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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Supes weigh resolutions to declare racism a public health crisis, support BLM movement
“To change history, we must confront it.”
Members of Congress demand federal agencies stop illegal surveillance of peaceful protesters
On Tuesday morning, a letter co-led by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, and Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, and signed by 35 members of Congress demanded that …
Pinole man identified as federal officer killed in Friday shooting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday appealed to the public for tips as it investigates the shooting at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building …
DA finds officers ‘unquestionably’ justified in shooting festival gunman
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that the three police officers who shot a gunman at last year’s Gilroy Garlic Festival did …