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San Mateo man arrested on suspicion of arranging to meet underage girl for sex

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

SAN MATEO – Authorities this week arrested a 35-year-old San Mateo man on suspicion of setting up a meeting to have sex with someone he believed to be 14 years old.The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a report of man who was having sexual conversations with a minor, according to the San Mateo Police Department.Detectives posed as a 14-year-old girl and received explicit texts and pictures from the man, police said, adding that he arranged to meet her at Laurie Meadows Park to have “sexual relations.”The man was arrested Tuesday when he entered the park and approached an undercover officer, according to police.Detectives obtained search warrants for the suspect, as well as for his home, car and electronics. Unspecified items were found at his residence and collected as evidence.Police said the man was booked into San Mateo County jail on charges of contacting a minor to commit a felony and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Sa...

NCS baseball playoffs: Wednesday’s first-round results, quarterfinal matchups

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballDivision ITuesday’s first roundNo. 1 De La Salle 15, No. 16 Castro Valley 4 (5 innings)No. 8 Liberty 4, No. 9 Dublin 0No. 13 Freedom 2, No. 4 Amador Valley 0No. 12 Pittsburg 8, No. 5 Granada 4No. 2 San Ramon Valley 5, No. 15 Antioch 1No. 10 Berkeley 6, No. 7 Heritage 0No. 3 Clayton Valley Charter 9, No. 14 College Park 2No. 11 James Logan 9, No. 6 Foothill 0Friday’s quarterfinalsNo. 8 Liberty (17-9) at No. 1 De La Salle (21-5), 3:30 p.m.No. 13 Freedom (14-11) at No. 12 Pittsburg (19-9), 5 p.m.No. 10 Berkeley (19-7) at No. 2 San Ramon Valley (19-9), 5 p.m.No. 11 James Logan (19-6) at No. 3 Clayton Valley Chart...

Oakland city officials support harsher sideshow penalties

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The city of Oakland is getting tough on the sideshows. A new measure is close to becoming law that would allow the city to go after those responsible for holding and participating in the reckless events."Enough is enough." 2 robbed in broad daylight in front of their Oakland home: police Those were the words of Oakland city council member Dan Kalb. Those illegal dangerous driving events happen all too often in the East Bay city.In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the council passed a new ordinance that would make it a crime to organize and facilitate a sideshow, along with several other measures to try and decimate the problem."You can get fined, or jail time, mostly a fine, but they can add up and they are not going to be cheap," Kalb said.At the beginning of the month, the Oakland Police Department towed more than 80 cars after a sideshow. Kalb says having to deploy officers to help break up sideshows affects public safety."If they are there, then OPD officers...

San Mateo police arrest suspected pedophile

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

(KRON) -- The San Mateo Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday for arranging to meet a minor "for lewd purposes." SMPD said the suspect sent explicit texts to detectives posing as a 14-year-old girl. The detectives sent texts to Richard Smith, a 35-year-old San Mateo man, where they identified themselves as a "14-year-old girl." Even with this knowledge, Smith agreed to meet what he believed to be the girl at Laurie Meadows Park on Tuesday for sexual relations, police said. Suspect sought after shooting death in Hayward, reward offered Smith entered the park, approached an undercover officer, and was arrested. He was charged with contacting a minor to commit a felony and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes. Detectives also completed a search of his residence, vehicle and electronics. They found more items that will be used as evidence.SMPD reminded parents to speak with their children about the dangers of social media. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-c...

Japan’s leader welcomes investment, exchanges to strengthen computer chip supply chain

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the computer chip supply chain were welcome, as he met with the leaders of top computer chips makers Thursday.A recent shortage of chips was a sore point for Japan’s manufacturing powerhouses like Toyota Motor Corp., when social restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic crimped supplies, serving as a wake-up call that solid access to production must be ensured.Computer chips are used in vehicles, mobile phones and an array of other products, and next-generation chips are going to be crucial for artificial intelligence, automated driving systems and other advanced technology.Japan is eager to strengthen its domestic chip production and remain a technological leader. Analysts say the uncertain future of U.S.-China relations also could put supplies from China at risk. Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger, TSMC Chair Mark Liu and Kye Hyun Kyung, a top executive at ...

Zelarayán, Amundsen, Schulte lead Crew over Galaxy 2-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayán and Malte Amundsen scored first-half goals and Patrick Schulte made them stand up as the Columbus Crew blanked the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 on Wednesday night.Zelarayán staked Columbus (5-4-3) to a 1-0 lead when he found the net in the 25th minute. Cucho Hernández picked up an assist on Zelarayán’s fifth goal in his 10th appearance this season. The Crew took a 2-0 lead into halftime on defender Amundsen’s first goal of the season with an assist from Alexandru Matan in the 43rd minute. Amundsen subbed in and played 13 minutes in his lone appearance this season. Amundsen’s only other MLS goal came while playing for New York City FC in 2021.It was the first meeting between the clubs since the Crew beat the Galaxy 3-1 in May of 2019. Columbus improves to 4-0-2 in the last six match-ups at home with LA. The Galaxy’s last win in Columbus was a 1-0 victory in September of 2011.The Galaxy fall to 0-5-2 in their last seven road matc...

Loud explosions heard in Kyiv, debris causes building fire

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Loud explosions were heard in Kyiv early Thursday morning, and the city’s Military Administration said falling debris caused a fire in a non-residential building.The scope of the attack against the capital was unclear and there were no further details immediately available. Earlier this week, Ukrainian air defenses, bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems, thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv, shooting down all missiles aimed at the capital, officials said.The bombardment, which targeted locations across Ukraine, included six Russian Kinzhal aero-ballistic hypersonic missiles, the most fired in a single attack in the war so far, according to Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat. Source

The Hunt: More extremist content showing up online

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

On this week’s episode of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project, says some of the content discusses a “race war” in the U.S. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Dr. Schindler outlines the extremist content showing up online in the U.S. and internationally. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new nation...

New Zealand police to remove bodies from hostel where at least 6 died in fire

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Thursday they plan to start removing bodies from the Wellington hostel where at least six people were killed in a fire.Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they were aiming to remove the first two bodies from Loafers Lodge on Thursday and the next two on Friday. Bennett said it’s possible they could find more victims as officers continue their scene examination.“The damage on the third floor is significant,” Bennett told reporters. “The debris is piled high, and there is much for them to move and search underneath.”Police say the believe the fire was arson and have launched a homicide investigation.Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested anybody but they have a list of people they want to speak to and hope to quickly identify any suspects. He declined to say if they had found accelerant or other evidence of criminal behavior at the scene.Police said there had been a couch fire at the Loafers Lodge hostel about two hours...

Ferreira sparks Dallas to 2-1 victory over Whitecaps

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:01:57 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored a goal in each half to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday night.Vancouver (3-4-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute on an unassisted goal by Pedro Vite, his first netter of the season. It was only the second goal Dallas (6-3-3) has allowed at home in its last nine matches, including the playoffs.Ferreira scored the equalizer in the 37th minute with an assist from Jáder Obrian. Ferreira buried the match-winner in the 54th minute with an assist from Tsiki Ntsabeleng.Ferreira’s two-goal effort leaves him with eight on the season and in a three-way tie for second place with Jordan Morris of the Seattle Sounders and the San Jose Earthquakes’ Cristian Espinoza. Dénis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC entered play with a league-high nine.Vancouver had gone 2-0-3 in its previous five visits to Frisco. Dallas beat Vancouver eight straight times at home to begin the series. The Whitecaps’ five-matc...