Arrest made in Oakland fatal shooting
OAKLAND — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal July 22 shooting of a 24-year-old father of three and the wounding of another man he was with, authorities said Thursday. The name of the man arrested...
View ArticleDA charges Emeryville man in child porn possession case
EMERYVILLE — A 28-year-old man has been charged with felony possession of child pornography after police said they found more than 1,200 such images on a computer at his home, according to authorities...
View ArticleCollision involving stolen RV camper closes part of I-580 in Oakland for five...
OAKLAND — Three eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 near Seminary Avenue in East Oakland were closed for more than five hours Monday morning after a stolen RV camper being pursued by its owner overturned...
View ArticleTwo killed, two wounded in pair of Oakland shootings, stabbing
OAKLAND — Two men were killed and two others were wounded in two shootings and a stabbing Monday night and Tuesday morning in different areas of the city, police said. Police do not believe the cases...
View ArticleDriver killed in I-580 off-ramp crash in San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO — A man was killed early Tuesday when his vehicle crashed into a tree at the Dutton Avenue off-ramp from eastbound Interstate 580, authorities said. The man’s name has not been released....
View ArticleTwo suspects arrested in Piedmont robberies that targeted juveniles
PIEDMONT — Two men have been arrested and at least one other is being sought in a series of robberies in Piedmont and Oakland on Sunday night, including one where three 14-year-olds were robbed at...
View ArticleTwo people injured in stabbing at Berkeley BART station
BERKELEY — A woman and a man riding an escalator early Tuesday at the Downtown Berkeley BART station were stabbed by a man who fled on a bicycle, authorities say. Officials said the victims were taken...
View ArticleSafeway store in North Oakland has liquor license suspended because of sales...
OAKLAND — All alcoholic beverages have been removed from a North Oakland Safeway store after its liquor license was suspended for 60 days because of sales to minors, state officials said. The...
View ArticleMan killed in San Leandro freeway crash is identified
SAN LEANDRO — A man killed Tuesday morning when his minivan crashed into a tree at the Dutton Avenue off-ramp from eastbound Interstate 580 was identified by the coroner’s office Wednesday as Vantrelle...
View ArticleMan fatally stabbed in Oakland Tuesday identified
OAKLAND — A man stabbed to death Tuesday morning in East Oakland was identified by police Wednesday as Eduardo Chavez. Chavez, 42, of Oakland, was stabbed about 12:17 a.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after Berkeley attack
BERKELEY — A man found unconscious Tuesday morning after an apparent beating was in critical condition, police said. Police were trying to confirm the man’s name. He appears to be between 40 and 50,...
View ArticleMan killed when hit by train in Albany
ALBANY — A man died Tuesday morning after he was hit by an Amtrak train, officials said. The man’s name has not been released by the Alameda County coroner’s office. Authorities said the man was on...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Oakland’s Uptown area identified
OAKLAND — A man fatally shot Tuesday night in the Uptown area, possibly during a robbery, was identified by police Thursday as Janath Liyanage, 32, of Garden Grove. He was shot about 11:13 p.m....
View ArticleTeen arrested in BART train laptop theft at Castro Valley station
CASTRO VALLEY — A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of stealing a $2,500 laptop from a passenger on board a BART train stopped at the Castro Valley station, authorities said...
View Article12-year-old boy arrested in Alameda playground structure fire
ALAMEDA — A 12-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday as a suspect in a July 13 early-morning arson fire that destroyed the Woodstock Park playground structures, authorities said Wednesday. The boy, an...
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Body of missing Discovery Bay woman found in water behind home
DISCOVERY BAY — Divers on Wednesday night found the body of a missing 53-year-old woman in water behind her home, authorities said Thursday. Ching “Ping” Chen’s body was found Wednesday night in the...
View ArticleMan charged in fatal shooting of Oakland father to appear in court
OAKLAND — A man suspected of fatally shooting a father of three and wounding another man as they sat in a car July 22 in East Oakland is scheduled to enter a plea Friday to murder, attempted murder and...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in West Oakland identified
OAKLAND — A 32-year-old man fatally shot Aug. 5 in West Oakland has been identified by police as Brian Johnson. Johnson, of Oakland, died and a 55-year-old woman he knew was wounded in the shooting,...
View ArticleMan sought in 2017 Oakland killing arrested
OAKLAND — A man recently arrested in a May 2017 fatal shooting of another man in East Oakland is scheduled to enter a plea Sept. 17, according to authorities and court records. Rodolfo Montano Rico,...
View ArticleOakland: Man who had laptop swiped in Peet’s Coffee dragged by getaway vehicle
OAKLAND — A coffee shop customer suffered some cuts and bruises while chasing three men suspected of stealing his laptop Friday and being dragged about 30 feet by a vehicle, police said. He didn’t even...
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