These are the local news from April 15 to 21 that you need to know to stay up to date.
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The Police Department ?SMPD? is investigating a shooting in the city of San Mateo that occurred during the early morning hours of Friday, April 14.
At approximately 12:58 p.m., SMPD patrol officers responded to a block call from the 37th Avenue unit regarding a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 26-year-old male victim who had a minor scratch on his ankle after being grazed by a gunshot.
Given this, the SMPD launched an investigation and quickly learned that it was an isolated and specific incident, which is why it is already working to bring all those responsible to justice.
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The San Mateo Police Department is investigating a robbery at a local business on Friday, April 14.
And, that day, at approximately 9:19 a.m., San Mateo Police officers went to the 1900 block of S. El Camino Real for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival, officers learned that two unknown subjects wearing ski masks robbed a male victim at gunpoint.
The victim was uninjured. Officers quickly determined that the suspects fled the scene prior to their arrival.
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Elementary teacher in San Bruno is accused of sexually assaulting two elementary schools, he was arrested Friday on suspicion of assaulting at least three of his students.
Jeremy Yeh is charged with one felony lewd act with multiple female students between 2016 and 2019, according to San Bruno police.
Three victims have been identified and interviewed by detectives and police believe there may be additional victims.
Yeh has been a teacher at Allen Elementary School and El Crystal Elementary School since 2016. El Crystal Elementary School closed in 2018 due to budget issues.
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San Jose police broke up an alleged illegal street race Sunday night and arrested several people.
The spectator event, also known as a sideshow, was held at Almaden Road and Curtner Avenue, according to police.
Air support was used to help coordinate a response by patrol officers, who invaded the area at around 11:20 p.m.
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The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who displayed a firearm in the parking lot of a Safeway supermarket in Millbrae to intimidate a person in his vehicle.
And it is that, on Friday, April 14, at approximately 11:00 p.m., agents from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office were sent to the Safeway convenience store, located at 525 El Camino Real, under a report of a man with a gun.
According to authorities, the caller reported that he was parked in the Safeway parking lot when an unknown suspect pulled up in front of his car, lifted up his shirt, exposing his midriff, and revealed a black-colored handgun.
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This Saturday, April 15, the largest and oldest farmers' market in the Peninsula, Kiwanis, began its 2023 season, bringing together local producers and artisans who offer a wide variety of high-quality products.
On this occasion, the market, created in 1979 by four members of the community, has extended its hours by being open every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 500 block of Argüello Street.
The farmers market offers a great opportunity to support local farmers and artisans.
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This Tuesday, at 5:12 o'clock, the Department of Emergency Management ?DEM, for its acronym in English? of San Francisco, and local authorities gathered at the historic Lotta Fountain in the center of the city, to commemorate the 117th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, marking the start of a series of activities to prepare society for disasters that nature
Thus, from today until April 22, there will be a series of activities that include preparation workshops, to culminate with a fair that will feature an earthquake simulator, gifts, and lunch for the first 350 participants.
The commemoration of the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 at Lotta's Fountain, which is where many San Franciscans gathered 117 years ago for support after the devastating earthquake, began at 5:12 a.m., the exact moment in which the earthquake occurred at that time.
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A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for raping 3 different women in San Mateo County in 2020, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Alejandro Guevara was convicted in December of multiple counts of forcible rape and other sexual assault charges that took place in June, July and August 2020, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
Guevara was arrested at his mother's Redwood City home following an August 2020 case in which a woman in her 60s was found raped and beaten unconscious along El Camino Real in San Mateo.
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San Mateo County officials cut the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday to celebrate the dedication of the Navigation Center, which will provide 240 secure temporary living spaces for homeless individuals and couples.
Nestled in Redwood City, the Navigation Center is designed to serve up to 260 homeless San Mateo County residents who may be reluctant to go to traditional shelters.
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Agents of the San Mateo Police Department ?SMPD, for its acronym in English? A man was arrested for theft of a vehicle and possession of a firearm after launching a manhunt against the 26-year-old Oakland resident.
On April 17, at approximately 8:42 p.m., SMPD officers learned of a stolen vehicle traveling west on Peninsula Avenue, later locating it parked on Woodside near Studio Circle, where officers attempted to contact the driver, but he fled.
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The Oakland Police Department has alerted residents and visitors to a wave of armed robberies, as well as vehicle assaults, that has been taking place throughout the city, so they have called for precautions.
And it is that, the Oakland Police Department ?OPD? has received an increased number of reports of these two crimes, so they issued a security advisory to inform about this alarming change.
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Agents of the San Francisco Police Department from the Tenderloin Station arrested Joseph Benjamin, a man involved in hate crimes on the city's Public Transportation System, better known as Muni.
Thus, officers arrested 44-year-old Joseph Benjamin, who was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on two counts of assault committed against a transportation worker or passenger and two counts of hate crimes.
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The director of a math tutoring center in south San Jose has been arrested for alleged possession of child pornography depicting the sexual abuse of children, police said Thursday.
Deoel Credo Noveno, 30, was arrested on April 11 after an investigation by the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force determined he possessed and distributed the abusive materials using various social media applications, it said. San Jose police.
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The State Department of Housing and Community Development ?HCD, for its acronym in English? Officially approved Redwood City's newly adopted Housing Element, Governor Gavin Newsom granted this city a Pro-Housing Designation.
"Under the strong leadership of the City Council and thanks to the diligent work of the staff, I am pleased to share that Redwood City is the first city in San Mateo County to officially have a housing element approved," said Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager. city of Redwood City.
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Millbrae police officers arrested a Taylor Middle School teacher who taught sixth grade on Thursday on various charges of sexual assault against minors, who are or were students at the school.
On Thursday, April 20, Sheriff's detectives arrested Matthew Garrett, 54, at his San Francisco home, and he was booked into the Maguire Correctional Center on the above charges, while his bond was set at $5 million. .
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