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Authorities say they foiled millionaire’s elaborate escape plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

By Freida Frisaro | Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a Florida jail and return to France where he had previously fled in an attempt to avoid child pornography charges.A tip from outside the jail sparked a two-month investigation of John Manchec, 78, and people he had enlisted in his escape plan, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said Monday during a news conference.“Essentially, the plan comes down to this,” Sheriff Flowers said. “These folks that are on the outside are going to wait until Manchec has a doctor’s visit, and they are going to take out our corrections staff while he’s out at the medical facility.”The plan called for Manchec’s employees to pepper-spray prison guards and take him to his private plane in nearby Fort Pierce, so that he could fly to France, Flowers said.File photo: This photo provided by Indian River County Sheriff’...

Oakland: Police say nine juveniles as young as 12 arrested in series of strong-arm robberies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

OAKLAND — Nine juveniles police say are connected to nearly three dozen separate robberies in more than a dozen city neighborhoods were arrested Monday.According to a police spokesperson’s statement Tuesday afternoon, officers on patrol Monday saw a car linked to one of the robberies and followed it to a downtown business in the 100 block of 14th Street, where several people got out and went inside.Officers arrested five of the juveniles at the business, but others fled in the car at a high speed. An Oakland police helicopter followed it from above to an area near 6th Avenue and East 15th Street, where four people got out and ran. Other officers responded to the area, and took the four into custody, police said.All nine were arrested on suspicion of robbery. Police did not immediately respond Tuesday afternoon to an email seeking updates on the group members’ custody and bail statuses.Police described the suspects as three girls and six boys, ranging in ages from 1...

Brock Purdy watching 49ers practice but envisioning a season-opener return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy calmly stood 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage in a T-shirt, tugged his hands on a towel draped around his neck, and listened with his left ear as a play call was radioed to the quarterbacks, a three-man rotation practicing in his place.Next week, Purdy expects to start throwing a football for the first time since  … the NFC Championship Game loss at Philadelphia, where his arm was struck on the opening series, his UCL was torn, his backup Josh Johnson suffered a concussion, and the 49ers were doomed to a 31-7 exit.His surgically repaired elbow ligament is getting better by the day, fueling hope he will be ready for the Sept. 10 season opener at Pittsburgh.“For sure, that’s a goal, right? You want to be ready for the season,” Purdy said after Tuesday’s spectator session. “If that’s the case, great. But we’re staying one day at a time and not saying anything we may regret down the road.”Only 2 1/2 months ago, PurdyR...

A’s option Opening Day starter Muller, bring May back from injured list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

The A’s are shuffling their pitching staff yet again.They brought reliever Trevor May back from the injured list after a month-long stint there due to anxiety. In a corresponding move, they sent starter Kyle Muller down to Triple-A Las Vegas.Muller took the loss in last night’s 11-2 series-opening defeat at Seattle, falling to 4-1. He allowed six earned runs over five innings, his fourth straight start allowing five or more runs.The 6-foot-7 lefty who headlined the return in last winter’s Sean Murphy trade opened the season with two decent starts — including five innings of one-run ball on Opening Night — but has struggled since. He has allowed four or more runs in seven of his last eight starts as his earned-run average has ballooned to 8.04.Meanwhile, May is returning to the field after recently explaining the issues that led him to the injured list.May, who has dealt with anxiety before, said it was increased on the mound by MLB’s new pitch clo...

Oakland: Suspected car burglars killed man who confronted them, just days after one was released from federal prison, DA says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

OAKLAND — Just nine days after he was released from federal prison for gun possession and selling fentanyl, a Treasure Island resident and his yet-to-be-identified co-participant allegedly shot at a group of people who’d confronted them for burglarizing cars, killing one, court records show.Now, 32-year-old Terrance Rose is being charged with murder, while his wife, Joan Ramirez-Rose, 48, faces charges of accessory after the fact for allegedly falsely reporting their car stolen after the homicide. The man suspected of killing the victim has not been arrested, nor have police publicly identified him.Rose is being charged with killing 44-year-old Phoutsamay “Phil” Norawong, under the theory that Rose allegedly drove a Nissan Rogue at Norawong and two friends, in order to give Rose’s co-participant a better shot at them. Police say after the initial volley of shots, one of Norawong’s friends returned fire with his own pistol, but didn’t hit any...

1 killed, 4 injured in SF bus stop crash involving carjacked vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was killed and four were injured Tuesday morning at 16th Street and Potrero Avenue after a suspect vehicle involved in a pursuit crashed into bystanders, according to police. Emergency crews are on the scene, according to the San Francisco Department of Emergency Services. Some of the injured were bystanders and others may have been involved in the pursuit, officials said. Child attacked and robbed at San Francisco park Officers with the San Francisco Police Department Southern Station responded at approximately 10 a.m. to the area of Folsom and Mabini streets on a report of a carjacking, SFPD said. A suspect vehicle matching the description was located near Kansas and 25th streets. The vehicle led police on a pursuit.Video from the scene showed a totaled vehicle that had apparently hit a bus stop. The bus stop also appeared heavily damaged. Several people could be seen being taken on stretchers and loaded into ambulances. A nearby Boston Market ...

Suspect in Hayward mother's killing found in Seattle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

(KRON) -- After more than a week on the run, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Hayward woman was arrested by law enforcement on Monday, according to the Hayward Police Department. 3 girls, 6 boys arrested in Oakland robbery crime spree Vaughn Boatner, 33, of San Mateo, was found in a residential area of Seattle, Washington, and taken into custody by the United States Marshals Service, Seattle Police Department and the King's County Sheriff's Office. HPD has been searching for Boatner since identifying him as a suspect in a homicide and attempted homicide on May 11. Police arrived at the scene on Cassia Drive after receiving reports of gunshots in the area. Police found two victims at the scene, and a 5-year-old boy was also inside at the time. The victim who died was 30-year-old Monique Aldridge of Hayward. She died at the hospital, police said. A second victim, a 28-year-old man from Oakland, was listed in critical condition in the days after the shooting. He has been release...

Half Moon Bay High bomb threat deemed not credible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Half Moon Bay High School was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. Officials said the evacuation is out of an "abundance of caution" at the request of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.Due to the amount of time it takes police to fully sweep the campus, school officials ruled Tuesday an early release day for student starting at 11:30 a.m. No one will be allowed back inside the building and any personal items left in classrooms can be picked up Wednesday. Officials ask that no one comes to the school to pick up students unless notified so police can investigate. 1 killed, 4 injured after carjacked vehicle plows into SF bus stop San Mateo County Sheriff's officials said they had been hearing rumors of a bomb threat for the past few days. The school received a call about a bomb threat at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.They are investigating out of caution since it had become a big concern within the community but have deemed it not a credible threat.Polic...

Three victims identified in fatal morning crash on Hwy-101 in Sunnyvale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Three of the victims in Monday's early-morning crash in Sunnyvale have been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office. Victim in San Jose wrong-way crash identified by family Tyler Rasay, 28, of South San Francisco and Paul Dennig Jr., 24, of Mountain View, and Nicacio Negrete Gutierrez, 53 all died in the crash. Though Gutierrez was declared dead at the scene, their identity was withheld until their next of kin could be notified. Photo of Tyler Rasay Five others were injured in the crash. Documents from the California Highway Patrol show that those victims were taken to Stanford Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. Photo of a vehicle after the crashThe initial CHP investigation shows that the driver of a Ford pick-up truck heading northbound on Hwy-101 lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the concrete center divider south of the Fair Oaks Avenue exit just after midnight. This caused a domino effect, and five more vehicles crashed into car...

Delaware committee approves state pay raises, adds funds for marijuana industry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Members of the Delaware legislature’s budget-writing committee began marking up Gov. John Carney’s spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday by approving across-the-board pay raises of up to 9% for state employees.The Joint Finance Committee approved Carney’s plan to give state workers pay raises ranging from 3% to 9%, depending on their pay grades. Employees making less than $50,000 a year would see their pay increase between 7% and 9%, with the lowest pay grades receiving the highest percentage increases. Employees making roughly $100,000 or more annually would see a 3% pay raise.Public school employees also would receive a 3% raise, with teachers getting an additional 6% pay hike for a total salary increase of 9%.The average state employee salary of $52,033 per year would increase 6%.The pay increases approved Tuesday follow pay hikes ranging from 2% to 9% that government workers received this year. The new fiscal year begins July 1.“As we responsib...