The FBI has announced the safe return of Monica De Leon Barba, a 40-year-old woman from San Mateo, California who was kidnapped in Mexico last November. After eight months of captivity, she was released on Friday night and is now on her way home. The FBI is continuing to investigate the kidnapping and is asking anyone with information to contact their local FBI office.
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Dharmesh Patel, a California radiologist, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly driving his Tesla off a 330-foot cliff with his wife and two young children inside. His wife told authorities that he had been "depressed" and had said he was going to drive off the cliff, and documents revealed that he had been prescribed medication for depression and had been seeing a therapist for the past two years. He is currently being held in San Mateo County Jail and the case is still ongoing.
Monica de Leon Barba, a 29-year-old American woman, has been missing since Nov. 29 when she was last seen walking her dog home from work in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. Her family found her dog on the street and the FBI is offering a reward of up to $40,000 for information leading to her recovery. Her brother said she was visiting Tepatitlán when she was kidnapped and her family has described the last four months as "torturous."
Dharmesh Patel, a 41-year-old motorist, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after driving his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in Northern California, nearly killing himself, his wife and two children. The incident occurred on January 2nd and has been described as “miraculous” as all four passengers survived the plunge. Patel is expected to appear before a San Mateo County judge later in the afternoon in connection with the crash.
Chunli Zhao, a 66-year-old farmworker, is being held without bail in the San Mateo County Jail after allegedly shooting seven people and injuring another in Half Moon Bay, California. The dispute began when Zhao's supervisor demanded he pay $100 to repair a forklift damaged at work, leading to Zhao's rage-fueled attack. The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the incident.
Prosecutors in Northern California have charged 66-year-old Chunli Zhao with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for the shooting of eight farm workers in Half Moon Bay. This is the highest number of people murdered at one time in San Mateo County's history, and the investigation is ongoing with no motive determined yet. Zhao is currently in custody and is expected to appear in court on Thursday.
Seven people were killed and one seriously wounded in a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California, on Tuesday. The suspect, 66-year-old Chunli Zhao, was believed to have been employed at Mountain Mushroom Farm, the only known connection between the victims and the suspect. The motive for the shooting is still under investigation, and the identities of the victims have not yet been released.
Seven people are dead and one critically injured after a shooting in two locations near Half Moon Bay, California on Monday. San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said the 67-year-old suspect is in custody, and the motive for the shootings is still unknown. The victims were found at a mushroom farm and another near a trucking facility, approximately two miles apart, and the eighth victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.