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Missing Milpitas Boy Found Safe, Mother Arrested for Allegedly Faking His Disappearance

A Milpitas woman has been arrested after police say she fabricated the disappearance of her 9-year-old son, Harshail Kumar, whom she reported missing on July 3. The child was found safe at home the next morning, but the search had already mobilized law enforcement, volunteers, and county resources.

Saturday Links: US-Born Citizen Detained In Florida Has Been Released

Cole Valley's first night market was a big hit on Thursday; San Jose police are searching for a missing teen; and a Georgia man who was detained by ICE in Florida has been released.

FBI Produces Age-Progression Image of SF Toddler Who Went Missing Eight Years Ago

Arianna Fitts would be 11 years old today, and if she is still alive she may be living under another name with no memory of being called Arianna.

Missing Child Search in Butte County Finds Child, Plus Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana

The good news is that a missing three-year-old girl was found after being reported missing by her Butte County parents. The bad news, for the parents at least, is that police also found about 7,000 pounds of marijuana, plus more than 5,000 illegal plants on their property.

Approaching 7th Anniversary of Disappearance, Authorities Put Out New Call for Whereabouts of Arianna Fitts

It's been almost seven years since the body of a young mother was discovered in McLaren Park, and authorities still believe that her daughter, who was two years old at the time, is still alive and perhaps still somewhere in California.

San Jose Police Seek Tenderloin Mother And Two-Year-Old She Allegedly Abducted

Police in San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland are all on the lookout for a mother they describe as a “heavy drug user,” and whom they believe abducted the two-year-old whom she lost custody of, now missing for 24 hours.

Peninsula Toddler Missing For Ten Days Found in Mexico, Allegedly Abducted By Father

Three-year-old Andrea Flores went missing from Millbrae on January 1, but was just found in Mexico, and authorities believe her father Victor Flores-Enriquez abducted her and absconded to south of the border.

After One-Year-Old Boy Found Dead on Ukiah Train Tracks, Deputies Arrest ‘Person of Interest’

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two very young Ukiah boys went missing Wednesday, and the body of one of them was found dead on a set of train tracks.

In Wake of Gabby Petito Hysteria, CNN Takes Up Case of Arianna Fitts, the SF Toddler Now Missing for Five Years

Arianna Fitts would now be eight years old, but she hasn’t been seen since 2016, and CNN is shining new light on her case in hopes of a breakthrough.

One Year Later, A Possible Break In Case Of Missing Toddler Arianna Fitts And Her Slain Mother

It's been a full year since 32-year-old Nicole Fitts was last seen, and over a year since friends and family have seen her daughter Arianna. Arianna would now be three years old, and

On Occasion Of Third Birthday, Family Of Missing Toddler Holds Out Hope For Her Safe Return

It's been a little more than seven months since Bay Area toddler Arianna Fitts was seen last. Though a search for the child began in April, the whereabouts of the toddler, whose third

[Update] Abducted Infant Found In San Mateo Following Amber Alert

The phones of Bay Area residents buzzed in unison Thursday morning, as an Amber Alert was issued for San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties in the case

Missing 8-Year-Old Found Dead In Santa Cruz Dumpster; Teen Neighbor Arrested

Nationwide media attention and a statewide Amber alert ensued after reports of the disappearance of Madyson "Maddy" Middleton in Santa Cruz on Sunday just after 5 p.m. But after police canvassed the

Frantic Search After 8-Year-Old Girl Disappears From Arts Center

Police and community members have searched non-stop for an 8-year-old girl who disappeared Sunday afternoon from outside a Santa Cruz arts center but so far, their efforts appear to have been in vain.

Child's Body Found In Canal, Possibly Juliani Cardenas

According to Associated Press,"Sheriff's officials say they've found the body of a child in the Central California canal where a car linked to a nearby kidnapping case was recovered last week." Most

One Year Later, Hasanni Campbell Still "Missing"

A year after 5-year-old Hasanni Campbell went missing -- his guardian allegedly left him inside a parked car in Berkeley, which is when is reportedly disappeared -- the lead investigator in the case

Tequila-Thirsty Petaluma Mom Arrested

You know the little two-year-old girl found wandering the streets of Petaluma? More than a mile away from home? Screaming for her papa? Well, her mother, Ana Laura Rendon, 23, was "arrested on

2-Year-Old Found Wandering Streets of Petaluma, Mother Clueless

A possibly drugged up mother fell asleep last night in Petaluma and lost track of her two-year-old daughter, only to have the tyke end up wandering the streets of town by herself, unable

Vacaville Girl and Son Missing

We know it's a bit out of SFist's jurisdiction, but, well, anything to help out a child in need. Her son too. See, a 15-year-old Vacaville girl and her young son, 2, are

Tracy Girl Found Dead

The missing child case that captured the nation's imagination officially turned into a murder investigation today after the body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found yesterday. The Tracy girl's body was discovered "stuffed