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CRIME & SAFETY
1 dead, 1 critically injured in I-280 collision near Redwood City
One person died and a second was critically injured following a crash Tuesday night on southbound Interstate Highway 280 near Redwood City, according to the California Highway Patrol.The CHP said that around 10 p.m., a Hyundai Accent and a pickup truck collided on southbound I-280 near the Edgewood Road offramp. Both drivers were ejected from their vehicles and were found lying on the roadway. One of the drivers was pronounced dead on the scene, while the other was rushed to a hospital due to severe injuries. The agency is yet to confirm which driver died.Due to the crash, the southbound lanes of I-280 south of Edgewood Road were closed.
Patrons at Redwood City Gas Station Targeted in Daylight Armed Robbery; San Mateo Sheriff Seeks Leads
Thugs brandishing a firearm terrorized patrons at a Redwood City gas station during a brazen daylight armed robbery, authorities said Wednesday. According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, the incident unfolded at around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday when deputies were called to the ARCO gas station on Woodside Rd. following reports of the robbery.
1 man, 1 juvenile arrested in robberies of mail carriers in Belmont, Palo Alto
PALO ALTO – Two people were arrested, including a juvenile, following the robberies of two United States Postal Service mail carriers on the Peninsula over the weekend, authorities said.Around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, police in Belmont responded to a robbery on the 700 block of Old County Road. Officers said the mail carrier, identified as a woman in her 40s, suffered minor physical injuries in the robbery but declined medical treatment at the scene.No weapon was used in the robbery, police said.Officers received an alert about the suspects and the suspect vehicle, a black 2013 Infiniti G37 coupe. Shortly after 2:15...
South Bay police warn of new type of burglary targeting empty homes
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — In the South Bay, police are warning residents to be on the lookout for thieves who break into empty buildings. The Los Altos Police Department is reporting an increase in burglaries of vacant homes. In recent weeks, thieves have been targeting homes that are for sale and unoccupied. Burglars enter […]
Man held at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas while awaiting trial dies in custody
A 41-year-old man died at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Thursday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.Jail deputies found the man, whose name hasn't been released, in his assigned barrack at 10:08 a.m. and he was pronounced dead by emergency responders at 10:50 a.m., sheriff's officials said.According to the preliminary investigation into the death, there are no signs of foul play but the county Medical Examiner's Office will determine what caused the man to die.He had been booked into county jail on Dec. 5 and was awaiting trial for felony sexual assault charges, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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.
3 men arrested for roofing scam on elderly San Mateo residents
(KRON) — The San Mateo Police Department arrested three men in connection to a series of roofing scams targeting several elderly San Mateo residents. The first reported scam was in November 2023. As the investigation unfolded, officers learned of a group of white men with “Irish accents” operating under a fake construction company named “Statewide […]
Community advocates protest police enforcement of vehicle registration in Mountain View
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After months of lax enforcement, the Mountain View Police Department says it plans to resume enforcement of vehicle registration in the city, starting this week. The announcement has worried community advocates, who say that more time and money is needed to get older RVs up to code.
DA says Scott Peterson is still guilty of murdering wife, no DNA tests necessary
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The star prosecutor of Scott Peterson’s infamous murder trail is urging a San Mateo County judge to deny attempts from the Innocence Project to revive his decades-old case. A jury convicted Scott Peterson in 2004 of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner, before dumping their remains […]
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