North Fair Oaks
Man sent to jail for machete attack
By the Daily Post staff A San Mateo man who attacked a man and her boyfriend with a machete in North Fair Oaks has been sentenced to nine months in […]
Steve Wagstaffe
San Mateo County
New details in Skyline murders — one victim and suspect are both from Yemen
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer New details have emerged in the stabbing murders of two men on Skyline Boulevard as the suspect in the case, Malik Dosouqi, 26, […]
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 County
Skyline Blvd. murder victims may have been lured; suspect could get death penalty
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Pacifica man who fatally stabbed a tow truck driver and a cab driver on Skyline Boulevard within 24 hours may have called […]
North Fair Oaks
Man sentenced for killing toddler whose body was covered with bite marks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A North Fair Oaks man has been sentenced to 32 years to life in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son, […]
San Mateo County
Lawsuit alleges racial profiling, excessive force by deputies led to man’s death
The family of Chinedu Okobi sued San Mateo County on Friday (May 31) alleging that sheriff’s deputies conducted an illegal stop and used excessive force resulting in Okobi’s death last […]
Redwood City
Man gets 15 years in prison for stabbing at Denny’s
By the Daily Post staff A man has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for stabbing his wife’s lover at the Denny’s on Broadway in Redwood […]
San Mateo County
Announcement planned today about 1974 murder
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer It appears investigators today will announce an arrest in the 1974 strangulation murder of a 21-year-old woman whose body was dumped on Sand […]
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 […]
Redwood City
Ex-con wounded by his parole officer during late-night encounter
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A parole officer in Redwood City shot his parolee when the parolee ran toward the officer holding a dumbbell above his head, 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’ […]
Redwood City
Mom accused of trying to drown baby in a McDonald’s toilet faces sentencing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City woman accused of trying to drown her newborn baby boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom is expected to […]
Palo Alto
The story behind the story: Why it took 7 years for a rape-kidnapping to make the news
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It took seven years for the public to learn about the kidnapping and rape of a young woman who was found the next […]
Menlo Park
Man damages cars, yells racial slurs, authorities say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was arrested after he damaged 10 cars along Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park and called one of the owners a racial […]
North Fair Oaks
Man convicted in toddler’s death, bite marks found on body
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury Monday (April 15) convicted a North Fair Oaks man on two charges relating to the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son, […]
Redwood City
Babysitter accused of touching boys inappropriately
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City babysitter may get life in prison for touching two boys inappropriately and sending 14 others inappropriate messages, a prosecutor said. […]
Palo Alto
DA says fatal police shooting of Palo Alto teacher was justified — updated
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The District Attorney decided yesterday (March 20) that two Redwood City police officers will not face criminal charges for shooting Palo Alto teacher […]
Redwood City
Man gets two years in jail for defrauding Redwood City senior
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man has been sentenced to two years in jail after he tricked an 80-year-old Redwood City man into signing over the deed […]
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 […]
Burlingame
Retired cop avoids jail for 17-hour standoff with police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The retired Redwood City police officer who was in a standoff with police for 17-and-a-half hours was sentenced Friday (Feb. 8) to only […]
North Fair Oaks
Redwood City man jailed in connection with robbery of 4 teenagers
By the Daily Post staff A Redwood City man was charged yesterday (Jan. 17) with two counts of robbery after he and two others robbed four teenagers in a car […]
Redwood City
Mother accused of drowning newborn in McDonald’s toilet reaches a plea bargain
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City woman accused of trying to drown her newborn baby boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom yesterday (Jan. 14) […]
Redwood City
CHP needed a warrant in autopilot DUI case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos planning commissioner, who was arrested for DUI after he fell asleep in his Tesla as it barreled down Highway 101 […]
Redwood City
Man who fought vehicular manslaughter charge for 11 years sues
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who spent 11 years fighting a manslaughter charge over a car accident that killed an 8-year-old girl is now […]
Belmont
Man who attempted to throw woman on tracks sent to prison
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who attempted to throw his estranged girlfriend onto the Caltrain tracks in Belmont was sentenced yesterday to five years in state […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County to hold a public forum on Tasers following three deaths
In the wake of three deaths involving Taser stun gun deployments by law enforcement officers in San Mateo County this year, the county Board of Supervisors voted to hold an […]
East Palo Alto
Paly student shot to death
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 19-year-old East Palo Alto resident who attended Palo Alto High School was identified Friday (Dec. 14) as the young man who had […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Supervisors may take a closer look at Tasers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors may take a closer look into sheriff’s deputies use of Tasers after a South San Francisco man […]
Palo Alto
Police kill teacher who allegedly charged at them with a knife during suicide attempt
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A teacher at Greene Middle School in Palo Alto was killed today (Dec. 10) by a Redwood City Police Officer after he allegedly […]
Atherton
Murder victim Kathy Anderson was former town arborist, widow of plumbing company owner
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Atherton’s former arborist has been identified as the woman who was found stabbed to death in her Menlo Park home. Kathleen Anne Hughes […]
East Palo Alto
Man sentenced for beating death of 2-year-old girl
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life in prison for beating to death his live-in girlfriend’s 2-year-old girl, said […]
East Palo Alto
Murder victim’s family wants answers
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Tuesday, Dec. 4. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The mother and sister of one of the two young […]
Palo Alto
Sex assault victim recorded alleged assailant, a Lyft driver
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 […]
East Palo Alto
Police can’t find suspect in double murder — might be in Mexico
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto Police are trying to find the man who shot four people, killing two, at a party in a tow lot, […]
Palo Alto
Teacher arrested for inappropriate contact with minor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A teacher in Redwood City and Palo Alto has been arrested after a Woodside High School student watched an adult video and recognized […]