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Oakland: Arrests made in series of marijuana heists
OAKLAND — Several members of an East Oakland gang have been arrested and others are still being sought in connection with a series of burglaries and robberies at marijuana grow locations and...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally hit by vehicle in unincorporated Contra Costa County
SAN PABLO — A man walking in the street died after being hit by a pickup truck early Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. Authorities did not identify the man immediately, pending the...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Hayward identified
HAYWARD — A man found shot to death Monday afternoon in a vacant building was identified by authorities Friday as Justin Bell, 23, of Hayward. No arrests have been announced yet in the case and no...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting injures two in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men suffered minor wounds in a drive-by shooting Sunday night in the Fruitvale area of East Oakland, authorities said. Both men, one 23 and the other, 30, were treated at the scene and...
View ArticleFire heavily damages East Oakland home
OAKLAND — At least four residents were displaced Sunday night after a fire left their East Oakland home uninhabitable, officials said Monday. No one was injured. The fire erupted at 7:58 p.m. Sunday on...
View ArticlePerson killed by BART train; Castro Valley-Dublin service limited
CASTRO VALLEY — A person was struck and killed by a BART train Monday morning, shutting down service between Castro Valley and Dublin for several hours, officials said. The victim was found on the...
View ArticleFloating home in Brentwood damaged by ‘suspicious’ fire
BRENTWOOD — A floating home was damaged Tuesday morning in what officials have called a “suspicious” fire. The home, which sat on a concrete barge in the Cruiser Haven Marina in unincorporated...
View ArticleMan, 37, was victim of fatal BART strike near Castro Valley, officials say
CASTRO VALLEY — A 37-year-old man was the person who died Monday after being hit by a BART train on the tracks between Castro Valley and Dublin, officials said Tuesday. The man’s name has not been...
View ArticleUpdate: Crash leads to evacuations in Emeryville after gas leak, fire
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the photo gallery or video on your mobile device. EMERYVILLE — A vehicle crashed into a well-known bakery Tuesday morning, rupturing a gas meter and causing...
View ArticleMan injured in East Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — A man was in stable condition Tuesday after being shot in East Oakland, police said. Police did not release the man’s name or age, but they did say he appeared to be in his 30s. The shooting...
View ArticleSuspicious device found in Hayward; bomb squad investigating
HAYWARD — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad is investigating after a suspicious device was found on a street Tuesday morning, authorities said. The device was found in the 25800 block of Gading...
View ArticleTwo men fatally shot in West Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men, one at a homeless camp, were fatally shot about 15 minutes apart Tuesday in West Oakland, authorities said Wednesday. The shootings are not related. The first shooting, at the...
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Truck-driving burglars at Berkeley Apple Store foiled by metal gate
Berkeley police shared this image Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 of a U-Haul box truck that attempted burglary suspects apparently abandoned after failing to damage the gated entrance to the Apple Store, 1823...
View ArticleMan fatally shot at Oakland homeless camp identified
OAKLAND — A man shot to death Tuesday night at a West Oakland homeless camp was identified by police Thursday as 39-year-old James Hood II. No motive has been determined yet for the killing and no...
View Article5 women arrested, suspected of theft at Marshalls store in Fremont and...
FREMONT — Five women suspected of being responsible for stealing about $35,000 in merchandise from Marshalls stores picked the wrong one Wednesday night and were arrested after security officers there...
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Paroled robber charged in shooting of Oakland store clerk, fleeing with cash...
OAKLAND — A paroled robber, apparently angry because he could not open a cash register, has been charged with shooting a West Oakland store clerk Dec. 3 and fleeing with the register, according to...
View ArticleShootings in Oakland leave two men wounded
OAKLAND — Shootings Saturday night and Sunday morning in different areas of Oakland left two men wounded, one of whom said he was shot during an attempted robbery, police said. Both men were in stable...
View ArticleTraffic wreck closes part of Niles Canyon Road in Fremont
FREMONT — A crash involving a garbage truck and two other vehicles Wednesday morning injured one person and shut down a portion of Niles Canyon Road, authorities said. The wreck happened at 6:37 a.m....
View Article“Teddy Bear Bandit” suspect arrested by San Leandro police
SAN LEANDRO — A man known as the “teddy bear bandit” for burglarizing a flower shop in October and making off with flowers and stuffed animals has been arrested, police said Wednesday. Authorities said...
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed, suspect arrested in Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was stabbed to death Wednesday night in the Uptown area and a suspect was later arrested trying to flee on a bus to Oregon, authorities said Thursday. The name of the 59-year-old man...
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