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The law enforcement bulletin identified Kenneth Gibson, 39, as a suspect in a homicide that happened at a homeless encampment at the Eighth Street on-ramp to the 110 Freeway on May 23, 2025.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On March 28, 2021, dozens of people lined Reed Street in downtown San Jose to watch the two-story Pallesen apartment building moved about three blocks to a vacant lot next to a freeway on-ramp.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Metal gates have been installed at several on-ramps and off-ramps along the 101 Freeway ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday, a new tactic to stop people from going onto the freeway and blocking traffic.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Prior to the chase, she’d been pulled over and boxed in by police on the Turnpike on-ramp.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On March 28, 2021, dozens of people lined Reed Street in downtown San Jose to watch the two-story Pallesen apartment building moved about three blocks to a vacant lot next to a freeway on-ramp.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Metal gates have been installed at several on-ramps and off-ramps along the 101 Freeway ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday, a new tactic to stop people from going onto the freeway and blocking traffic.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
Prior to the chase, she’d been pulled over and boxed in by police on the Turnpike on-ramp.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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“On-ramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-ramp. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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