Stockton birthday party shooting: Sheriff addresses whether this was gang related

The San Joaquin County sheriff on Tuesday doled out a few new facts and addressed whether the deadly birthday party shooting, where four people died — including two 8-year-old girls, a 14-year-old boy and a 21-year-old – was gang-related.

Drone drops steak, crab legs — and a side of contraband to SC prison

Authorities in South Carolina intercepted a drone that attempted to drop an illicit Thanksgiving feast into Lee Correctional Institution.

Rapper Erica Banks arrested again in metro Atlanta, this time for drugs

“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" cast member Erica Breaux arrested after police found drugs inside a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop.

Ghislaine Maxwell case: Judge grants request to unseal case records

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.

Murder trial starts after death of 84-year-old SF man 5 years ago

Nearly five years after 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally attacked while taking a walk near his home, the trial has begun for the man charged with killing him.

Murder charge filed in stabbing of social worker at San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco prosecutors charged Wilfredo Tortolero Arriechi with murder in the fatal stabbing of UCSF social worker Alberto Rangel at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

Quick-thinking bank teller saves customer from phone scam

A Missouri bank teller is being praised for stopping a jury-duty phone scam after a terrified woman attempted to withdraw thousands of dollars to avoid what she believed was an imminent arrest.

Burglars steal cremated pet remains from Brentwood vet hospital

A veterinary hospital in Brentwood says thieves broke in and stole urns and containers holding the ashes of cremated pets.

Vigil honors social worker fatally stabbed at San Francisco General Hospital

Colleagues and friends gathered Sunday night outside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital to honor Alberto Rangel, identified by coworkers as the UCSF social worker who died after being stabbed by a patient last week.

Wisconsin deputies stop driver, flashlight used as headlight

The Door County Sheriff's Office stopped a driver for speeding, and deputies found a handheld flashlight used as a "substitute" for a missing headlight.

Victim dies after stabbing at San Francisco General Hospital

Authorities said that, less than 10 minutes before the stabbing, hospital staff had requested additional security for a doctor at the HIV clinic who was threatened by a patient.

'Cop Santa Claus' takes suspected Christmas tree thieves into custody in bizarre police video

The American Canyon Police Department in Napa County released a video of recovered stolen Christmas trees and wreaths taken from a Safeway store. The bizarre video shows a strapped Santa Claus taking two Vallejo suspects into custody, set to music from the Dr. Seuss Classic, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’. 

Residents of Oakland waterfront complex upset by car break-ins

Week after week, night after night, burglars have been converging on an apartment complex along Oakland's waterfront to break into cars.

Florida valet at Disney World hotel allegedly found guest's checkbook, tried to cash in: affidavit

A valet employee assigned to a Walt Disney World Resort was recently arrested for allegedly finding a guest's checkbook and attempting to cash in, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.