Crime and Courts

Federal authorities executed a search warrant Tuesday in St. Louis in connection with an investigation in Puerto Rico of a tourist accused of setting businesses on fire last week.

New statistics show San Francisco’s crime rate is now the lowest it’s been in 23 years.

Prosecutors say the 36-year-old Santos has earned more than $400,000 from appearances on Cameo, the video-sharing website, and another $400,000 from a new documentary.

The man convicted in a bizarre Vallejo kidnapping in 2015 is now accused in other abductions and assaults in and near the Bay Area. Marianne Favro reports.

A Miramar woman who laundered millions of dollars that were stolen in romance scams was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, authorities said.

An ex-gang leader is filing to dismiss all the charges against him in the killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur decades ago, citing constitutional violations.

The man accused of being drunk when his car struck and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew as they biked near their South Jersey hometown the night before their sister was to be married pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday morning. Prosecutors have offered a plea deal.

The man convicted in a bizarre Vallejo kidnapping in 2015 is now accused in other abductions and assaults in and near the Bay Area. Kris Sanchez reports.

The man convicted in a bizarre Vallejo kidnapping in 2015 is now accused in other abductions and assaults in and near the Bay Area.

Four San Diego State University fraternity members pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal charges stemming from a skit that allegedly involved intentionally setting one of the defendants on fire, causing him to suffer third-degree burns.

The alleged incident is said to have occurred while the Grammy-nominated artist was on tour in Detroit in April, the lawsuit said.

President Joe Biden told mourners in New Orleans that they are not alone as he paid tribute to victims of the deadly New Year’s attack.

A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless offered her $1.5 million to have sex with him.

Over $1,000 worth of stolen meat was recovered by sheriff’s deputies last week in Cupertino in what is being described as a “rare case” by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

Over $1,000 worth of stolen meat was recovered by sheriff’s deputies last week in Cupertino in what is being described as a “rare case” by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

The California Highway Patrol is warning the public to beware of fraudsters posing as “AMBER Alert representatives” offering to “register” children.

Oakland police are investigating several overnight burglaries in the area and whether they are connected.

Oakland police are investigating several overnight burglaries in the area and whether they are connected.

Authorities are investigating a police shooting and standoff that happened in Oakland Saturday.

Authorities are investigating a police shooting and standoff that happened in Oakland Saturday.