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Two men plead no contest in officer shooting case

Two associates of a Union City gang member who's been sentenced to life in state prison for shooting and nearly killing a Fremont police officer in Oakland in 2010 pleaded no contest this week to being accessories in the case.

Andrew Barrientos, a 21-year-old Union City man, was sentenced last month for shooting Fremont police Officer Todd Young in East Oakland on Aug. 27, 2010.

Barrientos, a member of the Decoto Nortenos gang, was convicted of the attempted murder of a police officer and nine other felony counts plus enhancement clauses that he was acting to benefit a gang and was involved in street terrorism.

The shooting occurred when Young and Officer Eric Tang, who are members of the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force, attempted to arrest Barrientos on an outstanding warrant.

Young spent more than seven weeks at Highland Hospital in Oakland and still hasn't returned to work but said last month that he hopes to come back to his job later this year.

Francisco Sierra, a 32-year-old Union City man who met up with Barrientos shortly after the shooting and drove him from Hayward to Union City, pleaded no contest on Monday to being an accessory and will be sentenced on March 9, prosecutor John Brouhard said.

Sierra will be placed on probation and given credit for the time he's already spent in the county jail, Brouhard said.

Gustavo Silva, a 25-year-old Union City man who drove with Barrientos to Southern California near the Mexican border, where they were arrested, pleaded no contest on Tuesday to being an accessory and will be sentenced on March 30.

Silva will be given a three-year state prison term but he will be released on March 30 because he will have accumulated enough time in jail, plus credits, to complete his sentence, Brouhard said.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:45:49 -0800}

Man killed after car hits power pole

 A 19-year-old man died in a solo car crash in San Jose Friday afternoon, police said.

The man was driving a silver 2005 Toyota east on Yerba Buena Avenue, near San Felipe Road, when he lost control and struck a power pole, police said.

Officers responded to the scene at 3:36 p.m. and the man was pronounced dead at around 3:50 p.m., police said.

The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Police are investigating excessive speed as a possible factor in the crash. It was not known if alcohol or drugs were a factor, although police said they do not suspect intoxication.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the department's traffic investigations unit at (408) 277-4654 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:39:32 -0800}

Police release sketch of November hate crime suspect

San Jose police today released a sketch of one of two suspects who attacked an East Indian man and called him a 'terrorist' in November.

The attack happened on Nov. 21 in a parking lot in the 3200 block of South White Road.

Police said several males approached the victim, a 32-year-old East Indian man, as he was leaving the parking lot in his car, and one of them yelled out "terrorist."

The other suspect then opened the victim's car door and the first suspect struck the victim in the head with a liquor bottle, said police.

The victim managed to get away and call police. He drove himself to a hospital where he was treated for a jaw injury, according to police.

The suspects remain at-large.

The main suspect, whose sketch police released, was described as a Hispanic man with medium complexion, standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds.

Little information is available about the second suspect, other than that he is in his 20s.

Detectives are investigating the case as a hate crime.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police Detective Michael Villanueva at (408) 277-4161. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at (408) 947-STOP (7867) or visit http://svcrimestoppers.org/.

_{Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:50:06 -0800}

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