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U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 11, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

SF Gate -- A 46-year-old Santa Rosa man suffered burns when a clothes dryer that he had hooked up to a propane tank exploded, authorities said today. Charles Ballard suffered second-degree burns on his face, neck and right arm during the accident Sunday at his ho.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed inside a Pinole bowling alley late Tuesday, the second shooting at an East Bay bowling center in a little more than two weeks, police said today. Brandon Young of Bay Point was shot numerous times inside Pinole Lan.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 30, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

SF Gate -- A man found shot and killed in a pickup truck in Santa Rosa was identified by the Sonoma County coroner's office today as 26-year-old Juan Carlos Sandoval. Sandoval, who lived in Santa Rosa, and a second man were found shot inside a pickup truck on the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- An injured man who died after being taken to a California Highway Patrol parking lot in Corte Madera was an associate of the Hells Angels motorcycle club and had been shot on Highway 101, authorities said Sunday. The victim, a 27-year-old San Leandro m.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- The grandson of a 77-year-old man found shot and killed in his Sonoma Valley home has been arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said today. Sean Patrick Mooney, 20, of Chico is being held at the Sonoma County Jail in connection with Tuesday nig.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 13, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- A 31-year-old Fremont man accused running down and trying to kill pedestrians in San Francisco entered a plea today of not guilty by reason of insanity to 35 felony counts. Omeed Aziz Popal is accused of 16 counts of attempted murder, 16 assault charge.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A man was killed and a woman critically injured during a shooting in East Oakland early Sunday, police said. The victims of the 2:53 a.m. shooting on the 1800 block of 89th Avenue, who were each struck multiple times by bullets, were not immediately id.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 23, 2008 @ 8:09am neoform

SF Gate -- A 26-year-old mentally ill man died today following a struggle with four Richmond police officers, authorities said. The altercation occurred after officers were called to a Richmond home for mentally ill people at 3:11 a.m. because the man, Uriah Sams.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 15, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Police are investigating whether a man who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Richmond this afternoon committed suicide. Capital Corridor Joint Powers Authority spokeswoman Luna Salaver said the man, whose name was not released, was struck abo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 4, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Nine people were arrested in Scottsdale on suspicion of selling forged Super Bowl tickets for thousands of dollars. The investigation into the forged tickets began when a Massachusetts couple reported unwittingly buying forged tickets for $2,500 from a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:20am neoform

SF Gate -- A man who tried to burn his 6-year-old son to death in 1983 was properly sentenced to 25 years to life in prison under the "three strikes" law for two recent weapons convictions, a state appeals court ruled today. The First District Court of Appeal in.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- A San Francisco police officer shot and critically injured a man who fled to avoid a panhandling citation, then pulled out a knife and lunged at one of three officers pursuing him Sunday, a Police Department spokesman said. The man, believed to be in h.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 4, 2008 @ 8:44am neoform

SF Gate -- A mental patient who was shot at his home on Wednesday by Santa Rosa police has died from his injuries, authorities said today. The 24-year-old man, whose name was not released, was shot after threatening three police officers with a large kitchen knif.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Dec 18, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A man was shot to death in Richmond tonight, bringing to 43 the number of homicides in the industrial East Bay city - exceeding last year's total of killings by one. The tragic new mark was set despite an effort earlier this year by protesters setting.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Dec 17, 2007 @ 2:03pm neoform

USA Today -- A Minneapolis police SWAT team kicked in the wrong door yesterday during an early morning raid, prompting the man of the house to grab his gun and open fire on the officers who entered the house. "He took out his shotgun and he said if they are bad guy.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Dec 1, 2007 @ 11:43am neoform

Seattle Times -- A New York man who said he donated sperm to a female co-worker as a friendly gesture and sent presents and cards to the child over the years likely will owe child support for the college-bound teenager, according to a judge's ruling. "What's the saying.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Nov 13, 2007 @ 3:52pm neoform

Seattle Times -- An amateur photographer who was taken into custody last year after shooting pictures of two Seattle police officers making an arrest on a public street received an $8,000 settlement this week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced Thu.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 12:19pm neoform

Yahoo News -- A man in Sweden who was angry with his daughter's husband has been charged with libel for telling the FBI that the son-in-law had links to al-Qaeda, Swedish media reported on Friday. The man, who admitted sending the email, said he did not think the US.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 19, 2007 @ 12:02pm neoform

SF Gate -- A 29-year-old man knifed repeatedly in the face and neck just outside Golden Gate Park was the second homeless person in two months to be stabbed to death in or around the park and the third in a little more than a year, San Francisco police said Thursday.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Sep 28, 2007 @ 9:19am neoform

SF Gate -- A 31-year-old man was arrested Tuesday by federal agents and sheriff's officials acting on a tip that the convicted burglar had a rocket launcher. Paul Henry Ledwik was arrested without incident on a felon in possession of firearms warrant issued by a.. Read More