CRIME & SAFETY
16-Year-Old Child of Billionaire Slack Co-Founder Found Alive in San Francisco Days After Going Missing
Mint Butterfield, the teenage child of Slack's billionaire co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake, was first reported missing nearly one week ago
3 arrested in connection to string of armed robberies in East Bay
(KRON) — Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a string of robberies across the East Bay, the Hayward Police Department announced Friday. The suspects were connected to at least 11 robberies over an eight-month period in Hayward, Livermore, Fremont, San Leandro and Castro Valley. The suspects, who police said were arrested with the […]
3 women arrested for grand theft, strong armed-robbery in multiple cities
(KRON) – Three women were arrested twice after committing grand theft and a strong-armed robbery, according to the Colma Police Department. On Tuesday, a Colma business in the 1200 block of El Camino Real reported to Colma PD that two women were stuffing merchandise into a shopping bag and a suitcase. Responding officers learned that […]
Gunshot victim walks into Bay Area hospital and dies
A gunshot victim walked into a local hospital and died Saturday, Oakland police said. Officers were dispatched just before 1:30 p.m. to the 6900 block of Hamilton Street after activation of the city's ShotSpotter gunfire detection system. Officers located a shooting scene and a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire, but weren't able to locate a victim, police said. While at the scene, police were notified that a person with a gunshot wound had walked into a local hospital and was declared dead shortly afterward.
East Bay police chief attacked by homeless man in Piedmont
(KRON) – The Piedmont police chief was attacked after responding to calls of another man being attacked in Ace Hardware, both of which were from a homeless individual, the Piedmont Police Department said. The event occurred yesterday at approximately 4:20 p.m. at Ace Hardware on 1221 Grand Ave. Police said they received calls of an […]
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