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
California police are searching for a man who went on a rampage at a Santa Ana 7-Eleven last month. According to KTLA, the video showed the suspect vandalizing the convenience store on August 25 at around 2:30 a.m. Store manager Rajev Tendon explained that the man first came in asking to use the phone and returned …
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous
Surveillance cameras caught the chilling moments a robber attacked a teen during a violent home invasion. KNBC reports that the terrifying ordeal occurred in Riverside, California, at around 2 p.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old’s sister, only identified as “Nicole,” claimed the man pushed the girl inside the home and held a machete to her face. Nicole told the …
A judge has sentenced a California father who smothered his 5-year-old son to death to 25 years to life, according to KTLA. The Los Angeles Times reports that Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, admitted to the April 21 murder of Aramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr. amid a nasty divorce and custody dispute, with the killing itself taking place after a …
A California biology teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student reportedly failed to appear in court to face unrelated drug charges. KNBC reported that Aimee Palmitessa, 45, was arrested at Coachella in April for allegedly possessing MDMA, a party drug more commonly known as ecstasy or “molly.” The 45-year-old supposedly wasn’t present for a Wednesday morning …
A Palmdale, California, couple was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the beating death of the woman’s toddler son. A judge sentenced Brandon Jerel Williams, 27, to 25 years to life after being convicted of first-degree murder, torture, and assault on a child causing death. The victim’s mother, Rosie Lee Wilson, 23, was sentenced to 15 years …
