Disgraced Contra Costa politician to serve home detainment in his Hawaii condo
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Joseph E. Canciamilla, the former county clerk-recorder-registrar for Contra Costa County, who pleaded guilty to nine counts of perjury and grand theft, will serve his court appointed home detention in his condo in Hawaii.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
Joseph Canciamilla, a Contra Costa political stalwart who pleaded guilty this month to nine counts of perjury and grand theft, will serve his one-year sentence under electronic home detention at his luxury beachfront condo in Kauai, rather than in county jail, according to public records.
Canciamilla was the Contra Costa clerk-recorder until he resigned in 2019 during an investigation into his misuse of campaign funds. He previously was a county supervisor, state assemblyman from Pittsburg, and a Pittsburg councilman during a political career spanning more than 40 years. He was charged last year with 34 felonies for misusing more than
All photos courtesy of the San Pablo Police Department
A man suspected of vandalizing multiple vehicles with a bat earlier today including smashing a car window while a passenger was inside in San Pablo, causing minor abrasions to the passenger’s face was finally arrested on San Pablo Avenue as he was engaging in an argument with a motorcyclist, police said.
San Pablo police dubbed the suspect, who wasn’t immediately identified, as “Bat” man.
San Pablo officers were initially dispatched to the vandalism of the car involving the passenger who suffered minor injuries. The suspect was described as a white male driving a black Acura TL with paper license plates, police said.
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