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  • Nicholas Yukich of Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz police say the man they arrested was on a mission to pull off an elaborate grand theft sometime in the coming weeks.
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santa cruz, crime, guns, south bay news, ama daetz
  • Nicholas Yukich of Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz police say the man they arrested was on a mission to pull off an elaborate grand theft sometime in the coming weeks.
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santa cruz, crime, guns, news
  • True Religion jean store in the Bay Area
  • In the most recent robbery in Livermore, thieves took off with roughly $5,000 worth of True Religion jeans.
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livermore, crime, shopping, east bay news
  • True Religion jean store in the Bay Area
  • In the most recent robbery in Livermore, thieves took off with roughly $5,000 worth of True Religion jeans.
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crime, livermore, news
  • Oakland police car
  • The OPD has made it no secret that the spike in robberies has forced them to get creative. But a shift in tactics may be working.
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oakland, shooting, violence, crime, OPD, east bay news
  • Oakland police car
  • The OPD has made it no secret that the spike in robberies has forced them to get creative. But a shift in tactics may be working.
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oakland, shooting, violence, crime, OPD, news
  • Decensae White, 25, who just finished his senior year at San Francisco State University, was arrested in Redwood City last week.
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crime, SFSU, murder, san francisco news
  • Ramineh Behbehanian is suspected of leaving bottles of OJ spiked with rubbing alcohol at a SJ Starbucks
  • The Santa Clara County DA has decided not to file charges against a woman accused of placing rubbing alcohol in two bottles of orange juice at a Starbucks.
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san jose, starbucks, crime, south bay news
  • Funeral services are being planned for a 10-year-old girl who was killed when gunmen fired a barrage of bullets into her family's home.
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sacramento, shooting, guns, violence, crime, children, gang violence, california news
  • Scene of triple homicide in Forestville
  • A third defendant accused of the alleged drug-related slaying of three men near Forestville has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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murder, crime, shooting, sonoma county, marijuana, drugs, violence, death penalty, north bay news
  • Jenny Lin
  • Nearly two decades after a Castro Valley teenager was killed in her home, her family is honoring her memory with a ceremony.
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castro valley, crime, violence, murder, cold case, children, vigil, art, reward, east bay news
  • Kevin Dahlgren of Palo Alto
  • Authorities say a Bay Area man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic then flew to the U.S. where he was arrested.
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crime, murder, peninsula news
  • Starting Friday night, Bay Area police departments will put extra officers on the street to catch drunk drivers this Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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crime, DUI, memorial day, holiday, local news
  • A man was arrested for allegedly masturbating outside of a hospital in San Francisco's Presidio Heights neighborhood.
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SFPD, presidio, crime, san francisco news
  • Santa Rosa robbery suspects
  • Santa Rosa police released photos and descriptions of the suspects who robbed the Redwood Credit Union.
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santa rosa, crime, sonoma county, north bay news
  • Kevin Dahlgren of Palo Alto
  • Police arrested a man from Palo Alto who is suspected of killing a family of 4 in the Czech Republic.
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palo alto, crime, murder, news
  • SFO baggage claim
  • A baggage handler at SFO has been accused of stealing dozens of items from airline passengers' checked bags.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, news
  • SFO baggage claim
  • A baggage handler at SFO has been accused of stealing dozens of items from airline passengers' checked bags.
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san francisco international airport, redwood city, san mateo county, crime, iPad, SFPD, travel, peninsula news, carolyn tyler
  • The district attorney has released the outcome of the investigation into the February murders of two Santa Cruz police detectives.
  • The district attorney has released the outcome of the investigation into the February murders of two Santa Cruz police detectives.
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santa cruz, shooting, crime, guns, murder, violence, sex crimes, south bay news
  • The district attorney has released the outcome of the investigation into the February murders of two Santa Cruz police detectives.
  • The district attorney has released the outcome of the investigation into the February murders of two Santa Cruz police detectives.
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santa cruz, shooting, crime, guns, murder, violence, sex crimes, news
  • McDonalds is offering free food to the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in Ohio.
  • McDonald's is offering free food to the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in Ohio.
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missing person, crime, child abduction, child abuse, mcdonalds, food, national/world
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • A U.C. Berkeley law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas resort.
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trials, crime, uc berkeley, animal, animals in peril, caught on tape, las vegas, east bay news
  • Santa Cruz Detective Elizabeth Butler and Sergeant Loran Butch Baker
  • The district attorney has released the outcome of the investigation into the February murders of two Santa Cruz police detectives.
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santa cruz, shooting, crime, guns, murder, violence, sex crimes, news
  • CDC prisoners
  • If you've been a victim of a crime, the state of California might be looking for you. It may have some of your money.
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crime, i-team, dan noyes
  • CDC prisoners
  • If you've been a victim of a crime, the state of California might be looking for you. It may have some of your money.
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crime, i-team video
  • The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot.
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boston bombings, crime, bombing, terrorism, FBI, national/world
  • The archbishop of SF attended a prayer vigil for a young man who was fatally stabbed in the city's Hunters Point neighborhood.
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bayview hunters point, violence, crime, SFPD, religion, san francisco news
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Santa Clara County Sheriffs deputies
  • A man dressed all in black was spotted overnight near a PG&E substation in San Jose that was vandalized in April.
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santa clara county, vandalism, shooting, PG&E, san jose, crime, south bay news
  • Santa Clara County Sheriffs deputies
  • A man dressed all in black was spotted overnight near a PG&E substation in San Jose that was vandalized in April.
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santa clara county, vandalism, shooting, PG&E, san jose, crime, news
  • Chris Butler and Norman Wielsch.
  • The former head of Contra Costa County's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, east bay news, laura anthony
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jodi Arias has told a jury that she can contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Norman Wielsch.
  • Norman Wielsch, the former head of the county's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, news
  • Jose Luis Quinones
  • Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night.
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east palo alto, shooting, crime, peninsula news
  • Jose Luis Quinones
  • Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night.
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east palo alto, shooting, crime, news
  • smartphone with apps
  • Worried about info on your phone? 7 On Your Side tested apps that help people keep track of their cellphones and who's using it.
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smartphones, cellphone, apps, websites, internet, facebook, crime, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • smartphone with apps
  • Worried about info on your phone? 7 On Your Side tested apps that help people keep track of their cellphones and who's using them.
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smartphones, cellphone, apps, websites, internet, facebook, crime, consumer news
  • Martinez brush fire
  • A Concord woman has been arrested in connection with a brush fire that threatened homes in Martinez early Sunday evening.
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martinez, fire, crime, concord, east bay news
  • Police are beefing up patrols in downtown Palo Alto after armed robbers attempted to rob a group of women earlier this week.
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palo alto, crime, violence, guns, peninsula news
  • A man who allegedly said homophobic slurs to a gay man in NY before shooting him in the head has been charged with murder.
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new york, shooting, murder, crime, violence, guns, hate crime, national/world
  • Officials say a girl is dead and her parents hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of their home and started shooting.
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sacramento, shooting, guns, violence, crime, children, gang violence, california news
  • Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas, police said Sunday.
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las vegas, iPad, crime, violence, driving, national/world
  • In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.
  • Students at Hofstra University honored a fellow student who was accidentally killed by police confronting an armed intruder.
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new york, shooting, violence, home invasion, guns, crime, national/world
  • Authorities say a police officer's bullet killed a Hofstra student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home.
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new york, shooting, violence, home invasion, guns, crime, national/world
  • Stephen Marting
  • San Francisco police are asking the public for help in solving a murder that happened after last year's Bay to Breakers race.
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golden gate park, crime, bay to breakers, violence, santa clara, SFPD, san francisco news
  • One person was fatally shot and another was severely injured after a shooting in Oakland on 92nd Avenue Sunday morning.
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oakland, shooting, crime, OPD, east bay news
  • Las Vegas police are searching for thieves accused of running over a teen boy with their SUV after he refused give up his iPad.
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las vegas, iPad, crime, violence, driving, national/world
  • Cleveland officers rush in to rescue kidnapped women
  • The officers who rescued three missing women in Ohio are speaking about the rescue for the first time.
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missing person, crime, child abduction, child abuse, national/world
  • Cleveland officers rush in to rescue kidnapped women
  • The officers who rescued three missing women in Ohio are speaking about the rescue for the first time.
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missing person, crime, child abduction, child abuse, news