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San Francisco

Let No Good Deed Go Unpunished

Nestor San Juan was 73. He lived at 520 Taylor, with the green awning, between a public parking garage and Les Nuits de Paris massage parlor and sauna. (It’s $80

Placer

Auburn Police Arrest Credit Card Thief

AUBURN—Auburn Police arrested Daniel J. Sowles on Tuesday, June 17 on suspicion of credit card fraud and burglary. Police say security cameras caught Sowles, 50, using credit cards from the

San Bernardino

Highland Detectives May Have Broken up Burglary Ring

HIGHLAND – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies, who arrested a man suspected in several burglaries on Tuesday, arrested two more suspects a day later after continuing the investigation. Bilal Ahmad,

Santa Clara

Female renter steals blank checks from elderly victim

25-year-old Eleni Jacobs faces one count of PC 470, forgery and PC 368 (d) elder financial abuse. On May 29 the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Department responded to a call reporting an

Santa Barbara

Busy Graffiti Artist Busted

Santa Barbara – Michelangelo (1475-1564) had his rent and grocery bills paid for by the Medicis when he was painting frescoes on the walls and ceilings of buildings, but appreciation for

California

Mother, Live-in Boyfriend Charged for Infant Abuse

HESPERIA – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a mother and her boyfriend, suspected of physically abusing a six-month-old infant. Christian Ricardo Lopez, 23, and Maria Estrada, 21, both from Hesperia were arrested

Los Angeles

Was it a Record DUI?

HAWTHORNE, CA—Murder, Prostitution and countless other crimes against humanity—but $100,000 for a first time DUI? Marlon Nyankori, 33, possess a surname that suggests a heritage of Uganda. His bail, however,

Kern

Taft Man Arrested for Having Sex with 14-year-old Girl

TAFT— A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Taft, for having sex with an underage girl. Baltazar Garcia Silvia was booked into the Taft City Jail for a felony

Santa Clara

Real estate developer sentenced to eight years for grand theft of more than 2.8 million

A San Jose self-proclaimed real estate developer, 72-year-old Gilmore Erickson, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 17 for securities violations leading to a loss of more than $2.8 million by fooled

Marin

Officer spots car thief in the act

NOVATO – A NRT (Novato Response Team) Officer observed a man acting suspiciously at a park-and-ride lot near Atherton Avenue and Binford Road at approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The officer