Alameda deputy investigated for sending gorilla emoji during Black man’s arrest. He says it’s misconstrued

Deputy Georgio Herrera says he regularly shares the gorilla emoji to symbolize “beast mode” and celebrate accomplishments.
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Alameda County Sheriff's Office warns of scam targeting families of jail inmates

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers falsely claim a family member at Santa Rita Jail can be released early in exchange for payment. According ...
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An Oakland man died at Santa Rita Jail Saturday after being released from the hospital an hour earlier, marking the jail’s third in-custody death this year and the second within a week. A man from San ...
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Exclusive: Alameda County accused of secretly recording attorney-client jail meetings, raising constitutional concerns

DUBLIN — A Bay Area defense attorney reviewing evidence ahead of a murder trial made a startling discovery: Prosecutors had turned over a recording of her own confidential conversation with her client ...
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Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to cut ties with undocumented inmate data sharing program

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is ending its participation in a federal program that pays local jails and prisons for sharing personal information about undocumented incarcerated immigrants with ...
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Alameda Co.: Alameda County Sheriffs Office Warns Of Scam Targeting Families Of Jail Inmates

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers falsely claim a family member at Santa Rita Jail can be released early in exchange for payment. According ...