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Crime & Public Safety

Former San Quentin guard sentenced to life for child sex assault

by Griffin Jones, Bay City News August 8, 2026August 8, 2026

A former guard at San Quentin State Prison has been sentenced to life behind bars after multiple convictions of child sexual assault, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Richard Phillip Bardouski, 66, was ordered to serve 165 years to life on Friday by Napa County Superior Court Judge Elia Ortiz. Following an eight-day […]

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Crime & Public Safety

Breakup murder: Pinole man sentenced to 50 years to life for killing ex-partner

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

The Monterey County Superior Court and the Monterey County District Attorney's Office are located at 1200 Aguajito Road in Monterey. (Google Maps via Bay City News)

Crime & Public Safety

Convicted of 16 child molestation counts, Monterey man faces up to 225 years to life in prison

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

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Crime & Public Safety

July 4 murder leads to life sentence for Santa Rosa man who killed wife

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

The Monterey County Superior Court and the Monterey County District Attorney's Office are located at 1200 Aguajito Road in Monterey. (Google Maps via Bay City News)

Crime & Public Safety

2009 Salinas rape cold case ends with 25-to-life sentence for Greenfield man

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 19, 2026July 18, 2026

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Crime & Public Safety

Cold case closed: Cigarette DNA leads to life sentence in 1982 Cloverdale rape and murder

by Pete Young, Bay City News July 11, 2026July 11, 2026

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Crime & Public Safety

Canadian man sentenced to 2 life terms for attempted murders in Monterey County

by Pete Young, Bay City News June 26, 2026June 27, 2026

Judge denies motion for missing informant tape in Antioch 2004 homicide case

by Aly Brown, Bay City News April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

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Former AlCo sheriff’s deputy sentenced for execution-style killings of Dublin couple

‘Motivated by jealousy’: El Cerrito man gets life for murdering co-worker on his birthday

by Katy St. Clair, Bay City News September 27, 2024October 3, 2024

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