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Man sentenced to prison for lewd acts on a child in Ventura County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for lewd acts on a child in Ventura County on Monday.Raymond Giral, 55, from Parker, Colorado was convicted by a Ventura County jury of four counts of a lewd act upon a child.Giral had sexual contact with an underage victim at multiple locations throughout Ventura County between 2007 and 2012, officials said. Giral's convictions include “aggravating circumstances that the victim was particularly vulnerable and that Giral took advantage of a position of trust,” court documents said. “The jury also found true the special allegation that Giral had substantial sexual conduct with the victim.”The victim came forward in 2018 after learning Giral had been arrested for a separate sex crime in Colorado. Giral is currently serving an eight-year prison term in Colorado when he was convicted by the Ventura County DA’s office.“I am proud of the victim for having the courage to confront her abuser and tell her story at trial,” said Deputy District Attorne...

4.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A preliminary magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Northern California on Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. Six Bay Area cops face decertification on child porn, extortion and destroying evidence The earthquake struck near Hollister at 3:23 p.m., and it was felt inside the KRON4 newsroom in San Francisco to as far south as Santa Cruz. It struck nearly five miles below the surface, according to data from USGS. There have been no reports of damages or injuries so far, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.The quake took place near the Calaveras Fault Zone, and the California Geological Survey says that aftershocks "can be expected." VTA light rail service will be delayed for five to seven minutes for post-earthquake inspection, according to a tweet from the VTA.Valley Water, the water treatment plant that provides water in Santa Clara County, said staff inspections of their properties are underway, but no damages have b...

Berkeley police adjust patrols due to staffing shortages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- Fewer police officers are patrolling certain parts of Berkeley as a result of significant understaffing at the Berkeley Police Department.The department decreased the number of its beat teams from 16 to 14. The change went into effect on Saturday.BPD originally had 16 beat teams assigned to certain areas of the city, but with the officer shortage, the teams weren't fully staffed.Jessica Perry, BPD's spokesperson, says it's a balancing act. The department used to divide staff into 16 beat teams with seven or eight officers on each along with two sergeants, but that wasn't working."Before we would have beats that were not staffed and other officers working other beats would have to backfill and do beats that weren't theirs," Perry says. So on April 1, the department adjusted to 14 beat teams.Perry says Berkeley isn't the only department in this predicament, "I think we are doing the best we can to manage, we are dealing with a nationwide shortage so people a...

Sophia Mason's grandmother sues Alameda County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

HAYWARD. Calif. (KRON) – The grandmother of a little girl who was killed is suing Alameda County and three of its employees. Sophia Mason, 8, from Hayward was found dead last year in Merced County. Her mother and the mother’s boyfriend have been charged with her death.“Obviously, no money will bring her back, but the family is focused on making sure another family does not face this and that everyone is safer at large,” said Carly Sanchez, who is representing Sophia’s grandmother Sylvia Johnson. Sophia lived with her grandmother in the East Bay for most of her life. But in the fall of 2021, Johnson told authorities that her daughter showed up demanding Sophia live with her.Eight months later, the little girl was found dead. Her body was decomposed in a bathtub. Woman vanishes in San Francisco during cruise vacation “The evidence shows she was abused and tortured and the county looked the other way. No one followed up - it could have saved her life,” Sanchez said.Sanchez says ...

Alameda catalytic converter thefts continue to spike

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- In a recent 30-day period, there were 65 reports of catalytic converter thefts in the City of Alameda. At least one incident involved a suspect brandishing a gun.Today, Alameda police released video of the most recent catalytic converter theft. The video was obtained by Alameda PD investigators. The theft happened around 9 a.m. on Tuesday near 9th Street and San Antonio. This is the latest incident in what is an ongoing crime trend in Alameda. Puppy found stuffed in garbage bag in Santa Cruz County "When I play the video, you're going to hear the sawing. It's going to be the sawing of the catalytic converter," said Alameda Police Sgt. Mike Ortega.Police have only a limited description of the suspect. Alameda police dispatch received a call about the crime while it was in progress and sent a patrol car to the scene. Officers observed the suspect driving recklessly while trying to get away.The officer decided not to pursue the suspect vehicle. Sgt. Ortega s...

Oilers beat Kings 3-1, move into 2nd place in Pacific

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leon Draisaitl broke a tie with 7:20 left and the Edmonton Oilers vaulted into second place in the Pacific Division with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night in a pivotal game for playoff seeding.The win not only put the Oilers one point ahead of the Kings, it gave them 100 points for the second straight season. The last time Edmonton reached the century mark in back-to-back seasons was 1987 under a different points structure.The teams split the four-game season series and are on course to possibly meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight year. Edmonton had home ice in last year’s series and won in seven games.Los Angeles’ Viktor Arvidsson, who tied it at 1 and snapped a 171:58 shutout streak by the Oilers, was called for the penalty that resulted in Edmonton’s deciding goal.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers and Stuart Skinner stopped 20 shots. AVALANCHE 5, SHARKS 3, OTSAN JOSE,...

Kemp’s RBI single in 9th gives A’s 4-3 win over Guardians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tony Kemp said he lost sleep over his costly error on Monday. It didn’t take him long to make up for it.The second baseman hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.“Today’s a new day,” Kemp said. “You just continue to grind it out with your teammates. We’ve got a great group here. The season is young.”Ryan Noda led off the ninth with a walk against James Karinchak (0-2). Noda advanced to second on a groundout by Esteury Ruiz before Kemp singled him home.“I faced (Karinchak) a couple of times in the past,” Kemp noted. “He’s a guy that you definitely don’t want to get behind in the count, so I was just trying to get a fastball in the zone early and put a good swing on it, and it worked out for us.”Ruiz and Jace Peterson also drove in runs to help Oakland snap a six-game home losing streak to Cleveland.Trevor May (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning for the win....

MacKinnon scores 2, leads Avalanche past Sharks 4-3 in OT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game 3:13 into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch a playoff spot.Jack Johnson and Evan Rodrigues also scored for Colorado. Devon Toews and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists, and MacKinnon also had one. Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves for his 36th win of the season.Kevin Labanc had two goals, Jacob Peterson also scored and Logan Couture added two assists for San Jose. Kaapo Kahkonen finished with 38 saves.In the extra period, MacKinnon got a pass from Toews on the right side, skated in on Kahkonen on a breakaway and fired a shot past the goalie’s blocker side for his 36 goal and 100th point of the season.Peterson scored on the power play 5:50 of the third as he got a pass in front from Danil Gushchin and quickly beat Kahkonen for his second of the season to pull the Sharks to 3-2.Labanc got his second of the game and 15th of the season to tie it ju...

Draisaitl propels Oilers past Kings, into 2nd in Pacific

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leon Draisaitl broke a tie with 7:20 left and the Edmonton Oilers vaulted into second place in the Pacific Division with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night in a pivotal game for playoff seeding.The win not only put the Oilers one point ahead of the Kings, it gave them 100 points for the second straight season. The last time Edmonton reached the century mark in back-to-back seasons was 1987 under a different points structure.The teams split the four-game season series and are on course to possibly meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight year. Edmonton had home ice in last year’s series and won in seven games.Draisaitl, who also had two assists, extended his points streak to 13 games with 10 goals and 27 points during that span. Draisaitl had the go-ahead score on a power play when he put in a rebound past Pheonix Copley in front of Los Angeles’ net. It was Draisaitl’s 51st goal of the seas...

Urías throws 6 shutout innings, Dodgers beat Rockies 5-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:43 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith is settling in quickly batting third in the Dodgers’ order. Smith hit a two-run homer, Julio Urías tossed six scoreless innings to outpitch Germán Márquez, and Los Angeles defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Tuesday night.A night earlier, the Dodgers pounded out 13 hits and 13 runs to beat the Rockies.“I wish we could spread some of these runs out,” manager Dave Roberts said.Smith has homered in three straight games. Jason Heyward connected for the second consecutive game and Max Muncy added a solo shot for the Dodgers, who have gone deep in six in a row. They lead the majors with 13 home runs.“I always feel good when you swing at good pitches and you’re not missing them,” said Smith, who early on is picking up the offensive slack left by the departure of Trea Turner. “To me, I treat every at-bat the same. That’s what I can control.”Smith got his third RBI of the game with a double that scored Mookie Betts in the eighth for a 5-0 lead...