Man shot Sunday night in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 22-year-old man shot Sunday night in East Oakland is expected to recover, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of 82nd Avenue. Police...
View ArticleMan charged in Oakland robbery spree
OAKLAND — An ex-convict has been charged with eight counts of robbery and attempted robbery in a three-week spree that targeted victims mainly in Chinatown, according to authorities and court records....
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Man sought after girlfriend brutally beaten while sleeping in San Lorenzo
SAN LORENZO — A man suspected of attacking his sleeping girlfriend last week, leaving her with numerous facial fractures and other injuries, is being sought by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies. The...
View ArticleTwo men shot in East Oakland, one near police substation
OAKLAND — Two men were shot in East Oakland a short time apart Monday evening, one not far from the Eastmont police substation, authorities said Tuesday. The shootings are not related, authorities...
View ArticleOne displaced in North Oakland apartment fire
OAKLAND — A man was displaced but not injured Tuesday morning when a fire gutted his North Oakland apartment, officials said. The fire started about 8:42 a.m. Tuesday in the studio apartment which is...
View ArticleHatchet attack in San Leandro results in assault charge
SAN LEANDRO — A 30-year-old transient has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon in a hatchet attack last week of another transient, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, Trevor Vee, 30,...
View ArticleTwo men fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot to death in East Oakland Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. They were identified as Jason Fields 41, who lived in the area where the shooting happened, and Germaine...
View ArticlePerson freed after being trapped under train at Oakland BART station
OAKLAND — Firefighters freed a person Thursday morning who had been trapped under a train at the MacArthur BART station, officials said. The person apparently suffered no significant physical injuries...
View ArticleFirefighters contain two-alarm Oakland Hills blaze
OAKLAND — The cause of a two-alarm grass fire that briefly threatened three Oakland Hills homes Thursday morning is under investigation, authorities said. The fire broke out around 11:20 a.m. in the...
View Article70-year-old San Mateo County woman pistol-whipped; Emeryville man charged
REDWOOD CITY — An 18-year-old Emeryville man has been charged in three pistol whippings Monday in San Mateo County, including an attack on a 70-year-old woman who was beaten and knocked to the ground...
View ArticleOverloaded extension cords apparent cause of Oakland fire
OAKLAND — A fire at an East Oakland home Thursday night apparently caused by overloaded extension cords connected together is a reminder of what can happen when such circumstances exist, officials...
View ArticlePrize-winning Oakland Tribune photographer Robert Stinnett dies
WATCH: Longtime Oakland Tribune photographer Robert Stinnett discusses the making of his famous picture as Cal’s Kevin Moen leaps into the end zone after making a game-winning catch during the Cal vs....
View ArticleFive men wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Five men, including three members of an Old Oakland nightclub security team, were wounded in shootings Saturday night and Sunday morning, authorities said. A police car was also hit by...
View ArticleThree residents displaced in West Oakland duplex fire
OAKLAND –Three residents of a West Oakland duplex were displaced by a fire Monday morning but none were injured, officials said. The fire started about 4:30 a.m. Monday in the 2500 block of Filbert...
View ArticleWoman killed by train last week in Fremont identified
FREMONT — A woman killed when she was hit by a train last week in Fremont was identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday as Cesilia Ortega, 35. Ortega, who had no listed address according to the...
View ArticleMan shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old man was shot Tuesday afternoon as he said he was walking in East Oakland, police said Wednesday. The man was in stable condition at a hospital Wednesday. The shooting happened...
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Non-breathing premature baby revived by Oakland police officer
OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer is being credited with saving the life of a baby boy, who he found not breathing after being prematurely born to his homeless mother Tuesday afternoon inside her...
View ArticleVideo released, reward hiked in Oakland killing of father of four
OAKLAND — Chrystian Valdez Negrete, a married, hard-working father of four fatally shot Aug. 11 in East Oakland, was killed by a stray bullet fired at another man a gunman had just tried to rob, police...
View ArticleSmoky train closes San Leandro BART station
SAN LEANDRO — The Bayfair BART station was closed for more than an hour Friday morning after smoke started coming from underneath a train, authorities said. There were no reported injuries. The...
View ArticleMan shot by Hayward police dies; authorities tight-lipped
HAYWARD — A man shot by a Hayward police officer during an incident Thursday night has died from his injuries, police said Friday afternoon. Authorities did not identify the man immediately, and police...
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