Police looking for scam artist
Staff - 12/09/2010
A scam artist operating under the guise of a contractor who stole $50,000 from an 86-year-old San Mateo resident is being sought by police.
Staff - 12/09/2010
A scam artist operating under the guise of a contractor who stole $50,000 from an 86-year-old San Mateo resident is being sought by police.
Armed men rob San Bruno 7-Eleven
Aaron Kinney - 12/06/2010
Police are asking for the public's help in finding three armed men who robbed a 7-Eleven on Sunday.
Aaron Kinney - 12/06/2010
Police are asking for the public's help in finding three armed men who robbed a 7-Eleven on Sunday.
Rollingwood 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint
Martin Ricard - 12/06/2010
The Rollingwood 7-Eleven store was robbed at gunpoint Sunday and the suspects evaded police officers, police said today.
Martin Ricard - 12/06/2010
The Rollingwood 7-Eleven store was robbed at gunpoint Sunday and the suspects evaded police officers, police said today.
Alleged cabbie kidnapping ringleader nabbed
Michelle Durand - 11/12/2010
A man who orchestrated the kidnapping and robbery of a cab driver by two others and later picked them up from the scene is actually a coworker of the victim, according to prosecutors.
Michelle Durand - 11/12/2010
A man who orchestrated the kidnapping and robbery of a cab driver by two others and later picked them up from the scene is actually a coworker of the victim, according to prosecutors.
Bomb threat robbery earns two-year sentence
Mike Aldax - 11/10/2010
A cash-strapped 50-year-old woman was slapped with a two-year jail term Tuesday for hurling phony bomb threats in a San Bruno bank.
Mike Aldax - 11/10/2010
A cash-strapped 50-year-old woman was slapped with a two-year jail term Tuesday for hurling phony bomb threats in a San Bruno bank.
Casalou gets 2 years for San Bruno bank heist
Joshua Melvin - 11/10/2010
A Menlo Park woman was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for attempting to rob a bank she had threatened to blow up, a prosecutor said.
Joshua Melvin - 11/10/2010
A Menlo Park woman was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for attempting to rob a bank she had threatened to blow up, a prosecutor said.
Pair charged in cabbie abduction, robbery
Joshua Melvin - 11/05/2010
A pair of Fremont men have been charged with abducting a cabbie at gunpoint and then robbing him after he drove them through San Mateo County, a prosecutor said Friday.
Joshua Melvin - 11/05/2010
A pair of Fremont men have been charged with abducting a cabbie at gunpoint and then robbing him after he drove them through San Mateo County, a prosecutor said Friday.
Craigslist scammer sentenced to four years
Mike Aldax - 10/14/2010
Pascal Christian Chaubard, 48, of San Bruno, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in state prison for stealing money from 33 people who thought they'd bought cheap airline tickets on Craiglist, authorities said.
Mike Aldax - 10/14/2010
Pascal Christian Chaubard, 48, of San Bruno, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in state prison for stealing money from 33 people who thought they'd bought cheap airline tickets on Craiglist, authorities said.
Casalou pleads not guilty to robbery
Joshua Melvin - 10/13/2010
A Menlo Park woman accused of threatening to blow up a San Bruno bank during a holdup has pleaded not guilty to robbery charges, a prosecutor said.
Joshua Melvin - 10/13/2010
A Menlo Park woman accused of threatening to blow up a San Bruno bank during a holdup has pleaded not guilty to robbery charges, a prosecutor said.
Charges nixed for woman accused of burglaries
Joshua Melvin - 08/25/2010
A judge on Tuesday dismissed burglary charges filed against a Vallejo woman in connection with a string of daytime San Bruno break-ins due to lack of evidence, attorneys said.
Joshua Melvin - 08/25/2010
A judge on Tuesday dismissed burglary charges filed against a Vallejo woman in connection with a string of daytime San Bruno break-ins due to lack of evidence, attorneys said.
Talone gets jail for torching trailer
Staff - 08/20/2010
A San Bruno man is facing about nine months in jail after he pleaded guilty to torching his estranged wife's motor home last year.
Staff - 08/20/2010
A San Bruno man is facing about nine months in jail after he pleaded guilty to torching his estranged wife's motor home last year.
Post-accident policy buy doesn't fly
Rob Nagle - 08/20/2010
You can fool some people some of the time, but fooling an insurance company is a tad bit harder.
Rob Nagle - 08/20/2010
You can fool some people some of the time, but fooling an insurance company is a tad bit harder.
San Bruno man killed
Staff - 08/05/2010
A 71-year-old San Bruno man standing in the center island of a parking lot at 400 Oyster Point Blvd. in South San Francisco was struck by a car and killed yesterday morning, according to police.
Staff - 08/05/2010
A 71-year-old San Bruno man standing in the center island of a parking lot at 400 Oyster Point Blvd. in South San Francisco was struck by a car and killed yesterday morning, according to police.
Arrest unlikely for San Bruno man who killed father
Joshua Melvin - 08/05/2010
Police likely will not seek criminal charges against a 20-year-old San Bruno man who ran over and killed his father during a driving lesson Wednesday morning.
Joshua Melvin - 08/05/2010
Police likely will not seek criminal charges against a 20-year-old San Bruno man who ran over and killed his father during a driving lesson Wednesday morning.
Jury acquits San Brunan in Guerneville rape
Paul Payne - 07/21/2010
A Sonoma County jury Wednesday acquitted a 19-year-old San Bruno man of raping a teenage girl who prosecutors said had passed out from drinking.
Paul Payne - 07/21/2010
A Sonoma County jury Wednesday acquitted a 19-year-old San Bruno man of raping a teenage girl who prosecutors said had passed out from drinking.
Jason Bato arraigned for insurance fraud
Staff - 07/19/2010
A San Bruno man has been arraigned for allegedly fraudulently reporting to his insurance company a collision that occurred before coverage was added to his vehicle, a scheme also known as "crash and buy," the California Department of Insurance announced. Jason Bato, 36, was arraigned on three felony counts of insurance fraud.
Staff - 07/19/2010
A San Bruno man has been arraigned for allegedly fraudulently reporting to his insurance company a collision that occurred before coverage was added to his vehicle, a scheme also known as "crash and buy," the California Department of Insurance announced. Jason Bato, 36, was arraigned on three felony counts of insurance fraud.
San Bruno man arraigned for insurance fraud
Staff - 07/16/2010
The California Department of Insurance issued the following news release:
Staff - 07/16/2010
The California Department of Insurance issued the following news release:
San Bruno man accused of insurance fraud
Brian McDonnell - 07/16/2010
A San Bruno man has been arraigned on fraud charges after an investigation discovered his attempt to con an insurance company just days after purchasing a policy, officials said Friday.
Brian McDonnell - 07/16/2010
A San Bruno man has been arraigned on fraud charges after an investigation discovered his attempt to con an insurance company just days after purchasing a policy, officials said Friday.
Police search for suspects in SB robbery
Brian McDonnell - 07/13/2010
Police responded to a report of an attempted robbery at 1 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Madison Avenue.
Brian McDonnell - 07/13/2010
Police responded to a report of an attempted robbery at 1 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Madison Avenue.
San Bruno murder may have SSF connection
Joshua Melvin - 07/08/2010
Police are investigating whether there is a connection between the slaying of a 20-year-old San Bruno man last month and a 2008 South San Francisco homicide.
Joshua Melvin - 07/08/2010
Police are investigating whether there is a connection between the slaying of a 20-year-old San Bruno man last month and a 2008 South San Francisco homicide.
Dumping prohibited but violators aren't.