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Concord hair salon owner charged with rape; police search for other possible victims
A 41-year-old hair salon owner in Concord arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least one victim inside his business has been charged with rape, police announced Thursday. Chi Ngoc Vu, owner of Chi Hair Salon on Clayton Road, was arrested on Monday for multiple counts of sexual assault, police...
Vallejo and Benicia Rocked by Freeway Shootout and Manhunt, Two Arrested Facing Attempted Murder Charges
Chaos erupted on the streets of Benicia last month when two suspects engaged in a firearm-fueled flight from the law, resulting in a frantic manhunt that ended with their apprehension. According to Hoodline, David Ochoa Magana, a 39-year-old Vallejo resident, is now facing attempted murder charges, among other serious offenses, after the high-speed pursuit and shootout with the police.
VIDEO: Man gets out of car, attacks two people on San Francisco street
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Video shared with KRON4 (above) shows a man getting out of a car and attacking two men on a San Francisco street. The San Francisco Police Department says one of the victims is 78 years old. The attack happened at about 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday. The video shows the two victims […]
Students at Vallejo school shut down City Hall after permit for new campus denied
City Hall in Vallejo was shut down Wednesday afternoon, as students of a local charter school protested a recent decision to deny the school's permit for a new campus.Around 2:40 p.m., Vallejo officials sent a statement that City Hall would be shut down for the remainder of the business day.According to the city, protesters moved from the outside of the building to the public business area on the second floor, leading to the capacity of the building's public space being reached."The extremely loud environment has hindered staff and visitors' ability to conduct regular business," officials said. Officials at Elite Public...
Is this East Bay refinery-turned-housing-development a model for reclaiming contaminated sites?
HERCULES — On the surface, Victoria by the Bay is a charming neighborhood of 926 homes only a short walk from the shores of San Pablo Bay. But the ground beneath the roughly 200-acre development was once home to the former Pacific Refinery Co., a facility built in 1966 that produced 55,000 barrels of oil daily and stored other hazardous substances in the northernmost corner of Hercules, adjacent to Rodeo. Amid a bleak economic outlook for the fossil fuel industry at the time, the facility was decommissioned in the summer of 1995, and demolished not long after.
Here's what latest data says about Oakland's crime rates
(KRON) — Crime trends are shifting in Oakland this year, with violence crime rates dropping and robberies rising, city data shows. The Oakland Police Department’s most recent statistics for 2024 show fewer homicides and assaults compared to the same time period in 2023. Homicides are down by 17 percent, assaults with firearms dropped 21 percent, […]
Bay Area funeral service provider to pay $23M settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The nation’s largest funeral service provider deceived customers in the Bay Area through false advertising and prices, according to the district attorneys of Alameda County, Marin County, and San Francisco. The funeral company, Service Corporation International, reached a $23 million settlement with the district attorneys and California Attorney General Rob Bonta […]
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