Pitbull attacks for third time, neighbors call for dog to be euthanized

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a pitbull outside her home in Martinez, just three months after it bit another neighbor in her driveway on the same street. The dog is now under quarantine.

Man arrested on suspicion of human trafficking

Police officers arrested a Santa Rosa man for allegedly exploiting two females -- one a minor -- in human trafficking crimes at a Rohnert Park hotel.   

5 arrested in deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America

Five people were arrested in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man at the Mall of America that sent the sprawling commercial center into lockdown on one of the final days of the holiday shopping season, police said Saturday.

16-year-old killed in Antioch was visiting Bay Area with mother

Thomas Smith Jr. was in the Bay Area from New Orleans visiting his family days before Christmas, but on Dec. 17, the 16-year-old was fatally shot in a park in Antioch.

SF mother arrested for killing daughters aged 1 & 5: Police

Two young children were found dead inside a home in Bayview Friday morning, San Francisco police said. An arrest has been made, and an investigation is ongoing,

Man shot, hit with vehicle at park in Oceanview neighborhood Wednesday

A 56-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when another man shot him and hit him with a vehicle at a park in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood on Wednesday, police said.   

16-year-old killed at Antioch park

A male juvenile is dead from gunshot injuries sustained at Williamson Ranch Park in Antioch, officials said.

Collision kills pedestrian Saturday morning

Police in Petaluma responded to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian Saturday morning.   

SFPD crack down on retail theft

San Francisco police announced a major crackdown on shoplifters and retail crime. The department made 60 arrests since late November.

San Jose fire leaves families homeless for the holidays

This is not what mother of two Paige Roster had in mind as being home for the holiday, as she dressed her newborn daughter, Nora. Roster, her partner, Paul Eischens, and their kids are staying at a Los Gatos motel due to unfortunate fate.

Convicted former Dublin prison warden has new lawyer days after guilty verdict

Ray J. Garcia asked to have a new lawyer represent him for his sentencing, four days after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing at least three women while he was warden at the prison in Dublin. 

Santa Cruz police discover possible human remains

Santa Cruz police reported possible human remains were discovered Thursday morning. 

Federal prisons may soon be required to install working security cameras

A bill to install security cameras in the nation's 122 federal prisons could soon become law, in a move championed by sex survivor advocates and many correctional officers themselves. 

CSU Maritime plagued by rape and harassment claims from women, transgender students

Long-standing claims of sexual harassment and misconduct, homophobia, transphobia and racism on campus and during training cruises have plagued CSU Maritime according to a new report by the LA Times.

U.S. senator finds rampant sexual abuse of women in prisons from California to NY

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said that his investigation into the federal prison system demonstrates that the BOP is "failing systemically to prevent, detect, and address sexual abuse of prisoners by its own employees."