Amy Larson

Digital Reporter for @kron4news ! 📸 Surfer and Santa Cruz native 🌊🐉 @columbiajourn alum

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@kron4news After adding in credit for time served in jail, "Party Mom's" sentence will be 31 years in prison.

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Breaking: A judge sentenced Shannon O’Connor to serve 35 years in prison for her crimes against young teens at parties in Los Gatos. @kron4news

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A judge is about to announce “Party Mom’s” sentence. Here’s what Shannon O’Connor said in court today: https://t.co/tN7flw8w1f

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"Her remarks are deeply offensive and show zero accountability She will re-offend. She lies at every single turn to protect her own agenda, to get whatever she wants. She has lied to this court over and over. We are asking for the maximum (sentence)," Lee said. @kron4news

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After "Party Mom" gave a lengthy statement and apologized to victims, Deputy District Attorney Joanne Lee stood up in the courtroom and said, "This isn't the Academy Awards. We just spent the last hour listening to a whole lot of garbage ..."

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Shannon O'Connor, aka the Los Gatos "Party Mom," made a lengthy statement in court today before a judge announces her sentence:
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"I'm sure you're all wondering, where is my family? Where is everyone for Shannon? They are where they need to be. Away from me. I talk to them on a daily basis. I beg the court for leniency. Lock me up and throw away the key? That seemed to be the narrative yesterday."

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A sentencing hearing for the Los Gatos "Party Mom" resumed today.
One victim’s mother described Shannon O’Connor as a “monster” and a pedophile who “preyed upon my daughter." Several victims noted that O'Connor has shown zero remorse.
Story: https://t.co/cGQkkOROX1

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A sentencing hearing for the Los Gatos "Party Mom" began with victim impact statements.
Shannon O’Connor hosted secret alcohol-fueled sex parties for minors. Parents described O'Connor as a “monster” with zero remorse.
Story: https://t.co/cGQkkOROX1

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A sentencing hearing for the Los Gatos “Party Mom” begins today. Prosecutors are asking for a prison sentence of 41 years. Victims are waiting outside the courtroom for their chance to make victim impact statements. @kron4news

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A 13-year-old San Jose boy was found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy while the victim was on a Valentine’s Day date with his girlfriend at Santana Row.

(This surveillance photo shows the killer walking with his friends on the day of the murder.)

The victim was David Gutierrez, a Sequoia High School student who lived in Redwood City. He was stabbed through the heart.

"A mother is not supposed to bury her son," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said outside the courthouse today.

Story: https://t.co/GOimRExAcI

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Crawling along the Bay Area’s traffic-clogged highways is grueling, and the urge to cheat by driving solo in a carpool lane can be tempting. Multiple drivers were busted by CHP officers this May for trying to “beat the system” with life-sized passenger decoys and mannequins, the CHP said.

One solo driver in the East Bay had a "partner" to justify their FasTrak Flex being set to claim multiple occupants. “Their partner lacked one important detail … a face," the CHP wrote.

Photos: Bay Area drivers’ elaborate carpool decoys: https://t.co/YtYFdt7XGB

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Detectives served a search warrant at a home today as part of an effort to find the body of Kristin Smart. The house belongs to Susan Flores, the mom of Smart’s murderer.
Smart, 19, was a Cal Poly freshman in 1996 when she was slain in a dorm room.
Story: https://t.co/z8j2aA0euA

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A sea lion named “Chonkers” is spending this spring sitting on the dock of Pier 39 in San Francisco.
Today he was spotted by KRON4 News reporter @JoeyHorta .
Chonkers’ enormous size stands out from other sea lions sunbathing on the pier’s K-Dock. He is a Steller sea lion, which is a larger-sized species than his California sea lion counterparts.

Story: https://t.co/6860RpFpDo