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They were busy parents on a rare night out in San Francisco — then a random attack happened
They were busy parents on a rare night out in San Francisco — then a random attack happened
By Jill Tucker
It was just before 11:30 p.m. when Christopher and Rebecca Mathews — working parents from Alameda on a rare couple’s night out in San Francisco — decided to call for a ride-share car. They were ...
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Fitbit offers key clue to slain San Jose woman’s alleged 90-year-old killer
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A man accused of decapitating his grandmother inside their apartment in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood believed she was possessed by a demon and “Jesus told him to get rid of it,” ...
Oakland man suspected of strangling, raping woman in Mountain View
An Oakland man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of strangling and raping a woman in her vehicle in Mountain View on Sunday, police said Thursday. Lavel Powell, 29, is accused of calling a female friend ...
Police arrest 90-year-old San Jose man on suspicion of murder
A 90-year-old San Jose man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murdering his stepdaughter last week, police announced Thursday. Anthony Aiello was arrested more than a week after San Jose police ...
Grandson charged with murder after allegedly decapitating 82-year-old grandmother in SF
By Gwendolyn Wu and Evan Sernoffsky
A 30-year-old San Francisco man decapitated his grandmother inside her home in a senior living facility in the city’s South of Market neighborhood, sources said Thursday. Andrew Luke was arrested at ...
17 people busted in $1 million Apple store robbery ring, California officials say
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Headless body found in San Francisco fish tank identified as missing man
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Homeland Security officers patrolling BART trains as part of ‘normal’ anti-terrorism checks
Uniformed Department of Homeland Security officers seen patrolling BART trains and stations this week are members of a Transportation Security Administration team, according to BART and Department of ...
83-year-old woman stabbed to death in San Francisco’s SoMA
By Gwendolyn Wu
An 83-year-old woman was stabbed to death around 12:25 a.m. Wednesday in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, authorities said. Police were making a well-being check on the 800 block of Howard ...
Uber driver stabbed on Highway 87 in San Jose following road rage incident
By Gwendolyn Wu
Police are searching for a man who stabbed and kicked an Uber driver on northbound Highway 87 in San Jose on Wednesday during the early morning commute. The 24-year-old driver was transporting a ...
Modesto boy kidnapped by father located safely in Dublin hotel, authorities say
A 6-year-old Modesto boy allegedly abducted by his father was found safe at a Dublin hotel Tuesday morning and returned home to be reunited with his mother. A photo posted to Facebook by the Modesto ...
Amber Alert issued for 6-year-old boy abducted from his Modesto home
By Jill Tucker
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 6-year-old Modesto boy who police said was abducted by his father. The suspect, John Cosso, 41, took the boy, Jayce Cosso, from his home Monday morning, ...
Defendant in Vallejo kidnap-for-ransom case won’t cross-examine victims
The defendant in the sensational Vallejo kidnap-for-ransom case — once dismissed as a hoax by police — agreed on Monday to be appointed a public defender a week after he was cleared to represent ...
More tension in SF homicide case after Public Defender Jeff Adachi contacts grand jurors
Several grand jurors who handed down an indictment in a San Francisco murder case were mistakenly identified by name in a court transcript, opening the door for city Public Defender Jeff Adachi to find ...
Amber Alert issued for 6-year-old boy abducted from his Modesto home
By Jill Tucker
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 6-year-old Modesto boy who police said was abducted by his father. The suspect, John Cosso, 41, took the boy, Jayce Cosso, from his home Monday morning, ...
More tension in SF homicide case after Public Defender Jeff Adachi contacts grand jurors
Several grand jurors who handed down an indictment in a San Francisco murder case were mistakenly identified by name in a court transcript, opening the door for city Public Defender Jeff Adachi to find ...
Defendant in Vallejo kidnap-for-ransom case won’t cross-examine victims
The defendant in the sensational Vallejo kidnap-for-ransom case — once dismissed as a hoax by police — agreed on Monday to be appointed a public defender a week after he was cleared to represent ...
Highway 84 crash victim identified as missing Palo Alto woman
By Gwendolyn Wu
A dead woman found off of Highway 84 in Newark on Sunday afternoon was identified Monday as a 66-year-old Palo Alto resident. Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller was reported missing Aug. 17, said Manuel Leal, a ...
Woman in SoMA scooter accident suffers life-threatening injuries
By Gwendolyn Wu
A 30-year-old woman riding a moped-style scooter Sunday morning in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood was badly injured after colliding with a car at the intersection of Ninth and Howard ...
BART operator in SF reports being hit in face, orders riders off train
By Josh Koehn
A nearly 40-minute BART delay Friday in San Francisco was caused by an assault on an operator, according to a train worker who announced the assault to passengers over a loudspeaker. The alleged assault ...
85 cars towed, 2 arrests in East Oakland sideshows
By J.K. Dineen
Oakland police towed at least 85 cars and made two arrests during a series of chaotic, late-night sideshows that shut down multiple roadways across East Oakland early Sunday. Two Oakland police officers ...
How Vallejo police mistook kidnap victim Denise Huskins for a ‘Gone Girl’
When Vallejo police announced to the world that the abduction of physical therapist Denise Huskins was an elaborate hoax she cooked up with her boyfriend, investigators were sitting on evidence that ...
Fight at Santa Rosa high school football game leaves 1 girl stabbed
By Sarah Ravani
A girl was stabbed and injured Friday night during a melee at a high school football game in Santa Rosa, authorities said. The incident was reported at Montgomery High School, at 1250 Hahman Drive, ...
Suspected shooting on Interstate 980 in Oakland injures man, dog
A suspected shooting Friday night on eastbound I-980 in Oakland left one man injured, authorities said. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., California Highway Patrol’s Oakland office received a call reporting a ...
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Fitbit offers key clue to slain San Jose woman’s alleged 90-year-old killer
A woman’s Fitbit clocked a rapid rise in her heart rate before a sudden drop-off to nothing, helping San Jose police piece together clues and charge her 90-year-old stepfather with her murder, ...
Prosecutors: Man who decapitated grandmother in SF thought she was ‘possessed’
A man accused of decapitating his grandmother inside their apartment in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood believed she was possessed by a demon and “Jesus told him to get rid of it,” ...
Oakland man suspected of strangling, raping woman in Mountain View
An Oakland man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of strangling and raping a woman in her vehicle in Mountain View on Sunday, police said Thursday. Lavel Powell, 29, is accused of calling a female friend ...
Police arrest 90-year-old San Jose man on suspicion of murder
A 90-year-old San Jose man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murdering his stepdaughter last week, police announced Thursday. Anthony Aiello was arrested more than a week after San Jose police ...
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