Shot fired during robbery outside Oakland’s MacArthur BART station
OAKLAND — A gun being used by a robber to pistol whip a man outside the MacArthur BART Station Friday morning went off but no one was injured by the bullet, authorities said. The robbery happened about...
View ArticleDouble parking stolen SUV leads to Berkeley arrest
BERKELEY — You take a chance of getting a ticket when you double park. When it’s a stolen vehicle parked in a busy shopping area, a ticket in the least of your worries. That’s what police say happened...
View ArticleTwo men shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot Friday afternoon in East Oakland, police said. They were both taken to hospitals but their conditions were not immediately known One man was found wounded about 1:52 p.m. in...
View ArticleTwo men wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Two men were wounded in shootings Saturday night and Sunday morning, one while he was driving in East Oakland with other passengers who were not injured, police said. The shootings are not...
View ArticleRobbers hit BART stations in Oakland, El Cerrito
OAKLAND — A man apparently armed with a rifle tried to rob a man at the Coliseum BART Station Wednesday morning, but the intended victim managed to run away, authorities said. The attempted robbery...
View ArticleWoman critically injured in Oakland hit-run
OAKLAND — A woman crossing a street Wednesday night in East Oakland was critically injured when she was struck by a car that continued on without stopping, police said Thursday. Police were trying to...
View Article$152,000 lotto game ticket sold at San Leandro gas station
SAN LEANDRO — A California lottery ticket worth $152,031 was sold Wednesday night at a gas station here, officials said Thursday. The still unknown lucky winner, who purchased their ticket at the Arco...
View ArticlePG&E employee injured in Hayward transformer explosion
HAYWARD — An exploding electrical transformer injured a PG&E worker and knocked out power to more than 400 customers Wednesday night. The condition of the employee, who was taken to a hospital, was...
View ArticleTwo men killed in Oakland traffic collisions, one was hit by two vehicles...
OAKLAND — Two men, one who was hit by two vehicles that kept going, were killed in traffic collisions three hours apart Thursday in different areas of Oakland, police said Friday. The hit-and-run death...
View ArticleMan killed outside Uptown Oakland club identified
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old San Francisco man fatally shot Sunday night outside an Uptown district club was identified by police Friday as James Mayes. No motive has been determined yet and no arrests have...
View ArticleHandcuffed prisoner escapes from Oakland police car at hospital
OAKLAND — A handcuffed female robbery suspect escaped from an Oakland police car at Highland Hospital on Friday afternoon and was being sought, authorities said. The woman’s name was not released but...
View ArticleMeals on Wheels brightens days for Alameda County seniors
OAKLAND — Macular degeneration has darkened, but not completely taken Caroline Ericksen’s eyesight. And the 95-year-old retired clerical worker’s days brighten when the doorbell of her apartment near...
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Fire crews douse blaze at vacant building in downtown Oakland
Fire crews doused a one-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in downtown Oakland Sunday morning. (Photo by Harry Harris/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND — For the second time in nearly two months, fire...
View ArticleMan shot while driving in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was in extremely critical condition Monday afternoon after he was shot while driving in East Oakland, authorities said. Police had initially said the man succumbed to his injures but...
View Article6-year-old girl struck by stray bullet in East Oakland; police blame...
OAKLAND — A 6-year-old girl is expected to recover after being struck in the head by a falling, stray bullet from what police say was celebratory New Year’s gunfire in East Oakland. The girl — whose...
View ArticleMan thought to have died from Oakland car wreck injuries had been shot
OAKLAND — A man initially believed to have succumbed from injuries suffered in an East Oakland traffic wreck Monday afternoon had actually been shot before the crash, authorities said Tuesday. The...
View Article2018 Review: Oakland murders dip to lowest level since 1999; major crimes...
In a year that saw its overall crime rate dip significantly, Oakland finished 2018 with 68 murders, its lowest total since 62 in 1999. In all there were 75 homicides, with the other seven falling into...
View ArticleMan, girlfriend arrested after strong-arm robbery in Pleasant Hill
PLEASANT HILL — A man and his girlfriend have been arrested in a strong-arm robbery of a woman whose purse and cell phone were taken Tuesday night, police said. Police said they were able to arrest the...
View ArticleFire causes damage at Fremont RV and boat storage business
FREMONT — A fire destroyed a storage trailer and damaged the main office at an RV and boat storage business early Wednesday, officials said. A storage trailer at Auto Mall RV and Boat Storage, 42335...
View ArticleTeen bicyclist badly injured in Oakland hit-run crash
OAKLAND — A teenage bicyclist suffered major injuries Wednesday afternoon in the Fruitvale district of East Oakland when he was struck by a vehicle that kept going after the crash, police said. Police...
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