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Opinion: Aurora police killed Jor’Dell over a pellet gun, but youth gun violence is to blame

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

The video of Jor’Dell Richardson’s dying moments is traumatic, and every person in Colorado should watch it immediately, shed tears at the tragedy, and pledge to do something to prevent even one more child from bleeding out in a back alley.The 14-year-old who had just returned home from a family vacation died over a pellet gun, a replica intentionally made to look real and threatening. He died for maybe a couple of hundred dollars of products from a smoke shop that he had robbed. He died for a summer thrill.Yes, he died at the hands of police, but the real culprits in his death are those who gave Jor’Dell the gun, told him to rob the store, and perhaps even dropped him off with a group of kids at the scene of the crime in a stolen Kia. They encouraged Jor’Dell to put his life in harm’s way … for nothing.Jor’Dell’s dying words should haunt us: “They made me do it. I don’t know who they are but they made me do it.”The Rev. Leon Kelly Jr.spoke at the press event where Aurora Chief of P...

Garage fire in Fairfax District destroys vehicles, forces evacuations; may be connected to series of other arsons in the area 

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles after an intense fire ripped through a parking garage and destroyed two vehicles. No one was injured in Saturday morning’s fire, and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread to any apartment buildings. The blaze took place around 2 a.m. Saturday morning in the 400 block of North Curson Avenue and follows a series of other arsons in the Fairfax District that have left residents on edge. One man had his 1991 Ford F-150 torched on South Orange Drive on Wednesday, and the same arsonist may have also targeted another woman’s vehicle just one block away. Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes after an intense fire ripped through a parking garage and destroyed two vehicles in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California on June 10, 2023. (LLN)Multiple families were forced to evacuate their homes after an intense fire ripped through a p...

Woman runs off road in Ventura County, car lands in Pacific Ocean

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

A woman was airlifted to a hospital after she ran off a road in Ventura County and into the Pacific Ocean on Friday. The woman was identified as an 18-year-old Ojai resident, according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP, Ventura County Fire Department, and U.S. Coast Guard units all responded to a single car crash involving a Mercedes that traveled off the road edge and into the ocean while driving northbound on Pacific Coast Highway north of Yerba Buena Road at approximately 1:11 p.m.She was able to extract herself from the vehicle and was airlifted to Los Robles Medical Center for treatment of major injuries.It's unclear what initially caused the woman to crash.Police say that due to unsafe conditions and the rising tide, the woman's Mercedes was unable to be recovered. The vehicle will be recovered at a later date when conditions are safer.Anyone who witnessed this crash is encouraged to call the CHP Ventura Area office to speak with an investigator at 805-662-2640. 

9 people shot in San Francisco's Mission District during 'targeted' incident, police say

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Nine people were shot in San Francisco's historic Mission District on Friday night during what appeared to be a "targeted" incident, the San Francisco Police Department said. Officers responded to the site of the shooting just after 9 p.m. to find "multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds," police said. Medical personnel were requested to transport the victims to local hospitals.The extent of the victims' injuries had not been disclosed as of Friday night, though all are expected to survive, police said."At this time, the incident appears to be targeted and isolated," the SFPD wrote on Twitter shortly before midnight. Victims killed in graduation mass shooting identified; suspect charged A representative for the SFPD was not immediately available to confirm whether officials had identified any suspects. The SFPD, however, said they believed there is no ongoing threat to the public.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the SFPD ...

Santa Clara County came up with recommendations for alternatives to incarceration. Some advocates say it doesn’t go far enough

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

Santa Clara County has released a slew of recommendations to help reduce the jail population — focusing heavily on mental health efforts — but some criminal justice reform advocates assert they don’t go far enough and won’t create any meaningful change.The recommendations — presented to the board this past week — ranged from reducing the time people spend in custody by adding more people to conduct mental health assessments and creating a less criminally focused mental health facility to increasing access to social support systems for individuals leaving jail.Supervisor Susan Ellenberg had asked that the county come up with some alternatives to incarceration last year when the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors was reviewing whether to move forward with a $390 million proposed jail. Since September, a group of advocates, members of law enforcement, county officials and other directly impacted individuals have met to develop a set of eight rec...

High school baseball 2023: All-Bay Area News Group team

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

All-Bay Area News Group BaseballFirst teamJarren Advincula, IF, Archbishop Mitty, seniorFirst-team all-West Catholic Athletic League. Hit .374 with 34 hits and scored 24 runs. Finished with 19 walks and just six strikeouts.Michael Castaneda, P/IF, Valley Christian, seniorWCAL pitcher of the year. Went 12-1 with a 1.18 ERA for the CCS Division I champs. Also played third base. Hit .385 with 35 hits and 30 RBIs. Bound for Northern Kentucky.Valley Christian’s Michael Castaneda celebrates the final out of the top of the fifth inning against Cardinal Newman on June 1. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Tanner Griffith, OF, De La Salle, seniorFirst-team all-East Bay Athletic League. Played right field. Has exceptional range. Hit 435 (40 for 92) with 33 RBIs, 14 doubles and four HRs. Committed to Saint Mary’s.Connor Harrison, C, De La Salle, seniorKnown as “Bear,” the EBAL and Bay Area News Group player of the year hit .404 (40 for 99) with a team-leading 36 RBIs. He also had 1...

Early morning commercial fire under control in Oakland

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A commercial fire occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday, according to Oakland fire. 9 people shot in SF Mission District Friday night The fire, which originally started outside, made its way into a single story commercial building in the 2300 block of San Pablo Avenue.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Just after 6 a.m., Oakland fire reported the fire was under control and fire units were starting to be released from the scene.The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

3 cats dead, one dog rescued in Santa Rosa structure fire; $50K in damages

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) – Twenty-five fire personnel responded to a structure fire Friday morning, according to the Santa Rosa Fire Department. The fire occurred just before 11 a.m. at 1537 Ludwig Ave., a rural area with no close hydrants nearby. Two water tenders were requested to assist crews. The first engine arrived in under seven minutes and observed smoke coming from a large building, SRFD said. Early morning commercial fire under control in Oakland Firefighters gained entrance into the building and located the fire coming from an interior wall and furnishings. Crews were able to contain the fire within 15 minutes with an additional hour and a half to extinguish hot spots, Santa Rosa fire said.No occupants were at the scene when fire crews initially arrived, however they did arrive while crews were working to contain the fire. Three cats died in the fire and one dog was able to be rescued. The occupants have since moved to another building on the property, officials s...

Lanes back open on I-280 after fatal collision

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (BCN) -- All southbound lanes of Interstate 280 near Sneath Lane in San Mateo County reopened at 4:05 a.m. after several hours of closures following a fatal traffic collision. 3 cats dead, one dog rescued in Santa Rosa structure fire; $50K in damages Several southbound lanes were blocked by the wreck, and then by traffic controls set up by the California Highway Patrol following the collision at 1:08 a.m. A black Honda Accord overturned in the right-hand shoulder of the Interstate, according to CHP.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the collision is under investigation.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Indonesia deports Australian surfer who apologized for drunken rampage

Published Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:48:28 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s authorities on Saturday deported an Australian surfer who apologized for attacking several people while drunk and naked in the deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, after police accused him of going on a drunken rampage that left a fisherman with serious injuries.“Of course I’m pretty emotional, so I’m going to feel bad about it,” Risby-Jones said while waiting for his flight to Melbourne. He said the fisherman’s relatives forgave him and told him that he was a part of their family now. “I’m welcome to come back and even stay at their house whenever I want,” he said.“So, that feeling of guilt is definitely much smaller that it was originally,” he said.He was released from prison on Tuesday after he went through a restorative justice process, apologized for the attack and agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman. That a...