Man imprisoned for 38 years freed after DNA evidence points to different person
Maurice Hastings, who has maintained he was innocent since the time of his arrest, said he "prayed for many years that this day would come."
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Maurice Hastings, who has maintained he was innocent since the time of his arrest, said he "prayed for many years that this day would come."
Law enforcement sources confirmed that Nelson Chia, the boyfriend arrested in the murder-for-hire slaying of Dr. Lili Xu in Oakland's Little Saigon, fatally hanged himself at Santa Rita Jail Friday afternoon.
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was assaulted by a suspect wielding a hammer early Friday during a home invasion of the couple's San Francisco residence.
Speaker Pelosi returned from Washington D.C. late Friday afternoon to be at her husband Paul's side as he recovers from surgery following an early morning attack at the couple's Pacific Heights home.
Across the divided political landscape, the early morning attack Friday at the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew quick condemnation and also shined a spotlight on the growing threat politicians face across the county.
Calling it a 'difficult and challenging case,' Contra Costa DA Diana Becton announced Friday her office will not file criminal charges against former deputy Andrew Hall in the 2021 fatal shooting of Tyrell Wilson
One of five workers accused of sexually abusing inmates at a federal women's prison in California pleaded guilty on Thursday, prosecutors said.
An East Palo Alto man suspected of sexually assaulting a child inside a locked car multiple times over three years was arrested Wednesday, authorities said.
Fairfield police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery and sexual assault Thursday, hours after the victim reported the incident.
Police in San Jose are seeking help identifying a suspect vehicle that was involved in a Monday evening hit-and-run crash that injured an elderly woman and her three-year-old grandson.
A Monterey County Superior Court jury recently convicted a man of assaulting a peace officer and other charges for actions he took prior to being shot and paralyzed by officers in 2019, the Monterey County District Attorney announced Wednesday.
Police in Berkeley on Thursday provided new details on the arrests of three suspects in connection with a fatal shooting near the UC Berkeley campus on Oct. 8 that left one man and three other people injured.
The two women behind a shocking, violent attack in Placerville last year have been sentenced to prison.
A false report of an active shooter prompted a lockdown and evacuation of Santa Cruz High School Thursday morning, along with other nearby school lockdowns.
A 23-year-old Brentwood man has been arrested on weapons charges after detectives discovered a high-tech gun factory inside his home.
