SF News Los Gatos Parents Reveal How They Took Down 'Cool Mom' Shannon O'Connor The undoing of Los Gatos mom Shannon O'Connor, and the first bits of evidence that led to her arrest earlier this month on charges including felony child abuse and sexual assault, may have begun with one drunk teenage boy and his cellphone that kept pinging after he passed out.
SF News Los Gatos ‘Cool Mom’ Denied Bail, Now Accused of $120,000 Embezzlement Scheme In a story that promises to get stranger every time we check back in, teen sex party mom Shannon O’Connor (or Bruga?), has been denied bail, and additionally stands accused of bilking a Santa Clara-based wireless firm out of $120,000.
SF News One DoorDash Carjacking Kidnapper Indicted on 12 Counts, Other to be Arraigned Friday Morning The duo who in February allegedly stole a DoorDash delivery van with two toddlers in the backseat have been in County Jail ever since, and their grand jury indictments are being handed down this week.
SF News Formerly Los Gatos-Based 'Cool Mom' May Have Continued Throwing Teen Parties In Idaho The story of Shannon O'Connor, a.k.a. Shannon Bruga, that broke earlier this week, about the alleged streak of extremely boozy parties she threw over the last year for her teenage son and his friends, appears to have another chapter out of state.
SF News Woman In Her 30s Killed In Late-Night Hit-and-Run Near City Hall A woman was killed early Thursday morning when she was struck by an SUV in the Civic Center area, and the suspect vehicle fled the scene.
SF News East Bay Pedophile Says He Paid $55K For Encounter With 10-Year-Old; Authorities Have Not Charged Trafficker A two-year-old story involving an Oakland oral surgeon who pleaded guilty to child pornography and attempted child sex trafficking charges has an update, and it involves a group of Bay Area suspects with whom he allegedly negotiated the use of children for his sexual pleasure.
SF News South Bay 'Cool Mom' Accused of Throwing Very Boozy Parties For Teen Son and His Friends Faces 39 Criminal Charges A Los Gatos woman of means is accused of hosting secret parties with dozens of teenagers present throughout the last year, and pushing them to drink excessively and have sex with each other.
SF News Serial Hate-Crime Robber Who Allegedly Targeted Asian Women Charged With Seven Felony Robberies A hate-crime and robbery suspect was arrested last week after he stole a woman's backpack containing her laptop — and laptop locator software helped authorities track him down.
SF News Double Homicide Brings Oakland's Count to 102 For the Year; Prayer Vigil Marks Milestone Community members in Oakland gathered for a prayer vigil Sunday to mark the city's 100th homicide last week, and just hours earlier the count rose to 102 with the fatal shootings of two more young men.
SF News Slingshot Bandit Terrorizes Bay Area Windows Again, This Time in San Jose A substantial $20,000 reward is being offered in the case of a serial San Jose slingshot bandit, the reward likely being so large because the shooter keeps hitting windows at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office.
SF News SFPD and City Hall Announce Initiative to Crack Down On Retail Theft Which Includes Privately Funded Police The City of San Francisco and the SF Police Department announced a new effort Wednesday to address an uptick in brazen retail theft in the city.
SF News Man On Scooter Injured By Hit-and-Run Driver In Hayes Valley; Police Seek Suspect A man was injured while riding a moped/motorbike at the busy intersection of Hayes and Gough streets Monday afternoon — and the van that struck the scooter fled the scene.
SF News Four Members of 'Boogaloo' Group That Accused Cop Killer Belonged To Have Pleaded Guilty to Destroying Evidence Four men who were part of a group WhatsApp chat with accused murderer Steven Carrillo have pleaded guilty to obstructing the federal probe against Carrillo and his alleged accomplice.
SF News 58-Year-Old Man Arrested In Lower Haight Shooting That Left 19-Year-Old Permanently Blind The SFPD announced the arrest of a suspect in a shooting that happened Sunday night in the Lower Haight, stemming from a verbal altercation between an older man and several younger men outside of a business.
SF News 35-Year-Old Man Injured In Mission District Shooting; Weekend Homicide In Hunters Point A 35-year-old man who claims to have been a bystander on a sidewalk was struck by a bullet early Tuesday in the area of Mission and Erie Streets.
SF News Oakland Police Chief Releases Soaring New Crime Stats, Asks the Public For Help Just eight months on the job, Oakland Police chief LeRonne Armstrong decries a 100% increase in carjackings and a 50% increase in shootings compared to this point last year.
SF News SFPD Now Offering $50K Reward for Killer of Bayview Teen Girl Last Month The case has apparently gone cold in the hunt for the shooter who killed a 16-year-old girl and injured her aunt while the family was sitting outside their new home last month, and the SFPD is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
SF News SF Will Begin Paying People to Not Shoot Other People The program will be called the Dream Keeper Fellowship, though likely to be dubbed “Cash for Criminals” in the media, and will pay select people $300 a month to avoid gun incidents.
SF News Video: Motorist In SF Catches Smash-and-Grab Thief In Act, Gives Him Beating Some physical retribution for a smash-and-grab auto burglar was caught on surveillance video in broad, crowded daylight along a San Francisco street, after the burglary victim grabbed the culprit and proceeded to give him a beating.
SF News Berkeley Teenager Arrested for Alleged Widespread Revenge Porn and Blackmail Scheme Involving Snapchat A 19-year-old former Berkeley High School student was arrested earlier this week in connection with an alleged hacking and blackmail scheme involving nude photos of underage girls, some of whom he went to school with.
SF News DA's Office Announces Charges Against Man Accused Of Vandalizing, Burglarizing Dozens of Chinese-Owned Businesses A San Francisco man stands accused of vandalizing 20 Chinese-owned businesses in the city, as well as seven others, and he faces burglary charges and hate-crime enhancements as well.
SF News SFPD Increases Foot Patrols In Tourist Areas, But Will They Help Make People Feel Safe? San Francisco police have begun doing more foot patrols around Union Square, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf, in an effort to deter crime and make locals and tourists feel safer about the city. But is this just safety theater?
SF News San Jose Police Recover Two Stolen French Bulldogs Following Arrest of Suspected Gang Members Two French bulldogs — a mother and one of her puppies — have been recovered and reunited with their owner in San Jose following the arrest of three men suspected of a multitude of crimes.
SF News Two Hit-and-Run Drivers Sought In East Bay Including One Felony Suspect Who Struck Deputy A hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck and injured a 29-year-old man in the Oakland hills on Sunday is being sought by police, and another suspect driver is being sought in a separate incident Monday involving an Alameda County sheriff's deputy.
SF News Another Airbnb House Party Leads to Another Deadly Shooting, This Time In Sunnyvale Police were already present at a home in Sunnyvale Saturday night where a large underage party was going on when shots were fired and two partygoers were hit.
