Man woman suspected of fraud after ramming police cars

(BCN) -- A man and a woman suspected of fraud were taken into custody after ramming their truck into two patrol cars Friday, Palo Alto police said.

Events unfolded about 5 p.m. when a man attempted to withdraw money from an account that didn't belong to him at First Tech Federal Credit Union at 3000 El Camino Real, police said Saturday.

When the man got into a pickup truck in the credit union's parking lot, a police officer positioned his patrol car behind it, police said. The pickup abruptly reversed into the patrol car, then drove forward across a curb and sped off.

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Police pursued the truck to a dead end in the 400 block of Leland Avenue and again positioned a car behind it. The truck abruptly reversed, slamming into the patrol car with enough force to deploy the car's airbags and ignite an engine fire, but was unable to drive away, police said.

One officer in the patrol car suffered a broken hand bone while another had abrasions to the face, police said. Both were treated at a local hospital and released.

Emmanuel Glinton, 39, and Kelsey Kathleen Lucius, 27, were arrested. A loaded handgun, narcotics, and fraudulent identification cards were found in their truck, police said.

Glinton was arrested on suspicion of of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for reversing the truck into the police cars, among other offenses.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Palo Alto police at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent by text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.

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Man 60 killed while gardening in front of Oakland home

OAKLAND, Calif (KRON) – A neighborhood in Oakland is reeling after a man was shot in his own yard on Monday. Police are still looking for the shooter or shooters involved. 

In front of the home lies a growing memorial for a 60-year-old man who was killed. David Schneider was doing yard work in the front yard of his home on Camden Street when he was shot to death Monday night just before 6 p.m. 

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Oakland police say when officers arrived, they tried to perform life-saving measures, but he died. The shooter was nowhere to be found.

"Absolutely devastated, the fact that someone could just be gardening and be murdered at their own home,” said Oakland City Councilmember Kevin Jenkins. 

This happened in Maxwell Park, which is in Jenkins’ district. He says the neighborhood normally feels safe.

“It's a wonderful neighborhood, a walkable neighborhood. Neighbors are close and they’re friendly,” he said. 

Jenkins went to a vigil held Tuesday night, which showed just how neighborly the area can be.

"The vigil was a wonderful representation of what this community is all about,” he said. “There was about 150 people that came. Many of them did not know the victim whatsoever, but they wanted to show support.”

The councilmember says people are shocked by this brazen killing, and it sends a terrifying message.

“The message to Oaklanders, ‘Oh you have to be careful gardening, or washing your car, checking the mail.’ It's absolutely insane, and neighbors aren't having it anymore. We are not going to be prisoners in our own communities. We have to fight back against those who are doing harm in our community,” Jenkins said. 

Police are investigating the motive and working to identify the people involved. Right now, Jenkins is working to make sure people feel safe and voice solutions for neighborhood safety. He’s holding a public meeting on Zoom for the Maxwell Park residents.

"So we can discuss what a sense of safety looks like,” Jenkins said. “A lot of times when we talk safety, we talk stats, homicides, but safety for these residents… ‘Can I walk outside my house at nine at night and not get robbed?’ We have to work to ensure that Oakland is not a victim to gun violence or to those who want to come into our community and cause harm."

The meeting will be held next Thursday in association with the Maxwell Park neighborhood council.

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Man, 74, arrested in connection with Novato hit-and-run

NOVATO, Calif. (KRON) -- A 74-year-old man was arrested for his role in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday, the Novato Police Department announced. The crash left a 19-year-old woman with serious injuries.

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Police were called to Main Gate Road at 3:03 p.m. Sunday for the report of an injured woman lying on the sidewalk. She was found east of the parking lot entrance to the Hamilton SMART Train Station.

Police concluded that the woman had been walking when she was struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene. She was hospitalized with moderate injuries.

NPD released an image of the suspect vehicle, which was a silver four-door sedan. Monday morning at about 10:00 a.m., an officer found a vehicle that matched the description.

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After conducting interviews, police identified 74-year-old Robert Armond Lombardi as the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash.

Lombardi was arrested for felony hit-and-run. NPD also found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, which drew a charge of possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.

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