Week in Review: Pair of Armed Robberies, Mayor Talks Future, County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer Resigns

Authorities are searching for two male suspects after a woman reported that she was robbed of her wallet and cell phone at gunpoint and then escorted into her friend’s home with her friend before the suspects fled. The suspects were described to both be black male adults. The suspect who first approached the woman in her car is said to have been 6-foot of thin build between the ages of 20 and 30. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and black jeans. for more information.

Mayor Al Nagy delivered his first State of City Address Thursday and presented city officials’ plans to expand the city’s economic development. Among those plans are a push to expand the city’s business outreach efforts, enhance its city promotional efforts, work on a city-wide hotel marketing plan and better use the city’s website and social media to increase communication between the city and its residents. for more and visit Newark Patch tomorrow for a full video of the 2012 State of City Address.

After months of being in the spotlight for scandals stemming from a report of an assault in Newark, Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer announced her plans to resign on Friday. Lockyer, who is married to state Treasurer Bill Lockyer, has been in the media for scandals about , an alleged assault and . Lockyer said she is stepping down so that she can focus on her recovery and take care of her 8-year-old son. Read our .

A man charged with attempted murder and assault with a firearm on an off-duty federal officer who was critically injured outside of his Newark home in February appeared in court Friday to have his pre-trial continued to May. Dennis Bagwell, 61, was also denied of seeing a doctor for vision problems. The former optician who has lived in Fremont and the Oakland-Piedmont border is scheduled to return to court on May 31. For more details, .

A cash checking center in Newark was robbed Tuesday after an employee of the was approached by a suspect around 9:20 a.m. and held at gunpoint. The suspect is described as with medium complexion and was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Police said he is possibly Asian. Read the full report here.