California

HESPERIA, CA – A 40-year-old man was found deceased along a trail near the California Aqueduct early Sunday morning. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies from the Hesperia Station responded around 6:14 a.m. on November 9, 2025, to a report of an unresponsive male on Muscatel Street near the aqueduct. Deputies located the victim, identified as Augustin Martinez, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail responded and has assumed the investigation. No suspect has been identified, and the case remains active. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Homicide Detail at 909-890-4904 or remain anonymous by calling We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME or visiting wetip.com.

REDWOOD CITY, CA – Two people who died in a fire at the Avenue Liquor Store earlier this month have been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as 56-year-old Benigno Nuguid Pare and 25-year-old Anil Kumar Sharma. File Photo (October 2025) According to the Redwood City Fire Department, firefighters responded around 5:30 a.m. on November 3, 2025, to reports of an active fire at the store located on Roosevelt Avenue. Crews arrived to find the structure fully engulfed in flames and began suppression and rescue efforts. Firefighters later discovered two individuals inside the building, who were confirmed deceased at the scene. Investigators from the Redwood City Police Department, Redwood City Fire Department, and San Mateo County Coroner’s Office are continuing to invest...

SANTA MARIA, CA – A motorcyclist was killed Saturday morning following a collision with a vehicle in the 600 block of East Boone Street, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 10:58 a.m. on November 9, 2025, along with the Santa Maria Fire Department and American Medical Response. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found the rider lying in the roadway and began life-saving measures. He was transported to Marian Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified as a 30-year-old man from Santa Maria. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Santa Maria Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact...

SANTA MARIA, CA – A 19-year-old Santa Maria man wanted in connection with an attempted murder stemming from a domestic violence incident was arrested Thursday night. According to the Santa Maria Police Department, officers responded around 10:30 p.m. on November 6, 2025, to a residence in the 1600 block of Chianti Lane to locate the suspect, identified as Anthony Jacob Amador. Amador was wanted on a $1 million warrant related to an October 22, 2025, domestic violence incident in which he allegedly used a firearm. Police said Amador fled the scene at that time and had remained at large despite ongoing search efforts. Officers observed signs of activity at the Chianti Lane residence and made contact. Amador was found inside and taken into custody without incident. He was book...

YUCCA VALLEY, CA – An 81-year-old woman in an electric wheelchair was struck and killed by a vehicle at the intersection of Yucca Trail and Frontera Avenue Thursday evening. The collision occurred around 5:50 p.m. on November 6, 2025. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, a 2019 Ford Escape was traveling eastbound on Yucca Trail when it struck the woman as she attempted to cross Frontera Avenue southbound in her wheelchair. The impact pushed her approximately 15 feet east of the intersection. Paramedics responded and pronounced the woman deceased at the scene. The driver of the Ford Escape remained on site and is cooperating with the investigation. Deputies from the department’s Morongo Basin Station Major Accident Investigation Team and the Sheriff’s Co...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – A 16-year-old boy from Rancho Cucamonga was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a motorized scooter near Central Park early Saturday morning. The collision occurred around 1:36 a.m. in the area of Milliken Avenue and Central Park. According to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department, a Volkswagen driven by 56-year-old Lystra Wilson of Fontana was traveling north on Milliken Avenue when her vehicle hit the juvenile as he crossed the roadway on a scooter. Deputies and emergency crews from American Medical Response and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District performed lifesaving measures before the teen was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Deputies J. Cadogan and J. Olamendi from the department’s Major Accident Inve...

OAKLAND, CA – A 26-year-old California resident has been charged with assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon after allegedly accelerating a U-Haul truck toward United States Coast Guard personnel near Coast Guard Island, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Federal prosecutors say Brendan Munro Thompson, also known as Bella Thompson and Bella Castillo, drove a U-Haul onto the bridge connecting Oakland to Coast Guard Island around 10 p.m. on October 23, 2025. Coast Guard personnel were stationed on the bridge while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest the potential deployment of Department of Homeland Security officers to San Francisco. According to court documents, Thompson reversed the truck toward Coast Guar...

VICTORVILLE, CA – A man was killed Tuesday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle along West Frontage Road near West E Street, according to the Victorville Police Station. At approximately 4:54 p.m. on November 4, 2025, deputies, along with California Highway Patrol officers and rescue personnel from the Victorville Fire Department and American Medical Response, responded to the crash. Emergency crews located the man on the west side of the Interstate 15 Freeway. Despite lifesaving measures, he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators determined the man was riding a 2025 Yamaha YZF-R7 northbound on West Frontage Road when he lost control and crashed. The Victorville Police Station Major Accident Investigation Team is leading the investigation. The cause of the cras...

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CA – The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at a Halloween party in Empire that left one man dead and two others injured. On Nov. 1, 2025, at about 12:27 a.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of A Street in Empire for a report of gunfire at a Halloween party. While enroute, dispatch advised there were multiple gunshot victims. Upon arrival, deputies located two adult male victims and immediately began life-saving measures. Two victims were transported by ambulance to a local hospital. One victim, identified as 32-year-old Juan Loaiza of Ceres, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The second victim remains in critical condition. A third victim self-transported to another hospital and is expected t...

REDWOOD CITY, CA – Two people were found dead after a fire broke out early Monday morning at Avenue Liquor Store on Roosevelt Avenue, according to the Redwood City Fire Department. File Photo (October 2025) At approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 3, 2025, firefighters responded to reports of an active fire and arrived to find the building fully engulfed in flames. During suppression efforts, crews opening the roof observed two individuals inside who showed no signs of life and appeared to have sustained severe burns. Once the scene was secured, police and investigators entered the structure and confirmed the presence of two deceased individuals. Their identities have not yet been confirmed, and it remains unclear whether they were living inside the store or why they were there when...