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Antioch police officers arrested by FBI, mayor says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The hammer finally dropped on Bay Area law enforcement officers who were arrested by FBI agents Thursday morning in connection to an 18-month investigation."Today is a dark day in our city’s history, as people trusted to uphold the law, allegedly breached that trust and were arrested by the FBI. Today's actions are the beginning of the end of a long and arduous process. Today’s arrests are demonstrative of the issues that have plagued the Antioch Police Department for decades," Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe told KRON4. The FBI's raid reportedly targeted several Antioch and Pittsburg police department officers. U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp will hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. at the federal courthouse in San Francisco to release more details on the raid. KRON4.com will be streaming the news conference live. A sweeping 18-month investigation began in early 2022 as a narrow probe into officers who allegedly cheated on...

Over 6,000 flavored vape cartridges seized at San Mateo smoke shop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Over 6,000 flavored vape cartridges were confiscated at a San Mateo smoke shop during a random compliance check, according to the San Mateo Police Department. Officers performed a random compliance check at the store -- the Magic Theater Smoke Shop -- at 3:33 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Starbucks no longer offering disposable cups at these North Bay locations During the compliance check at the store, which is located on 2206 South El Camino Real, officers with the SMPD Youth Services Unit witnessed a store employee sell flavored tobacco to a customer, police said. California voters passed SB793 last November, banning the sale of flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, e-liquids, pods, and any other vape device.Photo: SMPDPhoto: SMPDPhoto: SMPDAn investigation of the store revealed 6,298 flavored vape cartridges, valued at around $189,000, according to police. The cartridges were seized, but the investigation remains ongoing.The San Mateo Police Department is co...

SFO already accepting digital driver's licenses ahead of wider rollout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

Ever been denied a drink because you forgot your driver's license at home? Well, those days may be over.California is continuing its rollout of mobile driver's licenses, and the public can sign up to have their identification card downloaded onto their phone.The free app works on both iOS and Android devices, and users can register remotely by scanning their license through the DMV's wallet app. San Francisco city officials ask for pause in robotaxi expansion The program is currently in its pilot phase, though some locations — including security checkpoints at SFO and SJC — already accept the mobile driver's license (aka mDL) as a valid form of identification. Photo: DMVIt's important, however, to continue to carry a physical driver's license for locations that don't yet accept the digital version, officials said. To see a list of participating airports, visit the Transportation Security Administration's website.

Gang member arrested for drive-by shooting in San Pablo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested following a drive-by shooting on Monday, according to the San Pablo Police Department.At 12:10 p.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of 23rd Street after receiving a report of a drive-by shooting. Video of the incident was captured by multiple surveillance cameras. A group of four people are seen walking on the sidewalk as the suspect car drives past them and makes a U-turn up ahead. The car drives back, this time in the opposite direction, and fires two rounds at the victims while shouting out a gang expletive, SPPD said. Photo: SPPDThe victims take cover behind a parked car as the suspect car drives away. One of the rounds struck the parked car that the victims were hiding behind, Detective Brian Biama said. The other round struck through the living room of a nearby residence. Photo: SPPDPhoto: SPPDNo injuries were reported during the shooting, police said.San Pablo Public Safety cameras were used to identify the suspect, Guillermo Santizo, 21, of...

In Trump’s Georgia Indictment, a Tale of Two Election Workers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

President Joe Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Fulton County, Georgia, election worker Ruby Freeman in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2023.Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesRuby Freeman and Misty Hampton had a few things in common. They were both from Georgia, and both were election workers in their hometowns. But their paths sharply diverged when Donald Trump began to push his fraudulent claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election and pressured officials in key swing states, including Georgia, to illegally change the outcome.As part of their unrelenting pressure on Georgia officials in the weeks after the November 2020 election, Trump and his allies launched a vicious campaign of harassment against Freeman, ginning up crazy conspiracy theories about her and falsely accusing her of altering the vote count in Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, where she served as a temporary election worker. Trump’s supporters even tried to trick Fr...

Former F1 driver Massa claims conspiracy and says he is ‘rightful’ 2008 champion not Hamilton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa has accused auto racing’s governing body of conspiring to prevent him from winning the 2008 title, and the Brazilian claimed he is the “rightful” champion.Massa, who was the runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 season, made his claim in a letter sent to the FIA in the first step of a legal battle to take place in Britain.A member of Massa’s management team told The Associated Press the letter was also sent to Formula One Management, alleging the two bodies failed to act after learning that same year that Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr. had deliberately crashed at the Singapore Grand Prix to help then-teammate Fernando Alonso win the race.The crash caused a safety car to come in with Massa in the lead and squandered his advantage. A calamitous pit stop at the Ferrari boxes soon after cost the Brazilian the race, where he finished 13th.McLaren’s Hamilton finished third in Singapore. The British driver went ...

Police search for person who killed 11-year-old girl, left body in her suburban Houston home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Police continued to search Thursday for the person who sexually assaulted and killed an 11-year-old girl before placing her body underneath her bed in her family’s suburban Houston apartment.Police in the Houston suburb of Pasadena said Maria Gonzalez had been home alone at around 10 a.m. on Saturday when someone knocked at her front door.The girl texted her father, Carmelo Gonzalez, 32, who had just gone to work.In an interview with KHOU, Carmelo Gonzalez said he told his daughter not to answer the front door.Maria Gonzalez said she wouldn’t and would stay in her bed. Carmelo Gonzalez said it was the last communication he received from his daughter. “I kept calling and calling and she wouldn’t answer,” he told KHOU.On his lunch break around 1 p.m., Carmelo Gonzalez asked his brother and sister-in-law, who live in the same apartment complex, to check on his daughter, Pasadena Police Chief Josh Bruegger told reporters during a news conference on Tuesday.The girl’s aunt...

Contract talks continue nearly 2 months into strike at Pennsylvania locomotive plant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Contract negotiations between the country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers continued in Erie on Thursday, nearly two months after some 1,400 people walked off the job.The session followed comments by Erie County Executive Brenton Davis to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that expressed concerns the dispute could result in an end to manufacturing at Wabtec’s facility.Scott Slawson, president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, said a potential plant closure was not discussed during talks Thursday he described as productive.“We actually made some positive progress today,” Slawson said. “Both sides left knowing we had some homework to do and we’re going to be meeting again next week.”Wabtec spokesperson Tim Bader declined to comment on Davis’ remarks but said in a statement that the Erie plant “has been a laggard in terms of cost and efficiency for years, as compared to other ...

DC police officer responding to reported domestic violence incident shoots, wounds man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

A D.C. police officer responding to a reported domestic violence incident shot and critically wounded a man Thursday morning, police said.It happened just after 10:30 a.m. on the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest.Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith said during a news conference that officers first “received a call for a man with a gun and potential domestic situation” at about 10 a.m. in an apartment building.Smith said officers could not enter the building or locate the caller for more information. Then officers were called to the area again after a 911 call at approximately 10:35 a.m. reporting gunfire related to the apparent domestic violence incident.“While officers were responding, they were flagged by an individual that gave a description of the person who reportedly fired shots,” Smith said. “Officers located an individual matching the description and began giving verbal commands in English and Spanish.”When the officers approached, Sm...

In high-stakes season for Greek soccer Panathinaikos sees path to Champions League with AEK Athens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:14:59 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Success in Greek soccer is often weighed down by off-the-field controversy. This time it’s the killing of a fan in Athens.Panathinaikos owner Giannis Alafouzos missed being in France to see his team eliminate former European champion Marseille from the Champions League on Tuesday — its biggest game in more than a decade.He and leaders of other clubs were due to meet with the prime minister of Greece and the president of UEFA at a crisis meeting the next morning in Athens concerning organized violence in soccer, Alafouzos told The Associated Press in an telephone interview on Thursday.Stellar results in recent Champions League qualifying games for Panathinaikos and AEK Athens should have set the stage for rival Olympiakos hosting Manchester City’s victory over Sevilla on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup.Instead, a pall was cast over it all. The AEK fan was killed last week in street clashes with Dinamo Zagreb ultras who already were barred from the game scheduled o...