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Concord man who threatened to kill Jews, police sentenced for hate crime
Ross Anthony Farca of Concord was sentenced Friday on charges stemming from a 2019 hate crime when he threatened to kill Jews and police.Read More
Bomb-making materials prompt evacuation during arrest of Pleasant Hill vandalism suspect
Police said numerous residents were evacuated after a vandalism suspect was found with bomb-making materials and explosive devices in Pleasant Hill. Read More
Judge hands down prison sentence for biopharmaceutical co-founders
JHL Biotech co-founders Racho Jordanov and Rose Lin were sentenced to just over a year in prison and three years supervised release.Read More
Stockton pimp sentenced to 11 years for trafficking underage ‘Snow Bunny’
A 22-year-old Stockton man was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a 16-year-old.Read More
Police arrest suspected hacker accused of using nude photos to extort high school teens
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Berkeley Monday on suspicion of hacking the social media accounts of at least 17 Bay Area high school girls and using their personal...Read More
Two Bay Area men face charges in plot to bomb state Democratic headquarters
Two Bay Area men have been charged in federal court for, among other crimes, a conspiracy to bomb a Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento following the 2020 presidential election....Read More
San Jose woman suspected of killing 7-year-old son awaits extradition from Denver jail
A San Jose mother was arrested Tuesday in connection with the killing of her 7-year-old son whose body was found in Las Vegas late last month, police said. The...Read More
FBI launches campaign, law enforcement partnership to combat rise in hate crimes
Officials with the FBI’s San Francisco Field Office announced Thursday a new strategy to combat hate crimes — this amid an uptick in hate crimes being reported against Asian...Read More
Federal grand jury charges woman for allegedly cyberstalking teen boys
A federal grand jury has charged 46-year-old Ramajana Hidic Demirovic with cyberstalking three teenage boys in San Francisco between 2016 and 2018. The charges include conspiracy to commit cyberstalking...Read More
Federal jury convicts Santa Cruz man of hate crime in knife attack last July
A federal jury Friday convicted 44-year-old Ole Hougen, of Santa Cruz, of a hate crime after he used a knife to attack a Black man. According to evidence presented...Read More
Feds add charges to case against former Stanford researcher with Chinese military ties
In July of 2020, federal prosecutors brought criminal visa fraud charges against a Stanford University medical researcher who was allegedly a secret member of the Chinese military. On Thursday,...Read More
FBI arrests Napa County man with pipe bombs, firearms who vowed ‘war’ for Trump
A Napa County man was charged Tuesday with violations of federal weapons laws after investigators discovered a trove of pipe bombs and firearms at his home and business. Ian...Read More
FBI arrests Bay Point man for threatening congressman’s family, journalist during Capitol attack
FBI agents arrested a Bay Point resident Tuesday morning after he had been charged with threatening family members of a New York congressman and a journalist in text messages...Read More
DNA leads to arrest of possible serial killer in Michaela Garecht cold case
Representatives from the Hayward Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI issued a joint statement Monday to announce an arrest and charges in the 1988 abduction...Read More
FBI offers reward for arrest in’cowardly’ arson attack on Armenian church
FBI officials in San Francisco are asking for the public’s help to solve an arson fire that badly damaged an Armenian church — offering a $50,000 reward for information...Read More
Haney’s new sanitation department measure heads to November ballot
San Francisco voters will get the chance in November to decide if a new sanitation department will be established, or not. The Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 7-4 for...Read More
Noose found at Sonoma Raceway sparks hate crime investigation
Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies received a phone call Monday morning about a noose found hanging from a tree at the Sonoma Raceway and are investigating the case as a...Read More