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2 suspects sought in armed robbery outside Redwood City gas station
Authorities in San Mateo County are searching for two male suspects in an armed robbery that happened Tuesday afternoon near a Redwood City gas station.According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery in unincorporated Redwood City Tuesday at around 4:15 p.m. Deputies arrived at the ARCO gas station on the 1800 block of Woodside Rd. and found the two victims, who said they were approached by two suspects and robbed of personal belongings. Authorities said the victims claimed the suspects made criminal threats and displayed a firearm during the robbery. The two victims were not injured. The first suspect was described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s with long hair. The second suspect was described as biracial man, also in his early 20s, with long hair and a small mustache. Authorities said the suspects fled on foot towards Santa Clara Ave. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Deputy Natasha Coral at ncoral@smcgov.org or 650-363-4911. Anonymous tips can be provided via the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office anonymous Tip Line at 1-800-547-2700.
11-year-old boy escapes after van-snatch kidnapping in Noe Valley, police say
An unknown man in a van snatched an 11-year-old Black boy from a Noe Valley street Wednesday afternoon, police said. According to San Francisco police, the boy was walking to a bus stop on Noe Street between 25th and Clipper streets around 2:15 p.m. when a white man in a van approached.
Why are so many seniors facing eviction in Oakland?
Laws put in place to protect some of Oakland’s most vulnerable residents during the pandemic, now seem to be putting renters and landlords in almost impossible positions. Like many major cities across California, Oakland enacted an eviction moratorium following the Covid-19 outbreak, prohibiting landlords from kicking out tenants unable to pay their rent.
A politico’s horrifying night in Napa comes back to haunt San Francisco mayor’s race
Nathan Ballard developed an elite Rolodex of clients that included the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco’s police union after handling media and crisis communications for Gavin Newsom during his tumultuous second term as mayor. But in late 2020, Ballard found himself at the center of his own ugly...
SF cop ran nonprofit taking kids to Africa. Then investigators started asking questions
In 2019, Jason Johnson stood in the whitewashed courtyard of a castle that served as a slave trade depot on Ghana’s coast, surrounded by a group of teens from San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. Since at least 2016, Johnson's nonprofit has organized trips to Ghana to help underprivileged kids experience the world beyond San Francisco.
Suspended Sonoma State University president decides to retire
A day after Sonoma State University President Mike Lee was placed on leave for a controverisal message connected to pro-Palestinian protesters, he has decided to retire from his post, according to the California State University chancellor. Chancellor Mildred Garcia released a statement late Thursday saying in part, "President Ming-Tung 'Mike'...
San Francisco Homelessness Up 7% Despite Decline in Street Camping
The overall number of people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco increased 7% to more than 8,300 people since the last count in 2022, according to data released Thursday. Every two years, the federal government requires cities to survey their unhoused populations for one night, called the Point in Time Count....
Man fatally struck in Hayward e-bike accident identified as graduate student from India
A man who died two days after being hit by a vehicle while riding an e-bike in Hayward last week has been identified as a 22-year-old exchange student from India. The Alameda County Coroner's Bureau confirmed that the victim who died from injuries sustained in the collision was 22-year-old Hayward resident Sai Ram Gollapalli.Gollapalli was a graduate student from India studying computer science at California State University East Bay, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his sister Shiva Krishna Konduri that was seeking to raise money to repatriate his body.He was hit by a vehicle...
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...
California Highway Patrol finds over 500 grams of drugs during I-80 traffic stop
(FOX40.COM) — California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man after a traffic stop led to the discovery of over 500 grams of fentanyl, 150 grams of meth, 50 grams of heroin, 50 grams of Xanax, and 20 grams worth of “unknown pills.” According to the agency, the man, 35, was driving west in a silver […]
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