DNA, cellphone records lead police to arrest in May attempted armed robbery
Police in San Francisco on Tuesday arrested a man in connection with an attempted armed robbery that occurred in May. Dreshaun Townsend, 23, of South …
Hiker discovers body of teen reported missing in Oakland
Tatiana Sunshine Dugger, 19, was reported missing in Oakland on Jan. 9. Her body was discovered last week by a hiker in Siskiyou County. According …
California voters reject rent control and employee rights for gig workers, but close Prop 13 loopholes and restore parolee voting rights
With things like affirmative action, abolishment of cash bail, rent control and a referendum on Proposition 13 on the table, measures on California’s ballot had …
Death row inmate convicted of 1979 rape, murder dies in San Quentin cell
A death row inmate sentenced in a Contra Costa County case from 1979 died on Wednesday at San Quentin State Prison, according to a statement …
Authorities fatally shoot coyote thought to have bitten 5-year-old girl
A coyote that’s believed to have attacked and bitten a 5-year-old girl in Dublin Hills Regional Park on Wednesday afternoon was located and fatally shot …
Missing person report leads to identification of 1976 homicide victim
Police announced Thursday they’ve identified the victim in a cold case homicide that occurred more than four decades ago in San Francisco. In 1976, San …
Attorney in ‘Rideshare Rapist’ case seeks to suppress DNA evidence
The attorney for a man accused of posing as a rideshare driver in order to sexually assault women in San Francisco is claiming officers unlawfully …
Dublin robber caught by DNA sentenced to 28 years
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 28 years in state prison Thursday for a home invasion robbery in Dublin five years ago that injured the victim in the case.
Severed skull connected to headless body
It’s likely that a decayed human skull that was found in West Oakland on Friday morning is connected to a male torso that was found in the same general area.
State supreme court rules on juvenile offender DNA
The California Supreme Court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that juvenile offenders whose misdeeds are reduced from felonies to misdemeanors don’t have the right to have their DNA removed from a state database.
Accused ‘rideshare rapist’ appears in court
A man accused of pretending to be a ride-hailing service driver in order to lure women and sexually assault them made his first appearance in San Francisco courtroom.
Suicide note found in home of Stanford murder suspect
Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies were prepared to make an arrest for a gruesome 1974 murder when they knocked on the door of their primary …
Cold case suspect kills self after warrant served
A suspect in a 1974 cold case murder shot and killed himself after Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at his apartment in San Jose Thursday morning.
Body found in warehouse identified as missing Uber driver
A body found in a warehouse in Hayward last summer has been identified as that of a missing San Francisco Uber driver.