San Mateo
Driver takes plea bargain in DUI crash that killed a woman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man may receive up to five years in prison for causing a DUI car crash that killed a woman, according […]
San Mateo
Caltrain
Hillsdale Caltrain station closes until fall
Caltrain’s Hillsdale station in San Mateo closed Saturday, and could remain closed for up to six months to accommodate work on a rail crossing at 25th Avenue. The work will […]
San Mateo
Police looking for hit-and-run driver in fatal crash
Police in San Mateo are asking for the public’s help in finding a driver believed to have struck and killed a 58-year-old man early Sunday morning. Police were called shortly […]
San Mateo
National Guard helps to set up 250-bed temporary hospital in San Mateo County Events Center
In a cavernous room at the San Mateo County Event Center, 250 hospital beds lie waiting for an emergency that county officials hope will never come. County officials showed off […]
San Mateo
San Mateo picks local law enforcement veteran as police chief
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo’s city manager announced today he has picked Ed Barberini — San Bruno’s police chief and a longtime veteran of the San Mateo County […]
San Mateo
Ex-police officer convicted of rapes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury yesterday (Oct. 9) found former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester guilty of raping and sexually assaulting women he preyed upon […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop’s own words used against him at rape trial
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The prosecutor in the trial of Noah Winchester, the former cop who is accused of sexually assaulting and raping women while on duty, […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop on trial for rape admits porn addiction
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Noah Winchester, the former San Mateo police officer who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting five women while on duty, told a […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop takes the stand in his own defense in rape case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The former San Mateo police officer who is accused of multiple counts of sexual assault and rape began testifying yesterday (Sept. 26), denying […]
San Mateo
Alleged rape victim gets emotional as trial of former cop begins
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the alleged victims of former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester became so emotional while testifying during the first day of […]
San Mateo
Former police officer going on trial for rapes, sex assaults
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The trial of former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester on 15 charges of sexual assault and rape opens on Monday (Sept. 9). […]
San Mateo
Police chase down and arrest suspects with utility worker clothes and burglary tools
Two suspects found with utility worker clothing, burglary tools and suspected stolen property were arrested by San Mateo police after a car chase, police said. Brandon Harper, 30, of Stockton, […]
San Mateo
Nursing home patient ripped off after she died, caretaker arrested
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The day after a resident of the Sunrise assisted living facility in San Mateo died, a caretaker at the home was using her […]
San Mateo
Police chief retires, says her departure was unrelated to red-light camera problems
By the Daily Post staff Susan Manheimer is retiring after 19 years as San Mateo’s police chief, days after the city announced it was refunding or dismissing nearly 1,000 red-light […]
San Mateo
City ends red-light camera program, will dismiss or refund 1,000 tickets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After 14 years, San Mateo is pulling the plug on its controversial red-light cameras after it was discovered that a yellow light was […]
San Mateo
Man convicted of threatening Congresswoman Speier’s employees
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has found a Manteca man guilty of leaving a series of threatening voicemails at Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s San Mateo office, including […]
San Mateo
Cop arrested, accused of sex talk with teen
San Jose police arrested a San Mateo police officer Thursday for allegedly chatting about sex with a woman whom he thought was a 16-year-old girl on Tinder, Snapchat and Kik. […]
San Mateo
Mall gunman was impersonating a cop, according to the real police
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer and brandishing a handgun at two separate shopping centers in San Mateo on Sunday afternoon, police said. This isn’t […]
San Mateo
Police arrest man suspected of toting a gun at Hillsdale Shopping Center
Police in San Mateo say they have arrested a man reported to have been carrying a gun at the Hillsdale Shopping Center. San Mateo police reported at 8:45 tonight (May […]
San Mateo
Attorney charged in boat accident that seriously injured 15-year-old boy
A San Mateo attorney is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday (May 13) on misdemeanor charges of operating a boat under the influence and reckless or negligent use of a […]
San Mateo
Teacher going to jail for lewd texts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former employee of the Nueva School in San Mateo was sentenced Friday (May 5) to six months in jail and five years’ […]
San Mateo
Man suspected of stealing bras during open house
By the Daily Post staff Police are searching for a man suspected of stealing expensive bras from a home during a Realtor-hosted open house in San Mateo. Surveillance video from […]
San Mateo
CHP motorcycle officer injured in 101 crash
A California Highway Patrol officer was taken to a hospital with major injuries this morning (March 11) after he was involved in a collision on Highway 101 in San Mateo, […]
San Mateo
Opinion: Local politicians shouldn’t be traveling to Monterey for a conference
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Many elected officials in San Mateo County plan to go to Monterey on the weekend of April 5-7 for their annual Progress Seminar, […]
San Mateo
Hospital dropped from suit alleging sex assault by ultrasound tech
By the Daily Post staff The San Mateo County Medical Center has been dismissed from a lawsuit alleging that an ultrasound technician at the hospital raped her. The rape allegedly […]
San Mateo
Armed man taken into custody after standoff with police
An man with a loaded gun was taken safely into custody after nearly two hours of talking with a police crisis team, San Mateo police said on Twitter this afternoon […]
San Mateo
Fake ride-share driver wanted for sexual assault of woman
By the Daily Post staff Police are searching for a fake ride-share driver who picked up a woman in San Mateo and sexually assaulted her. At around 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
San Mateo
Six arrested in meth raid
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The explosive-like sounds in San Mateo that woke many people up during a police and federal raid came during the arrest of six […]
San Mateo
Two homes struck by fire, two people displaced
Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire that burned two San Mateo homes Saturday (June 9) evening and displaced two people. The blaze was first reported at 6:51 p.m. at a two-story […]
Redwood City
Redwood City, San Carlos moving ahead with more taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Despite reporting hefty surpluses, Redwood City and San Carlos councils directed their city managers to go forward with putting tax measures on the […]
San Mateo
Police: Man said he wanted to ‘shoot up a school’
By the Daily Post staff Police are looking for a man who they say went into the Big 5 Sporting Goods store at 2825 S. El Camino Real in San […]
San Mateo
Man arrested on accusations of swindling seniors
By the Daily Post staff A San Mateo man could face up to 50 years in prison for taking around $625,000 from eight people, mostly senior citizens, and saying he […]
San Mateo
Water main break causes flooding, traffic congestion, closes school
A water main that broke in San Mateo this morning (Feb. 8) led to traffic congestion, flooding and a school closure, according to police. Firefighters responded to a report of […]
San Mateo
4 arrested after robbery at shopping center, police chase and car crash
Police arrested four people after they allegedly led San Mateo police officers on a chase this evening (Feb. 5) following a robbery at the Bridgepointe Shopping Center, according to a […]
San Mateo
School worker charged with lewd conduct
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who worked at the Nueva School in San Mateo was charged yesterday (Jan. 19) with multiple counts of felony […]