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A driver who killed a Peninsula couple will not be tried as an adult, a judge decided Thursday. Greg Ammen and his wife, Grace Spiridon, died in 2022 following a suspected street racing crash in Redwood City. "There are no winners here," said Mike Ammen, Greg's brother. "Everyone lost." Mike...
MOUNTAIN VIEW – A teacher at a middle school in Mountain View was arrested Wednesday for allegedly molesting a student earlier this year.Officers said a 12-year-old girl attending Graham Middle School reported inappropriate conduct from the teacher in April, saying he inappropriately touched her. The teacher, identified as 59-year-old Ralph Turner of Sunnyvale, was placed on administrative leave by the Mountain View Whisman School District as police investigated.According to the school's website, Turner taught mathematics.Detectives interviewed the victim and additional students. Following the investigation, police obtained an arrest warrant for Turner, who was arrested around 1 p.m. Wednesday without incident.Turner is accused of annoying and molesting a child under 14 and false imprisonment. Police did not say when he would appear in court.In a statement Wednesday, detectives said that they are concerned that there could be additional victims. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Detective Guillermo de Lira over email.
A lucky lottery player in San Jose hit the jackpot recently, winning $10 million on a Scratchers ticket, according to the California Lottery. Vahidin Arnaut played a $10,000,000 Bonus Scratchers ticket bought at the Winchester Shell gas station in San Jose and took home the top prize, the lottery said.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It’s been nearly a week since three homes in East San Jose caught fire, two of them destroyed. Now one of the homeowners is talking about losing her family home of 40 years. Heather Turner says she and her family moved to the home on...
Feeling lucky? Someone in California may be $600,000 richer after Wednesday's Powerball drawing. According to California Lottery's website late Wednesday night, a ticket worth $621,419 was sold at a 7-Eleven in Milpitas. The news comes as the following were the winning numbers for the then-jackpot of $185 million, which apparently...
(KRON) — A carjacking in San Jose led to a lengthy police pursuit on Highway 25 and Highway 101 stretching across San Benito County and Santa Clara County. The incident began when a thief shot a victim in San Jose and stole their car on Wednesday, Hollister police said. San Jose Police Department officers entered […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A South Bay parent is mourning the loss of her child, and sounding an alarm about the dangers of a popular swimming spot. Mari Gonzalez sits in her East San Jose apartment and clutches her daughter’s favorite teddy bear, oversized and dressed in a pink vest, all while looking at multiple pictures of the girl on the living room wall. Days from now, she’ll bury her only child, after an accidental death on Memorial Day.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is closing its largest storage warehouse, marking a big blow for a food bank that is already dealing with a huge need. Second Harvest said Thursday it is going to have to leave its 90,000-square-foot warehouse on Brennan Street in San Jose because of a looming rent hike.
According to an announcement from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, a criminal crew linked to a series of thefts across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties was apprehended last week. The bust occurred during a search warrant on Snow Drive in San Jose. Authorities reported recovering more than $18,000 worth of goods, which had been stolen from stores including Napa Auto Parts, Nike, PGA Superstores, Marshalls, and TJ Maxx.
Last week's knife-point robbery attempt in San Mateo County's North Fair Oaks neighborhood has led to an arrest. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday that deputies took 37-year-old Gabriel G. Acosta into custody on Wednesday afternoon. Acosta, a Redwood City resident, was identified as the suspect who attempted to dangerously divest a victim of their money on May 30.
Los Altos cops bagged a pair of crooks from the East Bay on June 1, netting a stash of pilfered goods, illegal drugs, and drug gear following a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation. According to the Los Altos Police Department, the bust came down around 8 p.m. when Officer Lopez pulled over a Chevy Tahoe with license plates that were reported lost or stolen and attached to a Jeep.
Land is California’s new gold, and the rush for a piece of it online might raise eyebrows when browsing the real estate listings. This month, a seven-bed, two-bathroom home on a 4,000 square-foot lot is on the market for nearly $700,000 in San Jose’s Burbank Neighborhood. It may sound like a bargain, but that’s because... The post Condemned San Jose home sells after multiple offers appeared first on San José Spotlight.
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