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Pleasanton man arrested in San Mateo County for alleged sex crimes
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old Pleasanton man after investigators said he used social media to prey on teenage girls, according to a sheriff’s office news release. In July, sheriff’s deputies responded to a call involving a teenage girl who...
San Mateo County police reports: Aug. 20, 2024
Vicious cycle — Someone stole a bicycle on Woodside Road in Redwood City; it was reported 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Burglary. A residential building was burglarized on the 200 block of State Street; it was reported 9:16 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. Stolen vehicle. A vehicle was stolen on...
Funding is denied for La Quinta Inn in Millbrae
The La Quinta Inn and Suites — which the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to purchase as housing for formerly homeless families and seniors pending Project Homekey funding last year — did not receive funding from the state during round three of the program’s financing dispersal.
Man in Pink Pantherz assault restored to custody
A Redwood City resident who allegedly attacked a Pink Pantherz Espresso employee and a San Mateo County sheriff’s deputy was restored to competency and criminal proceedings in his case will resume Aug. 28, Chief Deputy District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang said. The man, Nicolas Ibarra Jr., 35, was previously found...
Express: Pleasanton man arrested for alleged sex crimes | Driver dies in I-680 crash near Sunol | ‘Sip with Us Livermore’
Pleasanton man arrested in San Mateo County for alleged sex crimes. Investigators said that the man used social media such as Snapchat to lure his victims by using aliases, including “John Kelly” and “Josh Foire,” to engage in hundreds of inappropriate conversations with underage girls. Driver...
Armed Carjacking Suspects Arrested At Gunpoint
Officers responded to reports that three subjects had attempted to enter a vehicle before putting a gun to a victim’s back. Further reports indicated that three suspects had fled, two carrying firearms. Officers quickly arrived and were pointed to a suspect vehicle. Officers initiated a high-risk stop and took...
San Mateo police embark on civil rights journey with the Sojourn Project
This weekend, members of the San Mateo Police Department, along with other Bay Area law enforcement agencies, will set out on a journey through history through the Sojourn Project. Officers will retrace the trail of the historic Freedom Riders, beginning in Atlanta and concluding in Memphis. Along the way, the group will make stops in Birmingham, Alabama, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. All four cities played pivotal roles in the civil rights movement.
Jury trial to begin for Cameron Hooker
SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. - The jury trial is set to begin to see if the man convicted in the infamous “Girl in the Box Case” in Tehama County will stay behind bars. The trial for Cameron Hooker will be held in San Mateo County and is scheduled to start today and last two weeks. His original trial was moved there due to pre-trial publicity.
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