Sunday Links: SF Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for Domestic Battery, But Not Charged

"San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy Louis Alessandria, 32, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery Monday but wasn't charged due to lack of sufficient evidence. The victim reported the incident to authorities at the Park Police Station in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, which is now being investigated internally. [Mission Local] Six Flags employee Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, confessed to the murder of 29-year-old Renia Lewis of Berkeley, whose body was found in a Vallejo attic Tuesday."

"Lewis's family said they're unaware of any connection between Lewis and Shaw or the house where Lewis was found. [SFGate] Robert Baltrip Jr., the 38-year-old Hayward man who shot and killed his dad and himself and sent his mom to the hospital, had been involved in a dispute with his parents after they criticized his hygiene. [Bay Area News Group]"

"Cary Elwes, the guy behind the legendary Blinking White Guy meme, lives in San Francisco, and he's using his unlikely fame to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. [SFGate] A human skull that was found 12 years ago in Redding has been identified by authorities as belonging to Velma Louise Silva Lee of Napa with the help of advanced DNA technology. [KGO]"

San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy Louis Alessandria was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery but was not charged due to insufficient evidence; the incident at Golden Gate Park is under internal investigation. Six Flags employee Douglas Irwin Shaw confessed to the murder of Renia Lewis; her body was found in a Vallejo attic and her family reported no known connection to Shaw or the house. Robert Baltrip Jr. killed his father and himself and injured his mother after a dispute over hygiene. A skull found in Redding 12 years ago was identified as Velma Louise Silva Lee using advanced DNA. A survey found many Bay Area residents delaying medical care and family planning because of high costs. A 6,951-square-foot Telegraph Hill townhouse with historic celebrity ties is listed for $12.5 million, and Cary Elwes is raising funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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