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She didn't witness the shooting but tells us that the man who police found in the driveway this morning was a regular user of drugs. How safe is your neighborhood? Amber Dubois' body was found near where Chelsea King's remains were discovered last week. Murder: . By The Associated Press. Hayward, California, U.S. REDMOND, WA (IANS) - The wife of an Indian Microsoft employee, who went missing in the US, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances near a lake here . But then a couple of years ago, Samantha decided that she wanted to play a bigger part in her daughters life, and they frequently moved between the Bay Area and Southern California, according to Emerald. A man was found dead Wednesday in an unincorporated area near Hayward in what is being investigated as a possible homicide, authorities said. Giselle Esteban has been charged with the murder. Date: May 27, 2011; 11 years ago () Attack type. A man who was found dead in the yard of a vacant home in Hayward last week has been identified as 29-year-old Marcus Brown of Hawaii, police said today. The mother of an 8-year-old Hayward girl, who was reported missing earlier this week, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a childs dead body was found inside a Merced home, authorities said Saturday. Meanwhile, police are searching for the mothers boyfriend, who was living at the home where the body was found and is believed to be on the run. Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are classifying a body found today on a chiropractic college campus in Hayward as a homicide, police said. The Hayward Police Department's news release for this incident is below: Location of Occurrence: 22000 block of 7th Street, Hayward, CA Location of Arrest: N/A, ARRESTING OFFICER(S): N/A INVESTIGATION OFFICER(S): Inspectors R. Lampkin and G. Jakub. [4], Police suspected from the beginning that Le had been killed by someone she knew. Giselle Esteban has been charged with the murder. The victim was found around 2:45 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 14, close to Palomares Road on the rural and winding route between Fremont and Sunol, said Sgt. . Le was last seen May 27, when she went to her car during a break in a clinical nursing lesson at Kaiser. Michelle Le's body found by slain teen's mother, Discovery of Michelle Le's remains brings solace. Missing British aristocrat is found; her baby is still missing Police are investigating the murder of a woman found dead with stab wounds one block east of the Hayward BART station Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. "So we believe it was stolen, but we haven't figured that out yet.". The homicide is the second one investigated by Hayward police this year. She previously covered San Jose City Hall and was awarded first place in local government reporting from the California News Publishers Association in 2021. BART police also have investigated a homicide in its jurisdiction within the city limits. The Merced Police Department has also issued a murder warrant for Johnsons boyfriend, Dhante Jackson, 34, who is believed to be on the run after hearing that his home, where the body was found, was being searched by police. hlee@sfchronicle.com. Student dead, another injured following stabbing at a Santa Rosa high school, police say. Bay City News Service contributed to this report. Sgt. Sep. 20, 2011. Cantrell said Aguilar's death is the third homicide in Hayward so far this year. But Urban said police are "very confident" that the person of interest is "the right person" who's responsible for Aguilar's death. . Emerald Johnson, Sophias aunt, said she reported Sophia missing to Hayward police on March 8 after what she described as a disturbing phone call between her mother and her sister, Samantha Johnson, in which she said that she was planning to travel from Merced to the Bay Area without Sophia because she reportedly gave her away.. SAN CARLOS, CA 23 HOURS AGO CBS San Francisco ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) - The Alameda County coroner has identified the body found at Lake Chabot Regional Park last month. FILE - This undated file image provided by the Dubois family shows Amber Dubois. Hayward police are investigating a homicide after after a woman was found dead with stab wounds Wednesday afternoon. Hayward police said officers responded to the area of Jackson Street and Soto Road about 3:30 p.m. Friday and found a man with more than one gunshot wound. A California man who allegedly admittedly beheaded the mother of his child on a city street with a samurai sword in September 2022 now says he did so in self-defense, but local prosecutors are suspicious of the claim. BOGOTA, March 1 (Reuters) - Colombian police said on Wednesday they have found the body of Wilmer Antonio Giraldo Quiroz, the second-in-command of the Clan del Golfo crime gang. [1] Giselle Diwag Esteban (born February 4, 1984) of Union City, California, a former friend of Le, was arrested on September 7 and charged with her murder, although a body had not yet been found at that time. HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- Police are classifying a body found today on a chiropractic college campus in Hayward as a homicide, police said. I had this bad feeling in my stomach, but still nothing prepared me for it, she said. Jennifer Kell at 510-293-7176. Sign up for NBC Bay Areas Housing Deconstructed newsletter. When she heard about the body that was found in Merced, Emerald said she was devastated. "There were several other articles of criminal activity inside Mr. Goetting's backpack," said BART Police Chief Jeffrey Jennings. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Le attended San Jose State and later transferred to San Francisco State University and studied nursing at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California.[1]. A man was found dead behind the shopping center at 426 West Harder Rd. Urban said police believe Aguilar was killed in Hayward before her body was disposed of in Fremont. Esteban entered a not guilty plea. Escape to Long Beach, Washington before the summer crowds, HOKA dropped a brand new version of their most popular shoe, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Sheis expected to be transferred to the Merced County Jail. 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There were no other reported injuries as a result of this shooting and the motive is under investigation. "They're going to spend a lot of time in an autopsy trying to establish cause of death," Clark said. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Hayward police have closed off part of a neighborhood where a body has been found in a driveway. Police will be interviewing witnesses who heard the shots. He covers breaking news, crime, courts and aviation. Officers responded at 1:19 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive. Someone could have done something.. All Rights Reserved. ", Urban said police interviewed Aguilar's boyfriend after she disappeared "along with a multitude of other people.". Several weeks later, she said: Samantha finally admitted: Ill just be honest with you, I gave her away.. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports. (Courtesy of Hayward Police Department) Read Less. SUNOL --. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma), FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Hayward Police Department shows 26-year-old female nursing student Michellei Le. HAYWARD (CBS SF) -- Police in Hayward were seeking the public's help in solving the fatal shooting of a local resident found mortally wounded in a busy Hayward intersection last week. McGonigle declined to comment Tuesday, saying she would speak about the discovery today. HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- The dead man found in a U-Haul truck linked to a suspect in an officer-involved shooting at the Hayward BART station on Christmas day has been identified. First published on February 22, 2016 / 4:30 PM. Around 6:16 p.m., officers . 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HAYWARD (CBS SF) -- Hayward police Chief Diane Urban said Monday that the boyfriend of a San Jose woman whose body was found on Saturday has been arrested on suspicion of a domestic. KTVU FOX 2. Sophias aunt, Emerald Johnson, is convinced Sophias death could have been prevented had authorities assigned to protect her intervened. Ryan Cantrell said police are investigating the death as a homicide and are trying to determine what role, if any, the victim had in the burglary. Outside the Hayward home where Sophia was raised, mourners have set up a makeshift memorial, including a picture of Sophia with angels wings, several pin wheels and the childs cherished teddy bear. The school is expected to reopen on Saturday. The aunt described Sophia as a very sweet girl who was always smiling and loved to put on a show. The location is currently an active crime scene with patrol officers and investigators searching for clues and attempting to identify possible witnesses. A child's body, now identified as Sophia Mason, was found inside a home in Central California during the search for the missing 8-year-old girl, authorities said. Carrie . For weeks, she just kept saying over and over that shes sleeping. My mom thought this was weird, Emerald recalled. Emerald said she had a bad feeling about what might have happened, and that prompted her to file another missing persons report on March 8th of this year. February 22, 2016 / 4:30 PM Prior to that he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for more than a decade. I dont believe I have the words I feel like they have blood on their hands, Emerald Johnson, Sophias aunt, said in an interview on the day the family was formally notified that authorities had confirmed Sophias identity via dental records. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The mother of an 8-year-old Hayward girl, who was reported missing earlier this week, has been arrested on suspicion. They get over that hurdle. The second officer returned fire and hit Goetting, who is on probation and had a gun in his waistband and other suspicious items on him. At the December 10 sentencing, Esteban was given 25 years to life in prison. Three Bay Area men, including justice reform activist, plead guilty in Norteo RICO murder case, Californias hardest to book campground isnt in a famous park. HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- The dead man found in a U-Haul truck linked to a suspect in an officer-involved shooting at the Hayward BART station on Christmas day has been identified. Sgt. If it was your child, when would you give up? Mother searches for 5-year-old son swept away in January floods Officials have determined that badly decomposed human remains discovered over the weekend are those of Michelle Le, the missing nursing student who disappeared in May while taking a school break. The girl's body was found at the mother's boyfriend's home in Merced, California last Friday.. All Rights Reserved. Is the vulgar anti-Tesla sign on my neighbors truck illegal? That's helpful to the defense.". He studied premed at UC Berkeley before graduating with a psychology major and was a reporter and editor at the Daily Californian student newspaper on campus. HAYWARD, Calif. (KRON) - Police are investigating after a man was found shot and killed in a car on Tuesday evening in Hayward. Published February 21, 2023 10:45AM. [3] On September 19, 2011, the Alameda County coroner's office positively identified the remains to be those of Michelle Le. Hayward police said tests by the Alameda County coroner on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 confirmed the remains were those of the 26-year-old Le. Henry K. Lee has been a reporter for KTVU-TV since 2015. Police have just put up a pop-up tent over the scene. Deputies are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a road during the weekend. Published Tuesday, February 28, 2023 12:27PM EST Last Updated Tuesday, February 28, 2023 1:00PM EST It looks like law enforcement is going to be out here for a while. Sophias relatives last saw her in December, the Hayward Police Department said in an advisory asking for the publics help in locating the missing Hayward girl on March 9. Nelson said the case is being treated as a probable homicide until investigators learn more. Urban said today that police did so because "the evidence indicated that this was something more than a missing person case" but declined to elaborate. Anyone with information may call Hayward police Det . The Sawyer County Sheriff's Office initially sent an incorrect spelling of the name, then sent a statement on June 23 acknowledging the error and apologizing for any confusion. Bay Area. Records show abuse was not substantiated, according to officials familiar with the case. 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