No one injured in San Joaquin County forced plane landing
TRACY — A single-engine aircraft made a forced landing Friday morning in San Joaquin County near the Alameda County line, but the pilot who was the sole occupant escaped injury, authorities said....
View ArticleVallejo teen fatally shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 17-year-old Vallejo boy was fatally shot in East Oakland on Friday evening, authorities said. His name has not yet been released pending notification of his family. The shooting happened...
View ArticleMan in grave condition after being wounded by stray bullet while sleeping in...
OAKLAND — A 33-year-old father of two remained in grave condition Monday after he was wounded last week by a stray bullet while he slept in his East Oakland home, according to authorities and his...
View ArticleThree people wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
OAKLAND — Three people were wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday morning in West Oakland, authorities said. The victims got their own transportation to hospitals but their conditions were not...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot on Hilton Street in Oakland
OAKLAND — A woman was shot to death Wednesday afternoon in East Oakland, authorities said. No information has been released yet but she is believed to be an adult, authorities said. The shooting...
View ArticleGunfire reported near UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr Campus track, no arrests...
BERKELEY — Gunfire was heard Thursday morning near UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr Campus track, but no injuries were reported and a search of the area for the suspect was ended after about six hours with no...
View ArticlePolice: Computer scam costs San Leandro man in his 80s $44,000; suspect arrested
SAN LEANDRO — A suspect has been arrested after a man in his 80s was defrauded of $44,000 in a computer scam earlier this week, police said Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Rihua Liu, 36, of...
View ArticleMan fatally shot while driving in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 47-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday as he drove in East Oakland, authorities said. The man’s name has not yet been released pending notification of his family. Police believe...
View ArticleDozens displaced in two-alarm Oakland apartment fire
OAKLAND — A two-alarm fire Wednesday morning displaced 38 residents at a Chinatown District apartment complex, officials said. The fire did not cause any injuries. Related Articles Crashes and...
View ArticleTeen, adult charged in dispute over sale of marijuana vape pens that left...
OAKLAND — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and a 19-year-old man was charged as an accessory in the fatal Aug. 7 shooting of a mother of eight in East Oakland who had confronted them for...
View ArticleSecond suspect charged in July fatal shooting of rapper in Oakland
OAKLAND — A second suspect has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting last month of a rising rapper shortly after she performed at a grand opening for a North Oakland beauty supply business,...
View ArticleEmailed threats to Piedmont police chief, officers lands man in jail
PIEDMONT — A 52-year-old man who allegedly emailed threats to Piedmont Chief of Police Jeremy Bowers and other members of the police department, including “I will show up with a machine gun and kill...
View ArticleOakland police brass announce homicide arrests, plans to keep lowering crime
OAKLAND — Top brass of the Oakland Police Department on Friday announced arrests in four homicides, including three suspects apprehended this week, and also provided details of recent enforcement...
View ArticleGunman at large: Two dead, two injured in Oakland shooting
OAKLAND – Two people died and two others were wounded in an East Oakland shooting on Saturday morning, authorities said. The shooting happened just after 9 a.m. outside an apartment complex in the 1600...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in Oakland hit-and-run
OAKLAND — A man walking in the roadway died Thursday night after he was hit by a vehicle in East Oakland that failed to remain at the scene, police said. The name of the man killed has not yet been...
View ArticleCHP: Oakland freeway race leads to death of driver
OAKLAND — A man apparently racing another vehicle Thursday night on Interstate 580 in East Oakland was killed after colliding with two other vehicles and being ejected onto the roadway, the California...
View ArticleMan shot and killed Monday in East Oakland
A man was found shot to death Monday morning in East Oakland, authorities said. Police were trying to identify the man. Officers responding to a gunshot detecting system alert found him about 4:30 a.m....
View ArticleFisherman suspected of stabbing windsurfer who caused him to lose his pole in...
BERKELEY — A fisherman was arrested Sunday for allegedly stabbing a windsurfer who had tangled his fishing line, causing him to lose his pole, authorities said. The windsurfer, a man in his 50s, was...
View ArticleAntioch shootout leaves man in critical condition
ANTIOCH — A shootout Monday night left a 20-year-old man in critical condition, authorities said Tuesday. Police said at least 30 rounds were fired in the gun battle between multiple shooters, which...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in Oakland after crashing into AC Transit bus
OAKLAND — A motorcyclist died Tuesday night in West Oakland from injuries suffered when he crashed into an AC Transit bus, authorities said. The name of the man killed was not immediately released...
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