Domestic Violence Suspect Crashes Car Into Hercules House Trying To Flee Police
A man sought in a domestic violence case crashed a car into a Hercules house on Thursday afternoon after trying to flee from officers, police said.
Watch CBS News
A man sought in a domestic violence case crashed a car into a Hercules house on Thursday afternoon after trying to flee from officers, police said.
A Santa Clara County nonprofit aimed at stopping teen dating violence was formally unveiled Thursday.
A Sonoma County man's video that shows police officers kicking in a door and using a stun gun on him has gone viral and is raising questions about the constitutionality of police tactics.
A San Francisco-based Japanese diplomat who pleaded no contest to domestic violence charges was ordered Monday to serve a year in jail.
House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of resisting an expansion of the Violence Against Women Act.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is helping to organize a choreographed dance by inmates and staff at county jails on Thursday as part of an international campaign against domestic violence.
Last year's domestic violence scandal involving San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi could translate into more money for the city's domestic violence programs when it goes before the board of supervisors.
California law enforcement officials said that close to 20,000 registered gun owners in the state are not supposed to have guns, but they still do.
Former San Francisco 49er first round draft pick Kwame Harris was due in court Monday on charges that he assaulted an ex-boyfriend during an argument over a plate of rice, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a 31-year-old man found dead in the trunk of a parked car at Sonoma State University on Monday as Sean Francis Parker.
More and more states are starting to include pets in domestic violence protection orders, which raises the question - are pets often abused in homes with domestic violence problems?
A Japanese diplomat living in San Bruno pleaded no contest in San Mateo County Superior Court Thursday to two counts of domestic violence.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee joined other top city officials and advocates against domestic violence on Thursday to launch a new campaign called "Peace at Home."
Nearly one in three teenage girls are abused in relationships, a statistic born out in calls to every day to a Bay Area youth support group.
An online petition was unveiled Wednesday by a group asking San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to resign from office following his conviction earlier this year.
It's estimated that one in three teenage girls in this country has experienced some form of abuse in an intimate relationship: verbal, emotional or sexual – or all three.
While domestic violence cases are often highlighted in news reports and other media, not as widely discussed is the problem of teenage victims in abusive relationships.
A San Jose police officer, who was involved in a fatal shooting earlier this year, has been cleared by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
A Fremont man was behind bars Monday after allegedly attempting to hang his girlfriend during an argument.
One month after being reinstated, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is accusing his political opponents of instigating recall efforts against him. Mirkarimi said critics are intentionally misstating the role he plays in his department's domestic violence programs.
The fight over San Francisco's District 5 Supervisor seat has been even further escalated with the last-minute release of an attack ad aimed at the woman who currently holds the seat, Christina Olague.
Police officers shot and killed a domestic violence suspect in Fremont late Sunday night while he allegedly pursued his estranged wife with a knife, a police spokeswoman said.
San Francisco's mayor and top prosecutor are seeking legislation that would prohibit reinstated sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from overseeing any domestic violence programs in his department while he is on probation.
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.
Another member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors said Monday that she would support a recall effort against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who was reinstated last week.
