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  • Stephanie and McKay Thomas and their daughter
  • The parents of two children taken by a carjacker in San Francisco talked to ABC7 News about their terrifying ordeal.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • At Lowell Park in Oakland an armed robber stole items from a group of high school soccer players.
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oakland, crime, east bay news
  • Ohio lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would give Ariel Castro's kidnapping victims $25,000 for each year they were held captive.
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missing person, children, crime, murder, sex crimes, sex offender, national/world
  • The parents of an accused cyber-bully spoke exclusively to ABC News and insist that their daughter is innocent.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, news
  • A standoff ended in Santa Rosa when a man believed to have barricaded himself inside his home was found at a nearby residence.
  • Six felony weapons and vandalism charges have been filed against a Santa Rosa man who allegedly shot at his wife and a locksmith.
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santa rosa, shooting, standoff, violence, crime, north bay news
  • A UC Berkeley graduate was handcuffed and taken to a Nevada prison boot camp Wednesday for beheading an exotic bird.
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trials, crime, uc berkeley, animal, animals in peril, caught on tape, las vegas, east bay news
  • Kidango in Fremont
  • State authorities confirm that a preschool teacher in Fremont inappropriately touched a child and the state has cited the preschool.
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fremont, children, sex crimes, teachers, crime, east bay news
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of 
a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, san francisco news
  • Police say they have made two arrests in a bullying case because a 14-year-old girl admitted online to harassing a 12-year-old girl who killed herself in September.
  • Police say they have made two arrests in a bullying case because a 14-year-old girl admitted online to harassing a 12-year-old girl who killed herself in September.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, national/world
  • 2 girls charged for 12-year-old?s suicide
  • Two girls in Florida now face charges after a 12-year-old girl committed suicide.
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children, cyberbullying, child death, crime, news
  • Kids taken in stolen car found safe
  • An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from the Mission District Tuesday.
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mission district, crime, missing person, children, news
  • Police are warning people to be careful when buying food from unlicensed vendors in SF after two women tested positive for Rohypnol.
  • Police have issued a warning after two women were reportedly roofied by unlicensed vendors at San Francisco's Dolores Park.
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dolores park, crime, drugs, san francisco news
  • Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, driven from office by sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
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southern california, crime, california news
  • Monday night U.C. Berkeley police say a third robbery was reported in less than a week.
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uc berkeley, berkeley, crime, east bay news
  • San Francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the citys Mission District early Monday morning.
  • San Francisco police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting that occurred in the city's Mission District early Monday morning.
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SFPD, crime, shooting, mission district, violence, san francisco news
  • Audrie Pott was a student at Saratoga High School
  • Audrie Pott killed herself after she was cyber bullied following a sexual assault at a house party last fall.
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saratoga, crime, sex crimes, cyberbullying, facebook, websites, internet, smartphones, parenting, social media, audrie pott, katie couric, south bay news
  • Police say two teens who were arrested for attempted burglary in South SF last week have admitted to burglarizing two other homes.
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south san francisco, crime, peninsula news
  • Lafayette police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged attempted kidnapping of a child on Saturday.
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child abduction, children, lafayette, homeless, crime, east bay news
  • University police say a female student was robbed while waiting or a shuttle bus on the UC Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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berkeley, uc berkeley, crime, violence, east bay news
  • GPS tracker
  • Paroled sex offenders in California who cut off their GPS tracking devices will receive harsher punishments.
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sacramento, jerry brown, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, california news
  • Police say an elementary school teacher in Long Beach was fatally stabbed by a relative while watching students play at a park.
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southern california, crime, violence, children, teachers, domestic violence, california news
  • This Tuesday, July 23, 2013, photo shows a poster soliciting information regarding the unidentified body of a girl dubbed Baby Hope near the site where the body was found in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • NYC police say they have made an arrest in the death of 'Baby Hope' 22 years after her body was discovered inside a picnic cooler.
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new york, cold case, sex crimes, children, crime, violence, national/world
  • Ex-Yahoo execs kids stabbed to death by nanny
  • A New York City couple who lost two of their children in an attack police blamed on their nanny has welcomed a baby boy.
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child death, children, crime, new york, yahoo, noe valley, violence, murder, mental health, national/world
  • A Vallejo police officer shot and injured an armed suspect after he allegedly pointed a silver object toward the officer Saturday morning
  • A Vallejo police officer shot and injured an armed suspect after he allegedly pointed a silver object toward the officer Saturday.
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crime, vallejo, shooting, east bay news
  • Berkeley police seek suspect in tip jar thefts
  • Many businesses along Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto have been hit by a tip jar thief and now there's video of him.
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berkeley, crime, caught on tape, news
  • Police are asking for the communitys help in identifying a man 
wanted in connection with three thefts from local businesses in North 
Berkeley in recent weeks.
  • Police are asking for the community's help in identifying a man wanted in connection with three thefts from local businesses in North Berkeley in recent weeks.
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crime, berkeley, east bay news
  • So-called door-knock burglars are apparently zeroing in on the Evergreen District in San Jose.
  • So-called "door-knock" burglars are apparently zeroing in on the Evergreen District in San Jose.
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crime, caught on tape, san jose, south bay news, vic lee
  • Door-knock burglars target San Jose neighborhood
  • So-called "door-knock" burglars are apparently zeroing in on the Evergreen District in San Jose.
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crime, caught on tape, san jose, news
  • Surveillance images shows the two suspects in a violent parking lot robbery in Fremont.
  • Fremont police say they've arrested a man accused of violently robbing a 70-year-old woman of her gold chain necklace last week.
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fremont, walmart, newark, crime, violence, seniors, east bay news
  • James Roda
  • A law student is charged with running down an innocent bystander with her car following an altercation with graffiti vandals in Oakland.
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oakland, lake merritt, crash, crime, vandalism, UC, hit and run, DUI, alcohol, berkeley, alameda, east bay news, laura anthony
  • Meghan Zato and James Roda
  • A law student is charged with running down an innocent bystander with her car following an altercation with graffiti vandals in Oakland.
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oakland, lake merritt, crash, crime, vandalism, UC, hit and run, DUI, alcohol, berkeley, alameda, news
  • San Jose crime spree suspect Jonathan Wilbanks.
  • A San Jose man plead guilty to a crime spree that ended in a 22-year-old's death and the attempted murder of a police officer.
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san jose, crime, murder, shooting, guns, violence, SJPD, south bay news
  • Meghan Zato and James Roda
  • A law student has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using her car to strike and seriously injure a man.
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crash, crime, oakland, lake merritt, news
  • Police are investigating a collision in which the driver hit multiple vehicles in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood this Friday morning, police said.
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richmond district, crash, crime, san francisco news
  • A standoff ended in Santa Rosa when a man believed to have barricaded himself inside his home was found at a nearby residence.
  • A Santa Rosa man who allegedly fired shots at his wife and a locksmith at their home was booked for attempted murder.
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santa rosa, shooting, standoff, violence, crime, north bay news
  • Memorial for Christy Svanemyr
  • San Francisco has a fleet of around 700 vehicles for 220 neighborhood parks and now, there are some new rules for the drivers.
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hit and run, crime, news
  • Memorial for Christy Svanemyr
  • San Francisco has a fleet of around 700 vehicles for 220 neighborhood parks and now, there are some new rules for the drivers.
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hit and run, crime, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • Diamond ring stolen in Craigslist robbery
  • Police in St. Louis are hunting for a cunning criminal who went to some extreme measures to steal a three-carat diamond ring.
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craigslist, guns, crime, violence, watercooler
  • SJSU email alert
  • A frightening report of a gunman on the San Jose State University campus ended up revealing some big gaps in security measures.
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san jose state, san jose, crime, SJPD, news
  • SJSU email alert
  • A frightening report of a gunman on the San Jose State University campus ended up revealing some big gaps in security measures.
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san jose state, san jose, crime, SJPD, south bay news, vic lee
  • A Bay Area symphony's asking for help after someone stole $500K from the group, wiping out their endowment and operating budget.
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crime, music, peninsula news
  • Police are investigating a shooting that left one dead and another injured at a home on Branyan Way in Antioch on Saturday night.
  • Prosecutors say a man died protecting his brother and a 2-year-old girl in Antioch from a gunman enraged over his missing gold grill.
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antioch, brentwood, shooting, crime, violence, children, east bay news
  • LAPD officer charged with assault for allegedly repeatedly kicking a woman during an arrest in which the woman ultimately died.
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los angeles, crime, violence, drugs, california news
  • San Francisco General Hospital emergency
  • A 7-month-old infant who died in what San Francisco police are calling a suspicious death early Tuesday morning has been identified.
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SFPD, san francisco general hospital, children, crime, san francisco news
  • Daphne Viola Webb
  • Daphne Webb's family will hold a vigil to mark her second birthday as well as the three-month anniversary of her disappearance.
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oakland, children, amber alert, missing person, crime, east bay news
  • Ariel Castro in court
  • Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro may have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, not suicide.
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crime, national/world
  • Ross Ulbricht, alleged mastermind behind Silk Road
  • A judge has ordered the alleged mastermind behind online drug marketplace 'Silk Road' to be sent from SF to NY to face charges.
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drugs, websites, internet, FBI, crime, new york, news
  • Ross Ulbricht
  • A judge has ordered the alleged mastermind behind online drug marketplace 'Silk Road' to be sent from SF to NY to face charges.
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drugs, websites, internet, FBI, crime, new york, san francisco news, vic lee
  • San Francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday in the area of Mission St. and Brazil Ave.
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shooting, crime, violence, SFPD, san francisco news
  • Zeus stands in front of 100 pounds of pot he sniffed out in Santa Clara County. (Photo courtesy Mountain View Police Department/Twitter)
  • A narcotic dog in the South Bay did it again! Zeus helped officials by sniffing out 100 pounds of pot and recovering $75K in cash.
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santa clara county, mountain view, animal, drugs, marijuana, pot bust, crime, south bay news