California police over the weekend arrested a 22-year-old mother on abuse charges after she allegedly beat her 11-month-old baby. Shasta County sheriff’s deputies said they arrived on the scene Sunday morning in time to see Aleesha Ann Allen putting the baby into a vehicle and “noticed facial injuries that ppeared to be deliberately inflicted and …
A 24-year-old California man was arrested last week after a police chase and charged with the murder of his mother, whose body was found in the trunk of the car. The El Cajon Police Department said it was called to a Motel 6 last week by Richard Leyva’s brother, who told them he’d gone to …
Investigators have identified a suspect in the stabbing death this week of a CalFire fire captain at her home in Ramona. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office said that 53-year-old Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is wanted for the murder of Rebecca Marodi, 49, on Tuesday. Olejniczak is described as 5 feet 2 inches …
A 22-year-old San Diego County man has been arrested for the murder of his newborn son. Medics and deputies responded to a call about a battery early Wednesday afternoon and found the infant unconscious on the living room floor, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office said. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene, and …
Police say they have arrested five men in connection with the murder for hire of a California businesswoman last month. San Bernardino Police said one of the five suspects was 44-year-old Yesenia “Jessica” Torres’s husband, KABC reported. San Bernardino Police Chief Darren Goodman said surveillance video showed a gunman approaching Torres on January 10 as …
A California fire captain was found stabbed to death in her Ramona home on Monday, and police “are treating this case as a potential domestic violence incident.” The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi, who had been a firefighter for more than 30 years, according to KNSD. Deputies were …
A 19-year-old California man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts in a hit-and run that killed a pregnant teenager and left her baby in critical condition. Authorities said Thursday that hospital staff delivered the teenager’s baby after the crash, but the mother did not survive, KABC reported. Isaac Blackhorse Garcia has been charged …
A California man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping their toddler daughters has been captured and the girls found safe. Kings County Sheriff David Robinson said Thursday afternoon that FBI agents tracked Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz, using both his cell phone and the victim’s, to Mexico and negotiated his surrender at the San Ysidro border crossing. …
California officials issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday for two toddlers after their mother was found shot to death in her home. The Kings County Sheriff’s Office said it believes Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, 23, is responsible for the death of the victim, who was not named, and the abduction of the 2- and 3-year-old girls. …
A California man and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the murder of his 97-year-old grandmother last week. A neighbor requested a welfare check on the grandmother on Friday, saying they hadn’t seen her in a while, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies arrived at the home and were greeted by the …
Police in southern California are looking for a man with distinctive facial tattoos they say he attacked a 79-year-old man with a baseball bat. Fontana police say Ronalee Barrett Stanberry, 37, attacked the man, unprovoked, as he was opening up his Allstate insurance business for the day on January 10. The man was hospitalized and …
A California woman has been charged with killing her 11-year-old son at an RV park in Sutter County. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to Lovey’s Landing at about 10 a.m. Sunday for a woman under the influence of drugs and causing a disturbance, KOVR reported. Once there, they found the boy …
