SANTA ROSA – When an armed robber fled an Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa back in November of 2016, he tossed off the cap and scarf he used to hide his identity. Those two pieces of evidence, collected by Sonoma County Sheriff’s detectives, were sent to a California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensics Lab […]
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DOJ Criminalists Assist Tehama County Sheriff’s Office with Robbery-Homicide Investigation
TEHAMA COUNTY – On January 30, 2017, criminalists with the California Department of Justice were called upon to help Tehama County Sheriff’s investigators with a double homicide involving a possible robbery and two crime scenes. According to a Tehama County Sheriff’s press release, it appears two to three men, armed with at least one weapon, […]
“Dino the Casino” Indicted for Illegal Gambling Business, Money Laundering, and Cocaine Distribution
SACRAMENTO — Following an investigation by the California Department of Justice – Bureau of Gambling Control and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment November 17, 2016 against Nive Hagay, 31, of Los Angeles, charging him with operating an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and cocaine distribution. According to […]
DOJ Criminalist Melanie Velasco Speaks at UCR’s “Evenings with the Experts”
RIVERSIDE – Those interested in the role that crime labs, and those who work in them, play in solving crimes, finding suspects, and identifying victims got a chance to hear from California Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminalist Melanie Velasco on Thursday, July 20, 2016. Velasco, a member of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) […]
California DOJ Special Operations Unit Assists in Tulare County Drug Trafficking and Firearms Case
FRESNO— On Friday, November 13, 2015, a federal grand jury returned indictments against six Tulare County residents, charging them with drug and firearms offenses. A 20-count indictment charges: Rudolfo Delgadillo, 35, of Woodlake; Alejandro Zavala, 22, of Cutler; and Fabian Magana, 24, of Orosi, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine […]
