CRIME & SAFETY

A tragic incident occurred in South Bay, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuries to several others. The suspect, Kevin Parkourana, is thought to have a history of mental health and substance abuse problems. His violent actions appeared random and senseless, spreading chaos and confusion across two South Bay neighborhoods. Parkourana was ultimately apprehended by Milpitas police following a stabbing in a Jacklin Road parking lot. The horrifying events took place near a high school graduation ceremony, instigating widespread fear and concern for the safety of local residents.

(KRON) — Police are releasing new details in the knife altercation at San Mateo High School on Friday. As officers responded to the knife incident, an attack nearby led them on a chase through San Mateo. The San Mateo Police Department responded to a report of a fight that involved a knife at the SMHS […]

SAN MATEO -- A crash in El Granada sent a car careening off the highway, smashing through a fence and hitting a house, injuring two occupants of the car Saturday, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said.The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and Medio Avenue in El Granada, a village in San Mateo County. Firefighters responded at 9:02 a.m., according to Cecile Juliette of Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz."Two cars got into a crash on Highway 1 and one of them went through a fence and yard and hit a house at Third and Medio," Juliette said. The car did not penetrate the house, Juliette said.Two occupants of the car that hit the house were hospitalized, one with major injuries and the other with moderate injuries, according to Juliette.The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, the spokeswoman said.Later in the day, a car rolled over on Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay, Cal Fire tweeted. There were no injuries in that incident.

A man who had suffered a drug overdose was dropped off by his friends in a parking lot at Stanford Hospital, police said. Damian Juarez, 19, was declared dead less than an hour later, despite attempts to save his life by doctors and nurses. Security guards in the pediatric emergency...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – San Mateo County officials on Wednesday released the names of the seven people killed in a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay. Officials say Zhishen Liu, 73, and his wife, Aixiang Zhang, 74, of San Francisco; Qizhong Cheng, 66, and his wife Jingzhi Lu, 64, of Half Moon Bay; Marciano Martinez Jimenez, 50, of Moss Beach; Yetao Bing, 43, and Jose Romero Perez, 38, were all victims of Monday’s shooting.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The 66-year-old Half Moon Bay farmworker accused of killing seven of his co-workers in a case of “workplace violence” was charged with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Chunli Zhao appeared for the first time Wednesday afternoon in a...

SAN MATEO: POLICE ARREST 3 TEENS IN HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENTS; FIREARM SEIZED

Home surveillance video shows the moment the suspect allegedly rammed his stolen car into a couple in San Jose, killing them. Officials haven't identified the victims yet, but neighbors describe them as a "very quiet, gentle, older Vietnamese couple."

Residents of South Bay are struggling to come to terms with a brutal series of crimes that left three people dead and three more injured. The suspect, Kevin Parker, is set to be arraigned next week. The violent rampage began with a stabbing just south of Highway 85 in San Jose, followed by a second stabbing reported 20 minutes later, north of the highway. Shortly after, a person was fatally struck by a vehicle north of I-280. Authorities believe Parker then stabbed another individual in a Milpitas shopping center before being apprehended nearby.

KRON4's Haaziq Madyun reports. Read more: https://www.kron4.com/news/student-injured-in-altercation-with-knife-at-san-mateo-high-school/. Student injured with knife during fight at San Mateo …. KRON4's Haaziq Madyun reports. Read more: https://www.kron4.com/news/student-injured-in-altercation-with-knife-at-san-mateo-high-school/. Violent crimes in Richmond trending down. KRON4's Philippe Djegal reports. Young Bay Area man drowns in Feather River near Chico. KRON4's Philippe Djegal reports. Read more:...

SAN LORENZO, Calif. - An 18-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention in a 2022 San Lorenzo shooting death, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Sergio Morales-Jacquez, 18, was sentenced in the Sept. 18, 2022 shooting death of Rienheart Asuncion, the sheriff's office said on social...

(KRON) — In a video posted on Thursday, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price revealed details about a Hayward homicide that happened on May 11. The suspect, Vaughn Boatner, 33, of San Mateo, was arrested on May 22 in Seattle, Washington. Boatner is accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Monique Alridge of Hayward. Price […]

The San Mateo Police Department has made progress in the investigation of a theft that occurred at Ulta Beauty, resulting in the arrest of one suspect on suspicion of first-degree burglary. A second suspect remains outstanding. According to a department press release, the incident took place on May 19, and...

Three people were killed and nine others injured when a man randomly stabbed and struck victims with a vehicle in the San Jose area, officials said. Kevin Parkourana, 31, of San Jose was in custody in connection with the attacks, police from San Jose and the adjacent city of Milpitas announced Friday.

Two separate shooting incidents had police busy in San Francisco early Saturday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

(KRON) — A number of valuables were stolen in a residential burglary Tuesday, the Atherton Police Department (APD) said in a news release. In broad daylight, jewelry and cash were among the items taken from a home on De Bell Drive. Multiple suspects entered the house through an unlocked door and committed the burglary between […]

A man flying his personal drone helped authorities arrest a teenager accused of stealing about $30,000 from a home in the San Francisco Bay Area, police said.

The Palo Alto Unified School District is accelerating plans to address issues such as violence on campus after a student with special needs, who is under 12 years old, attacked two teachers at Jane Lathrop Middle School on May 5. The district actually formed a committee in January to address...