Chop shop investigation leads to stolen cars and trailer at San Leandro home
(KRON) — San Leandro police shut down a suspected chop shop when they recovered seven stolen cars and a stolen trailer at a residence in San Leandro Thursday. San Leandro police responded to the report of a stolen vehicle at a home in the 700 block of Alice Avenue. Police said they set up a […]
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In Elena’s 15 years as a dental hygienist in San Francisco, she has polished the teeth of Fortune 500 CEOs before board meetings, flossed cab drivers between rides, and cleaned molars for cancer patients awaiting chemo appointments. It wasn’t always the plan. When Elena — who provided only her...
These eggs are recalled over possible salmonella risk in California
A San Francisco Bay Area farm is recalling eggs due to a possible Salmonella contamination, according to health officials. Vega Farms Inc., which is based in the Solano County city of Dixon, recalled eggs on Dec. 5. More specifically, the Vega Farms brand eggs recalled are the 12-count cartons and 30-count flats of...
Santa Clara County Creates ‘ICE-Free Zone’
The Bay Area has its first official “ICE-free zone.” The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday, immediately creating it. Supervisors say it will limit federal immigration officers from carrying out raids on municipal property. The new law does not prevent agents from...
Sheng Thao joins motion to toss evidence from Oakland FBI raids
Former Mayor Sheng Thao and two other people indicted on federal bribery charges earlier this year seek to suppress evidence seized in headline-making FBI raids last year, accusing the agency of ignoring a key informant’s “lifelong history of criminal arrests, fraud and deceit.”. Motions filed last week by...
Oakland Rapper ChaiBenjii4 Poised to Walk on Murder Rap
The murder trial that has shadowed an East Oakland corner for more than a year now looks like it will never happen. Oakland rapper ChaiBenjii4, whose legal name is Michai Adams, appears on track to avoid murder and assault charges after taking a plea this week to a single gun-possession count, a move that could see...
9 charged in Oakland grow-house burglaries that led to officer’s killing
Federal prosecutors have charged nine people in a series of armed burglaries at an Oakland marijuana grow facility that ended with the fatal shooting of undercover police officer Tuan Le.
Bay Area family charged with running lucrative network of brothels
The network included at least 10 locations across the Bay Area, Santa Clara County prosecutors said.
Redwood City woman slain in murder-suicide identified
(KRON) — Law enforcement officials released the identities of a husband and wife who died in a murder-suicide in Redwood City. According to police, 36-year-old Denise Alessan Madrigal Martinez was slain by her husband last weekend. The husband was identified by police as Armando Madrigal Barajas Jr., 36. The couple,...
Santa Clara County Becomes Bay Area’s First ‘ICE-Free Zone’
Santa Clara County has created the Bay Area's first "ICE-free zone," restricting federal immigration officers from using county properties for enforcement operations. The ordinance aims to limit federal immigration raids, though it allows arrests with judicial warrants.
