Crime & Law Stories for January 2013
Stories for Thursday, January 31
Used car lot owner behind dozens of disappeared vehicles arrested
Police announced an arrest Thursday in connection with the abrupt closure of a South Bay used car lot seven weeks ago where the lot owner disappeared along with more than three dozen cars belonging to clients. Late Thursday night, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office told KTVU the accused car ...
Monitor: Oakland PD still regressing on reforms
A federal court monitor said that the Oakland police department's decade-old reform effort continues to backslide. Robert Warshaw said in a report released Thursday that the department for the second straight quarter is declining in terms of reforming, especially when it comes to investigating complaints against the department and reporting ...
Man accused of slaying ex-girlfriend's boyfriend arrested, charged with murder
Police have arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend in San Pablo a few days before Christmas, a police sergeant said Thursday. San Pablo resident Donte Marquee Smith, 24, was arrested on Tuesday and has been charged in Contra Costa County Superior Court for the murder ...
Prosecutor seeking to try alleged prostitute with three men in Monte Sereno murder case
A prosecutor has filed a motion in Santa Clara County Superior Court to add an alleged prostitute to the case of three men charged in the murder-robbery of Monte Sereno man Reveesh Kurma in his home on Nov. 30. Deputy District Attorney Kevin Smith said he has asked a Superior ...
SJ home invasion suspects face new attempted murder charges
Prosecutors Thursday added attempted murder charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court against three young San Jose men who allegedly capped a two-day armed robbery spree last week by invading the home of an elderly couple. Deputy District Attorney Alaleh Kianerci filed an amended criminal complaint against Miguel Marez, 19, ...
Bomb threat prompts lockdown at Fremont High School
Students and staff at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale were ordered to shelter in place Thursday afternoon after someone made a bomb threat, according to the Fremont Union High School District. The shelter-in-place order was issued around 1:30 p.m. after someone called the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety saying there ...
Chico physician's assistant charged in sexual attacks
Prosecutors have charged a Northern California physician's assistant with assaults on two women who were forced into vehicles, injected with a substance that made them drowsy and had their hands and feet bound, police said. Lonnie Scott Keith, 40, pleaded not guilty to rape, assault with intent to commit rape ...
CHP agrees to patrol Oakland streets for another 30 days
The California Highway Patrol has agreed to extend its assistance to the understaffed Oakland Police Department for at least another 30 days, but the question of who will pay the bill hasn't been settled, CHP and Oakland officials said Thursday. At the request of city officials and Bishop Bob Jackson ...
Mistrial in case against central figure in SFPD lab scandal
A mistrial was declared for a second time in federal court Thursday in the case of a former San Francisco police crime laboratory technician accused of taking small amounts of cocaine from the facility in 2009. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco declared a mistrial after jurors in ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 30
Tense due to possible evictions, dock work ignites incident at Pete's Harbor
A dispute over the future of a Redwood City marina heated up Wednesday when workers showed up with power tools. Boat owners are refusing to leave Pete's Harbor and saying no to a five-figure settlement offer. In the morning, crews at Pete's Harbor took apart some metal cleats used to ...
Hundreds march on anniversary of 13YO girl's disappearance
Hundreds marched in Dublin Wednesday night in remembrance of a13-year-old girl who was abducted after leaving school in Dublin 24 years ago. Ilene Misheloff vanished on Jan. 30, 1989, after being excused early from a physical education class at Wells Middle School. She was last seen at the intersection of ...
Judge ups bail for 'Sweetheart Swindler' to $1 million
A Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Wednesday raised the bail for an alleged female scam artist to $1 million after hearing about more than $3 million in court judgments numerous victims won from her since 2007. Judge Kenneth Shapero increased the bail for Samantha Pham, 30, from the previous ...
Two in custody after home burglary that prompted school lockdown
Two suspects were in custody for an alleged residential burglary that led to the brief lockdown of a San Ramon elementary school Wednesday, police said. A short time after 11 a.m., officers were called to a home on Longleaf Circle on a report of a burglary in progress, police said. ...
Vt. neighbors: Man in NH hotel stabbing had temper
Some residents of the small Vermont hometown of a man charged with stabbing a 70-year-old woman to death at a New Hampshire hotel said Wednesday that the suspect was known for having a short fuse. Prosecutors say 37-year-old Rodney Hill, of West Danville, repeatedly stabbed the woman Monday night in ...
Former owner of SF home surprised to hear of possible tie to Collins case
The former owner of the Masonic Ave home that was searched by police on Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of 10-year-old San Francisco boy Kevin Collins nearly three decades ago said Wednesday he was shocked to hear the house could be tied to the famous case. Public records show ...
Willow Glen family concerned about suspicious fire, vandalism
A San Jose family was looking for answers about a fire that occurred at their Willow Glen home Wednesday morning, a day after someone smeared paint on their daughter's car. "We're certain that the fire was deliberately set," John Unger said after flames damaged the front door and stucco facade ...
Bandits pepper spray employees during Walnut Creek jewelry smash-and-grab
Two armed robbers sprayed Walnut Creek jewelry store workers with pepper spray and made off with several Rolex watches Tuesday afternoon, according to police. The robbery was reported at 2:28 p.m. at the Davidson & Licht Jewelry Co. at 1258 Broadway Plaza. Witnesses said that the two suspects walked in ...
Pittsburg man gunned down at gas station
A man who was fatally shot at a Pittsburg gas station on Tuesday has been identified by the coroner's office as 20-year-old Timothy Smith, Jr. Smith, a Pittsburg resident, died at a hospital hours after being shot in the head at the Union 76 gas station at 2150 Railroad Ave. ...
Cold case search fails to find trace of missing boy
The search of a San Francisco home has stirred up memories and emotions surrounding the 1984 abduction of ten-year-old Kevin Collins, but failed to find any evidence of his body, authorities said. Investigators jack-hammered the garage floor of a Haight District home and brought in a cadaver dog. But the ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 29
Sisters hope break brings closure in Kevin Collins case
The search of a San Francisco home for the remains of long-missing ten-year-old Kevin Collins brought up a wave of emotions Tuesday night for his sisters, Michelle and Laura Collins. During an interview with KTVU, the two women said they let their brother go years ago assuming he'd been murdered. ...
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