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RICHMOND, CA — Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a pilot at San Francisco. International Airport on suspicion of child molestation. Rustom Bhagwagar, a 34-year-old Florida resident, remains in custody at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond. The detectives boarded a Delta Airlines...

There seems to be no more love for Horn Barbecue at the Chronicle, just a few years after the paper — and multiple national publications — crowned it one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area. The Chronicle updated its list of the best barbecue spots around...

In a note to her family, a missing 16-year-old girl from Fremont expressed the intention of running away to meet people  she knew only by “online screen names,” police said.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County Regional Auto Theft Task Force recovered nearly $30-million of stolen property over the last 18 months, including one dramatic recovery of a stolen Jeep by a suspect who was hiding in a water tunnel, but who was eventually spotted by a law enforcement drone and dragged out in...

RICHMOND, Calif. - In a region known for high home prices, where typical property values exceed $1 million, an East Bay community is bucking the trend with homes valued in the $200,000s, virtually unheard of in the Bay Area these days. The historic Atchison Village neighborhood of Richmond has been...

(KRON) — A man allegedly connected to the bombing and burglary of an ATM in a San Ramon Target store on July 20 was arrested Tuesday in Newport Beach, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The suspect, identified as Diego Ananias Arellano Diaz, is accused of being part of a Chilean ATM robbery crew […]

(KRON) — An animal cruelty case is in San Mateo County court Thursday as the defense attempts to have the charge dismissed ahead of jury trial. Bryan Jose Ledesma-Ramirez, 24, of Redwood City, is accused of using a broom stick to torture a goose to death in 2022. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office began […]

(KRON) — An employee at a Grocery Outlet store in the East Bay has been charged with felony embezzlement. According to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, Kierra Trinishanico Phelps committed a felony embezzlement over time between Dec. 30, 2024 and Jan. 28, 2025. During that time, according to the DA,...

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department seized two vehicles believed to be involved in illegal sideshows. OPD said the two cars are from San Jose and Salinas but did not disclose details on the suspected car owners or any forthcoming charges. “As part of OPD’s Summer Safety Plan, we remain committed to addressing...

A husband and wife in Redwood City are facing human trafficking charges relating to their alleged treatment of a nanny they hired from China. Qi Li, 35, and his wife Jie Xu, 37, both face felony human trafficking charges in San Mateo County, and they were expected to appear in court for an arraignment Wednesday, as...