Crime & Law Stories for April 2012
Stories for Monday, April 30
Two men arrested after rooster, cockfighting tools found in car
Two men were arrested in Half Moon Bay on Saturday evening when deputies found a fighting rooster and cockfighting paraphernalia during a traffic stop, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Deputies pulled over a vehicle for a window tinting violation near Kelly Street and state Highway 1 at ...
Alleged school rampage gunman pleads not guilty to murder charges
The man accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at Oakland's Oikos University pleaded not guilty to seven counts of murder and other charges Monday. One Goh, 43, entered his not-guilty pleas at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland at a 2 p.m. ...
Former tech exec sentenced to 22 years for ripping off Glover charity and others
A former high-tech executive convicted of defrauding investors of at least $30 million on Monday was given one of the harshest sentences meted out in a white-collar criminal case. A federal judge in San Francisco sentenced Samuel "Mouli" Cohen to 22 years in prison. Judge Charles Breyer also set a ...
Celebrity chef's stolen Lamborghini recovered from storage unit
A bright-yellow Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri that was stolen from a San Francisco car dealership last year was found in a storage unit in Point Richmond this weekend, police confirmed Monday. Fieri, a chef who has hosted several TV shows, including "Guy's Big Bite" on the Food ...
Oakland school shooting rampage suspect ends self-imposed fast
The man charged with killing seven people during a shooting rampage at an Oakland vocational college has ended a nearly month-long, self-imposed fast, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. One Goh, 43, had been placed in the infirmary at Santa Rita Jail last week to be treated for health ...
Stories for Sunday, April 29
Fairfield suspect allegedly pulls gun on officer during traffic stop
Three suspects were arrested in Fairfield late Friday night when a man allegedly pulled a gun on an officer during a traffic stop, police said. Officers stopped a vehicle in the 1900 block of Pennsylvania Ave just before midnight, according to Fairfield police. During the traffic stop, a passenger in ...
Two injured in separate shootings in North Beach, Potrero Hill
Two people were hit by gunfire early Sunday morning in separate shootings in San Francisco, police said. The first shooting was reported at 2:18 a.m. at Broadway and Montgomery Street, police said. One victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. A second shooting occurred around 3 a.m. on ...
Suspected DUI driver arrested after chase, crash
A man who led police on a chase from the peninsula to the east bay and south bay has been arrested after a crash in San Jose. The CHP says it tried to pull over the driver of this van Sunday morning in Redwood City for talking on a cell ...
High speed chase ends with suspect crashing into creek
One man was hurt after a high speed chase on Highway 101 ended with him driving off the road and crashing into a Petaluma creek Saturday evening. The crash was reported just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, near the Petaluma Blvd. north exit, when the car ended up upside-down in a ...
Police investigate death of 18YO at elementary school
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed at a San Jose elementary school campus Saturday night, San Jose police said. Police received reports of shots heard at the Lowell Elementary School campus, located at 625 S. Seventh St., at 9:25 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived at the school ...
Stories for Saturday, April 28
Pinole house fire believed to be caused by marijuana grow
A house fire in Pinole Friday afternoon was apparently caused by an electrical overload related to a marijuana growing operation, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to reports of the fire at 4:47 p.m. at 2355 Wright Ave. First responders found smoke coming from the eves of a single-story house from ...
City sues two to recoup costs for vandalism cleanup following Occupy Oakland protests
The Oakland City Attorney's Office has begun filing lawsuits seeking to recover damages from two people charged with spray painting city property during a January Occupy Oakland protest. The city filed the lawsuits against Chloe Watlington, 25, and Paul Woods, 25, this month seeking $400 to cover the cost of ...
Doctor charged in molestations suffers from dementia
The attorney for a once-prominent child psychiatrist accused of molesting minors says his client suffers from severe dementia and should be released from a state hospital. The San Mateo County Times reports that 80-year-old Dr. William Ayres — the former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ...
San Mateo massage parlor searched on suspicion of prostitution
Police searched a massage business in San Mateo on Wednesday, arrested one employee on suspicion of prostitution, and cited the owner for several misdemeanor violations related to the business, police said. Police had received several reports that the Celandine Day Spa at 155 E. Fifth Ave. was offering prostitution in ...
SF nursery attacked by vandals sees outpouring of support
A nonprofit native plant nursery in Candlestick Point State Recreation Area that was vandalized last weekend has seen an outpouring of community support, including offers to replace some of the thousands of plants that were destroyed. Patrick Rump, executive director of Literacy for Environmental Justice, the group that operates the ...
Stories for Friday, April 27
Napa State Hospital patient attacks 4
Another assault was reported at a Bay Area psychiatric hospital that already had a history of patients attacking other patients and staff members. All was quiet Friday outside Napa State Hospital, a far cry from Thursday night, when the attack occurred inside the facility. A 54-year-old patient talked to KTVU ...
Police arrest man in connection with Berkeley hit-and-run crash
The Berkeley police arrested a man Friday afternoon in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving two bicyclists on a Berkeley street, according to police. Police arrested 43-year-old Michael Patrick Medaglia, of Oakland, the owner of the car that was involved in the hit-and-run crash on Wednesday, said Berkeley police Capt. ...
Pitchfork-wielding teen arrested trying to break into Half Moon Bay home
A teenage boy wielding a pitchfork was arrested after trying to break into a home in Half Moon Bay on Thursday evening, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. The attempted burglary was reported at 5:55 p.m. at a home in the 800 block of Miramontes Street. The suspect, ...
Carjacked Antioch cabbie takes terrifying ride in trunk
Three suspects robbed a cab driver at gunpoint late Thursday night, tossing him into the cab's trunk and then releasing him in the Oakland hills, authorities said. Antioch Police Capt. Leonard Orman said the incident began when a yellow cab driver picked up the three suspects at around 11 p.m. ...
San Jose SWAT standoff ends without incident
Police are interrogating at least one person who exited a San Jose house where a standoff and a homicide occurred Friday morning, police spokesman Officer Jose Garcia said. At 1:46 a.m., police received word of a stabbing at a residence in the 200 block of Cleveland Avenue, police said. Officers ...
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