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A 44-year-old man was arrested Sunday and charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of man from an argument early last week, according to San Antonio police. Officers initially responded on Monday, Sept. 23, to the 300 block of East Commerce Street around 8:07 a.m. for a “down and out individual” after reports of an unconscious man were called in, authorities said. When they arrived, police discovered 26-year-old Marcus McGee-Sims suffering from stab wounds. ALSO READ: SAPD identif…
over 4 years ago
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A 23-year-old inmate at San Quentin State Prison was arrested Friday for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Half Moon Bay last year, authorities said. San Mateo County investigators identified Tristan Cecil, who had been serving a three-year sentence for drug sales, as the suspect in the slaying of 18-year-old Kimberly Quiroz after a 15-month investigation. On Feb. 22, 2018, deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a home on the 200 block of Poplar Street in Half Moon Bay. They found Quir…
almost 5 years ago
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Butte County officials on Friday released the name of one of the 11 Camp Fire victims who had not been identified since the November blaze. Paradise resident Ethel Colleen Riggs, 96, was identified as a victim after officials ruled out other possibilities. Her remains were badly burned, making a DNA match difficult. Riggs lived in a retirement community and, when her power went out on the day of the fire, couldn’t get her car out of the garage, her grandson told The Chronicle in November. Riggs…
almost 5 years ago
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An argument between two men in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood early Tuesday morning ended with one man in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Around 1:36 a.m., two men fought near West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street, across from the West Portal Muni Metro Station, police said. The suspect, a 30-year-old man, punched the other man several times and slammed his head into the ground before running away, officials said. The victim, 36, was taken to the hospital w…
almost 5 years ago
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The Sacramento County district attorney’s office announced Friday that it would not file charges against the 84 people arrested on Monday during protests against the office’s decision not to charge the Sacramento police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark. “In the interest of justice, no charges will be filed in any of the cases submitted,” the office wrote in a statement. Crowds took to the streets Monday night in East Sacramento and blocked traffic, played loud music and talked through…
about 5 years ago
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About two dozen activists gathered in the lobby of the San Mateo County district attorney’s office Wednesday morning to call for the release of videos documenting events that preceded the Oct. 3 death of a black man [https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Family-of-man-tased-killed-in-San-Mateo-County-13311591.php] after he was tased by sheriff’s deputies.The investigation into the death of 36-year-old Chinedu Okobi is now in its fourth month, and family members and friends of the father of o…
over 5 years ago
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Authorities in Vacaville shot and killed a man they suspected of stabbing two people and setting a home on fire Monday evening.Police and firefighters arrived on the 1200 block of Alderwood Way around 6:40 p.m. and found a house on fire, a 4-year-old girl suffering from burn injuries and two people with multiple stab wounds.The girl was transported to a burn unit in Sacramento, while a 43-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Nathan…
over 5 years ago
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Authorities have identified two teenagers who were killed in a car crash Friday after leaving a high school basketball game in Antioch. A white SUV carrying six teens slammed into a tree near the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Indian Hill Drive around 7 p.m. Friday, and officials with the Antioch Police Department said the crash was likely caused by wet road conditions and excessive speed. The driver, 17-year-old Leana Rubin, of Oakley, and 13-year-old passenger Jaia Lightner, of Antioch, die…
over 5 years ago
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A person of interest was arrested in connection with a Jan. 2 hit-and-run in Oakland that left a 14-year-old boy with severe injuries [https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/14-year-old-boy-in-critical-condition-after-13504678.php], authorities said Wednesday.The teen was riding his bicycle around 12:23 p.m. in the 1100 block of 35th Avenue, near Fruitvale Station, when a driver struck him and dragged him four blocks before stopping, police said.The vehicle, which included a passenger, made f…
over 5 years ago
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Fire crews were fighting a blaze early Thursday morning at an abandoned pizza shop in Vallejo, authorities said.Crew began attacking the three-alarm fire at around 4:30 a.m. at 3780 Sonoma Blvd., at the vacant Straw Hat Pizza restaurant between Redwood Street and Sereno Drive, and were preventing it from spreading to adjacent buildings.Officials did not report any injuries.Ashley McBride is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: ashley.mcbride@sfchronicle.com [ashley.mcbride@sfchronicle.…
over 5 years ago
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The partial government shutdown, now in its second week, has resulted in limited services in the nation’s national parks. Here’s what’s open and closed at several parks run by the federal government:Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Ocean Beach, Crissy Field, Lands End, Marin Headlands, Alcatraz Island and Muir Woods are open, but many visitor services, like guided tours or programs, are unavailable. Behind the Scenes and night tours at Alcatraz are being canceled, and tourists who purchased…
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