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...
Jazmin Pelligrini, missing teen, found dead in San Francisco
San Francisco - An East Bay family was on a desperate mission to find out what happened to their 15-year-old daughter who was found dead in San Francisco. Jazmin Pelligrini had been struggling with the trauma of past sexual abuse and mental illness, they said. They were concerned that foul...
Acclaimed Oakland BBQ spot reopening in new location following fire, vandalism
(KRON) — An acclaimed Oakland barbecue restaurant that suffered a devastating fire and vandalism is reopening after earlier indicating it would be closing for good. Horn Barbecue will reopen this Friday as part of owner Matt Horn’s other restaurant Matty’s Old Fashioned in downtown Oakland, according to an announcement from the restaurant. “As part of […]
One person detained after Oakland home invasion
Police are investigating a home invasion and assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday, according to the Oakland Police Department. Police were called to the 800 block of Milton Street in West Oakland just before 10:30 a.m. after being informed that a suspect had entered a residence and assaulted one victim.
Missing 15-year-old girl found dead in SF driveway. Her family wants answers
Family and friends want answers from police after the tragic death of 15-year-old Jázmin Pellegrini, who was found dead on a driveway in San Francisco after her release from a hospital last Wednesday. Her body was discovered Saturday in a driveway near Lobos Street and Plymouth Avenue in Ingleside,...
VIDEO: Dirt bikes participate in illegal sideshow in Oakland resulting in crash
(KRON) – Around 50 ATVs/dirt bikes participated in illegal sideshows in Oakland on Sunday, according to the Oakland Police Department. OPD was notified of dozens of dirt bikes in the area of Bellevue and Grand Avenues just after 1:15 p.m. on Sunday. Police said a short time after OPD received another call of 50 dirt […]
Shooter accepts plea deal for killing Pleasanton Home Depot worker
An Oakland woman has accepted a plea deal in the fatal shooting death of a Home Depot worker in Pleasanton in 2023, court records show. Benicia Knapps, 32, will get 19 years to life in prison after pleading no contest to second degree murder for shooting and killing 26-year-old Blake Mohs. Mohs attempted to stop Knapps and her boyfriend, David Guillory, also of Oakland, from robbing the Home Depot store of an electrical item.
Juvenile arrested for attempted carjacking in San Bruno
(KRON) — Police arrested a juvenile boy Monday for allegedly attempting to carjack a woman in San Bruno. Around 9:32 a.m., San Bruno police responded to reports of the attempted carjacking. The victim said she was sitting in a parked car when the boy opened her car door, tried to pull her out and demanded […]
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