News for Joseph Tully

The operator of a drone that nearly collided with a California Highway Patrol helicopter in the skies over Martinez earlier this month said Wednesday the drone was on autopilot at the time because a safety feature had kicked in when he lost its signal.
Aviation student Owen Ouyang said in an interview that he wants to publicly apologize to the CHP pilot for the incident.
“Even though it was not in my control, I am the owner of the drone, I would like to ask for forgiveness...

Police followed a Martinez hip-hop musician into a Valero gas station, surrounded his car with guns drawn, ordered him out, and Tased him in the back without provocation while he held his arms in the air.
So attests Eric Gilson, 36, who has filed a claim -- a precursor to a lawsuit -- against the city and its police department over a October 11 contretemps on Center Boulevard.
Gilson, whose professional name is Rico Rossi, said police used excessive force then charged him with...