California

Woman arrested for allegedly stabbing her mother to death

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Tragedy struck in the Terra Linda community when a 55-year-old mother was found fatally stabbed on her apartment balcony on Monday, per local authorities. Subsequently, her 28-year-old daughter, Tonantzyn Oris Beltran, was arrested on suspicion of her murder. Police arrived on the scene around 5 p.m., discovering Beltran standing next to the victim with a knife in her hand, her clothes allegedly soaked in blood. According to law enforcement, Beltran didn’t …

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Teen boy arrested for allegedly murdering his family

MIRAMONTE, CA – A teenage boy, 14, was apprehended on Friday under suspicion of committing a horrific act of familicide. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, the young teen allegedly murdered his parents and attempted to kill his sister. His identity is being withheld by authorities due to his minor status. The suspect now stands accused of two counts of murder in addition to one count of attempted murder. He received these charges for …

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Woman walking dog killed in sledgehammer attack on college campus

TORRANCE, CA – A woman in her 60s was fatally attacked on the campus of El Camino College near Torrance, California on Christmas Eve, according to campus police. The woman, who was walking her dog and collecting recyclables at about 7 a.m., was reportedly attacked with a sledgehammer. By the time authorities arrived on the scene, the assailant had fled, and the victim was found unconscious and bleeding from her head near the gymnasium building. …

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Fertility doctor found guilty of murdering his wife

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – A California fertility doctor has been found guilty of murdering his wife and attempting to cover it up as an accidental fall, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office reported on Tuesday. Dr. E. Scott Sills was convicted of killing his wife, Susann Sills in 2016 and is slated to face a prison sentence of up to 15 years to life. He had been arrested and charged in 2019. In the initial …

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Road rage shooting kills 4-year-old boy in front of his parents

LANCASTER, CA – An unauthorized car chase involving gunfire in California left a four-year-old boy dead in front of his parents. The road rage incident occurred on Sierra Highway within the Los Angeles borough of Lancaster around 7:30 pm on Friday. As reported by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the child’s parents were driving along the road when the driver of another vehicle cut them off. The aggressive driver then started pursuing the family. The …

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Mom accused of killling 9-year-old daughter

WESTMINSTER, CA – A 32-year-old mother from Westminster has been apprehended and is in police custody after her 9-year-old daughter was found dead in their home on Friday, according to the Westminster Police Department (WPD). Officers were called out to the family’s residence on the 14100 block of Goldenwest Street for a welfare check, following a call from a concerned family member just after noon. Upon arriving and gaining access to the house, the officers …

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Six juvenilles arrested for mall shooting

NORTHRIDGE, CA – On Friday night at Northridge Fashion Center in California, a shooting incident led to a chaotic scene with at least 6 people detained. Responding to the situation around 6 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department witnessed shards of glass scattered across the outdoor patio of H2O Sushi & Izakaya, a restaurant in the vicinity, due to shattered windows. Eyewitness accounts described a terrifying scenario where shoppers scrambled for safety as gunshots rang …

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Woman and lover arrested in husband’s brutal murder

HAYWARD, CA – A woman and her alleged lover were arrested over a month after the stabbing death of her husband. On October 8, authorities in Hayward police received reports of an assault and found Parwiz Assar, 51, suffering from stab wounds at the scene. He was pronounced dead at the site. An investigation led to 21-year-old Samim Azizi in Seattle being arrested and held without bail at King County Jail, pending extradition to California. …

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Male nanny sentenced to 707 years for disturbing crimes against children

SANTA ANA, CA – A male nanny from California was sentenced on Friday to more than 700 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing 16 boys and showing pornography to a 17th under his supervision. Confirmed guilty of 34 felony counts, 34-year-old Matthew Zakrzewski committed his heinous crimes over a three-year period from January 2014 to May 2019. Addressing the court, Zakrzewski commented on his past actions: “I prided myself on bringing …

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Little boy fatally stabbed by 5-year-old twin brother while they were playing

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA – A fatal incident involving five-year-old twin boys occurred in Scotts Valley, California. According to the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office, one of the brothers accidentally stabbed the other while the pair were engaged in a playful fight. The wounded child was immediately rushed to the hospital but did not survive his injuries. After investigating the circumstances of the situation, the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office found no evidence of criminal activity or negligence, …

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