Portola Valley
CRIME & SAFETY
Redwood City Police use ‘less-lethal’ force, arrest man who attempted to kidnap student at Sequoia High
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Police were called to Sequoia High School on Thursday afternoon after they said a 24-year-old man allegedly entered a classroom, grabbed a male student and attempted to pull him out of the room, Redwood City Police Department said in a news release. According to...
Overnight goats: A herd of escaped goats snarls traffic along Alpine Road
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Portola Valley residents faced an unusual kind of traffic jam on Wednesday evening. Cars at the intersection of Alpine Road and Highway 280 slowed to a standstill as the road was taken over by a very large herd of escaped goats. “At first I...
Thieves break into cars, houses in several Bay Area cities
A crime spree of similar thefts and burglaries is happening across several Bay Area cities. In each case, thieves are targeting unlocked cars and looking for garage door openers to break into homes. One of the most recent incidents happened at around 7 a.m. Sunday on Blackstone Drive in Danville.
Shooting suspects at large after Sunnyvale resident confronts attempted car thieves: authorities
(KRON) — Multiple suspects are at large after a shooting outside a Sunnyvale home early Wednesday morning, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced on X. Around 4:46 a.m. on the 700 block of San Pablo Avenue, “several” suspects were in the process of stealing a resident’s car parked outside of his home. The resident […]
Sunnyvale stabbing: Victim slashed under left eye, union says
A person was stabbed in Sunnyvale Wednesday afternoon, and the victim suffered a cut under their left eye, according to the Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers' Association. The incident occurred at 12:45 pm in front of the Liquor & Food store on South Fair Oaks Avenue. With a knife wrapped in...
Sunnyvale man shot at in attempted carjacking
A man in Sunnyvale said he is glad to be alive after he was the victim of an attempted robbery and shooting on Wednesday. Kurt Smalley said he heard his car alarm go off and upon checking it out someone in a black mask began shooting at him. “He said...
Officials investigate Coggins Fire in La Honda
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On July 12, firefighters responded to a fire in La Honda which engulfed a manufactured home, multiple outbuildings and three trailers, according to a Cal Fire social media post. Fire officials call the incident the Coggins Fire and stated that flames did not spread toward nearby wildland and no one was injured.
Inmate conversations could prove Scott Peterson is innocent, LAIP says
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — Scott Peterson’s attorneys with the Los Angeles Innocence Project told a judge on Tuesday that jail phone calls and conversations between inmates could potentially prove that Peterson is innocent. Tuesday marked Day 2 of a hearing for LAIP’s post-conviction discovery motions in the San Mateo County Hall of Justice. Peterson […]
Mountain View mother mourns death of 3-year-old daughter found at San Jose recycling facility
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Mountain View mother is mourning the death of her 3-year-old daughter, who was found at a San Jose recycling facility last weekend. Police have named the father, now deceased, as the suspect in the homicide case. Ellie Obi Lorenzo had been reported missing...
Santa Clara County jail inmate dies by suicide in his cell
A man detained for suspected felonies died by suicide earlier this month at the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex in San Jose, according to the Sheriff's Office. In a statement Wednesday, the Sheriff's Office said that at 6:41 p.m. on July 5, deputies assigned to the Main Jail Complex found 24-year-old inmate Jose Herrera unresponsive in his assigned cell. Herrera was alone in his cell at the time. Life-saving measures were immediately provided to him through CPR. Around 6:55 p.m., medical personnel arrived and transported Herrera to a hospital, deputies said. Around 2:30 p.m. on July 10, Herrera was pronounced dead at the hospital. "The Sheriff's Office followed standard protocol for an in-custody death by conducting a joint investigation among the Sheriff's Office, District Attorney's Office, and the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office," the law enforcement agency said. According to the coroner, Herrera died due to hanging, with the manner of death being suicide. The Sheriff's Office said he was arrested and booked into the Main Jail on July 5 on suspicion of robbery, possession of a loaded firearm, various other felonies, and several outstanding warrants.
Mountain View man arrested for leading officers on chase across Bay Bridge: police
(KRON) — A Mountain View man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he led police officers on a chase from San Mateo to San Francisco and eventually across the Bay Bridge, the San Mateo Police Department said. Jonathan Connelly, 33, was allegedly using a stolen car as he ran red lights and stop signs. An […]
California Bay Area police have a real murder mystery on their hands
Authorities with the Fremont Police Department said Chrystal Obi called them asking for a welfare check at Jared Lorenzo’s apartment last Thursday where her 3-year-old daughter was seen last. Lorenzo was supposed to return the girl that evening according to a custody agreement over the girl, police said. Authorities also said Obi’s call came after she learned Lorenzo had been found dead in San Francisco and that her daughter, Ellie, was not with him.
Not A Single Witness Saw Student Vanish On Busy CA Bridge in 2020
California's Bay Area attracts a large number of graduating high school students from across the country due to its close proximity to Silicon Valley and colleges like Stanford and UC Berkeley. One young woman who moved out west to pursue her education in 2019 wound up being the focus of one of the bay's most bizarre and unexplained disappearances.
San Mateo Police Nab Suspect in Armed Robbery Case, Firearm and Evidence Seized in Redwood City Arrest
The San Mateo Police Department has announced the arrest of a suspect, Juan Pablo Sanchez, for an armed robbery that took place in June this year. The arrest on Monday follows a thorough investigation involving surveillance footage and a series of search warrants. On June 8, a masked individual robbed...
Police: Teenagers nabbed after stealing two SUVs
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Palo Alto police have arrested two teenagers who they said broke into a resident’s garage on Newell Road on Tuesday morning and made off with two sport utility vehicles. A third member of the group remains at large, according to the police. The...
Man that went missing in Santa Cruz Mountains gets birthday surprise from Chipotle
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — A Boulder Creek man who had gone missing in the Santa Cruz Mountains while on a hike last month got quite the surprise on his birthday. Lukas McClish had gone for a three-hour hike but ended up lost for nine nights with no shirt, eating wild berries and drinking water from creeks to survive.
Public's Help Sought in Search for Missing 45-Year-Old Christopher Kramer in Newark, CA
The Newark Police Department in California requests the public's assistance in locating Christopher Kramer, a 45-year-old man who has been missing since Sunday. Kramer is described as a white male, standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 212 pounds, per the Newark Police Department. Authorities are urging anyone who...
Chp Issues Silver Alert For Missing At-Risk Man
The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for a missing at-risk man last seen Tuesday in Palo Alto. The CHP said that Alan Ranft, 71, was last seen in the area of Encina Grande Drive and Amaranta Avenue in Palo Alto. He is believed to be on foot. He...
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