Shawn Murphy
NBC Bay Area
San Jose, CA, United States
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Caught on Cam: Man Fondles Corpse Flower at SF Conservatory
A bit too close and personal – a visitor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers got a little too friendly with its smelliest attraction: The Corpse Flower. → Read More
In-N-Out Closes Livermore Location For Investigation After Some Customers Fall Sick After Eating There
A popular In-N-Out in the Bay Area is closed Wednesday after several people reported getting sick after eating there. → Read More
Two Base Jumpers Arrested After Parachuting Off Hilton Hotel Tower in San Francisco; Search Underway for Third Jumper
Two men who were caught on surveillance video parachuting off a 46-story Hilton Hotel in downtown San Francisco are now in police custody after being booked on trespassing charges, which is considered a... → Read More
San Pablo Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Man After Pregnant Teen Killed
San Pablo police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 21-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a pregnant teenager less than a week before her baby shower. Her unborn child did not survive... → Read More
Suspect Shoots Husband After Demanding Cell Phones: Hayward Police
A suspect demanded a couple give up their cell phones late Tuesday night, and ended up shooting the husband anyway, according to Hayward police. → Read More
One Arrested, Two at Large After Apple Robbery: Santa Clara County Sheriff
Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested on suspected and were searching for two more after a laptop robbery reported at Apple. → Read More
Driver Leads CHP on Chase, Stops 'Ironically' at Redwood City Jail
A young man who allegedly didn’t stop for the California Highway Patrol in Redwood City late Wednesday night ended up in jail. But not how you might think. → Read More
Fire at Allsafe Storage Facility in Alameda
A one-alarm fire tore through Allsafe Storage Facility in Alameda Wednesday morning according to fire officials. → Read More
Suspects Arrested After Toys R Us Carjacking in San Leandro
Three men were taken into custody, via ambulance, after Hayward police said they carjacked a woman in the Toys R Us parking lot early Tuesday, and crashed their getaway car trying to evade police. → Read More
Bay Area Police Represent at Dallas Funeral
Representatives from Bay Area police departments were in Dallas on Wednesday as funerals began being held for the five officers slain last week by a sniper upset over how black men are being killed by police. → Read More
Protesters Vandalize Oakland Police Building With 'MURDERERS', Set Fire, Shut Down Freeway
A stretch of the Nimitz reopened early Friday morning after Oakland protesters had shut it down - almost holding a party there - while also setting a small fire and ripping down a Caltrans board. → Read More
Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Majority of Shops at Cahalan Square Shopping Center in San Jose
A four-alarm fire broke out at a San Jose strip mall – the second such fire to damage a strip mall in the South Bay in less than a month – likely destroying up to 80 percent of the businesses, fire officials... → Read More
Pickup Slams Into San Jose House; Homeowner Says Residence Struck 19 Times Before
A pickup truck slammed into a San Jose home late Monday night, and the homeowner said it’s the 19th time his house has been hit. → Read More
Gas Station Fire in Sunnyvale Sets Palm Trees Ablaze
A fire broke out at a Valero gas station in Sunnyvale early Wednesday morning, sending flames high into the dark sky and creating a spectacle as the sparks lit four tall palm trees ablaze. → Read More
Goat Struck While Grazing Along Caldecott Tunnel: CHP
One goat out of a herd of about 50 was struck along westbound Highway 24 west of the Caldecott Tunnel early Wednesday morning. → Read More
Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Santa Clara Strip Mall
A five-alarm fire ripped through a small Santa Clara strip mall early Wednesday, injuring no one, but leaving about 60 percent of the businesses damaged, the city's fire chief said. → Read More
Body, Partially Submerged Van Found in San Jose Percolation Pond
San Jose firefighters said on Wednesday said they found a body and a partially submerged van in a percolation pond. → Read More
Car Slams Into Alameda Police Cruiser, Injures Officer
Alameda police said an unknown number of suspects were taken into custody on Wednesday after a Toyota crashed into a police cruiser. → Read More
Milpitas Officer-Involved Shooting Shuts Portion of I-680
An officer-involved shooting in Milpitas injured a 27-year-old suspect from San Jose, which shut down a portion of Interstate Highway 680 early Friday morning, after police tried serving a search warrant during... → Read More
Two Accidents in Crockett Kill Mazda Driver, Injure Nurse Ambulance Driver
Two separate accidents in Crockett Thursday morning tied up traffic, killed a driver and seriously injured a nurse and ambulance driver who were on their way to pick up a neonatal patient, officials said. → Read More