CRIME & SAFETY
New details revealed on doctor who drove family over Devil's Slide cliff
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — A doctor who intentionally drove his entire family over a 300-foot cliff at Devil’s Slide, and crashed their Tesla onto a rocky beach below, still has full support from his family, prosecutors said. Dharmesh Patel’s wife and young children miraculously survived the January 2, 2023 crash off Highway 1 between Pacifica and […]
Police activity reported in San Mateo
San Mateo officials are asking people to avoid the area of Bayshore Boulevard and Monte Diablo Avenue due to police activity on Saturday afternoon. The police department sent the alert at around 12:50 p.m., and did not provide any details as to what was happening. The department said it would...
4 arrested after trying to smuggle drugs into Redwood City jail
Four people were arrested after they allegedly tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City, the San Mateo County Sheriff's office said. The Sheriff's Office said that on April 23, its deputies learned that inmate Froylan Armenta, 23, of Pinole, planned to smuggle drugs into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City during a re-booking process. Acting on the information, deputies and correctional officers allegedly found methamphetamine in Armenta's possession. Investigators also discovered three other people not in custody were involved in the attempt to smuggle drugs into the prison. Authorities arrested the suspects identified as Guillermo Flores, 31, of Menlo Park; Christopher Merlo, 32, of San Mateo; and Ivete Duran, 34, of South San Francisco. Armenta was rebooked on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sale, transportation for sale of methamphetamine, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The three other suspects were booked into jail for the same suspected crimes.
Terrifying armed robbery of U.S postal carrier in East Bay caught on camera
DUBLIN, Calif. - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said at least six mail carriers have been robbed in the Bay Area since last month. One was an armed robbery in Dublin on Monday that was caught on camera. Dublin police and the U.S. Postal Inspectors are jointly investigating this case.
Redwood City Porch Pirate Sentenced for Stealing Wedding Dress, Community Effort Restores Bride's Hopes
Caught red-handed and without contest, 64-year-old Henry Fonseca will see the inside of a jail cell for 60 days, followed by two years of probation for swiping packages, the San Mateo County District Attorney announced. Among the purloined goods was a wedding dress of significant sentimental and monetary value, scored from the porch of an unassuming residence in Redwood City.
Concord man among three arrested for at least 11 robberies in East Bay
Three arrests have been made related to a string of 11 robberies that took place in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area over a span of seven months from August 2023 through February 2024. The 11 robberies occurred in multiple cities in the East Bay including seven in Hayward, one...
Redwood City police arrest man for allegedly threatening ex-girlfriend via texts
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 47-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sending threatening text messages to his ex-girlfriend, including a photo of himself holding a gun, Redwood City police said Thursday. On May 4, detectives started investigating an East Palo Alto resident after he allegedly sent threatening texts...
Four street gang members charged for violent robberies of San Pablo jewelry store, other Bay Area businesses
Oakland-based Ghost Town gang co-conspirators stole bags of jewelry valued at $300,000 to $500,000. Face 10 to 20 years in prison; three have histories of arrests. OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment alleging Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Devonte Rabon, and Keanna Alloise Smith-Stewart conspired with each other, and other members of an Oakland-based street gang, to rob several San Francisco Bay Area businesses, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Special Agent in Charge Robert K Tripp. The superseding indictment, filed April 18, 2024, was unsealed last Friday at an initial appearance by defendant Rabon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. The final defendant to appear in court, Ms. Smith-Stewart, made her initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Westmore on April 30.
3 arrested after stealing $810 worth of merchandise from Foot Locker at Serramonte mall: police
(KRON) — Three people were arrested after a robbery at the Foot Locker store in the Serramonte mall on Sunday, May 5, according to crime logs from the Daly City Police Department (DCPD). Around 4:50 p.m., a manager said two suspects entered and left the store with approximately $810 worth of stolen merchandise. Two Foot […]
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