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Attorney in ‘Rideshare Rapist’ case seeks to suppress DNA evidence
The attorney for a man accused of posing as a rideshare driver in order to sexually assault women in San Francisco is claiming officers unlawfully obtained his DNA —...Read More
Police arrest suspect in kidnapping, sexual assault of 74-year-old woman
Police announced Wednesday they arrested a man after he allegedly kidnapped a 74-year-old woman and held her at a house where he sexually assaulted her.Read More
Attorney for Australian DJ blames alleged kidnapping on ‘disengagement from reality’
During his arraignment, Roscoe Holyoake pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and child endangerment charges related to the incident.Read More
Petaluma police investigate woman’s kidnapping
Petaluma police are investigating an alleged kidnapping of a 25-year-old woman by a stranger earlier this month.Read More
Suspects identified in San Jose killing
San Jose police have connected two suspects to the killing of a 41-year-old man on Thanksgiving 2017, police said Tuesday.Read More
Kidnapping, pursuit lead to fiery crash, death
A woman died in an Emeryville car crash after a police pursuit and kidnapping investigation that began in San Francisco.Read More
Witnesses foil kidnapping of infant out of mom’s stroller
A 23-year-old Pleasant Hill woman was arrested for allegedly trying to take a 2-month-old girl from her mother's stroller.Read More
Richmond man arrested in sexual assault of teen jogger
A man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor who was jogging in Palo Alto on March 28. Read More
Man sentenced to 7 life terms for sexual assaults
A Salinas man found guilty of multiple sexual assaults against a woman has been sentenced to seven life terms in prison, Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced Friday.Read More
Muni driver, passengers allegedly kidnapped for 1 block
A man claiming to have a gun boarded a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus Sunday night and forced its driver to take him to a specific location.Read More
Gas station clerk fights off alleged sexual assault
Morgan Hill police have arrested a suspect in an attempted sexual assault of a gas station employee that happened early Saturday.Read More
Brazen kidnapping foiled at Ferry Building
An apparent attempted kidnapping at San Francisco's Ferry Building Monday morning was foiled by bystanders.Read More
Suspect arrested in West Portal kidnap attempt
A San Francisco man arrested early Thursday morning in connection with an attempted kidnapping in the city's West Portal neighborhood on Wednesday has been identified.Read More
Witnesses thwart West Portal kidnap attempt
Police are investigating an attempted kidnapping Wednesday evening in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood.Read More
Kidnap victim seeks help from bank staff
A man walked into a bank in Lafayette Tuesday afternoon and told the staff that he'd been kidnapped and forced to withdraw money.Read More
Vallejo kidnapper sentenced to 40 years
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the abduction of a Vallejo woman in which police initially falsely accused the woman and her boyfriend of making...Read More
13-year-old girl makes false kidnapping claim
Police in Milpitas have determined a 13-year-old girl who reported being kidnapped from her home earlier this month was not abducted.Read More
Pacifica police investigate attempted Halloween kidnapping
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a child in Pacifica late Monday afternoon.Read More
Alleged kid snatcher arrested in Emeryville
A man was arrested in Emeryville Friday on suspicion of attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old, police said.Read More