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Man arrested in connection with multiple bank robberies by San Jose PD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to multiple bank robberies that occurred earlier this year, according to the San Jose Police Department. The arrest stems from a March 9 incident of attempted bank robbery on the 5600 block of Silver Creek Valley Road. Although not named in the SJPD press release, there is a Comerica Bank branch located at 5601 Silver Creek Valley Road. Man allegedly attacked in Danville Costco parking lot over parking space According to SJPD, the suspect handed the bank teller a note stating he had a gun and demanding money. The suspect then left the bank before any money was handed over. An investigation identified David Razzaqui as the primary suspect.Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Razzaqui on May 2 and he was arrested in San Jose while in possession of a stolen vehicle. Razzaqui, 35, was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for robbery and attempted robbery.The investigation also determined that Razzaqui was responsible for a b...

Stulsaft Park in Redwood City closed due to police activity, FBI involved

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

(KRON) -- Stulsaft Park in Redwood City is closed due to police activity, according to the Redwood City Police Department. The activity is also impacting the 3700 block of Farm Hill Boulevard. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also involved in the activity, an FBI spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. Man allegedly attacked in Danville Costco parking lot over parking space The Belmont Police Department is the lead agency in the investigation, officials said."The FBI is working with the Belmont PD this morning," a spokesperson said. "We are providing forensic support with our evidence response team."The park is closed currently but is expected to reopen later this morning.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Students helped assailants invade East Bay high school classroom: SRVUSD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A group of teenagers barged into a San Ramon high school math class and attacked one student on Monday. The math class attack happened at California High School, also known as "Cal High." The violent teenagers were not Cal High students, however, they breached the campus with help of students who are current Cal High students, school officials said. San Ramon Valley Unified School District spokesperson Tammy Herley wrote, "A group of high school-age individuals trespassed onto campus, entered a classroom, and physically confronted one of our students. We are extremely dismayed that some of our own students allegedly helped the perpetrators enter the Cal High campus."A math teacher who attempted to intervene was pushed to the ground, according to cellphone video recorded during the melee. The three violent teenagers eventually ran off the campus.San Ramon Police Department and Dublin Police Department officers identified three suspects who will face criminal charges. The s...

Care facility employee dies after restraining trespasser, charged as homicide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A care facility employee collapsed and subsequently died after restraining a trespassing and assault suspect, according to the San Jose Police Department. The death was filed as a homicide by the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office.On Dec. 11, 2022, around 10:45 a.m., an unknown trespasser assaulted staff at a care facility on the 5500 block of Prospect Road. Although not named in the news release, a Sutter Walk-In Care location is listed at the address online. Who will win Game 5 in Warriors vs. Lakers playoffs? Let’s ask ‘Steph Furry.’ A staff member at the facility, identified as Alex Albetria, restrained the trespasser until police officers got there and took the suspect into custody. While officers were still on the scene, Albetria collapsed from the physical exertion of restraining the suspect. He was taken to the hospital for treatment where he was ultimately pronounced dead.The coroner's office determined Albetria's cause of death was a homicide in April. SJPD...

Tunisia investigates guardsman’s motive for killing 5 outside historic synagogue

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities opened an investigation Wednesday into a shooting attack at a synagogue that killed two Jewish pilgrims and three members of the country’s security forces. The motive of the gunman, whom guards killed before he could enter the building on the island of Djerba, remained unclear. The island’s historic Ghriba synagogue, thought to be one of the world’s oldest Jewish temples, is a popular pilgrimage destination, but it was unknown if the assailant, a member of the Tunisian National Guard, specifically targeted Jews in Tuesday’s attack. The death toll from the attack rose to five Wednesday when a police guard who was hospitalized in the immediate aftermath died of his wounds, according to a medical official cited by Tunisia’s TAP news agency. Four other members of Tunisia’s security forces remain hospitalized in Djerba, including one in critical condition.The chair of the synagogue’s committee, Perez Trabelsi,...

South Carolina man sues police after being shot at 47 times during mental crisis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man is suing a sheriff’s office in South Carolina saying deputies shot at him nearly 50 times when he was having a mental health crisis in a parked truck with a shotgun in his lap, even though he says his hands were raised.Trevor Mullinax survived being hit nine times in May 2021, with three wounds to the head, according to the lawsuit filed against the York County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month.The four sheriff’s deputies started shooting only a few seconds after arriving on the scene and yelling “Hands!” several times, as seen in police dash cam video released by Mullinax’s lawyers. The barrage lasted all of five seconds, leaving the pickup windshield riddled with bullet holes. “Those officer went out there like John Wayne cowboys. They came out there like gunslingers,” attorney Justin Bamberg said at a news conference Tuesday.Prosecutors reviewing the case did not charge the four deputies who shot at Mullinax. The officers said they ...

Son of NBA great Dennis Rodman transferring to USC, joining Bronny James

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment.The Trojans had already landed Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Now, D.J. Rodman has announced on social media that he’s transferring to USC.The son of NBA rebounding great Dennis Rodman played the last four seasons at Washington State. The 6-foot-6 forward averaged 9.6 points and 5.8 rebounds while starting 30 of 31 games for the Cougars last season.Rodman will take advantage of an NCAA rule allowing an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID-19 pandemic to play for the Trojans close to his hometown of Newport Beach.Coach Andy Enfield on Wednesday also said the Trojans have received a signed national letter of intent from James. The guard announced on his social media last weekend that he had committed to the Trojans, and his father discussed it after the Lakers’ playoff victory.The Trojans have already signed guard Isaiah Collier and forward A...

Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant faces possible staffing crunch

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia intends to relocate around 3,100 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company claimed Wednesday, warning of a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine.Workers who signed employment contracts with various affiliates of Russia’s nuclear agency Rosatom following Moscow’s capture of the Zaporizhzhia plant early in the war are the bulk of those set to be taken to Russia along with their families, Energoatom said in a Telegram post. Energoatom didn’t specify whether the employees would be forcibly moved out of the plant. It also wasn’t immediately possible to verify Energoatom’s claims about Moscow’s plan. Removing staff would “exacerbate the already extremely urgent issue” of staff shortages, Energoatom said.In fighting Wednesday, Ukrainian forces advanced as much as two kilometers (around a mile) near Bakhmut, the city that has been...

Cal’s Gray twins, Pasadena City College’s Nigel Wilson receive CalHOPE award

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

Nigel Wilson and twin sisters Anysa and Amaya Gray have been recognized for overcoming adversity to succeed on and off the field.Wilson, a basketball player for Pasadena City College, and the Gray twins, who play soccer at California, are this year’s recipients of the CalHOPE Courage Award.The CalHOPE Courage Award is presented by College Sports Communicators (CSC) and CalHOPE, a crisis support resource for communities impacted by public health emergencies or national disasters, operated by the California Department of Health Care Services. The award recognizes student-athletes at California colleges and universities who have overcome the stress, anxiety and mental trauma associated with personal hardships, injury or life circumstances.CSC and an Associated Press panel selected the winners. Monthly awards were presented from September through April.The Gray twins were first honored in October and Wilson was selected in March. They received their awards on Tuesday in San Franci...

BSO, Lauderdale Lakes mayor speak on community concerns after 3 consecutive days of shootings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:35:21 GMT

Officials in Lauderdale Lakes spoke out about a recent string of shootings in the area. Only one of three shootings has a suspect.Lauderdale Lakes Mayor Veronica Edwards Phillips addressed the shootings Wednesday morning in hopes of easing residents’ fears.“We refuse to live in fear here in the City of Lauderdale Lakes,” Phillips said. “We are diligently working with law enforcement to ensure that our community remains safe, that it is a safe place to live, a safe place to work and a safe place to recreate with our children.”Last Thursday was the apparent end to a dangerous week after three consecutive days of shootings in broad daylight.There was an incident along Oakland Park Boulevard where one driver pulled into a fire station. A bullet hole was seen on the car’s passenger side rear door.“A white Altima and a black Altima road rage, and they were shooting at each other,” said a first responder in radio transmissions.A man was shot in the chest...