OAKLAND, CA — “My office has reached a decision regarding the charges against two of the three defendants accused of murdering Kevin Nishita, said Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. “We believe there is evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to charge both defendants, Shadihia Mitchell and Hershel Hale, each with one count of first-degree murder, which carries with it 25 years to life sentences, as well as arming enhancements.”  Mr. Nishita was a retired police officer who was working as a security guard protecting a television news crew when he was gunned down in Oakland on November 24, 2021. Both defendants are San Francisco residents whom it is alleged came to Oakland intending to commit a crime.  “These are very serious charges,…

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Welcomes New Interim Director of the Community Support Bureau, Esther Lemus   December 12, 2023  OAKLAND, CA — Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price welcomes Esther Lemus as the interim Director of the Community Support Bureau. Ms. Lemus will oversee the Bureau dedicated to connecting the District Attorney’s Office (DAO) with the residents of Alameda County.   Ms. Lemus is an accomplished lawyer, former prosecutor, and community builder who is guided by her passion for social justice and advancing basic human rights for the most vulnerable in our community. She worked at the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office for over a decade, and the United States Attorney's Offices in Northern and Southern California. In addition to her courtroom work, she developed Sonoma County’s “Safe Neighborhoods” D.A. Program, a public safety and community outreach initiative educating the community through prevention efforts…