@nategartrell.bsky.social
Reporter for the East Bay Times covering state and federal courts in Northern California. Bearer of bad news with no hobbies or outside interests.
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Prosecutors have cited “confidential reliable sources” in at least eight criminal cases since June.
Portland police deploy ‘informants’ within ICE protest crowds to aid in arrests, documents reveal
Prosecutors have cited “confidential reliable sources” in at least eight criminal cases since June.
www.oregonlive.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Prosecutors have cited “confidential reliable sources” in at least eight criminal cases since June.
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Family of four in murder-suicide investigation faced mounting financial struggles
Public records and accounts from business associates have unveiled a string of failed businesses and a growing tally of unpaid debts.
sfstandard.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The suspect allegedly bragged about being paid in crack cocaine for the homicide: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Oakland ‘Boss Lady’ paid hitwoman in crack for killing man, police say
Johnna Hall was once shot by an Oakland officer after allegedly running over her foot, and now she’s accused of being an assassin paid in crack cocaine to kill a man outside a grocery shop.
www.eastbaytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The suspect allegedly bragged about being paid in crack cocaine for the homicide: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
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The Supreme Court has declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal.
The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Supreme Court declines to take up Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.
www.politico.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Supreme Court has declined to take up Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal.
The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The move leaves a potential pardon from Trump as the only obvious path for Maxwell to avoid serving a 20-year prison sentence.
He built the Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland with his dad, then served as deacon right up until the day police told him his DNA had been found at two murder scenes: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/27/h...
He was a West Oakland church deacon who allegedly had a secret life. Now the murders have come to light, police say
James Ray Gary, 79, of Fairfield, built the Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church and remained its deacon up until the day homicide investigators paid him a visit.
www.eastbaytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
He built the Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland with his dad, then served as deacon right up until the day police told him his DNA had been found at two murder scenes: www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/09/27/h...
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Breaking News: Flawed policies and old equipment slowed down evacuations as the Palisades and Eaton fires spread in January, a report found.
L.A. Wildfire Evacuations Were Slowed by Poor Visibility and System Weaknesses
An independent report on the January disaster found that emergency alerts were hampered by flawed policies, aging equipment and high winds.
nyti.ms
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Breaking News: Flawed policies and old equipment slowed down evacuations as the Palisades and Eaton fires spread in January, a report found.
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The agreement includes $1 billion in penalties and $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million customers, averaging about $51 each.
Amazon Prime settlement: $2.5 billion payout could mean $51 per customer
The agreement includes $1 billion in penalties and $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million customers, averaging about $51 each.
bit.ly
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The agreement includes $1 billion in penalties and $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million customers, averaging about $51 each.
The career switch cost him 13+ years in prison: www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/23/h...
His Panda Express job wasn’t cutting it, so he arranged to sell 30 lbs of meth in San Jose
The case sent 31-year-old Jesus Salamanca-Benitez from the Panda Express assembly line to federal prison, where he is set to spend the next decade.
www.mercurynews.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The career switch cost him 13+ years in prison: www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/23/h...
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Supervisor Joel Engardio was found in violation of San Francisco’s open government rules. This comes less than two weeks before Engardio’s district decides whether or not to recall him from office.
S.F. Supervisor Engardio found in violation of open government rules ahead of recall election
The decision by San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force comes less than two weeks before Supervisor Joel Engardio’s district decides whether or not to recall him from office.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Supervisor Joel Engardio was found in violation of San Francisco’s open government rules. This comes less than two weeks before Engardio’s district decides whether or not to recall him from office.
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Investigators have no suspects.
12,000 rounds of ammo stolen from FBI training camp in SW Washington, deputies say
Investigators have no suspects.
www.oregonlive.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Investigators have no suspects.
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Airline pilot arrested at SFO amid investigation into child sex crimes https://trib.al/jpmDhcS
Airline pilot arrested at SFO amid investigation into child sex crimes
Rustom Bhagwagar remained held on $5 million bail early Monday afternoon on suspicion of several sex crimes, the sheriff’s office said.
trib.al
July 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Airline pilot arrested at SFO amid investigation into child sex crimes https://trib.al/jpmDhcS
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Dog facing euthanization stolen from Oakland Animal Services shelter https://trib.al/IyQ54SZ
Dog facing euthanization stolen from Oakland Animal Services shelter
Both the dog and thief were being sought Monday by police.
trib.al
July 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Dog facing euthanization stolen from Oakland Animal Services shelter https://trib.al/IyQ54SZ
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NEW: A criminal defendant filed the first of what coudl be many challenges to the authority of Acting U.S. attorney Alina Habba.
The matter has been sent to a district judge in PA because all the NJ judges are conflicted out.
w/ @ryrivard @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
The matter has been sent to a district judge in PA because all the NJ judges are conflicted out.
w/ @ryrivard @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW: A criminal defendant filed the first of what coudl be many challenges to the authority of Acting U.S. attorney Alina Habba.
The matter has been sent to a district judge in PA because all the NJ judges are conflicted out.
w/ @ryrivard @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
The matter has been sent to a district judge in PA because all the NJ judges are conflicted out.
w/ @ryrivard @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Driver arrested on DUI charge after fatal motorcycle crash in Brentwood https://trib.al/iJd95a2
Driver arrested on DUI charge after fatal motorcycle crash in Brentwood
A motorcyclist died after being struck from behind while stopped at an intersection.
trib.al
July 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Driver arrested on DUI charge after fatal motorcycle crash in Brentwood https://trib.al/iJd95a2
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After years of patch jobs and careful monitoring, Caltrans landed on a solution for highway battered by landslides — at a cost of $2.1 billion. While political leaders aren’t sure where they’ll find the funds, they also see no other option.
This California city relies on a highway that’s sliding into the ocean. Fixing it will cost $2 billion
One of California’s most expensive infrastructure projects is inching forward in a tiny city on the north coast, where landslides have long battered the main highway.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
After years of patch jobs and careful monitoring, Caltrans landed on a solution for highway battered by landslides — at a cost of $2.1 billion. While political leaders aren’t sure where they’ll find the funds, they also see no other option.
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A Delta co-pilot was arrested by federal agents moments after landing at SFO on Saturday, stunning passengers aboard Flight 2809 from Minneapolis.
Delta co-pilot arrested at SFO after federal agents ‘stormed the cockpit’
A Delta co-pilot was arrested by federal agents moments after landing at SFO on Saturday, stunning passengers aboard Flight 2809 from Minneapolis.
bit.ly
July 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A Delta co-pilot was arrested by federal agents moments after landing at SFO on Saturday, stunning passengers aboard Flight 2809 from Minneapolis.
Who wants to spray perfume onto shit for $70,000 per year?
July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Who wants to spray perfume onto shit for $70,000 per year?
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President Trump was informed by Pam Bondi in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files, three people with knowledge of the exchange said. It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president’s name was raised. https://trib.al/zLNCcDd
July 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
President Trump was informed by Pam Bondi in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files, three people with knowledge of the exchange said. It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president’s name was raised. https://trib.al/zLNCcDd
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Richmond council and police chief align, diverge on civil grand jury report https://trib.al/Rkof9I1
Richmond council and police chief align, diverge on civil grand jury report
Richmond councilmembers and Police Chief Bisa French responded to a civil grand jury report on police staffing and reforms, disagreeing on key issues and agreeing on many others.
trib.al
July 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Richmond council and police chief align, diverge on civil grand jury report https://trib.al/Rkof9I1
#NEW: After 16 years, a Denver woman has been arrested and charged with murdering her newborn daughter and dumping the body near her Union City apartment: www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/n...
‘No remorse’: Union City police arrest woman suspected of drowning her newborn
Police approached the case with a simple premise: find the mother and you’ve found the murderer.
www.mercurynews.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#NEW: After 16 years, a Denver woman has been arrested and charged with murdering her newborn daughter and dumping the body near her Union City apartment: www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/02/n...
Gerard Flaherty alleged begged the teen student at his school to get an abortion, stating he would "go to jail" and "ruin" his life if she had the baby. But it was too late -- police were listening in on the call:
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/01/p...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/01/p...
Please get an abortion, East Bay school official allegedly told his teen rape victim. But the cops heard everything
Recently released by a judge, Gerard Flaherty was allegedly known to meet with students in his office door closed, where he kept alcohol and could view security camera feeds to see if anyone was co…
www.mercurynews.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gerard Flaherty alleged begged the teen student at his school to get an abortion, stating he would "go to jail" and "ruin" his life if she had the baby. But it was too late -- police were listening in on the call:
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/01/p...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/01/p...
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Civil grand jury accuses San Mateo County sheriff of corruption, misconduct https://trib.al/Yd6xnYe
Civil grand jury accuses San Mateo County sheriff of corruption, misconduct
Sheriff Christina Corpus likely the first in California to be targeted by two separate removal processes
trib.al
June 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Civil grand jury accuses San Mateo County sheriff of corruption, misconduct https://trib.al/Yd6xnYe
Victims recounted traumatic sexual abuse by Simon Meyer, while friends former colleagues at fire departments spoke up for the man one supporter said was always "there for kids." One girl said he molested her on 13th birthday and she kept his secret for years: www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/30/h...
‘Humiliated, terrified, and deeply unsafe’: Ex-East Bay firefighter sentenced to 5 years for child molestation
Simon Meyer also enjoyed support from friends and former colleagues, who described him as always “there for kids” and a great guy.
www.mercurynews.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Victims recounted traumatic sexual abuse by Simon Meyer, while friends former colleagues at fire departments spoke up for the man one supporter said was always "there for kids." One girl said he molested her on 13th birthday and she kept his secret for years: www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/30/h...
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The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin, according to a new study.
A Lake Mead’s worth of water has vanished from the ground. Could Las Vegas suffer?
Las Vegas could suffer down the line because of groundwater pumping in Arizona.
lvrj.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin, according to a new study.