HOUSTON — Authorities say newly tested DNA evidence helped them make an arrest in the killings more than eight years ago of a family, including two boys, who were shot in their suburban Houston home.

Feng Lu, 58, who had long been considered a suspect in the case, was arrested on Sunday by police in San Francisco after his arrival from China, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

Lu has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of Maoye Sun and his wife Mei Xie and the couple’s two sons, 7-year-old Titus and 9-year-old Timothy, the sheriff said in a tweet on Tuesday.

Lu was being held Wednesday at a jail in San Mateo County, California, pending extradition to Texas. Court records did not list an attorney for Lu who could speak on his behalf.

The bodies of all four family members were found on Jan. 30, 2014, in their home in the Houston suburb of Cypress. All had been shot in the head. Investigators said Sun was last seen alive leaving work on Jan. 24.

Lu was linked to the killings after new forensic testing done in January on samples that previously were not able to be identified showed that Lu’s DNA was found on a purse that belonged to Xie, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The DNA testing contradicted statements Lu had made previously to investigators in which he had said he did not know Xie or her children and didn’t know where the family lived, according to the affidavit.

Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the killings, but according to the affidavit, Lu had unsuccessfully tried to get Sun’s help with a promotion at work. Both had worked at Cameron International, which provides products and services to oil and gas companies.

Lu “stated he believed that (Sun) made derogatory comments about him to fellow co-workers … which may have been the reason he did not get the promotion,” according to the affidavit.

Investigators say Lu had bought a handgun a week before the killings and then returned it five days after the killings without the weapon’s barrel. Authorities allege Lu gave inconsistent stories about what happened to the gun’s barrel. Investigators also allege that bullets Lu had bought with the gun had likely been manufactured on the same machine as the bullet that killed one of the boys, Titus.

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Police arrested a man said to have stolen 14 catalytic converters in South San Francisco, authorities announced on Friday.

Officers responded to the 2200 block of Shannon Drive on Friday at 2:25 am after reports of catalytic converter theft. Witnesses said they saw two men in a black Infiniti coupe cut out a catalytic converter from a Toyota Prius.

After scanning the area, police said they located a car matching witness descriptions, which quickly fled onto Highway 101 towards San Francisco. The car collided near the Vermont Street exit, and two people inside the car fled on foot.

The passenger was arrested, but police said they were unable to locate a driver.

Inside the car was 14 catalytic converters, a saw, a jack and a stolen license plate, said police.

Anyone with more information is urged to contact the South San Francisco Police Department at 650-877-8900.

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PREVIOUS OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS

· Air Products and Chemicals Inc.’s chosen warehouse developer, Prologis Inc., will have to wait until July 13 for a final decision by Upper Macungie Township’s zoning hearing board on 2.61 million square feet of warehouses. 

· Chubby’s of Southside Easton has added Krispy Krunchy Chicken to its offerings and name.

· Curaleaf Holdings Inc., which operates in the U.S. and Europe, will open a medical-marijuana dispensary at 1801 Airport Road, Hanover Township.

· Habitat for Humanity, which has “ReStores” that sell new and lightly used furniture, has leased 30,000 square feet at the South Mall.

· Nat Hyman’s bid to convert an old warehouse at 938 Washington St. in Allentown into 48 apartments did not win zoning hearing board approval this week after neighbors said more housing would make an on-street parking shortage worse.

· Members 1st Federal Credit Union opened a new branch this week at 5605 Hamilton Blvd, Trexlertown. It’s one of five planned for the Lehigh Valley. 

· A Turkish restaurant has relocated from one downtown to another, taking its fresh ingredients and cozy atmosphere from Nazareth to 200 Main St., Tatamy.

· The Tennessee Titans have chosen Allentown-based Shift4 Payments to handle payments at Nissan Stadium.

· Wells Fargo Bank held ribbon-cutting at its downtown Allentown branch at 740 Hamilton St.

· The Wiz Kidz outlet at the Madison Farms residential/retail development in Bethlehem Township will hold a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting at noon on July 15.

· Bad Biscuit Company, which offered breakfast with scratch-made biscuits, freshly baked pastry and local, small-batch artisan coffee, said it will cease operations at 16 Columbia Ave. in Reading after its July 1 hours.

· FastBridge Fiber has announced it will build an all-fiber cable network that will offer ultra-fast internet in the Reading area.

· Hamid Chaudhry has said he no longer plans to move forward with pursuing a food truck park he previously proposed on the site of the former Sheetz convenience store and gas station in Exeter Township at 6600 Perkiomen Ave. (Route 422 East). 

· The Maxatawny Township Planning Commission has OK’d a proposal for a Mavis Discount Tire store in the Kutztown Road shopping center that features a Giant supermarket.

· Valentino’s Italian restaurant has gotten Maxatawny Township’s approval to remain open when the state transportation department takes one-third of its parking lot to build a traffic roundabout at the intersection of Route 222 and Long Lane.

· Pocono Mountain Harley-Davidson, under new ownership, will hold a “Grand Re-Opening Bash” July 9 and July 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

· Sauce West End plans to open in a former Rita’s Italian Ice, just off Route 209 across from the Tractor Supply store in Brodheadsville.

· The Surgery Center of Pottsville, which offered medical procedure services for 16 years in Cressona Mall. will close June 28.

· Wells Fargo has closed its branch office in Langhorne, near the intersection with Maple Avenue.

· The latest PrimoHoagies location in New Jersey held a grand opening at 1930 State Route 57, Hackettstown.

· A new Tractor Supply Co. store in Warren County will have its grand opening in the former Toys ‘R’ Us store in Pohatcong Plaza on July 9.

· Hunter Pocono Peterbilt plans to move Pocono Township operations to Stroudsburg.

· Coal Winery and Kitchen at 81 Broad St., Bethlehem, has closed as its owner searches for a new location for the business, according to its Facebook page. 

· Lowhill Township supervisors approved a 312,120-square-foot commercial warehouse and distribution center on a 43.4-acre tract on the west side of Route 100, south of the Kernsville Road intersection.

· The Mint Gastropub at 1223 W. Broad St., Bethlehem, announced that it has temporarily closed to undergo a merger with a “well-known restaurant group” from Bethlehem.

· The Slatington Farmers Market opened its 28,000-square-foot showroom, which includes space for 53 vendors, as well as a 4,000-square-foot event space.

· St. Luke’s University Health Network opened a new pediatric inpatient unit next to the eight-bed pediatric intensive care unit at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem.

· 25th Asian House opened at the location of the former Tin Tin Chinese restaurant in the 25th Street Shopping Center in Palmer Township.

· The Chick-Fil-A in Broadcasting Square shopping center in Spring Township was razed to make way for a new, expanded facility for the popular chicken sandwich restaurant.

· Plans for drive-thru locations of a Chipotle and a Starbucks at the intersection of Ivy League Drive and Kutztown Road were rejected by Maxatawny Township planners.

· Cumru Township plannes reviewed preliminary plans for NorthPoint-Morgantown Commerce Center, a 738,720-square-foot warehouse to be built on 75.2 acres at Morgantown Road (State Route 10) and Freemansville Road.

· Kutztown University has plans to expand its historic Poplar House to 13,161 square feet with an addition around its side and back, but keep the 129-year-old structure intact.

· A wine store and beverage outlet could be coming to a new two-unit building along the commercial strip of Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Lehighton, Carbon County.

· ChristianaCare, a Delaware health care organization, has announced it will buy the former Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, Chester County.

· Garden of Health Inc. celebrated the opening of the food bank’s new warehouse at 201 Church Road, North Wales, in Montgomery County.

· Silverline Trailers Inc. opened its first location in Pennsylvania and in the Northeast at 223 Porter Road, Pottstown, where it sells utility, cargo, dump, equipment and car hauler trailers. 

· A new smoothie and bowl restaurant, Sips & Berries, opened at 285 Maple Ave., Harleysville, in Montgomery County.

· Terrain on the Parkway offers 160 new 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments at 1625 Lehigh Parkway East in Allentown. 

· Lehigh Valley native Don Wenner is moving his real estate investment and finance firm DLP Capital from Bethlehem to Allentown at 835 W. Hamilton St.

· While Wells Fargo has been the leader in closing banks lately, it will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new downtown Allentown office at 740 Hamilton St. on June 30.

· If you’re in the market for sterling silver jewelry, minerals and semi-precious gemstones, C& I Minerals is now operating at the South Mall at 3300 Lehigh St. in Allentown.

· The Allentown-based utility company PPL Corp. bought a major Rhode Island utility.

· Ownership at Martellucci’s Pizzeria in Bethlehem has changed, but Paul and Donna Hlavinka and their family are running the pizza place at 1419 Easton Ave., just as it has been operated for 49 years. 

· Dr. Jacob Kasprenski’s new Kasprenski Family Eye Care opened at 1088 Howertown Road, Catasauqua.

· Josie’s New York Deli in downtown Easton closed early in the COVID-19 pandemic, but a June 13 Historic District Commission meeting approved a request for a new sign at its building at 14 Centre Square. 

· Zekraft cafe has opened its second location in the Easton Silk Mill in Easton. The first Zekraft restaurant was opened in Bethlehem. The restaurants’ menus change frequently, with a focus on local ingredients. 

· Manta Massage at 319 Main St., Emmaus, will hold its grand opening on July 10 starting at 11 a.m. 

· The former Iron Lakes Country Club, constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, will operate at 3625 Shankweiler Road in North Whitehall Township under its new name, The Club at Twin Lakes. 

· Prologis, a titan in the logistics industry, will own and operate three warehouses proposed in Upper Macungie Township at the former Air Products headquarters campus at 7201 Hamilton Blvd. 

· Lehigh Valley Health Network ceremonially opened its first Carbon County hospital — a $78 million, 100,578-square-foot facility at 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Mahoning Township.

· Pocono Township commissioners voted to accept Swiftwater Solar’s preliminary final plan for the $111 million, 80-megawatt field on a private 644-acre site on top of Bear Mountain that would include about 200,000 solar panels.

· Firetree Ltd. wants to expand its in-patient rehab operation at the former Sands Ford auto dealership at 440 N Claude A Lord Blvd. (Route 61), Pottsville.

· A Dunkin’ in Schuylkill County located at 400 Terry Rich Blvd., St. Clair, has become just the fourth location of the donut and coffee chain to go entirely digital. 

· The Conservatory music school in Bucks County will close after 34 years, and school officials say the COVID-19 pandemic is the cause. The nonprofit, located at 4059 Skyron Drive, Doylestown, will close June 30.

· A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Arby’s will be built on the site of the former Ahart’s Market on Route 22 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

· Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce offices and the Unity Bank Center for Business & Entrepreneurship will be located at 119 Main St., Flemington. 

· Honeygrow opens Quakertown location, next to Chipotle on Route 309, on June 3.

· Dunkin’ reopens remodeled restaurant at 1174 MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township

· Muse Modern Med Spa at 325 Fifth St. in Whitehall Township  will hold a grand opening June 4.

· Around Again, a consignment store, opened at 154 S. Main St., Phillipsburg

· Steak and Steel Hibachi, a restaurant in the works at 44 W. Walnut St., Bethlehem, still plans on opening late this summer. 

· Take It Outdoors Recreation Hub has moved to a spot along the Schuylkill River Trail at Riverfront Park in Pottstown, Montgomery County

· Pedego Electric Bikes has a new outlet in Lambertville, N.J. at 13 N. Union St.

· Amanda Vachris has opened a new Keller Williams Real Estate office at 15 St. John St. in Schuylkill Haven.

· Easton’s new West Ward Market will open Wednesday and be open on Wednesday’s through the summer from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The market, created by the Greater Easton Development Partnership, will sell fresh produce on 12th Street, next to Paxinosa Elementary School.

· Ciao Sandwich Shoppe is adding a second location, this time on College Hill in Easton. Ciao plans to open at 325 Cattell St. in late summer. Ciao already operates in downtown Easton at 12 N. Third St

· Ma’s Crepes and Cakes will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting June 16 at 46 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. The celebration starts at 5 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 5:45 p.m. 

· Bethlehem’s Back Door Bakeshop will reopen as a wholesale operation at 7 E. Church St. in the city’s historic district. The business was open for nine years as a retail outlet at Broad and Center streets, before announcing in March that it would close the storefront April 3 and “go back to its origins as a wholesale business.”

·The Beef Baron on Catasauqua Road in Bethlehem is closed indefinitely for renovations

· The Brothers That Just Do Gutters are opening a new location in Allentown at 1302 N. 18th St.

· St. John Chrysostom Academy, an Orthodox school serving grades 1-9 starting this fall, held a grand opening at its St. Francis Center, Bethlehem, campus.

· Easton Commons, a shopping center anchored by Giant Foods at 2920 Easton Ave., Bethlehem Township, has a new name: The Shops at Bethlehem.

· Carbon County is getting a taste of Brazil at Uai Brasil BBQ at 315 Lehigh Ave. in Palmerton.

· The Keystone Pub in Bethlehem Township, at 3259 Easton Avenue, has reopened after a lengthy and expensive renovation. 

· The Trading Post Depot opened at 401 Northampton St., Easton. The rustic furniture store makes custom tables for dining rooms, desktops, conference centers and more.

· The Easton area has a new gym: Homemade Fitness at 444 Cedarville Road in Williams Township.

· Il Gaetano Ristorante opened at its 665 Columbus Ave., Phillipsburg, location. 

· Ciao! Sandwich Shoppe to open second location on College Hill in Easton, replacing The Kettle Room

· Rene and Grisellies Benique have opened Ezekiel 47 Cafe at 10 S. Fifth Ave., off Fifth and Penn avenues, in West Reading. 

· Alter Ego Salon and Day Spa in Emmaus is holding a grand opening Sunday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at noon. 

· Origen Latin Fusion has opened at the site of the former Tomcat Cafe in Sinking Spring, Berks County. 

· Sellersville Senior Residences will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 24. The Bucks County affordable-housing community for adults 55 and older has 50 apartments, with eight allocated for people with behavioral health needs.

· The House and Barn in Emmaus has opened its Shed outdoor dining and cigar bar area. The House and Barn is at 1449 Chestnut St. in Emmaus.

· Realtor Amanda Vachris and the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting at Vachris’s new Keller Williams Real Estate office at 15 St. John St., Schuylkill Haven, at 4 p.m. on May 24.

· Il Gaetano Ristorante will hold a grand opening on Friday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. The 665 Columbus Ave., Phillipsburg.

· First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union will hold a grand opening at its new headquarters in Trexlertown, 6126 Hamilton Blvd., on May 18.

· Vinyl Press Signs & Graphics has relocated within Emmaus. The new site is 15 S. Second St., not far from the former Sixth Street location.

· Pedro’s Cafe in Emmaus to close

· SV Sports (formerly Schuylkill Valley Sports) to close Quakertown location

· Flemington DIY will host a Grand Re-Opening on May 14 at 26 Stangl Road, Flemington. The celebration will kick off at 10 a.m. 

· Elpedio’s Ristorante at Seipsville opened at 2912 Old Nazareth Road in Easton. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Sunday.

· Uai Brazil opened at 315 Lehigh Ave, Palmerton, offering both a seated or buffet option. 

· Colombian Mex Restaurant opened at 107 E Union Blvd in Bethlehem, offering traditional Colombian cuisine. 

· Precision Ink opened at 161 W Berwick St. in Easton. 

· King Wing opened a location in Bethlehem at 129 E. Third St., serving wings and sandwiches.  

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SAN FRANCISCO — A man convicted of murdering his friend in San Francisco more than 30 years ago has been exonerated in a case that authorities said highlighted many issues within the criminal justice system, such as the lengthy amount of time it takes to undo a wrongful conviction , as well as problems associated with using incentivized testimony and the unreliability of cross-racial identifications.

Joaquin Ciria, now 61, was convicted of murder in 1991 in the shooting death a year prior of Felix Bastarrica. At the time, San Francisco police investigators honed in on Ciria as the shooter based on street rumors, questionable witness accounts and statements by the teen getaway driver, George Varela, who knew Ciria and tested — in exchange for immunity — that he drove Ciria to and from the scene.

But Ciria maintained his innocence from the beginning, and no physical evidence linked him to the crime, prosecutors now say. Furthermore, jurors heard no evidence of an alternate suspect and no evidence that Ciria had an alibi, even though two witnesses were willing to testify that he had an alibi.

After an exhaustive review by the San Francisco district attorney’s newly created Innocence Commission, prosecutors on Monday said new evidence presented by Ciria’s attorneys provided what they called “convincing proof” that Ciria was wrongly convicted based on false testimony. It was the first case reviewed by the Innocence Commission since its formation.

“Our office is proud of and grateful for the work of the Innocence Commission in rectifying the wrongful conviction of Mr. Ciria,” Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco district attorney, said in a statement. “Wrongful convictions continue to plague our justice system at great cost to the families, victims, and suspected persons whose lives are devastated when the wrong person is convicted of a crime.”

Boudin thanked the court for correcting what he called a “miscarriage of justice.”

At his trial, jurors heard three eyewitnesses identify Ciria as the shooter. But two witnesses were strangers who made what prosecutors called “cross-racial identifications” at long distances with poor lighting during the late-night shooting.

Furthermore, police placed extreme pressure on the teen getaway driver, a key witness in the case, to identify Ciria as the shooter or face charges himself, authorities said.

Another eyewitness, who was the victim’s best friend and knew all the parties involved, also saw the shooting and identified a different shooter. That witness didn’t testify at Ciria’s trial.

Other witnesses confirmed details that support the new eyewitness’s story, including descriptions of the shooter initially provided by the stranger eyewitnesses that more closely match the alternate suspect than Ciria did.

The driver’s sister and a close family friend said Varela has since admitted Ciria was not the shooter and that he lied at the trial.

Lara Bazelon, chair of the Innocence Commission, said in a statement that the district attorney has a duty to correct what she called intolerable violations when a conviction is a “perversion of justice.”

After the conviction was vacated Monday — 32 years after Ciria’s arrest — prosecutors dismissed the case and Ciria was freed.

Since the National Registry of Exonerations began tracking wrongful convictions in 1989, there have been more than 270 known wrongful convictions in California, prosecutors said. Studies show key contributing factors to these wrongful convictions include mistaken eyewitness identification, false testimony and official misconduct.

Paige Kaneb, supervising attorney at the Northern California Innocence Project, who represented Ciria, said his case — which contained all three contributing factors — highlighted many issues with the criminal justice system and was an example of how people of color aren’t afforded the presumption of innocence.

“Joaquin highlights the indominable nature of the human spirit–32 years were stolen from him and yet he has kept his big heart and easy smile and is full of joy as he looks forward to starting his life again,” she said.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A female suspect slammed into several cars including a California Highway Patrol vehicle while at the wheel of a stolen Toyota Camry before being arrested after a foot pursuit, authorities said.

The CHP said the incident began early Friday morning when officers were ending a pursuit of a DUI suspect on southbound Highway 101 near Cesar Chavez St.

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As CHP officers were conducting a traffic break, the Camry speeded past both the slow moving traffic and the patrol vehicles on the right shoulder.

The officers immediately initiated a pursuit after the driver failed to pull over and stop. The Camry continued south and exited at Silver Ave., where it collided with the rear of a Nissan Maxima which was stopped at the top of the off-ramp for a red light.

The driver of the Camry then threw the vehicle in reverse and struck the front of the CHP vehicle before taking off again.

The pursuit continued down Silver Ave. towards Mission St. After circling around several blocks, the Camry collided with a Jaguar near Silver Ave. and Mission St., causing the Camry to be disabled in the road.

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The female driver of the Camry attempted to flee on foot but was quickly detained without incident.

Once she was in custody, the officers learned soon that she recently had been released from custody for similar offenses and was out on supervised probation with an ankle monitor.

Investigators also determined the Camry was an unreported stolen vehicle.

The driver of the Nissan involved in the initial collision on the Silver Ave. off-ramp was determined to be under the influence and subsequently arrested for DUI.

The driver of the Jaguar was uninjured and there were no injuries to the CHP officers.

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The female suspect was arrested for multiple charges, including DUI, felony evading, driving a stolen vehicle, and a probation hold was also initiated to retain her in custody.

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CARLISLE, Pennsylvania (WHTM) – A Carlisle man was arrested after multiple fraud victims came forward saying they paid him to do handyman services and did not show up, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Mike C. Kalinich was arrested for theft and contractor fraud for incidents dating back to 2019. The victims said they paid him for services including repairing roofs and tiles, mowing grass, repairing lawn mowers and cars in Cumberland County, among others. They said he never showed up to do these services.

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The police mentioned that Kalinich had been sued by people in a civil court and sentenced to pay, but refused to do so.

According to police, Kalinich did not have a contractor license and operated small businesses in the area, including RCK Enterprise and K&M.

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Kalinich was arrested and left $ 15,000 on bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 6th.

Anyone who believes they may have been a victim of this scam should call PSP Carlisle at (717) 249-2121.

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PLEASANT HILL (CBS SF / BCN) – Pleasant Hill police arrested two teens Wednesday in connection with a grass fire near Diablo Valley College, believed to have been caused by illegal fireworks.

Two 16-year-olds allegedly threw an explosive tennis ball-sized mortar from a moving vehicle on Golf Club Road. The resulting fire burned a quarter of an acre of grass and trees before firefighters put it out.

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The device was designed to be detonated in a special launch tube, although without the tube it exploded on the ground, spraying sparks in all directions. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District officials said the fire could have spread to nearby homes in less favorable weather conditions.

A witness saw the youths fleeing from the scene near Contra Costa Boulevard and Doray Drive and called the police. The officers arrested the two 16-year-old residents of Pleasant Hill, who were interviewed and later released into the care of their parents.

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Fire investigators said they would refer the case to prosecutors on likely charges of unlawful fire and possession of fireworks. The suspects are likely to be referred to the fire department’s youth fire department program.

The incident follows another fire that allegedly started last week in the Vine Hill neighborhood and was also caused by teenagers.

Fire district officials say they want to remind the public that fireworks, including those labeled “safe and healthy”, are dangerous and illegal in Contra Costa County. Anyone who sees people using fireworks can anonymously call the department’s arson hotline at (866) 50-ARSON (27766).

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SAN FRANCISCO – Am 4. Mai gegen 16:51 Uhr antworteten Polizeibeamte aus San Francisco von der Tenderloin Station auf das Gebiet der Straßen 4th und Stockton, um einen Bericht über einen Doppelstich zu erhalten.

Die Beamten kamen vor Ort an und lokalisierten zwei asiatische Opfer im Alter von 84 und 63 Jahren, die an mehreren Stichwunden litten. Die Beamten leisteten den Opfern Hilfe und riefen Sanitäter zur Szene. Beide Opfer wurden in ein örtliches Krankenhaus gebracht.

Foto von Chui Fong von einer Go Fund Me-Seite, die von ihren Enkelkindern eingerichtet wurde.

Das 63-jährige Opfer erlitt nicht lebensbedrohliche Verletzungen. Das 84-jährige Opfer wurde zunächst wegen lebensbedrohlicher Verletzungen behandelt. Ihr medizinischer Status wurde inzwischen auf nicht lebensbedrohlich angehoben. Beide Opfer bleiben im Krankenhaus.

Im Verlauf der Untersuchung erhielten die Beamten ein Bild des Verdächtigen. Tenderloin-Beamte erkannten den Verdächtigen aus früheren Polizeikontakten. Er wurde als 54-jähriger Patrick Thompson aus San Francisco identifiziert.

Gegen 19 Uhr fanden die Beamten Thompson im 600er Block der Eddy Street, wo er ohne Zwischenfälle in Gewahrsam genommen wurde. Thompson wurde später im San Francisco County Gefängnis wegen zwei Anklagen wegen versuchten Mordes und Misshandlung älterer Menschen gebucht.

Die Untersuchung wird vom Tenderloin Station Investigations Team mit Unterstützung der SFPD Night Investigations Unit geleitet. Die Ermittler arbeiten daran, festzustellen, ob der Vorfall durch rassistische Vorurteile motiviert war. Ein Hassverbrechen ist definiert als eine Straftat gegen eine Person oder ein Eigentum, die ganz oder teilweise durch die Vorurteile eines Täters gegenüber Rasse, Religion, Behinderung, sexueller Orientierung, ethnischer Zugehörigkeit, Geschlecht oder Geschlechtsidentität motiviert ist.

Obwohl eine Verhaftung vorgenommen wurde, bleibt dies eine offene, frühe und aktive Untersuchung. Jeder mit Informationen wird gebeten, die SFPD Tip Line unter (415) 575-4444 anzurufen oder einen Tipp an TIP411 zu senden und die Textnachricht mit SFPD zu beginnen.

Die Bezirksstaatsanwältin von San Francisco, Chesa Boudin, kündigte die folgenden Anklagen gegen Thompson an: zwei Fälle von vorsätzlichem Mordversuch (Strafgesetzbuch, Abschnitt 664/187); zwei Angriffe mit einer tödlichen Waffe (Strafgesetzbuch, Abschnitt 245 (a) (1)); und zwei Fälle von Missbrauch älterer Menschen (Strafgesetzbuch, Abschnitt 368 (b) (1)) mit Verbesserungen für schwere Körperverletzungen, schwere Körperverletzungen bei Ältesten und den persönlichen Gebrauch einer tödlichen Waffe. Diese Anklagen sind mit einer möglichen lebenslangen Haftstrafe verbunden.

Eine Gerichtsverhandlung war für Freitag um 13:30 Uhr geplant, wobei Boudin die Anklage bei der Gerichtsverhandlung persönlich vertrat.

Am Donnerstag besuchte Boudin beide Opfer und ihre Familien im Krankenhaus. Eines der Opfer forderte, dass weder ihr Name noch ihr Gesicht veröffentlicht werden.

“Die Stärke und der Mut dieser Frauen sind inspirierend”, sagte Boudin. „Ihr Schmerz war spürbar und wird uns ständig daran erinnern, wie wichtig unsere Arbeit ist, um San Francisco für alle sicherer zu machen. Ich bin dem medizinischen Team des San Francisco General Hospital dankbar, das dazu beigetragen hat, dass die Opfer heute noch bei uns sind. “

Boudin sagte, dass die von der Polizei vorgelegten Beweise einen brutalen Angriff darstellen. „Wir behaupten, dass Mr. Thompson sich den älteren Opfern näherte und sie mit einem Messer erstach. Das Messer durchbohrte die Lunge eines Opfers und erforderte eine umfangreiche Operation. Ein Messer musste von einem anderen Opfer im Krankenhaus entfernt werden. Die Polizei, umstehende Personen, reagierende Ärzte, Chirurgen und anwesende Mitarbeiter des San Francisco General Hospital sind für ihre lebensrettenden Reaktionen zu loben. Der Fall ist auch eine Erinnerung an die Notwendigkeit, den Sprachzugang während des gesamten Ermittlungs- und Rechtsprozesses zu verbessern.

„Diese Tatsachen stützen die Anklage wegen versuchten Mordes, Missbrauchs älterer Menschen und des Angriffs mit einer tödlichen Waffe. Wir untersuchen immer noch, ob in diesem Fall andere Anklagen oder Vorwürfe erhoben werden können, und arbeiten mit der Polizeibehörde zusammen, um festzustellen, ob es Beweise gibt, die Vorwürfe wegen Hassverbrechen stützen. Wenn jemand diesbezüglich Informationen hat, wenden Sie sich bitte an die Polizei oder die Staatsanwaltschaft.

„Es gab einige Fragen zum Hintergrund von Mr. Thompson. Die letzte Verhaftung von Herrn Thompson erfolgte im April 2020, als ein Richter einen Haftbefehl wegen fehlenden Gerichts erließ und als er wegen dieses Haftbefehls verhaftet wurde, war er im Besitz einer Drogenpfeife.

„Zuvor hat die Polizei Herrn Thompson im Jahr 2017 in getrennten Fällen festgenommen. Aufgrund einiger Verwirrung möchten wir klarstellen, was in den zuvor gegen Herrn Thompson eingereichten Fällen geschehen ist. Während dieses Verfahrens befand ihn ein Richter für unfähig, vor Gericht zu stehen, und er wurde in das Napa State Hospital gebracht. Nach seiner Rückkehr im Jahr 2018 beantragte sein Verteidiger, ihn zu Mental Health Diversion zu schicken, einem Programm, das nach kalifornischem Recht verfügbar ist.

„Dieses Programm gibt den Richtern das Ermessen, einen Fall zugunsten einer intensiven, gerichtlich überwachten Behandlung und von Dienstleistungen umzuleiten, die auf bestimmten, aufgezählten Kriterien hinsichtlich des psychischen Gesundheitszustands eines Angeklagten und seines Verhältnisses zu den Anklagen beruhen. Herr Thompson wurde im Oktober 2018 aus der Haft entlassen, um an der Mental Health Diversion teilzunehmen. Nachdem er fast zwei Jahre lang das Programm eingehalten hatte, trat der Verteidiger von Herrn Thompson aus dem Programm aus, das ein Richter bewilligte.

„Während dieser Zeit wurde Herr Thompson keiner neuen Straftat angeklagt und nur wegen Haftbefehls wegen fehlender Gerichtstermine und einmal wegen Besitzes einer Drogenpfeife verhaftet.

„Was passiert ist, ist eine verheerende Tragödie, und wir werden die volle Kraft der Ressourcen unseres Büros einsetzen, um diesen Fall zu verfolgen. Wir müssen auch hart arbeiten, um das nächste Verbrechen zu verhindern, und das beinhaltet Prävention und Behandlung. Herr Thompson brauchte intensive Aufsicht und Dienstleistungen – die er während der Ablenkung der psychischen Gesundheit erhielt und die neues kriminelles Verhalten verhinderten. Wir brauchen weitaus intensivere Instrumente, mit denen Menschen, die psychisch schlecht behandelt und unterstützt werden, auch dann nicht wieder beleidigt werden, wenn kein Strafverfahren anhängig ist.

„Wir haben immer gewusst, dass wir die psychiatrischen Dienste in dieser Stadt stärken müssen, damit wir Verbrechen überhaupt nicht verhindern können. Wir müssen auch stärker auf die Bewältigung der Krise der psychischen Gesundheit in unseren Straßen reagieren, um die Sicherheit unserer Gemeinde zu gewährleisten. Seit über 40 Jahren haben wir es versäumt, Ressourcen in Behandlung, unterstützende Unterbringung und andere notwendige Dienstleistungen für psychisch Kranke und ihre Familien zu investieren. Aufgrund dieses Erbes sind wir alle weniger sicher.

„Ich fordere alle Gesetzgeber und diejenigen, die die Stadt- und Staatshaushalte kontrollieren, auf, gemeinsam mit mir dieses Problem mit der geforderten Dringlichkeit anzugehen. Ein Beispiel dafür, wie Gesetzgeber zusammenkommen, um sich für die Reaktion der öffentlichen Gesundheit auf diese Krise einzusetzen, ist Mental Health SF. Das derzeit in Pilotform befindliche Programm wurde 2019 vom Aufsichtsgremium von San Francisco per Verordnung verabschiedet und stützt sich auf ein interdisziplinäres Team von Fachleuten für psychische Gesundheit, das sich rund um die Uhr für Menschen einsetzt, die auf der Straße mit psychischen Erkrankungen leben.

„Das Programm zielt darauf ab, allen erwachsenen Bewohnern von San Francisco mit psychischen Erkrankungen und / oder Drogenmissbrauch, die obdachlos, nicht versichert oder in Medi-Cal oder Healthy San Francisco eingeschrieben sind, Zugang zu psychiatrischen Diensten, Substanzbehandlungen und Psychopharmaka zu verschaffen.

„Zusätzlich zur vollständigen Implementierung von Mental Health SF benötigen wir neue Tools, um zu verhindern, dass Menschen auf unseren Straßen, die an psychischen Erkrankungen leiden, unbehandelt bleiben, wenn sie keine gerichtliche Aufsicht haben.

„San Francisco muss ein sicherer Ort für alle sein – wo niemand aus Angst vor einem Angriff die Straße entlang geht. Die öffentliche Sicherheit erfordert dringend neue Ansätze zur Behandlung von Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen, um alle zu schützen. “

Notizen des Reporters

Dion Lim von ABC 7, der ausführlich über antiasiatische Hassverbrechen in der Bay Area berichtet hat, hat Updates veröffentlicht:

4. Mai: „Dieser asiatische Mann in den Fünfzigern wurde in der Nähe von Original Joe’s in North Beach mehrmals in den Kopf geschlagen. Jemand, den ich kenne, ging vorbei, als es gegen 8:30 Uhr passierte. Die ersten beiden Senioren haben den Markt erstochen und (jetzt) ​​das? Was zum Teufel ist hier los?”

5. Mai: „Der Enkel eines der Opfer, das in den Arm und in ihre Brust gestochen wurde, gab mir die Erlaubnis, dies zu teilen (Foto). Dies ist das einzige Foto, das sie derzeit freigeben, da sie während dieser Zeit um Privatsphäre bitten. Ich habe erfahren, dass die andere Frau in den Rücken gestochen wurde und zwei gebrochene Knochen hat.

„Hier ist das einzige echte GoFundMe für eine der älteren Frauen, die gestern auf dem Markt erstochen wurden. (http://bit.ly/3enyEBv) Es wurde von der Familie Eng eingerichtet. Enkel Andrew sagte mir, dass er nicht gerne um ein Handout bittet, aber dass seine Oma wirklich die Unterstützung braucht. Ich habe ihm gesagt, dass die Gemeinde helfen will. “

6. Mai: „Trigger Warning – Nach vielen Diskussionen und Debatten möchte ich Ihnen ein Video zeigen, das ich aus Quellen der beiden asiatischen älteren Frauen erhalten habe, die diese Woche entlang der Market Street erstochen wurden. Hier ist warum:

„Das, was gezeigt wird, muss immer einen Zweck haben. Ich glaube nicht daran, Dinge für den Schockwert oder für Klicks zu zeigen. Aber stattdessen Kontext zu zeigen. In diesem Fall hielten es mein Team und ich für wichtig zu sehen, was passiert ist, damit Sie verstehen, wie schwerwiegend dieses Verbrechen ist – wenn Sie die früheren Verbrechen des Verdächtigen erfahren.

„Sie können sehen, wie ruhig sich der Verdächtige den Frauen nähert. Der Verdächtige scheint die Frauen aus mehreren anderen auszuwählen.

„Es zeigt, wie ein Zuschauer eilte, um zu helfen. Weitere kamen kurz darauf. Ich habe gestern mit einer Person gesprochen, die Mrs. Fong wiegte, während die Einsatzkräfte eintrafen.

„Der mutmaßliche Täter hat eine kriminelle Vorgeschichte, einschließlich des Angriffs mit einer tödlichen Waffe im Jahr 2017. Er wurde im vergangenen Herbst wegen Ablenkung der psychischen Gesundheit entlassen. Er sollte wegen seiner früheren Anklage 25 Jahre lang hinter Gittern sitzen.

„Ich habe das nur dreimal gesehen, weil es mich verärgert und überwältigt. Die Familie weiß, warum wir die Entscheidung getroffen haben, dies zu teilen. Ich werde diesen Schock und diese Wut in die Fortsetzung des Kampfes lenken. “

Lim hat dies auch am Mittwoch gepostet: „Ein Baseballschläger. So sieht es für manche in San Francisco aus, Besorgungen zu erledigen und einzukaufen. Eine asiatische Frau hat mir dieses Foto geschickt. Händedesinfektionsmittel, Maske, nicht auffällige Handtasche… und eine Fledermaus. Die Bürger sollten dies nicht tun müssen, um sich in dieser Stadt sicher zu fühlen. “

Die Go Fund Me-Seite für Chui Fong, auf der mehr als 100.000 US-Dollar gesammelt wurden, enthielt die folgende Nachricht von Victoria Eng: „Mein Bruder Andrew und ich richten diese Spendenaktion im Auftrag unserer 85-jährigen Oma ein. Am Dienstag, dem 4. Mai 2021, wurde sie auf dem Weg nach Hause in der Market Street und am 4. in San Francisco erstochen. Während sie an der Bushaltestelle wartete, wurde sie mit einem langen Messer in den rechten Arm gestochen und trat in ihre Brust ein. Sie wurde zu SF General versetzt, wo sie erfolgreich operiert wurde.

„Diese asiatischen Hassverbrechen müssen aufhören. Unser Herz geht an alle, die durch diese Welle rassistischer Verbrechen gegen die asiatische Gemeinschaft verletzt, getötet oder betroffen wurden. San Francisco ist mein Zuhause und das Zuhause meiner Großmutter. Wir müssen uns dort sicher fühlen, wo wir leben, und nicht in ständiger Angst. Bitte behalten Sie sie und unsere Familie in Ihren Gedanken und Gebeten. Jede Spende wäre willkommen! Vielen Dank.”

Stichworte

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Authorities announced that a San Francisco man was arrested in connection with a break-in last month at the recently closed Cliff House restaurant, which is home to historical memorabilia.

On Wednesday, a National Park Service spokesman announced KPIX 5 that the US Park Police, assisted by the San Francisco Police Department and park rangers, had issued search and arrest warrants in a house in Outer Richmond on February 12. The spokesman said a man had been arrested and charged in connection with the break-in.

The man’s identity is currently withheld. The police did not say whether they were looking for other suspects.

A surveillance photo of the break-in showed two people breaking into the historic building overlooking Ocean Beach on the morning of January 26. Items stolen included a bathing suit from the old Sutro bathhouse from the early 1900s.

(LR) Surveillance photo of two suspects and a Sutro Baths swimsuit stolen during a break-in at the recently closed Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco on January 26, 2021. (United States Park Police)

During a search of the man’s home, authorities said they found several items that had been stolen from the restaurant. U.S. parking police said they found additional items on Feb.19.

Items recovered include swimsuits and artwork by Sutro Baths, according to Park Service.

Authorities said the recovered items have since been returned to the Hountalas family, who operated the restaurant for 47 years. The restaurant was closed late last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a dispute between the park service and the restaurant operators.

Items from the Cliff House are scheduled for auction on March 4th and 5th.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco police arrested two people on suspicion of murder in connection with a fatal shootout in the Bayview neighborhood last year.

According to investigators in the murder, the victim was found shot dead near Keith Street and Thomas Avenue on October 24, 2020 at around 3:50 p.m. Officials and paramedics helped the victim, but he died on the scene.

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The San Francisco coroner’s office identified the victim as Mourice Green, 41, of Antioch.

Investigators identified two people as suspects in Green’s death and received search warrants issued earlier this month in two homes in San Francisco.

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On March 4, officers arrested 50-year-old Willie Woodson on 3rd Street and Oakdale Avenue. The following day, officials arrested Denise Lasha Johnson, 29, from a house on the 2500 block of Arelious Walker Drive.

Both Woodson and Johnson have been booked for murder in San Francisco. You carried a loaded gun with the intent to commit a crime and you were a prohibited person carrying a gun in public. Johnson is also charged with conspiracy.

Police said while searching Johnson’s home, investigators found another person at the residence and developed a likely reason for arresting him on firearms charges. This suspect, identified as 29-year-old Romony Wilson, was detained in the county jail on suspicion of being a convicted criminal in possession of firearms, possession of assault weapons, possession of a large capacity magazine, and endangering children.

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Anyone with additional information on the case is asked to contact the SFPD tip line at 415-575-4444 or text under “TIP411” and begin the message with “SFPD”.

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