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San Jose brothel busted, man arrested for pimping
(KRON) — A commercial brothel was busted in San Jose earlier this month following a months-long investigation, the San Jose Police Department announced. SJPD got a tip back on Nov. 6 regarding suspicious activity possibly connected to human trafficking at a residence on the 200 block of North 16th Street. An investigation was launched by […]
Sunnyvale Community Shaken as Adult Male Fatally Shot in Vehicle, Police Seek Leads
In the quiet of night, shattered by gunfire, an adult male met a violent end in the driver's seat of his car on South Bernardo Avenue in Sunnyvale, California. This cold-blooded killing has prompted the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety to launch a full-scale homicide investigation, as announced in a grim statement released on social media.
Sunnyvale shooting that left one dead being investigated as homicide
(KRON) — A man found suffering from gunshot wounds early Tuesday has died and the incident is being investigated as a homicide, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said. Officers responded just after midnight to the 100 block of South Bernardo Avenue on a report of shots fired. At the scene, officers found the man […]
Person of interest flees from Hayward police, barricades inside a home
HAYWARD, Calif. - Police in Hayward say a person of interest, who fled from police, entered a home that was not theirs on Tuesday. A police spokesperson said negotiators were sent to the scene to try to get the person to come out from the home near Olympic Avenue and Chance Street.
San Mateo Man Suspected of Attempted Robbery at Coyote Point Charged, Arrested Near Target
A San Mateo attempted robbery suspect is now facing a slew of charges after trying to take a teenage boy's cell phone at gunpoint, authorities reported. The 33-year-old, Michael Stephen Bruni, encountered resistance when his intended 15-year-old victim fought back before fleeing to safety and prompted a community-wide alert. This incident occurred at the popular Coyote Point, usually known for its tranquility.
San Jose family's food truck destroyed in fire
A San Jose family is trying to pick up the pieces after their food truck was destroyed in a fire last week. Constantino Lara and Viladina Necochea said they are at a loss – $95,000 is what they paid for their food truck, and they only had liability insurance.
7-Eleven robbery suspect arrested the day after heist
(KRON) – The suspect in a 7-Eleven robbery was arrested by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office the day after the robbery. Sheriff's deputies responded to a 7-Eleven in the 400 block of El Camino Real in Millbrae for a robbery around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The deputies were informed that the suspect had stolen […]
Bay Area honors Tobin Bolter, deputy killed in line of duty in Idaho
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Though hundreds of miles away, the East Bay community mourned on Tuesday a former police officer who died in the line of duty while serving as a sheriff's deputy in Idaho. A memorial service was held in Idaho to honor Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, who worked...
4-year-old girl kidnapped in Redwood City found safe after police chase; father arrested
A 4-year-old Southern California girl was found and reunited with her mother in "a matter of minutes" on Saturday in Redwood City after the mother flagged down deputies saying the child had been kidnapped, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. "The time between our deputies being flagged down and the reunification was a matter of minutes, not hours," Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said in a text. The child's mother, who lives in the Pacoima neighborhood in Los Angeles, flagged down the deputies Saturday afternoon in Redwood City saying the father had just kidnapped the child, Spiker said...
San Jose High-Speed Chase Ends in Deputy's Crash and Suspect's Arrest on Multiple Charges
A routine traffic stop in San Jose turned into a multicar incident on Sunday, April 28, when a deputy from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office engaged in a car chase with a suspect that resulted in multiple injuries. According to the Sheriff's Office press release, the pursuit began after deputies attempted to pull over a gold Lexus sedan for speeding.
See inside this Google billionaire’s $24.5M Atherton estate
Atherton has long held the status as one of the most expensive ZIP codes in the country, with famous people including Steph Curry, Meg Whitman and Marc Andreessen owning properties in the Peninsula community. A sprawling 3-acre property in the town known as the Walsh Estate and owned by billionaire...
Pro-Palestinian protesters remain camped out at Bay Area universities
There was chaos at Columbia University Tuesday as police in riot gear moved in and arrested about 100 people protesting the Israel-Hamas War. Officers were seen using a vehicle with a ramp to access the second floor window of Hamilton Hall, which protesters occupied early Tuesday morning. In addition to...
Contemporary Japanese restaurant Sushi Roku has its Bay Area debut at Palo Alto’s Stanford Shopping Center
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... These aren’t your typical sushi rolls. Sushi Roku is Stanford Shopping Center’s latest food addition, and it’s serving “reimagined, contemporary sushi” that incorporates ingredients from Latin American and Europe, izakaya-style bar fare with a California twist and a variety of cocktails, mocktails, beer, sake and wine. Find sushi rolls dressed with yuzu olive oil, white truffle pesto and wasabi truffle soy, skewers of Chilean sea bass and American wagyu beef, and vegetarian options like edamame hummus, Brussels sprouts chips and avocado hanabi (crispy rice).
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