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PENSKE SETTLES NEARLY $8 MILLION ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT
August 27, 2026 – Oakland, CA – District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced today that Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (“Penske”) will pay $7,660,000 for several environmental law violations. The civil lawsuit and settlement relate to alleged violations of…
DISTRICT ATTORNEY URSULA JONES DICKSON ANNOUNCES FELONY CHARGES AGAINST TRIO FOR SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES IN EAST OAKLAND
August 20, 2026 Oakland, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced felony charges against Howard Tisdale (37), Keeyana Marie Johnson (34), and Shiphon M. Degrate (29) for a series of armed robberies on August 17th and 18th, 2026….
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING ARMED ROBBERY AND SHOOTING OF A GOOD SAMARITAN IN ALAMEDA
August 18, 2026 – Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced today that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed multiple felony charges against Khalid Nelson (18) after an armed robbery and shooting outside a TJ Maxx store in…
ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY URSULA JONES DICKSON ANNOUNCES FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING THREATS AGAINST LATITUDE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIAL
August 13, 2026 Oakland, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that Mercury Hayes (18), a former student at Latitude High School, was arrested following an investigation into threats against a school official and potentially…
DISTRICT ATTORNEY URSULA JONES DICKSON ANNOUNCES ARSON CONVICTION
August 4, 2026 Oakland, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that a jury found David William Denton (45) guilty of arson, a violation of Penal Code section 451(d). The evidence presented at trial established that on February 6,…