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A nanny suspected of stabbing two young children to death in a luxury apartment near Central Park was in critical condition Friday with apparently self-inflicted injuries. The family had moved to New York from San Francisco within the last few years.
An armed suspect was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs near McClymonds High School on Friday, after a search prompted the lockdown of the school, according to Oakland police.
Vallejo police arrested a suspect Friday on suspicion of three arsons, including one at the office of Mayor Osby Davis.
A Santa Rosa man accused of killing Vallejo musician Dewey Tucker in 2010 was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday by a Sonoma County Superior Court jury.
Three men have been arrested in Concord on murder charges in connection with the Oct. 14 shooting deaths of San Francisco residents Christopher Zinn and Brieanna Dow near Pittsburg, authorities said Thursday.
A woman convicted of embezzling more than $100,000 from Catholic nuns in California may receive forgiveness, but was still facing possible prison time.
Police have arrested a 24-year-old San Jose man they suspect of raping one woman and trying to rape another twice since August.
The sister of Speed Freak Killer Wesley Shermantine said the digging delay to unearth victims has gone on longer than anyone knows, and she said she has the letters to prove it.
Police from four South Bay Area cities are looking for a male suspect responsible for a series of six bank robberies, most recently in Sunnyvale, a Campbell police spokesman said Thursday.
One victim was fatally shot in Oakland's Adams Point neighborhood near Lake Merritt this morning, according to police.
Police arrested at least two Occupy Oakland protesters at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland late Thursday night, according to police.
An early morning shooting in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood left one man in critical condition, according to San Francisco police.
The California Highway Patrol announced Thursday that it will deploy officers to help the understaffed Oakland Police Department as early as next week.
Those curious about what goes on behind the scenes in a criminal investigation are invited to tour the San Mateo County coroner's office and forensic laboratory Thursday and Friday.
Vallejo Dental Offices have been targeted in recent weeks by a series of smash-and-grab crimes targeting tanks of nitrous oxide.
One person was killed; three others were injured in three separate shootings that occurred in San Francisco's Mission District Wednesday night.
Two women were arrested in the shooting of a third woman in a shopping center parking lot in San Jose early Thursday morning, according to San Jose police.
Police arrested a Hercules middle school teacher after more than a pound of marijuana was found in his car in the school parking lot on Wednesday morning, according to police.
Fans of CSI can get a first-hand look at how crime scene investigations are really carried out during a pre-Halloween open house at the San Mateo County forensics lab.
A police search for two additional suspects in an officer-involved shooting in San Francisco's Mission District was called off early Thursday morning, according to police.
Authorities say a suspected bank robber is behind bars after police in Redwood City followed a trail of stolen money to arrest him.
Authorities say a husband and wife accused of the killing of a retired Northern California school teacher and wanted for a Southern California crime spree are a step closer to being returned to California to face charges.
Two suspects were arrested and one remained at large after a home burglary in San Francisco's Golden Gate Heights neighborhood led to a pursuit and a crash Wednesday morning, a police spokesman said.
A homeowner who police say survived being shot in the jaw during a burglary has received startling news: The burglary suspect sued him for returning fire.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire Tuesday afternoon at his girlfriend's Benicia apartment, where he allegedly was involved in a domestic violence incident the previous day, a police lieutenant said.
