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Stepdad arrested for peeper pics BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A man has been arrested in Mountain View for allegedly hiding a camera in his 13-year-old stepson’s bathroom and bedroom, police said. The 38-year-old stepfather allegedly recorded his stepson changing, taking
stepson reported his stepfather Photographed boy, 13, in bathroom onThe Feb. 3 after they got into an argushowers and using the bathroom, Officer Matthew Rogers said in his police report. The stepfather, who is not a U.S. citizen, is being held without bail because
he’s a flight risk if released from jail, Rogers said. The Post has decided not to name the stepfather because it might identify the victim.
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U.S. SEIZES SHIP: President Trump says the U.S. has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz. This is the first interception since a naval blockade began last week. MORE TALKS: U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan today for another round of talks with Iran, this time with the goal of extending the ceasefire, which is set to expire on Wednesday. OOPS FOR BEZOS: Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, suffered a setback yesterday when a rocket it launched from Cape Canaveral failed to deploy a satellite into the correct orbit. CAR TOILETS COMING: Chinese carmaker Seres has been granted a patent for what it calls an “in-vehicle toilet” that slides under a passenger’s seat. It will be voice controlled.
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City ends suit over breasts BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
BILLIONAIRE Tom Steyer on the campaign trail. AP photo.
Steyer spends big in governor’s race
In the wide-open race for California governor, billionaire Tom Steyer is on a spending binge. The hedge fund manager-turned-liberal activist is using his personal fortune to saturate TV screens and mobile
phones with advertising, while his competitors accuse him of trying to use his vast wealth to buy the state’s most powerful job. Steyer’s ads — in which he prom[See STEYER, page 18]
Redwood City paid a woman $24,900 after an officer pulled her out of her car to arrest her, causing her shirt to lift, exposing her breasts for an extended period of time. The city paid Emelder Price, 30, of Redwood City, although it disagrees with the allegations she made in her lawsuit filed on June 8 in federal court, Redwood City spokesman Nick Mathiowdis said. The lawsuit filed by Price’s attorney Gustavo Magana said she was staying at the Sequoia Inn at 526 El Camino Real on April 14, 2025. As Price walked to her car from her hotel room around 10 a.m. that morn[See BREASTS, page 18]
Developer says he isn’t a thief
ATTACKS ON JEWISH SITES: BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer British police say they are investigating whether a series of arson A Los Altos developer who allegedly attacks on Jewish sites in London are pocketed millions of dollars from inthe work of Iranian proxies. The chief vestors will ask a judge to dismiss his rabbi said British Jews are facing embezzlement case today, arguing he [See THE UPDATE, page 4] fell on hard times during the pandemic.
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