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Four More Alleged 'Boogaloo' Associates of Suspect In Oakland and Santa Cruz Murders Indicted for Obstruction

Four men who were part of a local group with some affiliation with the 'Boogaloo' movement were indicted Friday in federal court for allegedly destroying evidence connected to indicted murder suspect Steven Carrillo and his May and June 2020 shootings of law enforcement officers.

Santa Rosa Police Ask for Public's Help In Finding Suspect In Hit-and-Run That Killed Homeless Woman

The suspect remains at large in a hit-and-run homicide at a homeless encampment last week in Santa Rosa, which police have characterized as intentional.

26-Year-Old Oakland Man Charged With Murder After Elderly Asian Victim Dies From Injuries Sustained In Assault

An assault and robbery in Oakland's Adams Point neighborhood has become a murder case, after the 75-year-old Asian man who was attacked died from his injuries on Thursday.

California Murder Suspect Remains at Large After Police Let Him Go By Accident

US Route 101 was shut down for an hour Tuesday near Hollywood after a murder suspect was mistakenly released, but LA sheriff's deputies still couldn’t find the guy, and he could be anywhere at this point.

Richmond Couple Arrested On Suspicion of Murdering Five-Week-Old Infant

A Richmond couple was arrested Thursday night following the death of an infant they brought to a local emergency room who was not breathing, and who showed clear signs of abuse.

Russian Man In Sunnyvale Confesses to Killing Wife and Daughter

A tragic case is unfolding in the South Bay after a software engineer walked in to a police station on Wednesday and confessed to killing his wife. His 11-year-old daughter was found dead as well.

Convicted Killer Charged In 32-Year-Old Cold-Case Kidnapping and Murder of 9-Year-Old in the East Bay

The disappearance of nine-year-old Michaela Garecht, who was grabbed in a supermarket parking lot in Hayward a few days before Thanksgiving in 1988, made national headlines. And only now have investigators charged a man who was already in prison for another murder.

Third Suspect Arrested in Killing of Two Teens at Union City Elementary School

Both an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old were shot and killed at Searles Elementary School a year ago, but Alameda County authorities now think they’ve apprehended all the suspects.

$20K Reward Offered for Help Finding Suspect In 2018 Double-Murder In East Palo Alto

Police and an organization called Mothers Against Murder are offering a $20,000 reward for help capturing and convicting a suspect in a double-homicide that occurred in mid-October 2018 in an industrial park in East Palo Alto.

Pleasanton Cold-Case Murder Solved Nine Years Ago Involved a Killer and a Victim Who Were Both Victims of Bullying

The April 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tina Faelz shocked the small, still mostly rural community of Pleasanton to its core. Now the killer has finally confessed.

Sonoma Hells Angels Leader Accused In Murder Plot Ordered Released On Bail

The leader of the Sonoma chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was ordered released from jail on $1 million bail this week by a federal judge overseeing a RICO prosecution involving multiple club members. The decision is being appealed.

Alleged Gang Member Arrested In July 2019 Murder Was Youth Activist Who Campaigned to Close Juvenile Hall

Fernando Madrigal, the 22-year-old Mission District resident who was arrested this week with the help of the FBI in connection with the July 2019 murder of 15-year-old Day’von Hann, was a person well known to the media and the Board of Supervisors.

Arrest Finally Made In Year-Old Murder of Mission District Teen

Day’von Hann was only 15 when he was shot and killed in July 2019, but a suspect has finally been identified and arrested with the FBI's help.

‘Fat Mark’ Gets Life In Prison For Mendocino Double Murder of ‘Shrimp Boy’ Rivals

More wheels of justice turn in the Shrimp Boy affair, as an Oakland crime figure gets a life sentence for the murder of two other crime figures at a fake Mendocino pot farm.

Police May Have Buried Evidence in Marin Kids’ Italian Murder Trial

Graphic courtroom testimony caused emotional outbursts in Rome, but the two NorCal youngsters accused of killing an Italian cop have an emerging defense of a police cover-up.

Butte County Suspect In Murder Of East Bay Doctor Also Charged With Robbing a Gold Mine

It may sound like a headline from 1850, but it's indeed a headline today in 2020. The suspect in the July 3 murder of Danville doctor Ari Gershman was just charged with murder, attempted murder, and burglarizing a gold mine.

Horrible Father’s Day in Morgan Hill as Son Allegedly Stabs Dad, Kills Mom

A 25-year-old allegedly stabbed both his parents repeatedly in a Father's Day argument, then begged Morgan Hill police to shoot him.

Arrest Made In Fatal Hunters Point Shooting

The SFPD on Wednesday announced an arrest in connection with a shooting last week that left a woman in Hunters Point dead.

Santa Cruz Shooter Charged Along With 'Boogaloo Movement' Accomplice In Oakland Shooting Of Federal Officers

Once again, a disturbing corner of the internet has popped into mainstream headlines by way of two men who were convinced a civil war is looming, and that members of law enforcement need to be killed.

Santa Cruz Shooting Suspect Preached Libertarian Ideals, Was Pushed Over the Edge By Police Actions Against Protesters, Friends Say

The Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz sheriff's deputy last Saturday, had been ranting on social media and making references to an extremist group that espouses anti-government, anti-law-enforcement views.

Richmond Man Arrested For Murdering Grandmother Was Found Eating Her Body

A suspect was arrested Monday in the city of Richmond for allegedly killing and cannibalizing a female relative, later identified as his grandmother.

Suspects Arrested In Kidnapping and Murder of Santa Cruz Tech Exec

The investigation of the unsolved October 1 murder of Santa Cruz tech millionaire Tushar Atre may have turned a corner this week as authorities just revealed that "several" arrests have been made in the case.

25-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in the Mission District Wednesday Night

The deadly shooting of a twenty-something man — near 21st and Shotwell streets — Wednesday evening became the second suspected homicide in the Mission District this past week, alone.

Suspect Arrested in 2016 Cold-Case Murder at Sonoma State

A suspect has been taken into custody in Sonoma County in connection with the October 2016 murder of Sonoma State University student Kirk Kimberly.

[Update] Accused BART Station Murderer John Lee Cowell Says Wilson Sisters Were Aliens

29-year-old John Lee Cowell took the witness stand in his own defense as scheduled on Tuesday, after the prosecution rested its case on Monday. And he unleashed some choice quotes that may bolster an insanity defense.