South San Francisco Man Arrested in San Bruno for Alleged Los Angeles Kidnapping, Loaded...
San Bruno police officers apprehended a 36-year-old South San Francisco man linked to a Los Angeles kidnapping case and seized a concealed, loaded firearm during a traffic stop, according to an official social media post by the San Bruno Police Department. The arrest occurred on Wednesday, when officers identified...
Charges Dropped for 6 Deputies in Santa Rita Jail Death Case
OAKLAND, Calif. — Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones-Dickson announced Thursday that her office has dropped criminal charges against six county deputies and two medical clinicians in connection with the 2021 death of Maurice Monk at Santa Rita Jail, narrowing the prosecutions to three deputies who will...
Oakland Chinatown Demands Action After String of Violent Robberies, Community Rallies for Increased Security...
Chinatown residents and business owners are calling for a stronger response from city leaders following a series of smash-and-grab robberies that have left storefronts shattered and the community shaken. In the span of just a few days, culprits used a U-Haul truck to ram two banks and a truck to...
Woman killed in freeway crash near Oakland Coliseum
OAKLAND, Calif. - A woman was killed in a crash with a semi-truck on the I-880 Freeway in Oakland early Saturday morning. The California Highway Patrol was alerted just before 3:45 a.m. to the crash on the southbound side of the 880 Freeway just north of Hegenberger Road, near the Oakland Coliseum, according to a...
Wrong-way driver suspected of intoxication in fatal crash
(KRON) – A woman suffered fatal injuries after a wrong-way vehicle collision near Los Gatos early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Toyota Camry traveling northbound on Highway 17 South, near Santa Cruz Avenue crashed into a Honda Del Sol and a Honda Civic. A 44-year-old San Jose man was...
Murder-suicide in Oakland Hills
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police said the bodies of a man and a woman who were found last weekend in the Oakland Hills stemmed from a murder-suicide. Police did not offer any more details but in a brief statement said the public was not at risk. Someone called 911 on...
DUI driver crashes into police car in East Bay: sheriff’s office
(KRON) — A DUI driver is being held on $200,000 bail after crashing into the back of a Lafayette Police Department patrol car, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, 67-year-old Kevin Bell of Walnut Creek, allegedly crashed into the stopped police car on the 3600 block of Mount Diablo...
Fremont: Family Demands Accountability From Housing Nonprofit After Man Dies Following Eviction
FREMONT: FAMILY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FROM HOUSING NONPROFIT AFTER MAN DIES FOLLOWING EVICTION
What’s behind the growing rat problem in this Bay Area region?
The task of keeping rodents out has posed a formidable challenge for some South Bay homes and businesses.
California Bus Driver Slashed Multiple Times By Passenger With Large Knife
A California man is facing charges for allegedly slashing a bus driver with a large knife during rush hour Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a report assault on a VTA bus at Blossom Hill Road and Hillview Avenue in San Jose shortly after 7 a.m....