
Sex trafficking ring busted in South Bay; 9 arrested, 18 victims rescued
Authorities in the South Bay have arrested nine suspects and rescued more than a dozen survivors following the bust of a sex trafficking ring last week.
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Authorities in the South Bay have arrested nine suspects and rescued more than a dozen survivors following the bust of a sex trafficking ring last week.
Police arrested a man in Maryland for alleged sex trafficking offenses after a sting operation by the San Jose police, the department announced Wednesday.
A San Jose man who was convicted in a child sex trafficking scheme has been sentenced to more than 38 years in prison, federal officials said.
R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday on federal sex trafficking charges during a court hearing in New York.
After a seven–day trial, a federal jury in Sacramento has found Robert Pierre Duncan guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child for pimping a 17-year-old girl in San Francisco and Oakland.
A jury in New York has convicted British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of grooming minors for sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell was found guilty of five of the six federal counts related to Epstetin's sex trafficking ring.
Oho McNair, also known as Joe Goldman, was arrested in October by the U.S. Marshals Service on suspicion of pimping the daughter of Richmond Police Chief Bisa French but the alleged victim has refused to testify against him.
A federal jury has convicted a 29-year-old San Jose woman of conspiracy and sex trafficking of children.
One of the defendants in what state officials called "an organized crime sex trafficking ring operating across California" was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years and 8 months in state prison, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.
A Stockton man was sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence Monday following his conviction on child sex trafficking.
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Damari William Singleton, a Sacramento man who attempted to recruit young women in the Bay Area for a sex trafficking operation from his jail cell, has been sentenced by a federal judge in San Jose to 17 1/2 years in prison, authorities said.
A Watsonville man has been arrested for sex trafficking a Gilroy woman for over five years and severely physically abusing her, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
A known gang associate and parolee has been charged with trafficking a minor using social media to recruit a 16-year-old for sex work, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Thursday.
Three men were arrested in East San Jose on Sunday for allegedly trafficking a 14-year-old girl and two other women, police reported Thursday.
The leader of a sex trafficking ring in Santa Clara County, who recruited minors through social media, has pleaded guilty to several counts in federal court and faces decades in prison.
Police stats showed a drop in violent crime for San Francisco last year. But there's one major category that is bucking the trend: Police recorded a 170 percent jump in reports of human trafficking in 2018.
A Mountain View man and his sister allegedly helped bring Guatemalan families and teens to the U.S. illegally, only to ensnare them in a scheme of forced sex and labor trafficking.
A Sacramento postal worker is being credited with saving a teenage girl from being sold into sex trafficking.
Four Bay Area men arrested for allegedly providing drugs and alcohol to teenage girls and then prostituting them in Salinas and San Jose.
Sex workers say there needs to be rights for those who choose to be in the sex work industry and safeguards created for women who don't.
There's a law enforcement paradox to Backpage.com, labeled by officials as the largest U.S. internet prostitution ad provider.
After reviewing the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct involving a sex trafficking victim, four Richmond police officers have been terminated, city officials said Sunday morning.
The operators of an international website that advertises escort services say they'll challenge charges of trafficking prostitutes and pimping on First Amendment grounds.
A holiday pop-up pedestrian plaza in the heart of Union Square will close two blocks of Stockton Street to vehicle traffic the day after Christmas, San Francisco transit officials said.
A San Francisco man on Monday was charged with murder in connection to a woman who was found dead during a well-being check, the district attorney's office said.
The East Bay Municipal Utilities District is installing a device designed to generate electricity by using the movement of water through its drinking water delivery system.
A shelter-in-place was lifted Monday afternoon after a gas leak was fixed on Bonnie Drive in El Cerrito, police said.
A suspicious package found near a building on the West Valley College campus in Saratoga Monday morning has been determined to be safe.
A holiday pop-up pedestrian plaza in the heart of Union Square will close two blocks of Stockton Street to vehicle traffic the day after Christmas, San Francisco transit officials said.
A San Francisco man on Monday was charged with murder in connection to a woman who was found dead during a well-being check, the district attorney's office said.
The East Bay Municipal Utilities District is installing a device designed to generate electricity by using the movement of water through its drinking water delivery system.
A shelter-in-place was lifted Monday afternoon after a gas leak was fixed on Bonnie Drive in El Cerrito, police said.
A suspicious package found near a building on the West Valley College campus in Saratoga Monday morning has been determined to be safe.
A holiday pop-up pedestrian plaza in the heart of Union Square will close two blocks of Stockton Street to vehicle traffic the day after Christmas, San Francisco transit officials said.
A San Francisco man on Monday was charged with murder in connection to a woman who was found dead during a well-being check, the district attorney's office said.
A suspicious package found near a building on the West Valley College campus in Saratoga Monday morning has been determined to be safe.
Fire crews in San Francisco knocked down a three-alarm fire in the city's north of Panhandle neighborhood early Monday morning that sent two people to the hospital and displaced seven residents, according to fire officials.
San Francisco Police are offering a reward in connection to the homicide case of a man who was shot and killed in August.
The East Bay Municipal Utilities District is installing a device designed to generate electricity by using the movement of water through its drinking water delivery system.
A shelter-in-place was lifted Monday afternoon after a gas leak was fixed on Bonnie Drive in El Cerrito, police said.
The East Bay Municipal Utilities District is installing a device designed to generate electricity by using the movement of water through its drinking water delivery system.
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The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office is declining to charge an Oakley police officer for fatally shooting a suspect in August 2022, the office said Friday.
A San Jose man was arrested on suspicion of homicide about a month after allegedly attacking his girlfriend's father, police said.
San Mateo police arrested a man suspected of flashed a gun during a road rage incident just after midnight on Sunday
Police in Pacific Grove over the weekend released the names of two people arrested in connection with an attempted homicide there last month.
San Jose police arrested a man early Sunday for alleged domestic violence and found a firearm and illegal drugs at his home.
A rocket launcher and an Uzi were among the 408 firearms collected by law enforcement at a gun buyback in San Jose last weekend.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a woman Sunday afternoon for allegedly carrying a loaded firearm while in possession of illegal drugs, according to police.
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San Rafael police arrested two people for allegedly shoplifting at a department store at the Northgate Mall on Saturday.
A 21-year-old woman was arrested Saturday morning for allegedly stabbing another woman after a physical confrontation in Santa Rosa, police said.
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After the Niners beat the Seahawks 28-16 earlier in the day, Faithful fans celebrated another win of sorts Sunday evening.
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Devin Haney beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in his division debut to win the WBC super welterweight title in his hometown on Saturday night.
Shohei Ohtani announced Saturday that he is staying in Southern California, signing a 10-year deal with the Boys in Blue.
A San Francisco man on Monday was charged with murder in connection to a woman who was found dead during a well-being check, the district attorney's office said.
A suspicious package found near a building on the West Valley College campus in Saratoga Monday morning has been determined to be safe.
A San Jose man was arrested on suspicion of homicide about a month after allegedly attacking his girlfriend's father, police said.
San Mateo police arrested a man suspected of flashed a gun during a road rage incident just after midnight on Sunday
Santa Rosa officers arrested a woman Sunday afternoon for allegedly carrying a loaded firearm while in possession of illegal drugs, according to police.
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