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San Jose police arrest man allegedly connected to seven-figure fraud scheme

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose police say they’ve arrested a 30-year-old man in connection to a fraud scheme that caused victims to lose more than $1 million combined.Investigations into a series of check fraud and identity theft cases began in May 2022, authorities said in a news release Monday. Those cases, which added up to losses in the seven-figure range, were connected to a crime ring that police say printed fraudulent checks, stole legitimate personal checks and altered money orders in order to fund the purchases of guns, drugs and jewelry.The investigation resulted in the identification of a 30-year-old Sunnyvale man, who was arrested Thursday after a $1 million warrant was issued. Police said he was in possession of a privately made “ghost” gun — carrying no serial number — with an extended magazine at the time of his arrest.When a search warrant was executed at his home, investigators located a short barreled assault rifle, another ghost gun with extended magazines,...

Late Supreme Court Justice O’Connor honored as a trailblazer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court’s decisions affected all Americans.O’Connor, an Arizona native who was an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Mourners at the court on Monday included Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to serve in her role, and her husband Doug Emhoff.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at a private ceremony that included the nine justices and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, as well as O’Connor’s family and court colleagues.“She would often say, ‘It was good to be the first, but I don’t want to be the last,'” Sotomayor said of O’Connor’s distinction as the first woman. She lived to see a record four women serving on the high court.“For ...

Some of Trump’s 2020 fake electors have roles in 2024 races

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

By Gabe Stern | Associated Press/Report for AmericaVIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone gathered in a historic Nevada boomtown’s commission chambers and asked them to bear with him while he learned how to oversee elections in rural Storey County.Hindle was another replacement in what was a revolving door of county election officials across Nevada as the 2022 midterms approached. He had just unseated the interim clerk, who had stepped in after the prior clerk resigned.But Hindle’s tenure in the heavily Republican county is part of a trend across battleground states where fake electors have retained influence over elections heading into 2024.He is among six Republicans who were indicted this month by Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the election outcome in the swing state, which Democrat Joe Biden c...

Storms wallop the Northeast, ground flights, flood roads

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

By Patrick Whittle | Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine — A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.More than 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain had fallen in parts of New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania by mid-morning, and parts in several other states got more than 4 inches (10 centimeters), according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts reached nearly 70 mph (113 kph) along the southern New England shoreline.Power was knocked out for more than 700,000 customers in an area stretching from Virginia north through New England, including over 278,000 in Massachusetts and 263,000 in Maine, according to poweroutage.us.In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills said all state offices would close for the afternoon.“With the storm expected to grow stronger in the coming hours, I encourage all Maine people to be safe and vigilant and to exerci...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $3.8 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

13544 Debbie Lane – Google Street ViewA 2,354-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 13500 block of Debbie Lane in Saratoga was sold on Nov. 20, 2023, for $3,760,000, or $1,597 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage. The property’s backyard also boasts both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,476-square-foot home on the 20400 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga sold in July 2023, for $4,105,000, a price per square foot of $1,658. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 3,945-square-foot home on Thelma Avenue in Saratoga sold for $6,250,000, a price per square foot of $1,584. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Sevilla Lane, Saratoga, in November 2023, a 3,073-square-foot home was sold for $4,210,...

Driver says he hit a deer, police found a dead body in his car

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

By JOHANNAH GRENAWAY, OLIVIA LEACH | KTVTNORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A deadly collision in Dallas is leaving police, and even veteran officers, stunned after the pedestrian victim was found in the driver’s passenger seat 40 miles away.“When you’re impaired to this level, where you hit a pedestrian on the roadway and you think it’s an animal, that’s a significant impairment and, in all my 28 years, I have never really worked a case like this,” White Settlement Chief of Police Christopher Cook said at the press conference Sunday morning.Authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what happened Saturday night, but they’re putting the pieces together.Police immediately detained the driver, 31-year-old Nester Lujuan Flores of Arlington, who they say was intoxicated.(White Settlement Police Department) Around 11:00 p.m., a concerned citizen called in a report of a driver who appeared to be slumped over their steering wheel in the parkin...

Pedestrian killed in San Leandro hit-and-run collision; suspect later arrested

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

SAN LEANDRO — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run traffic collision early Monday morning and a suspect was later arrested, authorities said.Coroner’s officials did not immediately release the name of the woman, pending confirmation of her identity and notification of her next of kin.The collision happened shortly after 12 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Lewelling Boulevard.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man convicted of murder at Montalvin Manor meth house Crime and Public Safety | One person arrested in fatal Antioch shooting Crime and Public Safety | Records raise new questions about County’s response to Fremont toddler fentanyl death Crime and Public Safety | Three detained after an East Bay shooting leaves one dead Crime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek police investigating November death as a homicide Police said the woman was a pedestrian, but it was not clear if she was in a...

More than 3 million Americans are already climate migrants, researchers say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

Leslie Kaufman | Bloomberg News (TNS)Over the last two decades, as San Antonio and surrounding Bexar County, Texas, grew by more than 600,000 people, some 17% of the city’s blocks experienced a decrease in population.That delta is largely due to flood risk that climate change exacerbates, according to a new report by the First Street Foundation, a data nonprofit with the mission of communicating climate hazards.Bexar — sitting in a swath of Texas known as Flash Flood Alley — is part of a national trend of hyper-local migration to avoid flooding, which is hollowing out blocks within cities, the report finds. The research is based on a model, published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, that looks at population changes using granular U.S. Census Bureau data and controls for factors besides flooding, such as nearby job opportunities and school quality.In all, First Street finds, 3.2 million Americans moved away from high-flood-risk areas between 2000 and 2020. The full extent...

Bay Area rain updates: Flight delays at SFO due to weather

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Widespread rain arrived in the Bay Area Monday morning and has largely moved out to the east. Scattered showers are expected to continue through this evening with additional bands of widespread rain expected Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. San Francisco Bay Area weather radar Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the Bay Area rain this week.Bay Area rain updates:Monday, Dec. 1810:05 a.m. -- Rain impacting morning commute around the Bay AreaKRON4's Michael Thomas reports Marin County. 9:25 a.m. -- Ground stop in effect at SFOAll flights headed to San Francisco that haven't taken off have been held at their points of departure due to wind, according to San Francisco International Airport. The ground stop will remain in effect until 9:45 a.m., the airport said.9:20 a.m. -- Flood Advisory expiresA flood advisory that was in effect across much of the Bay Area earlier Monday morning has expired, according to the NWS...

BART SF line experiencing major delays Monday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:55:05 GMT

(BCN) -- BART is reporting a major delay Monday morning on the San Francisco line in the East Bay, SFO and Millbrae directions. The delay is due to an equipment problem at the 24th St. Mission Station in San Francisco, which is closed, BART officials said in an advisory shortly before 10 a.m. Suspect in $1M crime ring involving check fraud and identity theft arrested In addition, BART is running trains at slower speeds due to wet weather. BART passengers are urged to check the BART official app or bart.gov. BART crews are investigating the equipment issue, officials said on social media.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.