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The Blotter | Driver in stolen vehicle rams police car; custom van stolen

"Crombiemobile" was stolen from owner's driveway late Saturday night.

Also: pants-less trespasser at Witter detained and arrested; DUI suspect resists arrest.

If the recall organizers gather enough signatures by the March deadline, a special election would be held in June next year.

Also U-Haul reports stolen van, later found on Highland Avenue.

Thao fired LeRonne Armstrong in February but an independent report last month cleared him of misconduct.

Roughly 300 new cameras could be deployed through Oakland if approved by the City Council.

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Also: The search is on for a suspect thought to be involved in multiple burglaries.

Swindlers pretending to be tech support staff, or bank or federal employees, are targeting seniors.

Chief Jeremy Bowers fielded a range of questions and comments related to the recent crime wave.