Friday, May 18, 2012
Police say the house that was shot into was in the same area of a May 2011 shooting that injured a teenage boy.
The home targeted early Wednesday morning in what police said was a gang-related drive-by shooting was in the same residence where a teenager was shot and wounded nearly one year ago. The drive-by shooting, which occurred at around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 6300 block of Mirabeau Drive, was in “the same immediate area” of the May 2011 shooting, said Newark Police Cmdr. Michael Carroll. No one was injured in Wednesday’s shooting but authorities said six shots were fired into the home. On May 30, 2011, police responded to the same area after a shooting that left a then-17-year-old boy with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his leg at around 1:21 a.m. Both shootings are said to be gang-related, according to Carroll, but there is no …
America's Most Wanted has received tips ranging from a possible sighting of the Volkswagen Jetta linked to her disappearance to potential areas of interest.
America’s Most Wanted has received tips ranging from potential areas of interest to a sighting of the Volkswagen associated with Sierra LaMar’s disappearance. The tips were relayed the weekend after the national crime show aired its latest coverage of the LaMar case on May 11. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jose Cardoza said the national show has continued to forward tips to the Sheriff’s Office as they’re received. Four tips came in last weekend, and more tips may have been sent throughout the week, Cardoza said. Although Cardoza couldn’t specifically comment on the anonymous tips, he did say what cities they came from and vaguely mentioned their relation to the LaMar case. The first tip came from a caller about 700 miles away from …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The condition of the victim is unknown.
Tuesday night's stabbing at the Newark Square Shopping Center that critically injured an 18-year-old Newark man is gang-related, Cmdr. Mike Carroll of the Newark Police said Thursday. No other details about the incident were released, but Carroll did say that the investigation of the stabbing has been forwarded to the Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force. Police said the began investigating the stabbing just before 8 p.m. Tuesday and learned the man had been stabbed multiple times. Carroll said Wednesday that the victim's injuries are life-threatening but did not have an update on his condition Thursday afternoon. The stabbing occurred the same night that a gang-related, drive-by shooting occurred, police said. About six shots were fired…
Witnesses are coming forward with details about the red Volkswagen Jetta that's being associated with the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, according to the teen's mother.
News about a red Volkswagen Jetta being associated with the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra Lamar is apparently prompting witnesses to come forward, according to Marlene LaMar. “It’s just that, with the release of the vehicle that’s out and talking to the media, more people are coming forward,” LaMar said. “I can’t disclose specifically, but law enforcement is interviewing witnesses that are coming forward because of all of that. More people are coming forward, so that’s been a positive thing." Although detectives working on the LaMar case won’t release many details regarding the Volkswagen’s association, LaMar said authorities are currently looking into whether the VW is the right vehicle, and whether surveillance footage depicts…
Police are investigating a stabbing and shooting that occurred within five hours of one another. Authorities have not determined whether the two incidents are related.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Newark police gives information on how to parents can keep their children safe.
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Wednesday, May 16
By Newark Police Unfortunately no neighborhood is completely immune to crime. However, there are steps you can take to help keep your family and your neighborhood safe. If you would like to start a Neighborhood Watch in your area please contact Tim Jones, special assistant in the Community Engagement Division of the Newark Police Department at (510) 578-4209 or tim.jones@newark.org. It’s time to stand up to crime. Together we can make a difference!
Police are investigating a stabbing and shooting that occurred within five hours of one another. Authorities have not determined whether the two incidents are related.
An 18-year-old Newark man was critically injured in a stabbing at the Newark Square Shopping Center Tuesday, police said. Authorities said officers were called to the shopping center just before 8 p.m. Tuesday and found a man who had been stabbed multiple times. Newark Police Cmdr. Michael Carroll said Wednesday the injuries are life-threatening. Friends of the victim took him to a local hospital. He was then taken to a trauma center, police said. It is unknown whether the incident was gang-related, but Carroll said investigators are “looking at all possible motives.” Carroll added that police don't know whether the stabbing and a drive-by shooting that occurred after midnight Wednesday are related. Police said about six shots were fired …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Nature of investigation is unknown but an employee of a business in the center said police activity could be linked to reported stabbing.
Police are investigating a crime that has occurred in the Newark Square Shopping Center on Thornton Avenue. Acting Watch Commander and Officer Karl Geser said no details are being released about the nature of the investigation at this time. Employees at Whiskeytown Saloon and Oliveira's Liquor said authorities have been on scene since approximately 6:30 p.m. and that they did not hear or see anything. Though unconfirmed, one employee said the police activity might be linked to a reported stabbing. Police have blocked off the parking lot between Taco Bell and Carls Jr. Geser did not have an estimated time on when authorities will be clearing the area. Any person with any information concerning any crime can contact the Newark Police …
Divers will study items captured via sonar at Anderson and Almaden reservoirs and the VW linked to the missing teen has yet to be examined.
Sheriff’s divers are returning to Anderson, Almaden and Guadalupe reservoirs to verify objects that divers captured via sonar last week while searching for clues in the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar. “Some images, like in prior water searches, came up that were questionable,” Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jose Cardoza said. Questionable items that have appeared in past water searches include tires, vehicles, trees and large tree stumps, among other large objects. The divers will be returning to the reservoirs this week, starting at Anderson on Wednesday, and Almaden and Guadalupe reservoirs the following days. On Monday and Tuesday, divers returned to the Coyote Creek Watershed to verify areas of interest detected …
All roads are open as of 4:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 15
This report was updated Wednesday An Amtrak Capitol Corridor train fatally struck a person in Fremont Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said. According to the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau, the victim was a 73-year-old Fremont man named Inderjit Valia. At approximately 1 pm, Valia was struck by a train traveling from San Jose to Sacramento while attempting to cross the tracks, Amtrak officials said. Valia was walking east on Nursery Avenue when he was hit, said Fremont police. The train was traveling from Sacramento to San Jose when it struck the victim at about 1 p.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Danelle Hunter said. No passengers or crew onboard the train were injured, Hunter said. Passengers were bused to their final destination, and other …
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5:58 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
The article didn't mention the fact that this drive by occurred on the same street, less than a block away from Snow Elementary School. more ›