Authorities arrested two California women on Saturday and charged them with fraud after they allegedly panhandled for money for a deceased infant that didn’t belong to them. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that San Bernardino County officers arrested Michele Love, 41, and Chasity Marie Doll, 21, on suspicion of panhandling after they gathered evidence that the two women made up …
Police said a Canyon County, California, woman was drunk when she struck and killed a mom who had just finished visiting her premature twin girls at the hospital. The Santa Clara Valley Signal reported that Alexia Cina, 21, (pictured left) was charged Wednesday with suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the October 6 crash …
Prosecutors this week reached a plea agreement with a California man charged with kicking and stomping a dog to death as several of his family members watched. Gerald James Santema, 38, pleaded no contest Tuesday to the felony animal cruelty charge in a deal expected to put him behind bars for two years. A sentencing …
A Petaluma, California, woman was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing money from wildfire victims. According to the Petaluma Argus-Courier, police arrested Katie Lehnhard, 31, on suspicion of mail theft and fraud. Lehnard’s victims are reportedly evacuees from Santa Rosa fires who are in shelters in Petaluma. SFGate reported that a fire victim informed police of fraudulent charges made …
At least 40 people have died as a result of major wildfires in California, and footage of one daring escape shows how close the disaster has come to claiming even more lives. As the New York Post reported, video of the two Loma Rica roommates reveals their frantic reaction to seeing a nearby blaze creep …
A mother and father in Porterville, Calif., were arrested this week on suspicion of providing their young son access to narcotics. According to The Fresno Bee, a family member brought the 1-year-old boy to the Sierra View Medical Center emergency room, where an exam revealed the child had ingested methamphetamine. Authorities confirmed the child was …
After four bicyclists were injured, some severely, in a hit-and-run collision Saturday, police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion that he deliberately ran the riders off of the road and fled the scene. Novato, California resident Aaron Michael Paff, a maintenance worker for the city of Marin, was in custody Sunday at Marin County …
Purposely exposing a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing a positive status is no longer a felony in California. The Los Angeles Times reported that Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday downgrading the crime to a misdemeanor. The bill also applies to people who give blood and fail to tell blood banks they’re HIV-positive. …
A California restaurant server lost his job he reportedly left an anti-police message on a Torrance police officer’s receipt on Thursday. NBC10 reports that the server worked the lunch shift on Thursday at Pieology off of Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance when the incident occurred. As the officer and his partner order their meal at the …
An 8-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten by his mother’s ex-boyfriend with a hammer died Wednesday afternoon, as reported by KCRA. According to The Sacramento Bee, Deandre Chaney Jr., 23, is accused of attacking the deceased child, his mother and his 7-year-old sister at their Sacramento home last Friday. Authorities apprehended Chaney in Nevada on Saturday as …
More than three years after being pronounced brain dead, a California judge ruled Tuesday that Jahi McMath may technically still be alive, as reported by NJ.com. The Associated Press reports that Alameda County Judge Stephen Pulido’s ruling would allow a jury to award more money in McMath’s malpractice lawsuit. The girl’s family accused the Children’s Hospital in Oakland …
Police say the victim’s hand was nearly chopped in half
