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CRIME & SAFETY
Victim shot in leg at San Mateo shopping center
(KRON) — Authorities are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday morning in San Mateo, the San Mateo Police Department announced. The shooting happened around 11:29 a.m. at the Shoreview Shopping Center. At least one shot was fired into a vehicle at the shopping center, police said. A victim was shot in the leg, and he […]
Body found in Palo Alto parking lot, police call death ‘suspicious'
(KRON) — The deceased body of an adult male was found in a Palo Alto parking lot Thursday, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The body was discovered by a passerby on the 1st floor of City Parking Lot S around 12:15 pm. The deceased man was in his sixties and appears to be […]
70-Year-Old Michael James Flores Denied Parole for 1995 Redwood City Murder Amid Three Strikes Law
Decades after a brutal slaying that shook the Redwood City community, Michael James Flores, now 70, has been denied parole, the San Mateo County District Attorney's office announced. In 1998, Flores was handed a draconian sentence of 171 years to life for the first-degree murder of Michelle Redmond, who was savagely killed with a hammer while her 4-year-old son awaited her return in the car. The parole hearing, attended by deputy district attorneys from the Homicide Unit, marked yet another chapter in a case that, according to a San Mateo Co DA post, reflects a grim consequence of the state's three strikes law.
CHP Redwood City Welcomes Three New Officers Following Academy Graduation
REDWOOD CITY, California — CHP Redwood City has welcomed three new officers who recently graduated from the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. After completing 26 weeks of training, the new officers will now undergo an additional three months of field training, according to a press release from CHP Redwood City. The department expressed its best wishes to the officers as they embark on their new journey with the California Highway Patrol.
Controversial Bay Area horseback riding company investigated for animal neglect following horse death
MILPITAS — Santa Clara County authorities are investigating a controversial Bay Area horseback riding company weeks after a horse under their care allegedly died from neglect. Chaparral Ranch — which has been at the center of animal abuse allegations for years — called the county’s Animal Control to their...
Bay Area crews help battle Park Fire, largest California wildfire of 2024
Bay Area fire crews join in Park Fire battle near Chico, save several structures and pets. CalFire says some 1,600 firefighters from across the state are battling the Park Fire which broke out Wednesday and by Friday afternoon was 0% contained. Bay Area fire crews from San Francisco, San Mateo and Sonoma counties were part of the effort and one crew helped save several structures and rescue two dogs.
Daly City Police Arrest Suspect and Seize Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop
The Daly City Police Department responded to a serious incident involving a reported armed individual. According to the Daly City Police Department, the event unfolded on July 13, when authorities were alerted to a man with a gun near Geneva Avenue and Schwerin Street. The police moved swiftly, performing a traffic stop on a vehicle whose occupants matched the suspects' description.
Daly City Police Arrest Three Suspected of Drug Trafficking Following Traffic Stop Near Crocker Avenue
During a seemingly routine traffic stop in Daly City on June 28, police uncovered what appeared to be a drug trafficking operation. The Daly City Police Department made the stop near Crocker Avenue and Mission Street around 10:38 AM, whereupon they found evidence suggesting narcotics sales. According to the Daly...
Four Arrested in East Oakland After Police Spot Vehicle Linked to Strong-Arm Robbery
Yesterday, the Oakland Police Department made several arrests after spotting a vehicle believed to be associated with a strong-arm robbery in the Bay Area. OPD officers from the Community Response Team were conducting patrols in East Oakland when they identified the vehicle on Kingsley Circle, as reported by the Oakland Police Department.
Multi-vehicle crash, police activity in Union City
Union City police closed streets and asked the public to avoid the area around a multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning, according to a police department social post. The crash was reported around 9 a.m. in the area of DeCoto Road and Mission Boulevard in Union City, police said. The roads were...
Missing at-risk 11-year-old last seen in San Leandro
(KRON) — The San Leandro Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding an 11-year-old girl. Keyoni Middleton was last seen leaving her home on the 800 block of Davis Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Keyoni was last seen wearing a white and pink shirt with pink shorts. She is described […]
Shooting Victim Drives Himself To The Hospital
A man managed to drive to the hospital Thursday after someone shot at his car and wounding him in the leg at a San Mateo shopping center, police said. The shooting was reported about 11:30 a.m. at the Shoreview Shopping Center in the 400 block of South Norfolk Street. The victim drove himself to a hospital, where he received treatment for a wound to his leg, according to San Mateo police.
Stolen car collides with business, transit bus, multiple cars in East Bay car chase: police
(KRON) — Police arrested a suspect for allegedly stealing a car and colliding with a business, a transit bus, and several cars in the East Bay on Thursday. The Union City Police Department said they received reports of a stolen car just past 8:15 a.m. Police responded to an area by Tamarack Drive and Mission […]
San Jose homicide suspect who fled to El Salvador back in Bay Area after Texas arrest
The suspect in a 2022 fatal shooting in San Jose who fled to El Salvador was returned to the Bay Area after his arrest in Texas in May, police said Friday.The shooting happened on the afternoon of November 18, 2022 on the 600 block of River Oaks Parkway in North San Jose. San Jose police said officers found a man who had been shot and he was treated at the scene before being taken to a hospital where he later died of his injuries.During the investigation, detectives identified 30-year-old Carlos Hernandez Monroy as the suspect. Police said it was also determined that Hernandez Monroy had fled to El Salvador after the shooting.On May 27, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Hernandez Monroy in McAllen, Texas. He was brought back to San Jose on Monday and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for murder.Police said the motive and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting were still under investigation. The victim was not identified.Anyone with information about the homicide was asked to contact Detective Sergeant Barragan #4106, or Detective Van Brande #4542 of the San José Police Department's Homicide Unit via email: 4106@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4542@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.
Alert from Real-Time Surveillance Camera Leads to Arrest and Weapons Charge in Hayward Walmart Parking Lot
A Flock Safety Camera notification alerted Officer Pabst to the presence of a felony vehicle in her vicinity earlier this week. The alert enabled her to promptly spot the vehicle, which led to a secure stop and arrest in a Walmart parking lot, CHP Hayward disclosed. With the assistance of...
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