Alameda County Fire Department Gets New Human Trafficking Liaison Officer
The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) has launched the nation’s first Human Trafficking Liaison Officer Model, a new approach designed to strengthen how first responders identify and report suspected human trafficking. The model updates internal protocols and reporting procedures, giving firefighters and...
San Mateo Horror: Boyfriend Faces Jury In Pregnant Girlfriend’s Death
The long-building case against Andrew Coleman, 34, finally landed in front of a jury yesterday, as opening statements began in the killing of his girlfriend, 37-year-old Kirsten Castle, and her unborn child. Castle and the fetus were found dead in the couple’s San Mateo home in August 2024, shifting the case from a...
Castro Valley Cops Dig Back Into 1975 Killing Of Geraldine Thomas
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is once again shining a spotlight on the decades-old killing of Geraldine Thomas, renewing a public plea this week for anyone who might know what happened to the 22-year-old Castro Valley woman back in 1975. Thomas was found dead in February of that year, and the coroner's bureau...
Ebony Alert issued for missing girl last seen in Castro Valley
(KRON) — An Ebony Alert was activated by the California Highway Patrol for a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen Thursday in Castro Valley. Zuriyah Martin is described by authorities as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 110 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Martin was last seen Feb. 8 around 4:30 […]
$15,000 worth of equipment stolen from Hayward Little League team’s clubhouse
Treeview Little League in Hayward is out thousands of dollars after their clubhouse was broken into and vandalized.
Teen last seen in Mountain View has been missing since Saturday
(KRON) — A 15-year-old boy who was last seen in Mountain View been missing since the Saturday before the Super Bowl. The Mountain View Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the teen, a boy named Cesar. Cesar, according to police, was last seen on Saturday, Feb. 7 on Thompson Avenue in […]
2 men sentenced for 2022 killing of divinity student on Telegraph Avenue
On Feb. 5, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Rozlynn Silvaggio sentenced two men for the fatal shooting of 29-year-old divinity student Isamaeli Mata’afa on Telegraph Avenue in 2022. According to police accounts, Mata’afa was with a group of family members in the early hours of Oct. 8, 2022 when...
Yuba City Police arrest two more suspects involved in major jewelry store robbery
Authorities say that Michael Sanders and Kylen Byrd were arrested in Alameda County after the Yuba City Police Department collaborated with the Oakland Police Department to locate the final two suspects involved in the robbery of a jewelry store in Yuba City.
San Jose teen was slain during baby shower: court documents
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — San Jose’s first homicide of 2026 happened during a pregnant woman’s baby shower celebration at a pizza restaurant, according to newly filed court documents obtained by KRON4. The victim was identified as 17-year-old Kevin Morga-Cruz of San Jose. Prosecutors charged one of the baby shower’s...
Pat Tillman’s brother pleads guilty to San Jose post office arson
Richard Tillman pleaded guilty in federal court to the arson charges for a devastating San Jose post office fire last year, federal officials said.
