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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.
Alleged Daly City drug dealer charged with murder in woman's fentanyl overdose
DALY CITY – A Daly City man has been charged with murder for allegedly selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose, prosecutors said.According to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office, 56-year-old Phillip Thei Ng was arraigned in a Redwood City courtroom Wednesday. During the hearing, an attorney from the county's Private Defender Program was appointed to represent Ng and the case was continued to May 22.On May 6, 2023, 29-year-old Sarah Tillman was found dead in her San Mateo apartment by police performing a welfare check. The coroner determined Tillman died of a fentanyl overdose.According...
Victim tracks stolen truck to Oakland, waits hours for police response
OAKLAND, Calif. - An auto-theft victim expressed frustration with Oakland police after officers took hours to respond to the location where he tracked his stolen pickup truck. "I feel like the criminal justice system is failing in California. This is a symptom of it," said the man, who wished to remain anonymous.
Silicon Valley official might sue San Diego County over top job
Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez may pursue legal action against San Diego County after being snubbed twice for one of the region’s top jobs. Chavez’s lawyer, B.J. Chisholm of San Francisco-based law firm Altshuler Berzon LLP, submitted a letter to San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas on Tuesday — indicating Chavez is considering “potential litigation” for how the county handled her applications for chief administrative officer. The position implements board policies and oversees roughly 18,000 employees. Interim Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer received a salary of more than $375,000 in 2022, according to Transparent California.
South Bay's largest water provider seeks ban on unhoused encampments near waterways
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Unhoused San Jose resident Ruben Salas on Tuesday, pounded a boxing heavy bag outside his tent, in a large encampment near Willow & Lelong Streets in South Central San Jose. He said he’s been fighting to find a place he can call his own. That battle...
American sought after 'So I raped you' Facebook message is detained in France on 2021 warrant
LYON, France — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search. A prosecutor in Metz, France, confirmed Tuesday that Ian Thomas...
30-Year Anniversary of Quetzalcoatl
Tezkatlipoka Aztec Dance & Drum and Movimiento Cosmico are throwing a big birthday bash for San Jose’s own incarnation of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, whose visage is represented in sculptor Robert Graham’s monumental Plumed Serpent, first installed in San Jose’s Plaza de Cesar Chavez in 1994. The...
Big San Jose housing project advances with property purchase deal
SAN JOSE — A residential development that would produce hundreds of homes near downtown San Jose has advanced with a property purchase and a financing package to construct the housing, public records show. The housing project is slated to consist of 300 homes on sites with addresses of 950...
South Bay teachers rally for higher wages
LOS GATOS, Calif. (KRON) — The Los Gatos Saratoga High School District Teachers Association plans to hold a rally Wednesday morning at Los Gatos High School. Teachers and parents attending the rally say the district isn't paying enough compared to others in the county. The teachers association is asking for better salaries, saying that the […]
San Jose looks to raise garbage and recycling rates
San Jose garbage and recycling rates are on the rise again, making it more difficult for low-income families to balance their budgets. The city is proposing a 4% rate increase or $2.05 a month for single-family service, which would bring the monthly bill to $53.45 or $641.40 annually for the 32-gallon cart. The multi-family service... The post San Jose looks to raise garbage and recycling rates appeared first on San José Spotlight.
San Jose mayor inflates costs of not sweeping homeless camps, state board says
SAN JOSE, Calif. - State officials are contradicting claims made by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan in his push to redirect affordable housing money to homeless sweeps and shelters. Mahan has argued the city faces $60,000 in daily fines per pollutant if the city doesn't address pollution from homeless encampments near creeks by June 2025.
Teens to sing for female empowerment at youth concert
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... That’s not a rhetorical or trick question. It’s the title of a local youth choir’s upcoming spring concert slated for May 18 in Palo Alto, at which around 75 teens will perform. The genre-agnostic concert is organized by Cantabile Youth Singers,...
Palo Alto and Belmont Mail Carrier Robberies Lead to Two Arrests After High-Speed Chase and Crash
Two suspects ended up in cuffs this weekend after a series of bold daylight robberies targeting mail carriers in Belmont and Palo Alto. In a daring escape attempt, the duo led cops on a high-speed chase in a reportedly stolen car, only to crash into an arboreal fate and take their chances on foot.
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