Nate Gartrell is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group, primarily covering state and federal courts in California. With a focus on crime and public safety, Nate's work delves into the intricacies of legal cases and provides in-depth coverage of local crime stories in the San Jose area.
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Nate Gartrell primarily covers local crime stories in the United States, specifically California and San Jose. His focus is on breaking news and evolving crime-related stories. Given this, he would likely be interested in receiving pitches related to ongoing criminal cases or significant developments within the local justice system.
For example, if you have insights into a high-profile criminal case, information about new developments in police procedures or policies related to his coverage area, these could make for relevant pitches.
Additionally, those who can provide meaningful context around plea deals or insight into law enforcement challenges may also find success when reaching out to Nate.
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The trial lasted nearly three months, and provided a top-to-bottom overview of the inner workings of a gang that prosecutors control the majority of white inmates across the state prison system.
Keith Asberry spent six years behind bars, during which time his case become known as Exhibit A for problems involve a backlog of untested rape kits in Alameda County.
By: Nate Gartrell
DUBLIN — A local resident has been arrested and charged with raping and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl that police say he met through his job at a Walmart, court records show.
By: Nate Gartrell
MARTINEZ — Two years after prosecutors charged an Antioch man with murdering his wife and son inside their apartment, a third victim has been added
By: Nate Gartrell, Jakob Rodgers
OAKLAND — Six months after the Alameda County District Attorney announced her office was working through “jurisdictional issues” to bring a second murder case against an Oakland man, that hurdle has apparently been cleared.
At attorney for the city of Brentwood argued the officer was trying to arrest Talmika Bates for alleged retail theft as she did in a bush, but the judge noted Officer Ryan Rezentes waited 40 second…
By: Nate Gartrell
Trial date not yet set SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled that it should be up to a jury to determine the legality of a Brentwood officer’s
Jacob Lamar Crooks faced a charge of murder with a special circumstances allegation of shooting out of a vehicle, making him eligible for life without parole.
By: Nate Gartrell
Suspect cannot be bailed out CONCORD — More than three years after he was convicted of pimping a teen girl, an El Sobrante man is back in jail
By: Nate Gartrell
Preliminary hearing set for May 15 OAKLAND — Two adults and two teens have been charged in connection with a Feb. 19 shootout where dozens of shots were fired and five people were injured, prosecutors announced Friday.
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