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Two suspects arrested in connection to Romanian organized crime ring in San Jose

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

(KRON) -- Two suspects were arrested in connection to a string of crimes allegedly perpetrated by a Romanian organized crime ring, the San Jose Police Department announced Friday. The suspects were identified as 35-year-old Mogos Constantin and 19-year-old Renaldo Vaduva.The two were arrested after SJPD served multiple residential search permits Wednesday in the cities of San Jose and Livermore. The warrants were connected to around 25 criminal cases tied to Romanian organized crime, police said.The cases in question took place between July and October and involved armed carjacking, armed robbery, strong arm robbery and grand theft.In serving the search warrants, SJPD officers seized $13,000 in cash, three vehicles and evidence possibly related to jewelry swap scams/robberies, Facebook Marketplace vehicle scams, credit card skimmers and money laundering, police said. $350K of stolen goods recovered in Oakland, Sacramento County fencing operation There has been an increase in Roman...

Daly City victim robbed of necklace, iPhone, and wallet

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

(KRON) – A victim was robbed in the parking lot of Skyline Plaza’s Kentucky Fried Chicken on Nov. 1, the Daly City Police Department announced Thursday. According to Daly City police, the victim met a suspect and entered a van to purchase marijuana on Nov. 1 around 7 p.m. When the victim communicated he did not want to purchase any marijuana, another suspect in the front passenger seat turned around and pointed a gun at the victim, police said.  $350K of stolen goods recovered in Oakland, Sacramento County fencing operation The victim was robbed of his gold necklace, iPhone 14, and wallet, all worth approximately $30,500, police said. This is an ongoing investigation. 

Two injured in Bayview District shooting Thursday afternoon

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

(BCN) -- Two people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Bayview District on Thursday afternoon, according to police.The shooting was reported at 12:56 p.m. in the 2700 block of Arelious Walker Drive, where a man and woman were outside when two suspects opened fire at them, San Francisco police said. SF firefighters rescue man trapped under collapsed dock near Pier 90 Both victims were hit by the gunfire and were taken to a hospital. One is expected to survive while the other has injuries that are considered life-threatening, according to police.No arrests have been made in the case and police have not released any suspect details besides that a Lexus vehicle was possibly involved. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Police Department's tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

198-pound Burmese python caught in Florida: ‘It was more than a snake, it was a monster’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe said this is the fattest python she’s ever seen. (Amy Siewe) Professional python hunter Amy Siewe said this is the fattest python she’s ever seen. (Amy Siewe) Conservationist Mike Elfenbein was at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida with his teen son hunting for pythons when they both spotted the largest snake they had ever seen slithering across the gravel road.“It was more than a snake, it was a monster,” Elfenbein told CBS News. Elfenbein said he occasionally hunts Burmese pythons in the 729,000-acre preserve but had never seen a snake that large.Three other hunters – Trey Barber, Carter Gavlock and Holden Hunter – saw the snake at the same time. There was n...

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher to firm up what’s been a mostly quiet week

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is ticking higher Friday to firm up what’s been a mostly listless week following its fireworks since the summer.The S&P 500 was up 1.1% in afternoon trading and on track to end the week with a gain of slightly less than that. That would follow its best week of the year, which itself came after months of sharp losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 257 points, or 0.8%, as of 12:41 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% higher.More companies reported better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but the focus is swinging toward what companies will do later this year and beyond amid high interest rates and expectations for a slowdown in economic growth.Illumina tumbled 13.1% even though the maker of DNA-sequencing and other technology products reported better results for the third quarter than expected. It cut its financial forecasts for the full year and said “the environment remains challenging.”Wynn Resorts ...

Danielle Collins gives United States 1-0 lead over Czechs at Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Danielle Collins gave the United States a 1-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by beating Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2 on Friday.The winner will advance to play Canada in the semifinals on Saturday.Collins broke her opponent three times, with Siniakova double-faulting five times on the indoor hard court in Seville.Sofia Kenin can clinch the win for the U.S. if she beats Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the second singles match. These are the the two most successful teams in the competition’s history — the U.S. has the most titles with 18 and the Czechs the second most with 11.The Czechs have won their last two meetings with the Americans.The U.S. beat defending champion Switzerland in their group-phase opener on Thursday.The Americans are without their two highest-ranked players. No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 5 Jessica Pegula both played in the WTA finals in Mexico, which finished just before the Billie Jean King Cup Fina...

Peso Pluma, Karol G y Rauw Alejandro entre los nominados a los Grammy 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

LOS ÁNGELES, California – Peso Pluma, Karol G y Rauw Alejandro están entre los aspirantes a las categorías latinas de la 66 edición de los Grammy que se llevará a cabo el 4 de febrero de 2024 en Los Ángeles, informó este viernes la Academia de la Grabación de Estados Unidos. El cantante mexicano Peso Pluma recibió una nominación en la categoría de mejor álbum de música mexicana (incluyendo tejano) con su álbum “Génesis”, mientras que el disco de la colombiana Karol G, “Mañana será bonito”, y el del puertorriqueño Rauw Alejandro, “Saturno”, compiten en la categoría de mejor álbum de pop latino.TODOS LOS NOMINADOS A LOS GRAMMY 2024SZA es la principal contendiente de los premios Grammy, con nueve nominaciones. “Kill Bill”, su himno de venganza envuelto en una balada de R&B, le valió nominaciones a grabación del año, canción del año y mejor interpretación de R&B. “SOS” también está nominado a álbum del año y mejor álbum de R&B progre...

Air Force general named new executive director of the College Football Playoff on eve of expansion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the superintendent of the Air Force Academy, was announced Friday as the new executive director of the College Football Playoff.Clark will replace Bill Hancock, who is retiring, and will take over as the playoff prepares for its expansion to a 12-team format in the 2024 season.“Gen. Clark’s experience leading the U.S. Air Force Academy as a three-star general and also being a four-year letter winner with the U.S Air Force football team gives him a strong background to excel in this crucial leadership role,” said Mark Keenum, Mississippi State president and chairman of the CFP Board of Managers.Hancock was the first full-time director of the NCAA Final Four for men’s basketball and the first administrator of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), which was replaced by the CFP. He took that job in 2012 and as the CFP’s only employee at the time, he was charged with finalizing a media rights agreement, negotiating agreements with bowl gam...

US and India reaffirm security ties as their top diplomats and defense officials hold talks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the U.S. underlined their commitment to boosting security ties Friday as their top diplomats and defense chiefs met to discuss regional security, China and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with their Indian counterparts in New Delhi as part of an Asian trip aimed at showing unity over Russia’s war in Ukraine and preventing differences on the Israel-Hamas war from deepening.Blinken said the U.S. and India were continuing to “deepen our collaboration on everything from emerging technologies to defense to people-to-people ties” and align diplomacy for “an Indo-Pacific region that’s free, that’s open, that’s prosperous, that’s resilient.”He said the two sides discussed the crisis in the Middle East and “we appreciate the fact that from day one India has strongly condemned the attacks of Oct. 7. And as our joint statement makes clear, India and the United States...

Max Homa shares lead of Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa after Round 2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:01:10 GMT

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round on Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard. Homa, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 8, followed up his 66 on Thursday with another bogey-free round at the Gary Player Country Club. He hasn’t played since the Ryder Cup in Italy that finished Oct. 1, and where he collected 3 1/2 points to be the highest scorer for the United States in its loss to the Europeans. His last strokeplay event was the Fortinet Championship in mid-September.Homa said that he is surprised at how well is playing after his break.“It’s been nice, the body’s feeling better as the week’s gone on,” Homa said. “I woke up today and felt like a golfer again, so that was nice.“If you fly 20-odd hours over here, you may as well play some good golf. So it’s nice that I’m doing that.”Pavon shot a 66 — the joint best score of the round — thank...