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San Leandro woman fends off attacker in home Tuesday night

San Leandro police were searching for a man who broke into a home Tuesday night and attacked a woman who was at home watching TV, police said.

Officers responded to the 15200 block of Shining Star Lane at about 8:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about an assault that had occurred at a home on that block.

Officers located a female victim, who had suffered cuts to her face and was bleeding heavily, police said. She was transported to a hospital for treatment.

Police said the woman had been watching TV in her bedroom when the suspect entered her home through a downstairs window, found her, and struck her repeatedly in her face and head with an unidentified object.

The woman escaped and screamed for help, and the suspect fled.

"The victim is truly courageous and had a strong will to survive to overcome a potentially deadly assault," Lt. Jeff Tudor said.

Police were asking anyone with information to contact Detective Sgt. Ted Henderson at (510) 577-3237.

_{Wed, 23 May 2012 15:22:52 -0700}

Garcia-Torres to be charged with Lamar's murder, arraignment delayed

A 21-year-old Morgan Hill man who was to be charged with the murder of missing teenager Sierra LaMar was expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.

Antolin Garcia-Torres, who was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of murder and kidnapping, was being held without bail at the Santa

Clara County Main Jail on Wednesday. His arraignment was initially planned for Wednesday morning but was delayed, and he was scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

Sierra, a 15-year-old student at Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, was last seen the morning of March 16.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said at a news conference Tuesday morning that investigators believe Sierra was murdered by Garcia-Torres after being abducted by him. She said it did not appear the two knew each other.

A sheriff's dive team resumed its search of local reservoirs and waterways Wednesday, focusing on the Uvas Reservoir that morning.

Volunteer searchers are scouring the area around the reservoir, Klaas Kids Foundation volunteer coordinator Teresa Casillas said.

Earlier this month, the sheriff's office seized a red Volkswagen Jetta that investigators now say belongs to Garcia-Torres.

Garcia-Torres has been under 24-hour surveillance since March 28, when the sheriff's office linked him to the Sierra LaMar case through DNA evidence left on articles of clothing in Sierra's discarded purse, which was found about 2 miles from her house days after her disappearance.

Smith said no blood was found in the car or on her clothing, and investigators did not have a murder weapon or a motive as of Wednesday.

Tom DiVittorio, the owner of Maple Leaf RV Park at 15200 Monterey Road in Morgan Hill, said Wednesday morning that Garcia-Torres lived there with his mother and sister.

DiVittorio said the mother had lived there about two years, but said she is now looking to move. He said he had never had any problems with the family.

A woman in the bakery department at a Safeway store at 100 Tennant Ave. in Morgan Hill said Garcia-Torres had worked at the grocery store, but not for some time.

An assistant manager at Famous Dave's BBQ in Gilroy said

Garcia-Torres' sister Lucero Garcia works at the restaurant and also holds another job. He characterized her as a hard worker.

He said Lucero Garcia's coworkers are all praying for her, adding, "She is the sweetest thing."

The manager said he had never met her brother, Garcia-Torres.

_{Wed, 23 May 2012 14:34:40 -0700}

Three women wounded in SF Tenderloin shooting

Three females were injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a police spokesman said.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. near Ellis and Leavenworth streets, police spokesman Sgt. Daryl Fong said. A fire department spokeswoman said the shooting was reported at 483 Ellis St.

The victims, whose ages are not yet known, were all shot in the lower parts of their bodies and were taken to San Francisco General Hospital, Fong said. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening, he said.

No arrests had been made as of 1:30 p.m., and no suspect information was immediately available, he said.

Traffic is being diverted from the 400 block of Ellis Street while police investigate the shooting, Fong said.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

_{Wed, 23 May 2012 13:51:54 -0700}

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