CRIME & SAFETY
Man in coma after being tased in water by park police, family now in anguish
OAKLAND, Calif. - A family is demanding answers after a man was left in a coma after he was Tased by East Bay Regional Park police while in water. "He was Tased in water in his back. My brother is fighting for his life," said Tenaya Sims, a sister of Deontae Faison.
Family of 4, including 2 kids, killed in Pleasanton crash on Foothill Road, police say
Police said that one car was involved in the crash that claimed the lives of the family of four, which happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive.
Missing 33-year-old woman last seen in Newark
Update: This person has been safely found. (KRON) — A woman was reported missing by the Newark Police Department on Thursday, the department said on social media. The woman, 33, was last seen on Wednesday, April 24. Rai was last seen wearing a pink Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes, according to NPD. […]
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...
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 […]
Alameda sheriff investigation leads to massive gun bust
(KRON) — The Alameda County Narcotics Task Force seized nine firearms in connection to the illegal possession and sale of multiple assault rifles in Oakland, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. The seizure happened on Thursday on Crosby Avenue in Oakland, police said. Upon conducting a search warrant, police found nine firearms, including four illegal […]
Mountain View Police Seek Public Help in Finding Missing Teenager Last Seen April 22
The Mountain View Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating Savannah, a missing teenager who was last seen on the evening of April 22. According to the official department's Facebook post, the 17-year-old was last spotted around 10:00 PM in the 700 block of West Middlefield Road. Savannah is...
Suspect in 2023 deadly Stockton shooting arrested during traffic stop
STOCKTON - A suspect in a deadly Stockton shooting last summer was arrested during a traffic stop in Alameda County on Tuesday, police said. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. in the area of Sierra Nevada and Oak in Stockton on July 23, 2023. This is where police said they found a man shot. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. Detectives identified Bradley Vargas, 38, as a suspect in the homicide and issued an arrest warrant. On Tuesday, the Livermore Police Department contacted Vargas during a traffic stop, which is when he was detained without incident. He was arrested in connection with the homicide and was booked into the San Joaquin Jail.
LIVE: Procession for Oakland officer who died of 2018 on-duty crash injuries
A procession is underway ahead of a memorial service for Jordan Wingate, an Oakland police officer who died after being critically injured in a crash while on duty nearly six years ago.
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative
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