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Man held at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas while awaiting trial dies in custody
A 41-year-old man died at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Thursday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.Jail deputies found the man, whose name hasn't been released, in his assigned barrack at 10:08 a.m. and he was pronounced dead by emergency responders at 10:50 a.m., sheriff's officials said.According to the preliminary investigation into the death, there are no signs of foul play but the county Medical Examiner's Office will determine what caused the man to die.He had been booked into county jail on Dec. 5 and was awaiting trial for felony sexual assault charges, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Atlanta Police officer arrested in fatal shooting of Lyft driver
A former Atlanta police officer is accused of fatally shooting a Lyft driver this week, and afterward he reportedly told a witness he believed the driver was kidnapping him, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Alleged Daly City drug dealer charged with murder in woman's fentanyl overdose
DALY CITY – A Daly City man has been charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose, prosecutors said.According to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office, 56-year-old Phillip Thei Ng was arraigned in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday. During the hearing, an attorney from the county's Private Defender Program was appointed to represent Ng and the case was continued to May 22.On May 6, 2023, 29-year-old Sarah Tillman was found dead in her San Mateo apartment by police performing a welfare check. The coroner determined Tillman died of a fentanyl overdose.According...
Pedestrian dies in San Leandro auto crash; CHP searching for driver
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in San Leandro on Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police were called to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash that left a person down in the roadway on Lewelling Boulevard, just west of Embers Way. Emergency personnel arrived and found a man in the road; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
1 dead, 1 injured in collision on I-280 near Redwood City Tuesday night
One died and one was injured following a crash Tuesday night on southbound Interstate Highway 280 near Redwood City, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP said that around 10 p.m., a Hyundai Accent and a pickup truck collided on southbound I-280 near the Edgewood Road offramp. Both drivers were ejected from their vehicles and were found lying on the roadway.
USPS mail carrier attacked, robbed in Palo Alto
It has happened yet again in the Bay Area, another USPS mail carrier has been robbed of their postal keys. The incident happened just before noon in Palo Alto Thursday. Police said that a mail carrier in his 60s was delivering mail, when two men demanded his postal keys in the parking lot of the Southwood apartment complex.
Patrons at Redwood City Gas Station Targeted in Daylight Armed Robbery; San Mateo Sheriff Seeks Leads
Thugs brandishing a firearm terrorized patrons at a Redwood City gas station during a brazen daylight armed robbery, authorities said Wednesday. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, the incident unfolded at around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday when deputies were called to the ARCO gas station on Woodside Rd. following reports of the robbery.
2 Bay Area counties opt not to resell decommissioned police firearms
One way law enforcement works, "to protect and serve" is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals. But we've discovered each year, thousands of weapons once used by officers have been found at crime scenes.CBS News partnered with nonprofit newsrooms The Trace and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting for this joint investigation.We surveyed two hundred police agencies nationwide and found a majority sell their guns when they decide to upgrade their arsenal. What about our local law enforcement? Our team identified at least five agencies across the Bay Area that sell their weapons, while two agencies...
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