Palo Alto police investigate 2nd mail carrier robbery in a week
For the second time in less than a week, police in Palo Alto are investigating a strong-arm robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was delivering mail.
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For the second time in less than a week, police in Palo Alto are investigating a strong-arm robbery of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was delivering mail.
Two people were arrested, including a juvenile, following the robberies of two United States Postal Service mail carriers on the Peninsula over the weekend, authorities said.
Vallejo police arrested five people Sunday for an alleged arm robbery during which a suspect struck a store employee with a gun.
BART is restoring normal service in San Francisco after police activity caused delays for commuters early Wednesday morning.
A Fremont man faces 12 years in state prison after he was convicted of robbing a person he met on a dating app in 2022, San Francisco prosecutors said Monday.
A man and two teenage boys were arrested last week for a December assault and robbery in San Mateo, an arrest that also turned up a cache of illegal fireworks, police announced Monday.
A federal grand jury has indicted four people, alleging they conspired with an Oakland street gang to rob several high-end Bay Area retail stores.
A person suspected of robbing a 7-Eleven store in Millbrae was arrested over the weekend in San Francisco, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
A man suspected of threatening a Santa Rosa restaurant worker with a sword before stealing an alcoholic beverage over the weekend was arrested early Monday morning, police said.
Vallejo police arrested two juveniles Thursday for an alleged carjacking and robbery, after a vehicle chase down Interstate 80 led to a crash in Berkeley.
A man was punched in the face and robbed at knifepoint in North Fair Oaks early Sunday morning, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said.
Police in the North Bay have released surveillance photos of two men suspected of stealing power tools worth thousands of dollars from a hardware store in Petaluma earlier this week.
Police in Oakland have arrested eight suspects connected to recent armed robberies involving tobacco products, following a robbery of a delivery driver in the Oakland Hills early Tuesday morning.
Nearly 500 people have been arrested and more than $4 million in stolen goods have been seized so far this year as part of an ongoing crackdown on retail theft, the California Highway Patrol announced.
A man suspected in a string of armed robberies in San Jose dating back to last summer has been arrested, police said Thursday.
Oakland police arrested five teenage suspects this week in connection with two carjackings and a robbery, the department said Friday.
Authorities in Marin County arrested a Fremont man in connection with an alleged crime spree on St. Patrick's Day that involved retail robbery, multiple police pursuits and vehicle thefts.
Gut-wrenching surveillance video captures the screams of a mail carrier as she was assaulted by a robber in Oakland. Amanda Hari reports. (3-14-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
On Wednesday, Alameda police announced an arrest at a retail theft fencing operation in the East Bay, containing more than $75,000 worth of stolen goods.
Oakland Police responded to three homicides in a 14-hour span over the weekend, with one of the latest victims a beloved store clerk shot during a robbery.
The Palo Alto police SWAT team on Thursday arrested a man who allegedly robbed an elderly woman of her purse while she was inside her car in the driveway of her home earlier this week, police said.
Police in the East Bay arrested two robbery suspects after they allegedly robbed a Lafayette Taco Bell and led police on a high-speed pursuit with a 7-year-old boy in the vehicle that ended in a collision, authorities said.
Elizabeth Cook reports on the robbery at an East Bay Taco Bell that led to a police pursuit and crash with a 7-year-old in the suspect vehicle.
A man suspected of committing multiple pharmacy robberies to obtain prescription medication has been arrested by Morgan Hill Police, the department said Tuesday.
Authorities in southern Santa Clara County announced Tuesday an arrest in connection with pharmacy robberies in Morgan Hill and Gilroy dating back to late last year.
Police said the marine unit was responding to a call for service around 5:30 p.m. when they saw an unresponsive person in the water at Pier 43, near Jefferson Street and Embarcadero.
When they arrived, they found two people who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but one of them was declared deceased at the hospital, police said.
Police said a man in his 60s was cycling southbound on Telegraph Avenue when he was struck by a driver traveling northbound.
According to the NWS, isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning. There will be a chance of minor flooding.
Some people living in Outer Richmond near Ocean Beach are still shaken up after a shooting last Saturday.
Police said the marine unit was responding to a call for service around 5:30 p.m. when they saw an unresponsive person in the water at Pier 43, near Jefferson Street and Embarcadero.
When they arrived, they found two people who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but one of them was declared deceased at the hospital, police said.
Police said a man in his 60s was cycling southbound on Telegraph Avenue when he was struck by a driver traveling northbound.
According to the NWS, isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning. There will be a chance of minor flooding.
Some people living in Outer Richmond near Ocean Beach are still shaken up after a shooting last Saturday.
Police said the marine unit was responding to a call for service around 5:30 p.m. when they saw an unresponsive person in the water at Pier 43, near Jefferson Street and Embarcadero.
When they arrived, they found two people who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but one of them was declared deceased at the hospital, police said.
According to the NWS, isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning. There will be a chance of minor flooding.
Some people living in Outer Richmond near Ocean Beach are still shaken up after a shooting last Saturday.
A traffic stop in San Mateo County early Friday resulted in the recovery of stolen firearms and tools from a Santa Cruz County burglary, along with the arrest of two suspects, authorities said.
Police said a man in his 60s was cycling southbound on Telegraph Avenue when he was struck by a driver traveling northbound.
According to the NWS, isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning. There will be a chance of minor flooding.
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A father has died and his 5-year-old daughter is still missing after they were swept into the Pacific Ocean in Monterey County on Friday, authorities said.
Prosecutors in Monterey County said three suspected gang members will face trial on six counts of homicide and other felony charges following the murders of two cousins and a separate deadly mass shooting at a house party last year.
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Around 11:40 a.m., the driver of a Tesla and a cyclist got into an altercation, and at some point, during the confrontation, a knife was taken out.
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John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.
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When they arrived, they found two people who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but one of them was declared deceased at the hospital, police said.
A traffic stop in San Mateo County early Friday resulted in the recovery of stolen firearms and tools from a Santa Cruz County burglary, along with the arrest of two suspects, authorities said.
John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.
Prosecutors in Monterey County said three suspected gang members will face trial on six counts of homicide and other felony charges following the murders of two cousins and a separate deadly mass shooting at a house party last year.
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