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More charges for ex-cop accused of sex crime

May 10, 2020 8:04 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former San Mateo police officer who is facing charges in Santa Clara County for trying to set up a date with a […]

Man accused of 57 home burglaries; $2 million in items taken

April 21, 2020 8:19 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Following a year-long investigation, San Mateo County authorities have arrested a man accused of breaking into 57 homes on the Peninsula and stealing […]

The First District Court of Appeal sits in the Earl Warren Building at 345 McAllister St. in San Francisco. AP file photo.

Appeals court scolds police, DA over juvenile case

September 30, 2019 8:00 am

BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent An appeals court has ruled in favor of a former Redwood City high schooler, overturning the teenager’s convictions for battery and resisting arrest after […]

Parole officer cleared in shooting of parolee in Redwood City

July 25, 2019 6:30 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County District Attorney on Tuesday (July 23) cleared a parole officer of any criminal wrongdoing for shooting his parolee in […]

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Sex assault victim recorded alleged assailant, a Lyft driver

November 29, 2018 1:06 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto woman who was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver on her way home from San Francisco afterward recorded the man […]

Police struggled with Ramsey Saad, 55, in his house at 523 Lanyard Drive in Redwood City when they shocked him with a Taser. Post photo.

Police fired Taser 2 to 3 times at man who died

August 18, 2018 3:59 pm

From staff and wire reports A Redwood City police officer deployed a Taser multiple times on a domestic violence suspect who died after a struggle with officers, San Mateo County […]

Man accused of biting off another man’s earlobe

June 9, 2018 12:02 pm

By the Daily Post staff A Redwood City man is facing up to eight years in prison for biting another man’s earlobe off, a prosecutor said. A woman told her […]

Tiffany Li, right, leaves with a bodyguard from San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City after posting an unprecedented $35 million bail on April 6, 2017. AP photo.

Prosecution lands a new witness in the Tiffany Li murder case

February 23, 2018 5:49 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A wealthy Hillsborough real estate scion who is free on $35 million bail after she was charged with murdering the father of her […]

DA to seek death penalty against man charged with murder, molestation

January 9, 2018 2:02 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office announced yesterday (Jan. 8) that it will be seeking the death penalty for Daniel Contreras, who […]

Man arrested for stalking girl, 14; his ‘gifts’ included bottles of urine

December 18, 2017 3:13 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man is in jail after he left flowers, love notes and containers full of his urine for a 14-year-old girl […]

Psychological diagnosis sought for mother accused of trying to kill newborn at McDonald’s

October 4, 2017 12:22 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The attorney for the woman who gave birth to a baby boy in a Redwood City McDonald’s bathroom said yesterday (Oct. 2) he […]

Caretaker accused of sexual misconduct with elder gets light sentence due to victim’s dementia

October 4, 2017 12:02 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A caretaker accused of sexual misconduct with an 82-year-old woman under his care got a break yesterday because his victim wasn’t able to […]