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'Snake burglar' arrested for thefts targeting Riverside businesses

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

A career criminal dubbed the “Snake Burglar” was arrested Wednesday for allegedly committing over 70 thefts throughout Riverside.The suspect was identified as Christopher Michael Jackson, 32, a local transient, according to the Riverside Police Department.Jackson’s signature move typically involved removing a windowpane to break into a local business and upon entering, he would crawl along the floor to avoid triggering alarm systems or motion sensors, police said.He would then cut open the business’ safe and take any money inside before fleeing.Since July 2021, police say Jackson was responsible for over 70 commercial burglaries throughout the Riverside area.Jackson had been arrested several times before and was recently sentenced to “six sentences of 16 months in jail after pleading guilty to 23 felonies,” according to arrest documents. “However, laws or orders pertaining to overcrowding in the jail system allowed him to only serve less than 10 days in jail.” Father murdered in P...

San Mateo: Man injured in shooting Friday morning

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

SAN MATEO – A 26-year-old man was injured in a shooting Friday morning in San Mateo, police said.The shooting was reported just before 1 a.m. in the first block of 37th Avenue, the San Mateo Police Department said in a statement.Police said the victim suffered a graze wound to his ankle.An investigation revealed the shooting was an “isolated and targeted incident,” police said.The shooting is under investigation, police said, adding that more information will be released as it becomes available.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Bruno teacher arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse Crime and Public Safety | Florida man charged with six felonies in alleged Palo Alto sexual assault Crime and Public Safety | Fiery Pacifica crash results in DUI arrest Crime and Public Safety | 5 Peninsula cops will not face charges in fatal shooting Crime and Public Safety | California touts gun seizures from prohibited ...

San Bruno teacher arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

SAN BRUNO — Detectives on Friday arrested a San Bruno elementary school teacher on suspicion of sexually abusing female students over a three-year period, police said.Jeremy Yeh was taken into custody at Allen Elementary, San Bruno police Chief Ryan Johansen said in a recorded statement. Yeh also taught at the now-closed El Crystal Elementary.Johnsen said Yeh is suspected of committing lewd and lascivious acts against three students between 2016 and 2019.“This is obviously a disturbing case, one that is weighing heavily on the detectives who have been handling it and one that will have lasting impacts on our beloved community,” Johansen said.Johansen said detectives believe there may be other victims.“If your child was a student of Mr. Yeh’s, it might be appropriate for you to initiate some discussions with them,” Johansen said. “As a parent, I can only imagine how devastating this news is and how difficult it would be to broach such a traumatic topic with your children.”Johansen ur...

Oakland A’s pitchers continue to make history — in a bad way

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

OAKLAND – Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Aledmys Díaz and Brent Rooker followed that with solo homers in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.But once again, the A’s allowed too many runs — and far too many free passes – for Oakland’s offense to keep up.The A’s pitching staff continued a historically bad start to the season Friday, allowing 11 hits, and an Oakland-record 17 walks Friday in a 17-6 loss to the New York Mets before an announced crowd of 11,102 at the Coliseum.James Kaprielian walked a career-high seven batters and allowed six earned runs, including a second-inning grand slam to Francisco Lindor, in just 3 2/3 innings, his shortest outing in three starts this season.The A’s bullpen didn’t fare much better against the Mets, Lindor in particular.After Langeliers’ home run — his third of the season — cut the Mets’ lead to 6-3 after four innings, the Mets essentially put the game away...

SF Film Festival screening formerly incarcerated filmmaker's documentary

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The SF Film Festival is happening all weekend long. Several local artists are being featured, including a man who did time at San Quentin State Prison.It chronicles the director’s experience creating relationships with people both inside and outside the prison. Adamu Chan reflects on time spent within San Quentin in his documentary titled “What These Walls Won’t Hold.” Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s car was broken into during film premiere Part of it chronicles the peak of the pandemic in 2020 when he and others organized for better protection in closed quarters. It was made possible by the San Quentin Media Center, where filmmaking equipment was provided.“There were countless people within our community that died during that time and thousands that got the COVID virus,” he said. The movie took him more than two years to make and includes his journey home, but he explains the overarching message is much more than a life lived detained... rather the importance of...

SF controller survey says residents feel less safe

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – With statistics showing that violent crime is low in San Francisco, some city leaders say the focus still needs to be on other crimes. A new survey released by the city controller’s office shows residents’ perception of safety is the lowest it’s been since the 1990s.Break-ins at two small businesses here on Noriega Street served as a reminder that property crime is still a problem. District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio says these crimes cannot be ignored, and the latest report from the city’s controller’s office should be a wake-up call for city government. Bob Lee was confronted by accused killer about sister: court documents The Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants were both hit by burglars in San Francisco’s Sunset District. Glass was shattered, cultural decorations were smashed, and cash was stolen.“This is the type of crime we need to remain focused on,” Engardio said. “This is the type of crime that is making people feel unsafe in San Francisco.”Engardio s...

Kelenic homers for 4th straight game, Mariners beat Rockies

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic homered for the fourth consecutive game and Ty France extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the Seattle Mariners’ 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.Kelenic connected in the second inning against Austin Gomber (0-3) to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead and extend his hitting streak to a career-high eight games.Mariners starter Tommy Milone, called up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, allowed one earned run and three hits over 4 2/3 innings, while striking out three.Reliever Matt Brash (1-1) got the win. Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save. Kris Bryant gave the Rockies the lead with a solo homer off Milone in the first inning, and Kelenic put the Mariners ahead with his second-inning blast. Kelenic also doubled to right field in the fourth, and scored on a Julio Rodriguez RBI single.One batter later, France drove in two runs with a double off the center field wall to push the lead to 5-1.Yonatha...

Spanish industry kicks off EU green hydrogen race

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

PUERTOLLANO, Spain (AP) — In Spain, the dream of an emissions-free future for heavy industry starts with a rugged Castilian hillside covered in solar panels, and ends with an ice-cold beer. When the beer will be available, and how much it will cost, depends on an intervening rollout of green hydrogen.This Mediterranean nation wants to become the European leader in hydrogen produced exclusively from renewable energy. With plenty of sunshine and wind and wide-open countryside to host those power sources, Spain’s ambition is to export the gas to the rest of the continent. Green hydrogen is created when renewable energy sources power an electrical current that runs through water, separating its hydrogen and oxygen molecules through electrolysis. The result does not produce planet-warming carbon dioxide, but less than 0.1% of global hydrogen production is currently created this way.As the global price of solar power continues to fall, Spain is betting that it can rapidly build a new supp...

Japanese PM unhurt after blast during campaign event

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device at a campaign event in a western port city, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air.Although no one was hurt, and Kishida planned to continue campaigning Saturday, the chaotic scene was reminiscent of the assassination nine months ago of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which also came on a campaign tour and continues to reverberate in Japanese politics. Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to support his ruling party’s candidate in a local election, and the explosion occurred just before he was to begin his speech. A young man believed to be a suspect was arrested Saturday at the scene after he allegedly threw the explosive, NHK said. TV footage showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gathered around the man, piling onto him and ro...

Chinese basketball investigates suspicious game result

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:50:02 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese basketball authorities have ordered an investigation into a championship-round game that ended with a last-minute, come-from-behind win following a series of turnovers. The investigation points to continuing suspicions about wide-spread corruption in Chinese sports, with the nation’s top-flight professional soccer league particularly hard-hit.In Friday’s Game 3 of the first round of the Chinese Basketball Association playoffs, the Jiangsu Dragons led the Shanghai Sharks 100-96 with 1 minute, 36 seconds left to play. The Dragons then committed a series of turnovers over the next minute, giving the Sharks a 10-point lead. The game ended in a 108-104 win for Shanghai and a 2-1 victory in the series, sending them into the quarterfinals. Fans immediately cried foul and the CBA, headed by former Houston Rockets eight-time NBA all-star Yao Ming, announced Saturday it was demanding answers. “The Chinese Basketball Association has paid great attention to the CBA playof...