School Lockdown, Child Care Worker Who Taped Toddler Files Appeal, Pleasanton Woman Victim of Fatal Collision

Child Care Worker Who Taped Toddler Files Appeal

Angela Calcagno of Livermore has filed an appeal with the Department of Social Services after she was banned from working in care facilities as a result of an investigation into allegations she taped a toddler's hands and feet for refusing to nap at the Centerpointe Christian Preschool in Pleasanton. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case, to determine if criminal charges against Calcagno will be filed. 

Centerpointe released a statement on Wednesday about another incident where a substitute teacher pinched and squeezed the arm of a child at the preschool in February. The father of the child who was pinched and squeezed believes the school mishandled the incident. Read the full story here: Father of Pinched Child Says Preschool Mishandled Case.

Pleasanton Woman Identified as Victim of Fatal I-580 Collision 

after a collision on I-580 in Livermore on April 2.  Pelillo was the passenger and the driver, Pelillo's 22-year-old son, was critically injured. The car flew off a railroad over crossing and crashed into a hillside. Friends and family are mourning the loss of Pelillo. Read their thoughts here:

Amador Valley Grad Plays First Game With San Jose Sharks

Matt Tennyson had an assist and the Sharks won in the NHL debut for the 2008 Amador Valley graduate. Click here to watch video of Tennyson and give him a shout out from Pleasanton in the comments section of the article.

Boy Running With Airsoft Gun Alarms Residents, Prompts School Lockdown 

Pleasanton residents near the Fairland Drive and Pimlico Drive area were alarmed Wednesday morning when they thought they saw a young man running around the neighborhood holding a rifle and wearing body armor. Police ordered a shelter in place of a nearby preschool. Officers located the suspect, but he turned out to be a 16-year-old boy with an airsoft gun, which looks very similar to a rifle.

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