Motorcyclist killed in Highway 4 crash in Martinez
MARTINEZ — A motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning when he crashed on Highway 4 after the California Highway Patrol said he encountered some debris in the roadway. He was identified Monday by the...
View ArticleDriver killed in multi-vehicle hit-and-run collision in Hayward
HAYWARD — A driver was killed Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle hit-and-run collision in Hayward. The man was identified by the coroner’s office Monday as Deo Prasad, 72, of Union City. The driver of...
View ArticleVacant Oakland structures, previously fire-damaged, hit by new blazes
OAKLAND — Two vacant structures previously damaged by fires — an East Oakland warehouse and a West Oakland house — were both ravaged by new blazes Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said. No...
View ArticlePolice: Berkeley apartment resident arrested in shooting of maintenance...
BERKELEY — A resident of an apartment complex was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Monday in the shooting of a maintenance worker whom he thought was a burglar, authorities said The...
View ArticleOne killed, one badly injured in fiery Oakland freeway collision
OAKLAND — One woman was killed and another woman was badly injured Tuesday morning in a fiery two-vehicle collision on an Oakland freeway, authorities said. The name of the woman killed, who...
View ArticleMother of two slain by stray bullet fired into Oakland home is identified
OAKLAND — A 42-year-old mother of two killed Friday night when she was struck by a stray bullet while inside her Laurel district home was identified by police Tuesday as Wing Yin Wong. No arrests have...
View ArticleDriver fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Wednesday morning as he drove in East Oakland, authorities said. His name has not yet been released. Initial information is that the man was from Seattle,...
View ArticleTeen wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
OAKLAND — A 13-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night in East Oakland, authorities said. He was in stable condition Wednesday recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg and a...
View ArticleMan shot at Berkeley bus stop
BERKELEY — A man was shot in both legs at a Berkeley bus stop Tuesday afternoon, police said. The 26-year-old man got his own transportation to a hospital. His condition was not available Wednesday....
View ArticleMan wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
OAKLAND — A 27-year-old man was wounded by gunfire Wednesday night in what he told police was a drive-by shooting in the Fruitvale district, authorities said. The man was in stable condition at a...
View ArticleTwo dead at Albany car service center after man shoots woman, then police...
ALBANY — Two people were dead after a man apparently entered a vehicle service center, shot and killed a female employee, and then was himself killed by police called in response, authorities said....
View ArticleBART rider stabbed in Oakland; suspect arrested
OAKLAND — A man riding a BART train was stabbed early Friday and another passenger was arrested as the suspect, officials said. The man’s condition was not available, but BART officials said the injury...
View ArticleVacant Oakland commercial building “total loss” after fire
OAKLAND — A vacant East Oakland commercial building was declared a “total loss” after a fire Monday morning, authorities said. The fire was reported about 1:46 a.m. Monday at the building in the 3500...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 33-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in East Oakland, authorities said. His name was not immediately released pending notification of his family. Police said he was an Oakland...
View ArticleSuspects driving previously carjacked vehicle commit another carjacking in...
OAKLAND — Two men were carjacked at gunpoint in the Oakland hills Monday night by masked suspects who arrived at the site in a vehicle belonging to a woman robbed and carjacked at gunpoint two nights...
View ArticleOne man killed, three others wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — One man was killed and three other men were wounded in four Oakland shootings that occurred from Tuesday afternoon to early Wednesday, authorities said. None of the four shootings are...
View ArticleFire damages Oakland’s Lake Merritt Rotary Nature Center
OAKLAND — The Lake Merritt Rotary Nature Center suffered some damage from a fire Tuesday night, officials said. The fire started about 7:25 p.m. Tuesday at the center at 600 Bellevue Avenue near Lake...
View ArticleWoman killed in Oakland hit-and-run; body discovered more than 24 hours later
OAKLAND — The body of a 72-year-old woman killed in a hit-and-run collision in East Oakland more than 24 hours earlier was discovered Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. She was identified by the...
View ArticleSan Leandro police confirm two homicides, days apart, in fitness center...
San Leandro police on Friday said that two men had been fatally shot in the same fitness-center parking lot roughly 10 days apart. The names, ages and residences of the men were not released. In an...
View ArticleMan dies after being wounded by gunshots fired into his Oakland home; two...
OAKLAND — A 26-year-old man died after he was hit by gunshots deliberately fired into his East Oakland by someone from outside on Sunday night and two suspects were later arrested after a vehicle...
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