SF News Lawsuit Filed Against Hercules Cops Who Tased a Man Who Suffered Epileptic Seizure A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the Hercules Police Department and three officers over an April 2024 incident in which the officers forcibly restrained and tased a 21-year-old man who had just suffered his first-ever grand mal seizure.
SF News 20-Year-Old Vallejo Man Arraigned on Murder Charges Stemming From High-Speed Crash That Killed Mother and Son A 20-year-old man from Vallejo has been charged with murder after an allegedly stolen SUV he was driving crashed into a woman's car in Rodeo last week, killing her and one of her twin sons, and injuring the other.
SF News Mother Killed, Twin Boys Injured In Crash Caused By High-Speed Police Chase In East Bay An East Bay mother was killed and her six-year-old twin sons were injured when the car was smashed into by a suspect fleeing police at high speed in the town of Rodeo.
SF News Someone Planted Thousands Of Tacks In An East Bay Dog Park East Bay dog owners are on alert this week, after thousands of thumbtacks were found scattered throughout a Hercules dog park. Police were called to Ohlone Dog Park on Saturday after park-goers reported
SF News East Bay Teen Planned To 'Shoot Up' His High School, Say Police A 15-year-old East Bay boy, possibly bullied by his peers, is in custody after making a threat to "shoot up" his high school. The Hercules High School student was arrested on Thursday night
SF News Authorities Urge Counseling, Not Arrest For Transgender Student Who Lied About Sexual Assault Though investigators say they are considering pressing charges against a teen who falsely claimed Monday that he was sexually assaulted in a Hercules High School bathroom, leadership at the school and at the
SF News Transgender Teen Recants Sexual Assault Story [UPDATE] UPDATE: According to KTVU and AP, the teen has recanted his story. “As the investigation continued officers were unable to substantiate the facts of the victim’s statement; including the time frame of
SF News Mercedes Driver Punches Woman In Face Near the intersection of Sycamore and San Pablo avenues in Hercules, a Mercedes driver punched a woman in the face. The female victim said she was stopped at the intersection when a Mercedes
SF News Police Discover Two Dead Women, Bomb Materials in Vallejo Home It's been a bizarre and bloody few days in the North and East Bays, with five people dead and one still missing in a violent string of events culminating in a police showdown
SF News Man Shot 8 Times Outside Home in Hercules With at least fifteen shots fired, a Hercules man was gunned down outside his townhouse at about 10:30 p.m. last night. It appears to be a gang-style hit, with the suspect