South Bay Woman Dies 11 Years After Being Seriously Injured In Hit-and-Run, Police Reopen Case |
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Police are reopening a 2011 hit-and-run case because a former Los Gatos High School student died a decade after a driver hit her at an intersection near Cambrian Park and left her with debilitating injuries, authorities said. Shea Shaw, a Campbell resident who was then 15, was with her boyfriend around 1:10 a.m. Jan. 8, 2011 at the intersection of Camden and Bascom avenues when she was hit by a motorist traveling east on Camden in a gray or silver early-2000s sedan, according to San Jose police. The driver fled. The only video of the collision was grainy surveillance footage from a nearby gas station, and the case has remained unsolved. San Jose police said in light of her death, “the hit and run investigation will be re-opened in an effort to generate leads.” |
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Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Hitting Officer While Fleeing Sideshow In San Jose |
Police arrested a Los Banos man suspected of hitting an officer and ramming a patrol car while fleeing a sideshow in East San Jose over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Police arrested Isaac Guzman, 19, on suspicion of crimes that include assault with a deadly weapon and felony hit-and-run on Sunday night, officials said. The officer who was hit was treated at a hospital for minor to moderate injuries and released, police said.
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San Jose Police Search For Suspect Involved In Double Fatality Hit-and-Run |
Two women died after a hit-and-run at around 6:30 p.m. on April 7, KRON4 previously reported. Police are looking for the suspect identified as 55-year-old Jose Carrillo-Huizar, the San Jose Police Department announced on Twitter Thursday. Carrillo-Huizar is still at large and police are offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest. KRON4 reported the car linked to the incident is a red pick-up truck. The hit-and-run happened at the intersection of Ocala Avenue and Oakton Court.
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One Victim Hospitalized After San Jose Shooting |
Police in San Jose are investigating a shooting Monday evening that sent one adult male victim to the hospital with non-life-threatening injury, according to authorities. Police dispatch received a call regarding a shooting in the area of Lundy Avenue and Berryessa Road at approximately 8:26 p.m. Responding police units found one adult male victim hit by gunfire who was transported to an area hospital. The victim’s injuries were not life threatening. Police said they have no suspect or motive as of Monday evening. Police units were still at the scene investigating the incidents an hour after receiving the call.
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List Of Alleged Crimes Tied To Man Suspected Of Setting San Jose Home Depot Fire |
The investigation into the San Jose Home Depot fire suspect’s background has revealed more information about his past alleged thefts. According to new court documents obtained by NBC Bay Area Wednesday, Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, is also accused of several other crimes in the Bay Area. On Tuesday, authorities identified Gogue as the suspect in the massive South San Jose Home Depot fire on April 9, which destroyed the building and caused over $17 million in damages. Investigators said that they believe Gogue set the Home Depot on fire to distract employees while he stole tools.
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Dangerous Intersection In San Jose Gets Camera |
Reducing the number of traffic fatalities in San Jose has been a challenging problem for the city. In the heart of Silicon Valley, the city is now turning to technology in hopes of saving lives. KRON4 has the latest tech the city is rolling out. At the intersection of Monterey Road and Curtner Avenue little box size cameras called license plate cameras have been installed on top of the intersection poles.
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Mountain View: Police Seeking Other Minor Victims After Online Solicitation Arrest |
Investigators are seeking other potential victims following the arrest of a San Jose man on allegations he engaged in sexually explicit texting with minors and sought to meet them in person, according to Mountain View police. Jarit Edward Bates, 37, was arrested Tuesday in San Jose on suspicion of distributing lewd material to a minor, arranging to meet with a minor for a lewd act, and attempting to meet with a minor for a lewd act, police said.
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The Sacramento Shooting Highlights California's Lax Attitude Toward Crime And Gangs |
As more information comes out about the shooting in Sacramento, California, it has become more and more likely that this was a gang encounter that escalated into violence. Perhaps California will start to treat crime and criminals more seriously. We already knew that the two suspects in custody, brothers Dandrae Martin and Smiley Martin, were repeat criminals who were prohibited from owning firearms. Now, court documents filed by the Sacramento County District Attorney identified three of the men who were killed as being associated with local gangs.
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Northern California Man Arrested After Biting, Stabbing Police Dog, Authorities Say |
Authorities in the Bay Area arrested a man suspected of a break-in Wednesday after he stabbed and bit a police dog, officers said. Kurt Dasilva, 44, was booked into Solano County Jail on multiple felony charges after he was treated at a hospital, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Around 2 p.m., authorities received a report of a man breaking into a home in the 1700 block of Elm Street in the North Bay city, police said. The resident left the home while contacting dispatchers, police said. At the same time, authorities got a report from an Amazon driver that a man threatened to kill him and take his delivery truck.
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Man Held In Fatal Stabbing Of Girl At California High School |
Anthony Gray was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail for investigation of murder, the Stockton Police Department said in a statement late Monday. “Detectives believe this appears to be a random act and they are trying to determine why this student was targeted,” the statement said. The girl was stabbed several times at about 11 a.m. Monday at Stagg High School and died at a hospital, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. said at a news conference.
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California Lawmakers Target Gun Makers And Ghost Guns In Bills |
California state lawmakers advanced a measure Tuesday that would make it easier to skirt a federal law in order to sue gun makers, legislation that opponents say is ultimately aimed at driving manufacturers out of business. A different committee was poised to advance a bill targeting so-called ghost guns, while a third committee approved a bill requiring firearm dealers to install digital video surveillance systems.
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California 'Happy Face Killer' Victim Identified Nearly 30 Years Later As 45-Year-Old Mother From Oregon |
California investigators have identified a victim of the West Coast’s notorious "Happy Face Killer" nearly 30 years after her body was discovered near a highway in 1993, officials recently announced. Investigators from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office used genealogy to identify Patricia "Patsy" Skiple as the victim dubbed "Blue Pacheco" for the color of her clothing at the time her remains were discovered. Skiple, from Colton, Oregon, was a mother and was around 45 years old when she was killed.
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Oldest Texas Death Row Inmate Executed For Police Officer’s Death |
Texas’ oldest death row inmate was executed Thursday for killing a Houston police officer during a traffic stop nearly 32 years ago. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston police officer James Irby, a nearly 20-year member of the force. The U.S. Supreme Court had declined a request by Buntion’s attorneys to stop his execution. “I wanted the Irby family to know one thing: I do have remorse for what I did,” Buntion said while strapped to the Texas death chamber gurney.
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2-Alarm Fire Burns In South San Jose Apartment Complex |
Fire crews were at the scene Friday morning of an apartment complex fire in South San Jose, fire officials said. The two-alarm fire was reported about 9 a.m. at a two-story complex in the 1600 block of La Rossa Circle. Firefighters contained the blaze to one unit on the second floor, fire officials said on social media. The fire department originally said one patient was being assessed for injuries, but a subsequent tweet said firefighters did not find any patients on the scene and there were no injuries to report.
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COVID-19 Was 3rd Leading Cause Of Death In U.S. For 2021, CDC Says |
COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information was released amid a pair of reports in the national public health agency’s MMRW (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), which listed COVID-19 behind only heart disease and cancer for the second year. One of the reports also found that death rates were highest among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black or African American people. The second report showed that from 2020 to 2021, the differences in COVID-19 death rates decreased among the majority of racial and ethnic groups.
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