A South San Francisco man reportedly admitted to police last week that he has been molesting the 10-year-old sister of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had an illegal sexual relationship.
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A prominent former child psychiatrist who is accused of molesting young patients — and, more recently, of faking a mental illness in order to avoid prosecution — will learn Wednesday if he will be allowed to be freed on bail.
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A former Kung Fu instructor in San Mateo was arrested last month on suspicion of committing lewd acts with two of his young students, authorities said Tuesday, prompting police to launch a search for more possible victims.Meng Ricky Wong, 36, of Redwood City, was booked into San Mateo County Jail on four counts of lewd conduct with minors after the female students, ages 9 and 11, came forward with allegations, San Mateo police Sgt. Dave Norris said.
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A Redwood City special-education teacher allegedly kicked one of her preschool students in the stomach and deprived another of food as part of a pattern of abuse lasting about two months, prosecutors said Monday.
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A distraught man reportedly amped up on methamphetamine was charged with attempted murder after he shot his sister in the hand Sunday while holding the rest of his family hostage at gunpoint, South City police said.
Alvin Baja Luis, 55, of South San Francisco, was arrested early Monday morning in San Francisco and is being held without bail in San Mateo County Jail, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
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A Daly City stepfather with questionable parenting skills will have some time to think about how better to deal with a wide-awake child.The man who beat up his 5-year-old stepson because he wouldn’t take a nap was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in San Mateo County Jail, starting Dec. 17, and four years of probation. Michael Demata Miguel, 30, pleaded no contest to felony infliction of injury on a child Aug. 29.
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The strong smell of marijuana emanating from a warehouse led San Carlos authorities to an illegal marijuana-growing house and law enforcement officials were able dismantle the operation.On Friday, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office conducted a routine building inspection of a property in the 900 block of Terminal Way following a number of complaints from neighbors about the odor.
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A drunken truck driver and a drunken bicyclist collided on Saturday night on El Camino Real near Redwood City, leaving the cyclist seriously injured, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
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Unless San Mateo County finds somewhere to put the state prisoners who are about to flood into county jails, local authorities might have to become soft on crime with measures such as early release and reduced sentences for minor offenses, Sheriff Greg Munks said this week.
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Two people fleeing the scene of an auto break-in led Belmont police on a brief car chase early this morning, police said.The pair was seen entering a parked car in the 3500 block of Hillcrest Drive at about 4 a.m., according to police.When officers arrived, they saw a vehicle being driven away from the scene. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver failed to yield and a two- to five-minute chase ensued, Belmont police Capt. Dan DeSmidt said.
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