Posted on 10/27/2005 9:51:56 PM PDT by SmithL
In another twist in the high-profile killing of Pamela Vitale, Walnut Creek police arrested the brother of sensational TV talk show host and reporter Geraldo Rivera early Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Craig Rivera, 51, the younger brother of the controversial television personality, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at 1:26 a.m. in the 2000 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard just before the entrance to the Highway 24 on-ramp, police said.
Craig Rivera, a veteran correspondent for "Inside Edition," arrived in town Monday evening to help produce his brother's newest show, "Geraldo At Large"
A producer who contacted the Times this week said the new show was slated to debut Halloween and feature a story on Scott Dyleski, the 16-year-old charged in the high-profile killing of Lafayette resident Vitale. The episode, the producer said, was going to focus on Dyleski's alleged fascination with the satanic bible. The show is not to be confused with Geraldo's other show, "At Large with Geraldo," which airs weekends on the Fox News channel.
Craig Rivera confirmed with the Times on Tuesday that Mark Fuhrman, the Los Angeles police investigator who was accused by the O.J. Simpson defense team of planting evidence at Simpson's home, has been working with the new show and was also in town to help produce the feature on Vitale's killing.
A police source said Fuhrman was turned away Tuesday when he tried to gain access to the Hunsaker Canyon estate where Vitale lived.
Police would not confirm whether Fuhrman was in the car at the time of Craig Rivera's arrest, the latest strange footnote in the Vitale case.
The Associated Press reported last week that Fuhrman is being sought for his testimony in a kidnapping-murder case in Idaho, which stems from his reporting of the case on the Geraldo show.
For the segment, which aired in July, Fuhrman visited the crime scenes, including a Montana campsite where a convicted sex offender allegedly held his 8-year-old victim after allegedly killing the girl's mother and brother.
Craig Rivera did not return calls for comment on this story late Wednesday.
OMG that too funny LOL!
I was really hoping Geraldo was completely gone from FOX cable. He is the car alarm you keep waiting for someone to shut off.
Craig Rivers?
The devil made him do it.
Walnut Creek PD is not one to be messed with. They give out more traffic tickets annually than the entire city of San Francisco (60K vs. 750K pop.). They are a bit overzelous at times, but very professional for a suburban PD.
I would take Geraldo over mascara man (Shep) any day.
So a drunk driving arrest of Geraldo's kid brother turns into a promo piece for his new show. Surprise!
And couldn't the author have dropped 10 or 12 more names to keep it interesting?
isnt Craig Rivera the bodyguard....or is that another brother?
the writer... Cassandra ... I am thinking kind of slutty kind of hot, kind of you wish she would shut the hell up.
This is BAD, REALLY BAD!!! This gives Whoraldo one more thing to keep his mug on the air in a constant do-loop of over the top pro-nouns, adjectives and adverbs. In fact, I see the perfect storm tri-fecta of tv lawyers hooked on pace paint forming again...Whoraldo, Greta, and Nancy.
Is this chick an intern? She had this up yesterday.
Posted on Wed, Oct. 26, 2005
Geraldo Rivera's brother arrested on DUI charge
By Cassandra Braun
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
In the latest of surreal high-profile crime connections, Walnut Creek police arrested the brother of sensational TV talk show host and reporter Geraldo Rivera early Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Craig Rivera, 51, the younger brother of the controversial television personality, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at 1:26 a.m. in the 2000 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard just before the entrance to the Highway 24 on-ramp, police said.
Craig Rivera a veteran correspondent for "Inside Edition," arrived in town Monday evening to help produce his brother's newest show, "Geraldo At Large"
A producer who contacted the Times this week said the new show was slated to debut Halloween and feature a story on Scott Dyleski, the 16-year-old charged in the high profile murder of Lafayette resident Pamela Vitale. The episode, the producer said, was going to focus on Dyleski's alleged fascination with the satanic bible. The show is not to be confused with Geraldo's other show, "At Large with Geraldo," which airs weekends on the Fox News channel.
Craig Rivera confirmed with the Times on Tuesday that Mark Fuhrman, the famed Los Angeles police investigator who was accused by the O.J. Simpson defense team of planting evidence at Simpson's home, has been working with the new show, and was also in town to help produce the feature on Vitale's murder.
A police source said Furhman was turned away Tuesday when he tried to gain access to the Hunsaker Canyon estate where Vitale lived.
Police would not confirm if Fuhrman was in the car at the time of Craig Rivera's arrest, which marks the latest bizarre footnote in the Vitale case.
Associated Press reported last week that Furhman is sought for his testimony in a kidnapping/murder case in Idaho, which stems from his reporting of the case on the Geraldo show.
For the segment, which aired in July, Furhman visited the crime scenes, including a Montana campsite where a convicted sex offender allegedly held his eight-year-old victim after allegedly killing the young girl's mother and brother.
Craig Rivera did not return calls for comment on this story late Wednesday.
sigh
Craig Rivera goes with his brother Whorealdo, everywhere. The two of them are very tight. Also, Craig Rivera is extremely good looking. What a hunk.
Sorry, not me. I don't feelings one way or the other about Shep. But Geraldo's voice causes my stomach muscles to spasm. Remember Mary Hart?
LOL. I just drove that route 20 minutes ago, but I had only one glass of wine in me.
I would like people to not to have to go through the kinds of things that I had to go through. I would like our society to be much more open and educated and safe as far as drug use is considered. I prefer people weren't facing imprisonment for responsibly going out and altering their consciousness. I want people who want to stop doing drugs to have better access to programs ... It's really important that we discuss drug use rationally.
— Cassandra Braun
Cassandra Braun is a Contra Costa Times feature writer.
Agree completely re: WCPD
roflol!
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