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Urgent Search for At-Risk Missing Teenager, Amiraka Harris, in San Leandro
The San Leandro Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager described as being at risk. Fourteen-year-old Amiraka Harris was reported as last seen yesterday departing her residence on Waterfall Way in San Leandro, stated a notice published today. According to the description, Harris wore a...
California man sentenced for killing, dismembering fiancée and dumping remains near shoreline
ALAMEDA, Calif. (TCN) -- A 43-year-old man will spend 15 years to life in prison for the slaying of his fiancée, whose dismembered remains were discovered in a trash bag in 2023. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Joseph Roberts’ sentencing guidelines on July 2 after a jury...
Man charged in connection to mass shooting at Oakland Juneteenth celebration
A 23-year-old Oakland man has been charged in connection with a mass shooting that broke out at a Juneteenth celebration in the San Francisco Bay Area last month.Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for the shooting of four people at the Oakland event, the Alameda County district attorney's office said in a statement Wednesday. Authorities are looking for multiple suspects, and District Attorney Pamela Price said she was “deeply relieved to announce that one of the individuals” has been charged. Kelly was one of 14 people shot and wounded June...
Woman pushed into oncoming BART train at Powell Station dies, suspect arrested
BART police say they have arrested a suspect in the killing of a woman at Powell Street Station Monday night.The 74-year-old woman was reportedly pushed by the suspect as a Millbrae-bound train approached, hitting her head on the train and falling on the platform. She was taken to the hospital and later died.She's been identified by her family as Corazon Dandan. Her nephew confirmed she was working as a telephone operator at the Marriott and this had been her commute route for the last 40 years. He says her family is "devastated."INTERACTIVE: Take a look at the ABC7 Neighborhood Safety...
Toddler in life-threatening condition after fall from Mission window
A toddler is in life-threatening condition after falling from a Mission District window, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at 2315 Mission St., near 19th Street, at 4:17 p.m. after being called for the fall, according to Capt. Justin Schorr, a fire department spokesperson. Paramedics found a child with injuries “consistent with a fall” in their mother’s arms, he said.
Person in custody after San Francisco shooting, standoff during eviction notice: sheriff
One person is in custody after an hours-long standoff in San Francisco that was prompted by an eviction notice, the sheriff's office said.The public was asked to avoid the area of 14th Street and Buena Vista Way in San Francisco on Wednesday morning due to police activity in the area just before 11 a.m.According to the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, a standoff took place after law enforcement attempted to serve an eviction notice at an apartment residence. A suspect fired multiple shots through the door during the incident. Deputies say they did not shoot back and that no one was injured in the shooting.INTERACTIVE: Take a look at the ABC7 Neighborhood Safety TrackerResidents were evacuated during the event.The suspect was brought into custody when the standoff ended just after 2 p.m.
Illegal fireworks spark blaze within seconds in San Francisco park
CCTV footage shows just how quickly a blaze caused by fireworks spread across a San Francisco park after landing incorrectly.In the clip filmed from McLaren Park, a number of the explosives go off, before one plummets back into the ground, sparking fire, with the flames growing bigger within seconds.“They cause countless injuries, hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage, and, in some cases, deaths”, the San Francisco Fire Department posted on X alongside the footage.Fireworks are banned entirely in the city, and anyone caught owning them could face fines and jail time.
DEA Oakland, Alameda Task Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 7.5 Million People; Dismantling Drug Ring in Arrests of Hunduran Narcos
Following a meticulous investigation spearheaded by the DEA Oakland in collaboration with the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force, a significant drug operation has been dismantled, resulting in the seizure of a substantial quantity of Fentanyl. The joint task operation focused on a group of individuals suspected of facilitating a substantial part of the fentanyl traffic within Alameda and San Francisco Counties. The sting operation culminated on Friday, 6/28, with search warrants being executed at multiple locations.
Over 500 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in Oakland
(KRON) — Over 500 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized by the Oakland Police Department, according to authorities. It is the second large seizure of fireworks announced by the department in recent days. Oakland officers responded to the 1500 block of 6th Avenue on a report of a group of people near a vehicle. When […]
VIDEO: Person rescued from docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco
A person was rescued off the docks at Pier 39 in San Francisco Wednesday morning.ABC7 News captured video from our Pier 39 camera just before 6:30 a.m.Footage shows people pulling a person out of the water from a raft at the docks where the sea lions are usually laying out. The animals have left San Francisco, for now, for mating season in Southern California.MORE: 7, including child, rescued after boat capsizes in Tomales Bay in Marin Co., officials sayIt's unclear how that person got to the docks.The rescuers brought them to medics to be checked out. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live
Teen shot in Hayward in late June dies
HAYWARD -- One of two teens injured in a shooting last week in Hayward has died, police said Thursday.The youths, ages 17 and 18, were hit by gunfire on June 27 near the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Industrial Parkway.The 18-year-old, a Pleasanton resident, suffered critical injuries and on Wednesday was taken off life support, according to Hayward police. His name was not released.The 17-year-old, also from Pleasanton, was treated at a local hospital and has since been released.The shooting was reported about 11:11 p.m. on June 27, and the victims were found near the 100 block of West Tennyson...
Victim seriously injured in Mission District shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A man has life-threatening injuries after he was shot in San Francisco’s Mission District on Wednesday, the San Francisco Police Department said. SFPD originally responded to the 1900 block of Mission Street at 7:53 p.m. for the shooting. Police did not locate a victim, but witnesses pointed them to the area […]
Man who left girlfriend's remains in a garbage bag along the shore learns his fate
The California man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and chopping up her body before dumping the remains in the San Francisco Bay will spend the next 15 years to life in prison. The post ‘My insides were ripped out of my very soul’: Man who dismembered girlfriend and left her remains in a garbage bag along the shore learns his fate first appeared on Law & Crime.
1 killed, another injured in East Oakland shooting
One man was killed and another person was injured in a shooting in East Oakland on Monday afternoon, police said.Officers responded around 3 p.m. to the 900 block of 105th Avenue and pronounced an Oakland man with multiple apparent gunshot wounds dead on the scene, police said. Officers later learned another victim of the same shooting had been transported to a hospital in a private vehicle, police added. The victim is in stable condition, according to the last report to the police.Oakland police investigators from the department's Homicide Section are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Police are withholding the name of the victim until his next of kin are notified.OPD has urged those with information regarding the shooting to contact the Homicide Section at (510) 238-3821 or a tip line at (510) 238-7950. OPD also asked that videos and photos that could assist with the investigation be sent to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
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