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San Jose police investigating unprovoked stabbing on Penitencia Creek Trail

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose police were investigating an unprovoked stabbing on the Penitencia Creek Trail near the Berryessa Community Center, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | South Bay man charged with murder after allegedly dismembering and burning girlfriend’s body Crime and Public Safety | Will the Gilroy Police Department’s new feedback feature reach the residents who need it? Crime and Public Safety | Identities of drowning victims released as San Jose police continue investigation Crime and Public Safety | Two children die, one injured after falling into swimming pool at San Jose daycare Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area poll: 86% of residents support CARE Court mental health overhaul. How will it work? The alleged attack took place around 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, per police. Investigations revealed that a man was walking on the trail when he was suddenly stabbed ...

One dead following three-person stabbing in Union City

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

UNION CITY — One person died and another two were hospitalized following three stabbings early Thursday, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | In Fremont, two carjackings lead to four arrests. All the suspects are juveniles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man settles pimping case with plea deal, two-year prison term Crime and Public Safety | 2 girls got into a fight at an East Bay high school. Three days later, one of their cousins allegedly shot up the other girl’s home Crime and Public Safety | An Fremont woman suspected her estranged husband of cheating, but then uncovered his alleged sexual abuse of a teen girl Crime and Public Safety | An Oakland murder trial was underway, but then defense attorney questioned his client’s mental competency Police said around 11 a.m. that officers were still were looking for a suspect, but that they did not believe there was any ot...

Armed man arrested twice while seeking Wisconsin governor

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

By Scott Bauer | Associated PressMADISON, Wis. — A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday.The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor’s office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. Wednesday, state Department of Administration spokesperson Tatyana Warrick said. The 43-year-old man said “he would not leave until he saw Governor Evers” so he could talk about “domestic abuse towards men,” Capitol police said in a bulletin sent to lawmakers and their staffs.Evers was not in the building at the time, Warrick said.A Capitol police officer sits at a desk outside of a suite of rooms that includes the governor’s office, conference room and offices for the attorney general.The man was taken into custody for openly carrying a firearm in the Capitol, which is against th...

San Jose police say teacher sexually assaulted minor on a middle school campus

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

SAN JOSE — A former teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion that he sexually assaulted a minor on the campus of a San Jose middle school where he was employed, according to authorities.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | South Bay man charged with murder after allegedly dismembering and burning girlfriend’s body Crime and Public Safety | Will the Gilroy Police Department’s new feedback feature reach the residents who need it? Crime and Public Safety | Identities of drowning victims released as San Jose police continue investigation Crime and Public Safety | Two children die, one injured after falling into swimming pool at San Jose daycare Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area poll: 86% of residents support CARE Court mental health overhaul. How will it work? Police said that 36-year-old Matthew Gonzalez had been arrested Monday. Authorities said the assault happened more than five years a...

Man who plotted crossbow regicide sentenced to 9 years

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse | CNNA British man who broke into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow and planned to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II has been handed a nine-year jail sentence.Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was arrested on Christmas Day 2021 within the grounds of the royal residence, where the late monarch was staying during the pandemic.Chail was thought to have scaled the castle’s perimeter with a nylon rope ladder before he was detained. Wearing black clothes and a sinister metal mask, he told a police protection officer, “I am here to kill the Queen,” before being arrested.In February, Chail pleaded guilty to three charges, including treason and possession of an offensive weapon, at a hearing at London’s Old Bailey court.Sentencing judge Justice Hilliard jailed him for nine years with a further five years on extended licence, the PA Media news agency reported Thursday.“The defendant harbored homicidal thoughts which he acted on before he became psychotic,” the judge said. “Hi...

$1 billion will bring more city trees. But it’ll take more than seedlings to grow urban forests

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

Alex Brown | Stateline.org (TNS)SEATTLE — Over the next five years, leaders here in the Emerald City will spend millions in federal dollars to green up neighborhoods that lack trees. As Seattle and the surrounding region deal with more frequent extreme heat events, residents are starting to view trees as more than a luxury.“The conversation around our urban forest has hit a high degree of urgency because of climate change,” said Jessyn Farrell, director of the city’s Office of Sustainability & Environment. “What has really shifted in the last couple of years is the idea that trees are important climate infrastructure, and trees are really suffering because of climate change.”As cities across the country brace for more extreme weather, a new federal grant program is helping them use trees as a solution — especially in neighborhoods with little canopy. Urban forests provide shade that significantly lowers temperatures during heat waves; they also absorb stormwater runoff and air p...

Union City stabbing leaves 1 dead, 2 injured, suspect on the loose

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was killed Thursday morning in a stabbing at a mobile home park in Union City, according to the Union City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the Tropics Mobile Home Park located at 33000 Almaden Boulevard on a report of a person being stabbed. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns At the scene, officers found three victims with injuries. One of the victims was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.The suspect has not been located and remains at large, according to police. No motive for the incident has been established. There is no known threat to the area at this time, according to Union City PD. The incident remains under investigation.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Man who vanished after suspected Point Reyes shark attack identified

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. (KRON) -- An ocean swimmer who vanished after a suspected shark attack in Point Reyes and is presumed to be deceased has been identified. Close friends of the victim told Latitude 38 sailing magazine that the victim was a popular foiling kite surfer, Felix Louis N'jai.N'jai, 52, was swimming with friends on October 1 off Wildcat Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore when he went missing, National Park Service officials said. His friends told authorities that a shark was seen in the area, along with blood in the water where N'jai disappeared below the water.An extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, Marin County Sheriff’s Office, Marin County Fire Department, and Stinson Beach Fire Department found no signs of N'jai. On Tuesday, NPS officials said the victim was presumed dead. Ocean water temperatures were described as "frigid" by NPS.N'jai is remembered by his loved ones as a man who was driven by a passion for ocean sports and dreamed of bec...

Former middle school teacher arrested for sexual assault of minor in San Jose

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

(KRON) -- A former middle school teacher was arrested Monday and charged with sexual assault of a minor, according to the San Jose Police Department. Detectives with the SJPD Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce began investigating a report in August regarding the sexual assault of a minor by a former teacher at Hoover Middle School. Walnut Creek Louis Vuitton store closed after attempted burglary That investigation led to the identification of Matthew Gonzalez as a suspect, according to SJPD. Police discovered that the assault occurred on the campus of Hoover Middle School. Gonzalez, police said, was also a former teacher at Willow Glen Middle School and a teaching assistant at the San Jose State University Child Development Center.Detectives with the ICAC obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect and a search warrant for his residence. Detectives arrested him on Oct. 2 in the city of Campbell and booked him into Santa Clara County Main Jail. He was charged with sending ha...

Raiders’ Adams’ status in question vs. Packers; Garoppolo in final stages of concussion protocol

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:51:33 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is not practicing Thursday because of a shoulder injury, and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains in concussion protocol.Raiders coach Josh McDaniels did not say whether either would play when Las Vegas hosts the Green Bay Packers on Monday night, but did say Garoppolo is in the “final stages” and would practice Thursday.Cornerback Nate Hobbs is not practicing because of an ankle injury.Adams injured his shoulder in Sunday’s 24-17 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers, though he finished the game and caught eight passes for 75 yards.If he doesn’t play, that would take away one of the key storylines for Monday. Adams spent the first eight years of his NFL career with the Packers, where he developed into one of the league’s top receivers.He has 33 catches this season for 397 yards and three touchdowns.Garoppolo was injured two weeks ago against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He didn’t play at Los Angeles,...