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SF police search for missing 'at-risk' elderly man

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for an "at-risk" elderly man.Minh Hy Thai, 79, was last seen on the 500 block of Parnassus Avenue at 11 a.m. on Nov. 20, SFPD said. The location is on the University of California, San Francisco Parnassus campus. He is known to visit the Chinatown neighborhood, police said.Thai is described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and 150 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red baseball cap with a dragon design. He was using a crutch with his right arm. Air district asks people to refrain from burning wood over the holiday The man is described as “at-risk” due to a medical condition, SFPD said.If located, police said to call 911 to report his current location and physical description. Anyone with information on possible whereabouts is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at (415)-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

Woman arrested for assault after 'disagreement' with friend: Vallejo PD

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman was arrested for assault and possession of a firearm last week following a disagreement with a female friend, the Vallejo Police Department said Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 14 when a woman flagged officers down near Alabama and Sacramento Street.The woman, police said, told officers her female friend attacked her following a disagreement. The victim also told police her friend had a firearm and was currently following her in a red Honda Civic. Penthouse model accuses Axl Rose of violent 1989 sexual assault As the victim was talking to officers, the suspect vehicle drove past them and the woman confirmed the person driving was her friend -- the armed assailant. Vallejo PD officers executed a felony stop on the Honda and detained the suspect.A search of the vehicle revealed an unregistered firearm under the front passenger seat.The suspect was given her Miranda rights and admitted to assaulting the victim. According to police, she claimed igno...

16-year-old arrested after stabbing friend during argument

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

(KRON) -- A 16-year-old suspect was arrested after allegedly stabbing his 16-year-old friend during an argument Tuesday afternoon, according to Santa Rosa Police Department.Santa Rosa police officers responded to reports of a stabbing near West Ninth Street and Warren Lane around 12:25 p.m. Officers found the victim, a 16-year-old boy, with one non-life-threatening stab wound.Police arrested the suspect, also a 16-year-old boy, and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon.Officers said the two were friends when they got into a heated argument at the suspect's house. The suspect chased the victim out of the house. When the suspect caught up to the victim, the suspect stabbed the victim in the back with a four-inch folding knife.The victim was transported to the hospital. The suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall.

US Park Police officer seriously injured in Northwest shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

A U.S. Park Police officer and another person were wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Northwest, D.C., authorities said.It happened in the area of 12th Street and M Street NW at around 2:30 p.m., according to D.C. Fire and EMS.A spokesperson for U.S. Park Police told WTOP that one of the people injured in the shooting is an officer.Both people were taken to the hospital in serious condition, authorities said.Police are expected to give more information at a news conference. WTOP has a reporter on the way to the scene.Here’s a map of the area where the shooting happened. This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for updates.Source

Ben Simmons out at least another week, Cam Thomas moves toward a return for the Brooklyn Nets

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons will miss at least another week with a pinched nerve in his lower back, while Cam Thomas is improving from an ankle injury that has forced the Brooklyn Nets’ leading scorer to miss the last five games.The Nets said Wednesday that Simmons has improved after treatment and has begun light individual court work. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft has missed the last six games after experiencing back problems for the third time in the three seasons since he came to Brooklyn.Simmons didn’t play after the All-Star break last season before being shut down because of a nerve impingement in his lower back. Another impingement, this time on the other side of his back, was discovered during an MRI last week after Simmons was feeling discomfort following a bruised left hip.The Nets said his status will be updated again in seven to 10 days.Thomas was averaging 26.9 points before spraining his left ankle on Nov. 8. The Nets said he has been cleared for increas...

Colorado State beats Boston College 86-74 to open the Hall of Fame Classic

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 18 points and eight assists, Nique Clifford scored 16 points and Colorado State beat Boston College 86-74 on Wednesday to open the Hall of Fame Classic. Colorado State (5-0) will face either Loyola Chicago or Creighton in the championship game on Thursday. Boston College (4-1) plays in the consolation game.Colorado State had its double-digit lead trimmed to 60-56 after Boston College’s 10-2 run. Clifford ended the run with a 3-pointer. BC was again within four points, 65-61, before Clifford ended another field-goal drought and Josiah Strong added a 3-pointer for a nine-point lead.Jalen Lake put Colorado State ahead by double figures for good with 5:43 left.Patrick Cartier scored on a backdoor cut, on Stevens’ seventh assist of the game, for a 79-67 lead. Cartier fouled out at the other end, but Stevens had another beautiful assist, a cross-court pass to Strong for a 3-pointer and a 13-point lead.Strong finished with 15 points, Joel Scott ha...

NFC North-leading Lions host Packers on Thanksgiving, aiming to extend best start since 1962

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

GREEN BAY (4-6) at DETROIT (8-2)Thursday, 12:30 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE: Lions by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Green Bay 4-6; Detroit 7-3.SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 105-76-7.LAST MEETING: Lions beat Packers 34-20 Sept. 28 in Green Bay.LAST WEEK: Packers beat Chargers 23-20; Lions beat Bears 31-26.PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (21), PASS (19), SCORING (20T).PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (28), PASS (7), SCORING (10).LIONS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (5), PASS (5), SCORING (6).LIONS DEFENSE: OVERALL (9), RUSH (5), PASS (16), SCORING (22).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Packers minus-3; Lions minus-2.PACKERS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB AJ Dillon. The Packers may need to lean heavily on Dillon to carry the rushing attack because Aaron Jones has a knee injury. Dillon had just five carries for 11 yards when the Packers fell to the Lions earlier this season. He has started eight games since Green Bay drafted him out of Boston College in the second round in 2020.LI...

Stephen Kenny out as Ireland coach after not reaching Euro 2024

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

DUBLIN (AP) — Stephen Kenny’s contract as coach of Ireland won’t be renewed following the team’s failure to qualify for next year’s European Championship.The Football Association of Ireland said Wednesday it’s “the right time for change” after the completion of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.Ireland finished fourth in Group B after a 1-0 loss to the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Saturday. France won the group and the Dutch were second.The Irish won only two of their eight games, beating Gibraltar twice.Kenny had “worked tirelessly” since replacing Mick McCarthy in 2020, FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill said.“Stephen has also overseen an important period of transition for our senior men’s national team and has given debuts to a significant number of new and younger players and this will serve as a solid platform for whoever now takes this group of players forward,” Hill said.Kenny’s contract expired following Ireland’s 1-1 draw with New Zea...

Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a landslide victory Wednesday in the Dutch election, according to an exit poll, in a result that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.The result puts him in line to lead talks to form a new ruling coalition and possibly become the country’s prime minister.The exit poll published by the national broadcaster NOS said Wilders’ Party for Freedom won 35 seats in the 150-seat lower house of parliament, more than double the 17 he won at the last election.The closest party to Wilders’ Party for Freedom was an alliance of the center-left Labor Party and Green Left, which was forecast to win 26 seats.Wilders’ election program includes calls for a referendum on the Netherlands leaving the European Union, a total halt to accepting asylum-seekers and migrant pushbacks at the Dutch borders.It also advocates the “de-Islamization” of the Netherlands, although he has been milder about Islam du...

Live updates | Israel-Hamas pause in fighting to start Thursday morning, Egyptian state media says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:42:36 GMT

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week.The Israeli government said that under an outline of the deal, Hamas is to free over a four-day period at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages taken in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and Israel is to release some Palestinian prisoners in exchange. Egyptian state media say the truce will begin Thursday morning. Egypt helped mediate the cease-fire agreement, which would bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 11,000 people have been killed, according to health authorities.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before the Cabinet voted early Wednesday to back the agreement that the war would continue even if a deal was reached. Some 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the initi...