Kidnap, rape fugitive with foul breath arrested near Danville

The victim originally helped arrest him because she recognized his foul breath from the restaurant where she worked which his family owned.

Berkeley police warn purse snatchings at the pump

Berkeley police are urging people to be extra vigilant after five purse snatchings and one attempt since last Friday.

Black cowboy files claim against Richmond Police for use of force

A black cowboy from Richmond is filed a claim against the city and its police department for allegedly using unnecessary force against him refuting in injuries. 

Suspect detained after barricading himself near Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

A man has been detained after he barricaded himself in a residence near the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.

Opening statements and testimony begins in DePape state trial

The case of the state of California versus David DePape, the man already convicted in federal court of hitting Paul Pelosi in the head with a hammer, got underway in Superior Court Wednesday morning. 

Eight minors arrested after Novato middle school brawl

Eight middle school students were arrested on Tuesday after an assault at a Novato middle school last week, according to the Novato Police Department.

Judge largely rejects DNA testing request by Scott Peterson in bid to prove innocence

A San Mateo County judge on Wednesday rejected all but one of convicted killer Scott Peterson's requests via the Los Angeles Innocence Project for DNA testing on certain items in hopes of proving he didn't kill his pregnant wife.

SF-based online store Dare Fashion suffers $300,000 in losses after office burglary

Thieves stole $300,000 in equipment and merchandise from a small business in San Francisco in early May. Dare Fashion sells inclusive clothing online, and manufactures its products in the Bay Area.

Women getting robbed at gas pumps: Berkeley police

Berkeley police say there have been several incidents where thieves drive up and steal a purse or bag from a car while a woman pumps gas.

Gunfire shatters Miami high-rise window: ‘They almost shot my baby’s high chair’

A bullet hit the window of a woman’s apartment, leaving shards of glass in her child’s high chair after gunshots were fired from a nearby apartment building.

SJPD searches for suspect's motive in violence that killed woman, injured man

San Jose police officials, Tuesday, said the suspect in a barricade stand-off a day earlier is under arrest and being held at a local hospital with self-inflicted wounds. He’s accused of shooting and wounding one man and killing a woman.

Woman found dead inside San Jose home, barricaded suspect taken into custody

A suspect is in custody and police in San Jose are now investigating their 16th homicide of the year, after a woman was found dead inside a home on the evening of Memorial Day, officials say. 

Special ops team called to negotiate with potentially armed suspect in San Jose

Police in San Jose were attempting to negotiate with a person who barricaded themselves inside a residence after a shooting was reported on Monday evening just after 6 p.m. 

Louisiana deputies searching for 4 inmates who escaped from jail

Omarion Hookfin, Avery Guidry, Jamarcus Cyprian, and Travon Johnson all escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Sunday, authorities said.

Driver barricades after freeway crash in San Ramon, CHP says he was under influence of drugs

A driver, allegedly under the influence of drugs, was involved in a two-vehicle crash before they barricaded themselves in their vehicle Saturday in San Ramon, California Highway Patrol says.