The victim in a stabbing on Worley Road in Suisun City managed to give local law enforcement officials the name of her attacker before expiring. After an argument on the 1300 block of Worley Road, the unnamed target was stabbed repeatedly. Police have yet to release the name of the suspect, but are on his […]
It could have happened to anyone. The weekend arrives and you decide to go out for a quiet beer with some friends. What you don’t expect is to be accosted for refusing to give someone a sip of that hard-earned beverage. Yet, this is exactly what happened in San Francisco Excelsior neighborhood this past weekend. […]
Being released from prison is certainly something to celebrate – but not if it means going right back to jail. This didn’t stop 32-year-old Angela Angerman, who upon being released, immediately set out to violate the terms of her felony (or ‘formal’) probation by getting drunk and driving a 1998 Ford Mustang into a parked […]
When 24-year-old Yeiner Garizabaldo (known as Yeiner Perez to his friends) is the name of the naked acrobat who has been charged on at least two felony counts of false imprisonment (CA Penal Code §236), a misdemeanor count of sexual battery (CA Penal Code §243.4) , and four misdemeanor counts of battery on public transportation […]
63-year-old Michael Shoop’s living nightmare began 10 years ago, when he was arrested on child pornography charges and then sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison. His defense? The images showed up on his computer after he did a search on the Internet for recipes to make an asparagus dish. What does […]
Many of us have laughed at FBI warnings for years. We settle in to watch a favorite Blu-ray or legally downloaded movie and it appears: the message about movie piracy: “You wouldn’t steal a handbag…You wouldn’t steal a car…Illegally downloading movies is stealing.” Some newer discs even include fast-paced public service announcements with what is […]
25-year-old UC Berkeley graduate student, Jose Lumbreras, was speeding through a residential area near Allston Way and California Street when he crashed into a tree last year, killing his two passengers: Milanca Lopez (22) and her son (6-year-old Xavier Chavez). At the scene, Lumbreras’s blood alcohol content was 0.219 and he had been driving at […]
When it comes to police searches, there are very specific rules across the country and in the state of California (4th Amendment, U.S. Constitution). The law attempts to create a balance between the rights of citizens and the rights of law enforcement agencies. Yet, in the current age of technological advancements, including cellular phones, some […]
Just last week, the American Civil Liberties Union released the analyzed data from their study on racial profiling in marijuana busts in San Francisco. The results may astound some of you; to others, the reveal wasn’t surprising at all. Though they have officially denied these allegations, the actions of the San Francisco Police Department over […]
When a two-story Richmond District house caught on fire in the early morning hours, a neighbor called it in to the local Fire Department. Firefighters responded and quickly put out the one-alarm conflagration, but they discovered something else in the meantime – a false wall in the garage of the home that was hiding a […]