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Jamaican National Extradited to South Dakota to Face Fraud Charges
{KXLG – Sioux Falls, SD} Dwayne Anderson, a 35-year-old Jamaican national, initially appeared in a Sioux Falls court today following his extradition from Jamaica. Anderson is accused of participating in a long-running scheme to defraud a California woman out of millions of dollars in a fake sweepstakes. According to...
Suspicious fires ignite major California freeway shut down by arson last year
(The Center Square) - A series of fires with “potentially suspicious starts” disrupted traffic on a busy California freeway near where an enormous fire shut down that same freeway for days last year. The Los Angeles Fire Department said there were several fires near one small section of the I-10 freeway between the ocean and downtown Los Angeles, and, according to KTLA, called the fires “suspicious” without outright calling them arson. ...
CA Courts Now Required to Advise Defendants of Possible SVP Plea Consequences
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that trial courts will be required to advise defendants of the consequences of pleading guilty to crimes that could make them eligible for designation as a sexually violent predator, in a ruling stemming from a case out of El Cajon. The state’s highest court...
CA program combats shortage of medical assistants
California faces a big shortage in the health care workforce, so health centers in San Diego are taking matters into their own hands, launching a training program for medical assistants. The Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, part of the Family Health Centers of San Diego, has graduated dozens of new...
Official tall ship of California begins Sunday sail!
Californian, official tall ship of the State of California, set out today from the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Passengers aboard the schooner, a replica of a Gold Rush era revenue cutter, began another four hour Sunday sailing adventure!. I stood on the museum’s barge out on San Diego Bay...
Clint Eastwood’s Stunning $21 Million Oceanfront Estate for Sale — See Inside! [Pictures]
Clint Eastwood's former oceanside estate in California is up for sale, and pictures show a stunning residence fit for one of the most beloved movie stars of all time. Realtor.com reports that the Oscar-winning actor and director lived in the 4-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom, 4,442-square-foot Spanish Revival-style home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., from 1981 until 1996, when he sold it to its current owner.
Newsom's hands-on approach to crime in California cities gains critics in Oakland
Gov. Gavin Newsom's letter to Oakland city leaders last month urging them to change the city's policy on police vehicle chases seemed out of the ordinary: a governor weighing in forcefully on a somewhat-obscure element of local policing.But it's part of a larger, slowly unfolding effort to exert state influence on law enforcement in Oakland and other California cities as crime concerns rise during an election year. In the past six months, Newsom has deployed California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland, then quadrupled their shifts; sent National Guard prosecutors to help the Alameda County District Attorney's Office with drug cases,...
ICYMI: CHP recovers nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom lauded the work of the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which shut down organized retail theft rings in Orange and Alameda counties in recent weeks. Officers seized nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise and made multiple felony arrests. “Our organized retail...
When should police be involved at school? A California bill would let teachers make the call
CALIFORNIA, USA — During Zuleima Baquedano’s first year as a teacher, she faced an important choice. One of her students had difficulty controlling her emotions. One day, she had a meltdown and kicked Baquedano down. The principal asked Baquedano if she wanted to call the police, because the...
New building coming to CSUMB for marine science, mechatronics engineering and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Marine science and mechatronics engineering students and faculty at California State University Monterey Bay are getting a state-of-the-art new building. Construction on the 20,000-square-foot Edward “Ted” Taylor Science and Engineering Building launched last week with a celebration that included Bruce Taylor, head of Taylor Farms, whose philanthropy contributed to the project. Ted Taylor was Bruce’s father.
Woman killed in weekend San Jose hit-and-run; person of interest surrenders
A person of interest has surrendered to authorities following a hit-and-run collision that killed a woman in East San Jose over the weekend, police said. Shortly after 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the 400 block of North 33rd Street on reports of a person down. Officers found the victim in the roadway, unresponsive and bleeding.Medical personnel performed life-saving measures on the woman, but the woman was later pronounced deceased at the hospital, police said. The victim's name has not been released.During the investigation, police said the woman may have been run over by a vehicle.Hours after the incident, a person of interest surrendered at the police department. Police did not provide the person's identity.Sunday's incident was the city's 22nd homicide of the year. The case remains under investigation.Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Martinez or Detective Jize of the department's Homicide Unit over email or by calling 408-277-5283.
San Jose police arrest suspect in connection to body found at encampment
San Jose police on Thursday arrested a suspect in connection to a body found at a homeless encampment.On Aug. 19, police said someone searching for their missing family member found burned remains at a homeless encampment, near Roberts Avenue and Vintage Way. Police said they received the call about the victim around 4:30 p.m., and when officers arrived, police said they noticed preliminary evidence showing the victim may have been killed. During their investigation, police said Jesus Casas was identified as a suspect. An arrest warrant was issued, and according to police, officers patrolling San Jose found Casas and arrested him. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of murder.Police said the victim's identity will be released once the victim's identity has been confirmed and their next of kind has been notified.The homicide is still being investigated and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sergeant Barragan #4106 or Detective VanBrande #4542 of the San José Police Department's Homicide Unit at 408-277-5283 or email them at 4106@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4542@sanjoseca.gov.
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