CRIME & SAFETY
Tech Billionaire’s Teen Reported Missing in the Bay Area
The child of billionaire businessman Stewart Butterfield is missing, and authorities believe the teen may have run away to San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin district.According to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, Mint Butterfield, 16, was last seen around 10 p.m. Sunday night in Bolinas, a coastal community of roughly 1,500 people. They were reported missing early the next morning by their mother, entrepreneur Caterina Fake.“Mint has brown/reddish curly hair and their eyebrows are pierced,” Deputy Jose Suarez posted to neighborhood networking site NextDoor. “They were last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, flannel pajama pants, and black boots. They possibly had a...
Santa Rosa Parolee Re-arrested for Severe Assault in Petaluma, Held Without Bail
N an incident reported by the Petaluma Police Department, officers and medical personnel were called to the scene of a violent incident at about 3:43 AM on April 23, where they discovered a victim with significant facial and head injuries. Fleeing the scene before law enforcement arrived, Hiram Joseph, a...
At least 16 people died in California after medics sedated them during encounters with police
At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Several of the deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two in...
Road rage incident escalated to shooting in Santa Rosa
(KRON) – Two people were arrested after a road rage incident that escalated into a shooting, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department Around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, while a Santa Rosa Police Department Field and Evidence Technician was in the process of towing a vehicle, she noticed the driver of a black Volkswagen Tiguan […]
Transfer of San Quentin death row inmates to Chino sparks public safety issues, sheriff says
CHINO, Calif. - Following the transfer of more than two dozen death row inmates from San Quentin to Chino, the city's mayor is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove them "effective immediately" and stop sending additional condemned inmates due to heightened public safety concerns. Chino Hills Mayor Cynthia Moran...
6-year-old killed in Richmond hit-and-run crash
(KRON) — Six-year-old Amadeo Alvarez Jr. was killed in a crash on Wednesday in Richmond after a suspected intoxicated driver hit the child’s vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run, Amadeo’s GoFundMe said. “At just six years old, Amadeo touched every life he came in contact with, with a smile that could light up a room and […]
Suspects nabbed after leading Vallejo cops on chase in stolen car
VALLEJO, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle pursuit spanning multiple Bay Area cities on Thursday. According to the Vallejo Police Department, the pursuit began in Vallejo after officers spotted a stolen vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Tuesday. Details regarding the exact location of...
Marin 911: ‘Abandon all hope’ sign ‘unsettles’ Tiburon woman who asked deputies to take it down
Unsettled: A woman in Tiburon complained about a sign posted in the neighborhood that read: “Abandon all hope ye who enter.” She said she found it “unsettling” and wanted a deputy to take it down. Advice given. Binford Road: A dude with a grey hoodie and...
CHP Apprehends Felon Suspected of New Violations After High-Speed Chase on US 101 Near San Francisco
Last night's high-speed drama unfolded on US 101 when California Highway Patrol Officers Stuart and Escoto halted a black Dodge Charger for cruising without a license plate. This led to the arrest of a convicted felon with more baggage than just his open San Francisco case. The chase began close...
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