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San Francisco Chronicle
a day ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Man arrested on suspicion of fatal DUI hit-and-run in San Jose
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man and injuring a woman while driving under the influence Friday, San Jose police said. Two pedestrians were struck during a hit-and-run around 2:46 a.m. near Almaden Avenue and Virginia Street, the San Jose Police Department said. A man driving a blue Nissan Sentra was westbound on Virginia Street when he approached the intersection with Almaden Avenue, where he hit two pedestrians also traveling westbound on Virginia Street, on the edge of the lane of traffic, police said. The strike drove one of the pedestrians — a man in a wheelchair — into a parked car on Virginia Street, police said. Responding officers had the man taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead, authorities said. The other pedestrian, a woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver fled the scene after hitting the pedestrians but was later located by officers and arrested, police said. The motorist was booked into Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence and committing a hit-and-run collision, police said. Police did not identify the driver or the pedestrians. The Santa Clara County coroner will release the pedestrian's identity after notifying his family. The hit-and-run marked San Jose's 11th fatal crash and 11th traffic death in 2025, as well as its sixth pedestrian death.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Motorcyclist killed in San Jose traffic crash
The Brief The crash occurred in the area of Senter Road and Sylvandale Avenue. The collision marks San Jose's 10th fatal traffic collision and traffic death of 2025. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a traffic collision in San Jose on Thursday morning. The San Jose Police Department was called just after 6:45 a.m. to the area of Senter Road and Sylvandale Avenue on reports of the crash and found a silver Harley Davidson motorcycle and its rider down at the scene. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of his next of kin, and the SJPD identified him only as an adult man. A preliminary investigation into the crash revealed that a Chevrolet Camaro was driving east on Buckeye Drive through Senter Road into the designated right turn lane to Sylvandale Avenue when the Camaro was struck on its broadside by the motorcycle, which was traveling north on Senter Road. The driver of the Camaro remained at the scene and cooperated with an investigation into the crash. The crash marks San Jose's 10th fatal traffic collision and 10th traffic death of 2025, according to the SJPD. The Source San Jose Police Department
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
New Real Time Intelligence Center helps nab suspected San Jose killer
(KRON) — A homicide victim was intentionally struck by a vehicle in San Jose in a business' parking lot along Southwest Expressway, police said. San Jose Police Department officers found the victim just after 6 a.m. Wednesday. 'Officers located an adult male victim who was not conscious nor breathing,' Sgt. Jorge Garibay wrote. An on-scene examination by a Santa Clara County coroner noted signs of trauma on the man's body that were consistent with being hit by a vehicle. Investigators said the deadly incident appeared to be an 'intentional act.'Homicide detectives worked with SJPD's new Real Time Intelligence Center, where analysts examined footage from a recently expanded network of public safety cameras in an effort to identify a suspect vehicle. Mother of two young boys identified as victim of fatal San Jose crash By leveraging the camera network and Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology, detectives identified both a suspect vehicle and a person of interest, 45-year-old Jaime Cruz Castanon of San Jose. On Wednesday evening, the vehicle and Cruz Castanon were found. The suspected killer was booked into jail on murder charges. 'The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,' Garibay wrote. Police did not release the victim's name on Thursday. There have been 10 homicides in San Jose in 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Toronto Sun
15-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
West African men arrested in 'sextortion' scheme linked to teen's suicide
Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school student from California, died by suicide in 2022 after being blackmailed into sending money to scammers. Photo by Handout / San Jose Police Department / Facebook Four men from West Africa have been arrested for their alleged roles in an international 'sextortion' scheme that investigators linked to the suicide of a California teenager three years ago. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The U.S. Justice Department announced last week that law enforcement officials in Cote d'Ivoire took into custody Alfred Kassi, Oumarou Ouedraogo, Moussa Diaby and Oumar Cisse. They are accused of threatening and coercing victims in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Spain and Italy into sending explicit images online. Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school student from San Jose, Calif., took his own life in February 2022 shortly after he paid $150 to stop an intimate image he had sent to a person pretending to be a 20-year-old woman. Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school student from California, died by suicide in 2022 after being blackmailed into sending money to scammers. Photo by Handout / San Jose Police Department / Facebook The U.S. Justice Department said Kassi, at the time of his arrest on April 29, allegedly still had the sextortion messages he sent to Last in 2022 on his phone. 'We're feeling grateful that (law enforcement officials) didn't give up and they continued to work,' Pauline Stuart, Last's mom, told the Los Angeles Times . Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Unfortunately it will never bring Ryan back. It's one of those double-edged swords. My son's still gone, but I'm hoping that, with this arrest, it brings awareness and scares the scammers because they kind of feel safe over in a foreign country. They don't think they can be touched.' After receiving a nude photo and Last's request for one in return, the conmen asked him to transfer $5,000 or they would send it to his family and friends, CNN reported at the time. The amount was reduced when Last said he didn't have that kind of cash. After sending the money, he was constantly hounded by the scammers. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Stuart shared the suicide note Last wrote, apologizing for not being smart enough to recognize he was being blackmailed. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'He didn't realize these people were taking advantage of him and he was terrified of what it would do to us,' Stuart said. Since Cote d'Ivoire doesn't extradite its own citizens, the four accused will face trial under the country's cybercrime statutes. According to the Justice Department, the investigation identified several accomplices who laundered money from their victims. It is alleged that Ouedraogo was one of those money launderers. He was arrested on April 25. Two others, Diaby and Cisse, were also taken into custody. 'Both Diaby and Cisse were part of Kassi's alleged sextortion network and admitted to their own sextortion crimes,' the Justice Department said. Another accomplice based in the U.S., Jonathan Kassi — unrelated to Alfred Kassi — was convicted in 2023 in California and sentenced to 18 months in jail. Read More Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Relationships Olympics Columnists
New York Post
13-05-2025
- New York Post
Four West African men charged in sick sextortion scam linked to California teen's suicide
Four men from West Africa have been arrested in a sick 'sextortion' scam that caused a California teen to take his own life, the Department of Justice announced. High school senior Ryan Last, 17, killed himself in February 2022 just hours after he sent nude photos online to a scammer he believed to be a 20-year-old woman — who then threatened to make the image public if he refused to pay. 'He didn't realize these people were taking advantage of him, and he was terrified of what it would do to us,' Last's mother, Pauline Stuart, told the Los Angeles Times. Advertisement Last's death sparked a massive international investigation into the scheme that targeted 'thousands of victims' — including minors — in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy, according to federal prosecutors. 5 Ryan Last, 17, killed himself in Feb. 2022 after he was sextorted on Meta. via San Jose Police Department 5 The high school senior from San Jose planned to attend Washington State University. via San Jose Police Department Advertisement Last was contacted on Meta by Alfred Kassi, of Côte d'Ivoire, who, posing as a young woman, allegedly sent an explicit photo and then asked for one in return. Kassi then immediately demanded $5,000 from the boy, threatening to share the nude photo with Last's friends and family, CNN reported. Kassi lowered the price to just $150 when the desperate teen said he couldn't afford what he'd asked. Stuart said that once her son forwarded the money, the scammers 'continued to hound him.' Before taking his own life, Last wrote a note apologizing for what had happened, his mother said. Advertisement Kassi was arrested by Ivorian law enforcement on April 29. He was found with the sextortion exchange still on his phone, according to the Justice Department. 5 Last had sent a nude photo to a scammer he believed to be a 20-year-old woman. via San Jose Police Department 5 Last's mother she hopes the arrests scare scammers targeting Americans from abroad. Investigators also identified several money laundering accomplices who had helped Kassi move Last's $150. Advertisement One of those alleged money launderers is Oumarou Ouedraogo, who was arrested by Ivorian law enforcement on April 25. Two other Ivorians, Moussa Diaby and Oumar Cisse, were also part of Kassi's sextortion network and confessed to their own sextortion crimes. A US-based accomplice, Jonathan Kassi — unrelated to Alfred Kassi — was convicted in 2023 in a California State Court and sentenced to 18 months in jail. 5 Ryan Last via San Jose Police Department Côte d'Ivoire does not extradite its own citizens, meaning the four defendants living in Africa will be prosecuted in their home country under Ivorian cybercrime laws, according to the DOJ. Stuart said she hopes the arrests send a strong message to scammers targeting Americans from abroad. 'We're feeling grateful that [law enforcement officials] didn't give up and they continued to work,' Stuart said. Advertisement 'Unfortunately, it will never bring Ryan back. It's one of those double-edged swords,' she added. 'My son's still gone, but I'm hoping that, with this arrest, it brings awareness and scares the scammers, because they kind of feel safe over in a foreign country. They don't think they can be touched.'
