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California Law Enforcement Announces Arrest of 88 Suspects Tied to Retail Crimes
A multi-jurisdictional law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of dozens of suspects tied to a string of retail crimes in California.Walmart Nixes Self-Checkout at Select Stores On Monday, law enforcement in San Mateo County announced that investigations into a string of shoplifting incidents that took place over the past six months have led to 88 arrests. According to authorities from the Daly City Police Department, the San Bruno Police Department and the San Mateo Police Department, those suspects committed 82 separate crimes since last fall, and their apprehension led to the recovery of 719 stolen items with a collective value...
Stanford submits photo of protester wearing green Hamas headband to FBI
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Officials at Stanford University submitted a photo of someone on campus wearing a green headband worn by Hamas terrorist fighters to the FBI as the school struggles to reign in anti-Israel protesters camping overnight on school property. Like at other universities across the country, anti-Israel students...
Coastside Gives underway
The Coastside community has proven time and time again that it supports economic, cultural and social resilience among its residents. Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than the annual Coastside Gives event that for the past eight years has raised funds supporting nonprofit groups from Montara to Pescadero. The event is...
Survey finds more high schoolers put higher value on job training than a college degree
Liz Hafalia // The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images. Survey finds more high schoolers put higher value on job training than a college degree. Students Marie Rowena Hall (right), Ryan Tagle (middle), and Michael Wells (left) learn how to work with concrete at JobTrain during laborers construction fundamentals training in Menlo Park, California.
Man Arrested for Alleged Kidnapping of 4-Year-Old Daughter After Chase Ends at Redwood City Motel
A frantic chase ending outside a motel in Redwood City led to the arrest of a man who allegedly kidnapped his four-year-old daughter following an altercation with the child's mother. In a drama-filled local rescue operation, San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies teamed up with the Atherton Police Department to stop Marco Misael Antonio Perezreyes, 25, accused of abducting the young girl on Saturday, confirmed by an official report from the sheriff's office.
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 […]
ALAS’s Equity Express returns to farms
From far away anyone could see the gigantic two-story yellow bus on Purissima Street. It was parked right in front of the Ayudando Latinos a Soñar yellow home on 636 Purissima, the center of operations in Half Moon Bay. On Wednesday, May 1, it was loaded with groceries for two farm visits.
USPS Host Job Fair To Fill Hundreds Of Open Positions In The San Francisco Bay Area
The USPS, which needs to fill 600 vacant positions in the San Francisco Bay Area, hosted a Postal Service Career Fair Wednesday at its Menlo Park Post Office. Post Office Operations manager Riza Yumul told CBS News the staff shortage has made it difficult for the USPS employees here to keep up with their jobs’ demands. It needs to fill several positions, including mail handlers, clerks, and custodians. Yumul said it lost some employees during the pandemic but it also competing with the plethora of tech companies in the area. Safety concerns have been another challenge for hiring managers. Mail carriers are...
Recount prevents California House race from being a three-way contest
In California‘s 16th Congressional District, the general election will be between two candidates, not three, after a recount broke a tie between the two second-place finishers. Democratic candidates Evan Low and Joe Simitian had tied for second place behind Democrat Sam Liccardo, leading to a potential — and unusual — three-way race in November if […]
Menlo Park’s 80-year-old hula dancer says discipline is her secret sauce
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Back when Hawaii was a monarchy, hula dancers performed for the kings and queens. Through rhythmic movements of their hips and hands, they interpreted the lyrics of Hawaiian songs. Keeping this tradition alive in Menlo Park is Aline Younge, an 80-year-old who got her...
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