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Police say one man attacked three women in less than 10 hours
San Francisco police say a man they’ve had in custody since May 8 has been charged for three separate attacks on women in a 10-hour period.Read More
Police say man followed, kidnapped intoxicated woman as she left nightclub
San Jose police say a man, 33, allegedly kidnapped a woman and intended to sexually assault her after she left a nightclub intoxicated.Read More
Crisis intervention officer convinces knife attack, kidnapping suspect to surrender
A crisis intervention officer helped talk down a woman suspected of a knife attack and kidnapping in Pleasant Hill Wednesday.Read More
Police arrest suspect in Sunnyvale toddler kidnapping
A 29-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a toddler over the weekend in Sunnyvale, police said Monday. The woman was taken into custody about 8:30...Read More
Grand jury indicts second suspect in carjacking, kidnapping case
A grand jury in San Francisco has charged a man with 10 felonies in connection with the Feb. 6 carjacking of a delivery driver’s vehicle and kidnapping of the...Read More
Scammers fake kidnappings, demand ransom wire transfer in recent scheme
Two Bay Area agencies have issued warnings to the public this week about telephone scams, one of which is relatively familiar and another that includes a demand to pay...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
Man convicted as ‘NorCal Rapist’ maintains innocence as judge hands down 897-year sentence
Roy Charles Waller was sentenced Friday to 897 years in prison following a conviction in the “NorCal Rapist” case involving the assault on nine women from 1991 to 2006....Read More
Police seek two suspects accused of kidnapping, shooting, robbing male victim
A man was hospitalized Saturday after two assailants allegedly kidnapped him and then shot him before taking his belongings and leaving him on the side of a San Francisco...Read More
Witness steps in to stop attempted kidnapping of 3-year-old
A female suspect was arrested after allegedly trying to kidnap a 3-year-old girl in San Francisco on Monday evening, police said. The kidnapping was reported at 6:32 p.m. in...Read More
Officers search ‘yard to yard’ for kidnapping suspect, 1-year-old victim
Santa Cruz police on Friday morning are searching for a man suspected of abducting a 1-year-old girl, according to Santa Cruz Police Department’s chief Andrew Mills. About 7 a.m....Read More
Police in Idaho fatally shoot Pleasanton kidnapping suspect
Twin Falls police officers fatally shot a Pleasanton man last week after a high-speed pursuit that involved at least four Idaho law enforcement agencies. There were felony arrest warrants...Read More
Nearly 30 years later, man pleads guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl
A Castroville man has pleaded guilty to the 1990 murder of a teenager and the attempted kidnapping in 1993 of another teenager, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced...Read More
Police arrest San Bruno man accused of forcing woman into bathroom, groping
A 38-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly forced a female victim into a bathroom and groped her against her will at a business in San Bruno early Sunday...Read More
Deputies find dead body, vehicle used in Pleasure Point kidnapping
What began Tuesday morning as a search for a 50-year-old kidnapping victim may now be a homicide investigation. Around 3 a.m., Tushar Atre was kidnapped from his home in...Read More
Police allege carjacking suspect shot at vehicle during snack stop
A carjacking went sideways last week when the suspect, who had allegedly put a gun to the back of his Lyft driver’s head, ordered the driver to stop for...Read More
Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault
A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young female passenger while she was intoxicated in 2017. Alameda County...Read More
Police say man targeted, assaulted San Jose sex workers
A 24-year-old Morgan Hill man was arrested Thursday for allegedly physically and sexually assaulting three women and brandishing a gun between June and August in San Jose. Luis Cuevas...Read More
Berkeley police arrest sexual assault suspect
A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Berkeley on Tuesday morning, police said. The victim was walking a dog in the area of Dwight...Read More