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Office of Traffic Safety Awards $537,121 Grant to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases. The grant program runs through September 2025.
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TSA Pre Check Scam - Do Not Renew or Sign Up From Link in an Email
The FTC has issued a warning of a new scam in which scammers email you to have you sign up or renew a TSA PreCheck by clicking on a link and paying online. Although the link takes you to a page that looks official this is a scam. To obtain an initial TSA PreCheck, you are required to go in person and pay in person at a TSA Enrollment Center. TSA will not send email to renew your membership.
Subscription Service Expired Due To Non Payment of Fees
The Attorney General’s office has posted a consumer alert that customers have received scam text messages that appear to be from FasTrack indicating a toll for crossing a bridge has not been paid and that charges will increase if not paid and provide a link. Clicking on the link will allow scammers to phish your account. The Attorney General ‘s release indicates that FasTrack does not send text messages for payments that are owed.
Scam Text Messages from FasTrack
The Attorney General’s office has posted a consumer alert that customers have received scam text messages that appear to be from FasTrack indicating a toll for crossing a bridge has not been paid and that charges will increase if not paid and provide a link. Clicking on the link will allow scammers to phish your account. The Attorney General ‘s release indicates that FasTrack does not send text messages for payments that are owed.
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Office of Traffic Safety Awards $537,121 Grant to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office for Specialized DUI Prosecution Team
Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support a specialized prosecution team that handles alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases. The grant program runs through September 2025.
Parole Denied in The 2012 Vehicular Murder Of Jesse Garcia
Heather Anne Howell, 41 years old of Santa Rosa, was denied parole yesterday following a hearing in front of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Board of Parole Hearings.
Safeway, Albertsons, and Vons Pay Nearly $4 Million to Resolve Allegations of Price Overcharges and False Weight Advertising
Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced today that Safeway, Albertsons, and Vons entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay $3,962,500 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the grocers engaged in false advertising and unfair competition. Safeway Inc., Albertsons Companies, and The Vons Companies operate 589 stores in California under the brand name banners of Safeway, Albertsons, Vons and others.