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Police: Skull found at recycling center likely homicide victim
Police say a human head found in a load of recycling debris at a facility in Oakland probably came from outside the city and may have been that of a homicide victim. Investigators tell the San Francisco Chronicle that the person apparently had been dead for months or years. Workers ...
Pets rescued from Monterey Co. hoarder available for adoption
Animals rescued from a hoarding situation in Monterey the week before were available Sunday for adoption into new homes, according to the Monterey County SPCA. Police called in the SPCA on April 28 to rescue 48 animals found at a home in Monterey, including 17 cats, 24 dogs and 7 ...
Vallejo man arrested for alleged sexual assault after 8-hour standoff
A Vallejo man was behind bars Sunday after being arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after an eight-hour standoff at a home in unincorporated Vallejo, Solano County Sheriff's officials said. The sheriff's office received a report of a sexual assault that had just occurred in the 100 block of Hugh ...
Pacifica Police ask for help in finding suspect in skateboard assault
Police were asking for the public's help Saturday in locating a suspect who beat and seriously injured a driver following a car crash in Pacifica last month. Police said officers responded to reports of the assault at the Fairmont Shopping Center, off of Hickey Boulevard, around 11:55 p.m. on April ...
Inquest jury says suspect's jail death accidental
A Contra Costa County inquest jury says that the death of a suspect at the county jail less than three hours after he struggled with deputies last fall was accidental. The Contra Costa Times reports the determination came after testimony Friday into the death of Donald Ray McCullough in October. ...
Humboldt-area police officers seek triple homicide suspect
SWAT teams from three counties and a team from the California Department of Corrections, as well as federal law enforcement officials and local police have joined the hunt for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters. The extra help — which includes ...
Man in grave condition after shooting in North Oakland
A victim was in grave condition after a shooting in North Oakland Friday night, police said. The shooting was reported in the 6100 block of Shattuck Avenue at 9:59 p.m. A man was found there suffering from a gunshot wound and taken to a hospital in critical condition. It was ...
Concord police shoot, kill suspect while trying to serve search warrant
Concord police were investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Antioch Saturday that occurred the day before while police were trying to serve a search warrant on a suspect. Concord police officers were conducting surveillance Friday around 9 p.m. on a home on the 2700 block of Barcelona Circle in Antioch ...
Woman stabbed in neck in domestic violence assault
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday afternoon on attempted murder and domestic violence charges in connection with the alleged stabbing of his girlfriend, police said today. The victim, a 28-year-old Watsonville woman, was stabbed around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday at a home at 280 Pennsylvania Drive, police said. The victim ...
Woman arrested on suspicion of abuse that hospitalized 15-month-old girl
A woman was arrested in Watsonville on suspicion of child abuse Thursday after a neighbor took a cellphone video showing her 15-month-old daughter being hit and dragged by the hair, police said. Barbara Garcia, 18, was transported by Watsonville police to the Santa Cruz County Jail in Santa Cruz and ...
A dozen agencies join NorCal manhunt for triple-homicide suspect
The manhunt for a Northern California man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters continues to expand as law enforcement officials ask for help from neighboring agencies. Officers from at least a dozen state and federal law enforcement agencies have fanned out across an area of rugged terrain ...
One person shot in Richmond, airlifted to hospital
A man is in critical condition after being shot while driving in Richmond Friday afternoon, police said. The shooting was reported around 3 p.m. on Richmond Parkway between Giant Highway and Hilltop Drive, Richmond police Sgt. T. Ellis said. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the man suffering ...
Turmoil continues for Oakland Police Department
Sean Whent was sworn in Friday as Oakland's third police chief this week, following the surprise announcements that the city's former chief was stepping down earlier this week and that an interim chief was leaving after just two days in the position. The appointment of Whent, a 17-year veteran of ...
Man wanted for fatal SJ shooting may be headed to Central Valley
A man suspected of shooting and killing another man Wednesday inside a home in East San Jose may be headed for the Central Valley area in California or to another country, San Jose police said today. Louie Garza, 55, of San Jose, is the suspect in the death of Ralph ...
Vacaville teacher arrested for having gun and drugs in car on campus
Vacaville police arrested a middle school teacher Thursday morning after a loaded firearm and drugs were found in his parked car on campus, police said. A credible source contacted officials of Willis Jepson Middle School at 580 Elder St. around 10 a.m. Thursday to report 53-year-old teacher Bobby Chambers of ...
Sheriff: Search for suspect who killed family like 'warfare'
Sheriff's SWAT teams are proceeding extremely carefully as they search a rural part of Northern California where an ex-convict suspected of fatally shooting his wife and two young daughters is believed to be hiding out, authorities said Thursday. Given Shane Miller's knowledge of the area in Humboldt County and ability to ...
Questions still surround Chief Jordan's sudden retirement
New questions have emerged about the timing and reasons for the sudden departure of Oakland's police chief. Chief Howard Jordan announced Wednesday he is retiring for medical reasons and would be leaving the department. Sources with direct knowledge confirmed to KTVU that Jordan was suddenly called to a meeting with ...
Hayward police search for armed suspect continues
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Hayward delayed opening Thursday after police shot at an at-large suspect while attempting to detain him near the building Wednesday afternoon. The office, located at 150 Jackson St., opened at noon after employees were debriefed about the shooting in the parking lot that occurred ...
Mayor Quan welcomes consultant's plan to reduce crime in Oakland
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Thursday that she welcomes a consultant's report that calls for the city's Police Department to have a more district-based structure so that officers can respond more effectively to serious crimes. The report by a group of police experts headed by William Bratton, who has run ...
San Jose man stabbed at his birthday party
A suspect who allegedly stabbed a San Jose man celebrating his 21st birthday was arrested early Thursday after police found him hiding in a neighborhood park, authorities said. At about 1:15 a.m. police received a report that a man had been stabbed in the 2700 block of Custer Drive. Arriving ...
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