Man fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in East Oakland, authorities said. Police have not released his name but said they believe he was 28. The shooting was reported about 1:15 p.m. in the...
View ArticlePolice identify man fatally shot Friday in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A 35-year-old man man fatally shot Friday in West Oakland was identified by police Monday as Edward Williams. A 44-year-old man also wounded in the shooting remains hospitalized. His name has...
View ArticleDrive-by shooter wounds two men in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were wounded Monday night in a drive-by shooting in East Oakland, police said Tuesday. Both men, one 45 and the other 41, are expected to recover. Police responding to a Shot Spotter...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in East Oakland, police said Wednesday. Police identified him as Phillip Pullum, 39, who lived in the area of the shooting. The shooting was reported at...
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Hit-and-run in East Oakland injures woman, 1-year-old boy
OAKLAND — A woman and a 1-year-old boy in East Oakland were hospitalized Wednesday morning after being hit by a car that then fled the scene, police said. An ambulance transported both to hospitals...
View ArticleMoraga man found with big stash of child porn, police say
MORAGA — A case that began with a tip from a national agency ended with the arrest Wednesday of a 21-year-old man on suspicion of possessing hundreds of images of child pornography, authorities said....
View ArticleMan killed in San Lorenzo fire identified
SAN LORENZO — A man killed in a house fire Nov. 22 was identified by the coroner’s office Friday as Carvel Rankin III, 30. The coroner’s office said Rankin was a San Lorenzo resident, but it was not...
View ArticleReward offered in theft of ATF agent’s rifle, other property
OAKLAND — Up to $15,000 in reward money was offered Friday for information leading to the arrest of whoever stole a rifle, Taser and items Tuesday from a vehicle belonging to an agent with the U.S....
View ArticleMan fatally shot at East Oakland party
OAKLAND — An 18-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night at an East Oakland party, police said Sunday. He was identified as Mohamed Soumah, who authorities said had recently moved to Oakland from...
View ArticleWoman shot multiple times in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 26-year-old woman was wounded multiple times by gunfire early Monday in East Oakland, possibly in a drive-by shooting, authorities said. The woman was in stable condition Monday. The...
View ArticleWoman in wheelchair critically injured in Antioch hit-and-run
ANTIOCH — A 65-year-old woman in a wheelchair was critically injured Sunday morning after she was struck by a vehicle that did not stop, authorities said. The collision happened about 3 a.m. Sunday at...
View ArticlePolice: Robbery suspect fatally shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — A man trying to rob another man in East Oakland on Sunday morning was fatally shot by a family member of the intended victim, police said Monday. A second suspect in the robbery was arrested...
View ArticleSuspicious object in Fremont not a bomb
FREMONT — A suspicious object that forced the closure Sunday night of a Costco parking lot was determined not to be an explosive device, authorities said Monday. After an inspection by the Alameda...
View ArticleMan critically injured in fall during Crockett sideshow
CROCKETT — A man was critically injured early Sunday when he fell some 50 feet from an elevated freeway off-ramp in the area where an illegal sideshow was happening, authorities said Monday....
View ArticleMan fatally shot in East Oakland Nov. 26 identified
OAKLAND — A 28-year-old man fatally shot in East Oakland Nov. 26 was identified by authorities Tuesday as Sean Ramsey. A motive still has not been determined by investigators and no one has been...
View ArticleReward offered in shooting of Oakland father
OAKLAND — Up to $5,000 in reward money is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a gunman who shot a 26-year-old man multiple times in the back Oct. 13 in the Fruitvale district without...
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Severe injury to 6-year-old in San Leandro results in assault charge against...
SAN LEANDRO — A man suspected of causing a life-threatening head injury to his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son two weeks ago, has been charged with two felonies, authorities said Tuesday. Johnathan Davis,...
View ArticleFremont police investigating city’s third homicide of 2018
FREMONT — One man was killed and another wounded Tuesday night when someone shot at them as they were driving, police said Wednesday. Police did not immediately release the names or ages of either man...
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Contra Costa killer is fourth condemned prisoner to die in San Quentin since...
SAN QUENTIN — Convicted killer Joseph A. Perez, Jr., who was on California’s death row from Contra Costa County, was found unresponsive Tuesday in his cell at San Quentin State Prison and later died,...
View ArticleSupport group for relatives of Oakland homicide victims holding fundraising...
OAKLAND — Tickets are still available for Saturday’s 10th annual PURPLE Gala, a dinner and fundraiser to help relatives of Oakland homicide victims. Sponsored by 1,000 Mothers to Prevent Violence, more...
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